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How Much do I know? Lesson PlanHow Much do I know? Lesson Plan
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KOG Ranger Program
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3rd - 7th
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Science
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How Much do I know?

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Camping trips can be so fun with the right safety knowledge. Learners take a short survey of statements about fire safety and erosion in the forest, answering true or false to each one based on their prior knowledge

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Concepts

camping, fire, fire safety, fire prevention, wildfires, forest fires, forest ecosystems, watersheds

Additional Tags

physical education

Instructional Ideas

  • Use before your unit on fire safety or when preparing for a class camping trip
  • Encourage your class to choose one statement to research, and either present the reasons it is true or it is false
  • Send the worksheet home with your class before discussing forests the next day in class

Classroom Considerations

  • Worksheet is in color, but will print in black and white without affecting understanding
  • This resource is only available on an unencrypted HTTP website.It should be fine for general use, but don’t use it to share any personally identifiable information

Pros

  • Comes with a post-test for after your lesson on fire safety
  • Includes a score sheet for easy assessment

Cons

  • None

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