+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

A Safe Campfire

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students discuss and explore nature of fire, demonstrate understanding of how to safely build, light, maintain and extinguish campfire, and rotate through and complete activities at five classroom stations, and list and/or draw things...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Plotting Earthquakes

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students explore earthquakes. Using the National Earthquake Information Center website, students plot daily earthquakes on a map. They observe the magnitude of each earthquake. Students identify the pattern of earthquake locations and...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

"Teaching escape plan with Get Down Low and Go Go Go"

For Teachers K - 3rd
Learners recall the flashcards from the day before, to aid in memorishing this procedure. They recall the sound of a smoke alarm. Sudents are taught and use the fire safety procedure of Get Down Low and Go, Go, Go. They demonstrate their...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

"Safe vs. unsafe fires," "Get Down Low and Go, Go, Go", "Stop, Frop, Cover, Roll", Practice escape plan"

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students recall the procedure of Get Down Low and Go, Go, Go as well as Tell, Go, Get out, Stay out. They discuss what can catch on fire and burn. Students recall and practice the fire safety procedure of Stop, Drop, Cover and Roll.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Fires and Fire Suppression

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine their assumptions about forest fires. They explore the conflicts involved with the forest service's new strategy. in addition, they will study one case where a prescribed natural burn had a significant impact on a later,...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Escape! Because Accidents Happen-Fire

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students view a video clip about fire safety. They work together to research fire safety strategies in public and private buildings. They create a prototype of a building using safety measures.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Taking a Stand: Pros and Cons of Forest Fires

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Students explain the components of fire, explain how forest fires impact man and the environment, analyze data in order to recognize areas that are at risk for forest fires, make recommendations based on research.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

In Harm's Way: Natural Disasters in My Community

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders research and debate natural disasters that have occurred in their community. They assess whether these natural disasters were avoidable or were accidents. They investigate the extent of insurance coverage for disasters.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Quad Squad

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students pretend they have visited a forest research station on an overnight field trip. They study forest fires, use compass directions, read maps, interpret imagery, and think about the impact of fire on ecosystems.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Stop Drop and Roll Tag

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students play tag with red and gray scarves. Red is fire, if students get tagged by "fire" they must "Stop Drop and Roll" to put the fire out. Gray scarves are "smoke." When tagged, students must get on their hands and kne
+
Worksheet
Curated OER

Fire Safety Vocabulary

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this vocabulary activity worksheet, students read the phrases about fire safety. Students complete the statements with 7 phrases.
+
Worksheet
Curated OER

Fire Safety Crossword

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this crossword puzzle worksheet, students read the 7 phrases about fire safety. Students complete the crossword with the words from the word box.
+
Worksheet
Curated OER

Fire Safety Word Search

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this word search activity, students study the 7 words about fire safety. Students then locate the words within the word search puzzle.
+
Worksheet
Curated OER

Fire Prevention Week: Day Five Fire Fighting Equipment

For Students K - 1st
For this fire safety worksheet, students will look at a picture of a pumper truck and a ladder truck. Students will find out and discuss information about each kind of truck.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Pumpkin Talk

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
A pumpkin and a candle are all you need to help teach your students about what keep a flame going, and what factors lead to its going out. A lot of rich discussion should result from this fun activity. A great addition to a science...
+
PPT
Curated OER

Combustion

For Teachers K - 1st
Young learners are introduced to the Fire Triangle, and what they should do if they discover a fire is burning in their house. Additionally, one of the slides leads the students to discuss what things are flammable, and what things aren't.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Probability: Playing With Fire

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students problem solve to find the probability of each tree in a small forest to catch fire. In this probability lesson plan, students use the computer to complete this application.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Minimize the Effects of Fire

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Young scholars explore environmental safety by reading assigned text in class. In this fires lesson, students discuss the benefits and negative aspects of lighting a fire near a campground. Young scholars list other ways to avoid leaving...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Russia burns: Moscow under smog: Grain export ban

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders examine the problems that the 2010 heat wave caused in Russia. In this Russian Weather ESL lesson, 10th graders read an article and answer guided reading questions. Students complete an article quiz on what they have read...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Bushfires

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Learners study a natural disaster. In this fire safety lesson, students discover the facts about bushfires and what they can do to prevent them. They discuss facts about bushfires as a class and then work independently on an activity in...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Role of Fire in Healthy Prairie, Brush and Forest Lands

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students create a Venn diagram to compare and contrast wildfires and prescribed fires. In this earth science lesson, students conduct a series of experiment to explore fire characteristics. They describe favorable conditions to start a...
+
Worksheet
Curated OER

Fire Safety Spelling / Vocabulary Worksheet

For Students 5th - 6th
In this fire safety worksheet, students read paragraphs about fire safety and write spelling words taken from each paragraph. Students write 5 words 4 times each.
+
Worksheet
Curated OER

Fire Safety Spelling / Vocabulary Worksheet

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this fire safety worksheet, students read paragraphs about fire safety and write spelling words taken from each paragraph. Students write 5 words 4 times each.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Fire Escape Plan

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore fire safety. In this fire prevention and safety lesson, students discuss and brainstorm ideas about what to do if there is a fire. Students practice stating information that should be given when calling 911. Students...