Curricula
Wildfire Curriculum
The Wildfire Curriculum was developed by the Alaska NSF EPSCoR Fire & Ice project and uses interactive gameplay to focus on how wildfire changes the Alaska environment. The lessons are NGSS-aligned and engage students in science sense-making practices. These lessons were developed for grade levels 3-5, but can be easily modified for grades 6-8.
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Primary Documents
- 1. Wildfire and Change in Alaska: Full Curriculum (Grades: 3-5) (Grades: 3-5)
- 2. Comprehensive Teacher Resource Document (Grades: 3-5) (Grades: 3-5)
Individual Lessons from Curriculum
- Lesson #1: The Fire Cycle (Grades: 3-5) (Grades: 3-5)
- Lesson #2: The Fire Triangle (Grades: 3-5) (Grades: 3-5)
- Lesson #3: Introduction to Fire Behavior (Grades: 3-5) (Grades: 3-5)
- Lesson #4: Fire Behavior — Scenarios (Grades: 3-5) (Grades: 3-5)
- Lesson #5: Fire Behavior — Firefighters, Fuel Loads, Prescribed Burns (Grades: 3-5) (Grades: 3-5)
- Lesson #6: Fire Behavior – Weather and Chance (Grades: 3-5) (Grades: 3-5)
Individual Teacher Resources
- Blank & pre-set game boards (Grades: 3-5) (Grades: 3-5)
- Blank & pre-set game boards (10"x10") (Grades: 3-5) (Grades: 3-5)
- Fire Behavior Record Worksheets (Grades: 3-5) (Grades: 3-5)
- Fire Cycle Story Images (Grades: 3-5) (Grades: 3-5)
- Fire Triangle Worksheets (Grades: 3-5) (Grades: 3-5)
- Full Sheet Game Piece Replacement (Grades: 3-5) (Grades: 3-5)
- Game Rules (Grades: 3-5) (Grades: 3-5)
- Individual Game Piece Replacement (Grades: 3-5) (Grades: 3-5)