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WILDLAND FIRE MISCONCEPTIONS
True or False
Wolf with sign saying-Forest Fires Kill All Wildlife, Vole holding up a sign for-False

Grade Level: 4-12
Alaska State Content Standards: LE2
Subject: Language
Skills: Application
Duration: 1/2 class period
Group Size: Individual
Setting: Indoors
Vocabulary: prescribed burns

OBJECTIVE
Students will discuss misconceptions about wildland fires in Alaska.

TEACHING STRATEGY
Students determine if statements about wildland fires are true or false.

MATERIALS
PDF icon True or False, Forest Fire Misconceptions Student Worksheet

TEACHER BACKGROUND
PDF icon True or False, Forest Fire Misconceptions Answer Sheet

PROCEDURE
Brainstorm some of the beliefs students may have about wildland fires (such as "fires should never be allowed to burn" or "prescribed burns always start larger forest fires.")

  • Give each student a copy of the student worksheet, True or False, Forest Fire Misconceptions. Have them read the statements and mark them as true or false.
  • Use the answer sheet to discuss their answers.

Evaluation
Pass out the student page again and have students refine their answers.

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