Wildfires

  • Exploratory Opener

    Fight the Fire

    This free app allows students to interact in a simulation where they must fly over the forest and try to put out as many fires as they can. Educational facts about wildfires are included in the simulation.

    Why do you think most wildfires are fought with the help of helicopters?

    What factors make it difficult to put out a wildfire?

    What other resources could be used to fight wildfires?

  • eBooks

     

    Book Cover of Wildfires

    Rowell, Rebecca. Wildfires. Abdo Publishing, 2014. EBSCOhost, Web. 19 Oct. 2018.

    Book Cover of Fires

    Armentrout, David, and Patricia Armentrout. Fires. Rourke Educational Media, 2007. EBSCOhost, Web. 19 Oct. 2018.

  • Digital Resource Articles

      PebbleGo Logo

    “Wildfires” Science. Capstone, PebbleGo 2017. Web. 20 Oct 2018

    Britannica Logo

    "Wildland fire." Britannica School, Encyclopædia Britannica, 11 Aug. 2018.  Accessed 19 Oct. 2018.

    SIRS Discover

    Phelan, Glen. "Wildfire." National Geographic Explorer!, May. 2014, pp. 2+. SIRS Discoverer, Web. Accessed 19 Oct. 2018.

     

  • Videos

     

    Wildfire Safety

    “Wildfire Safety.” Discovery Education, Metstorm, 2016, Web. Accessed 19 Oct. 2018.
     

  • Websites

     Red Cross Logo

    "Wildfire Preparedness." American Red Cross, 2014. Web. 19 Oct. 2018.

      Weather Wizkids Logo

    Wicker, Crystal. "Wildfires." Weather Wiz Kids: Weather Information for Kids. Web. 18 Oct. 2018.

     Ready Logo

    "Wildfires." Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), 9 Apr. 2014. Web. 19 Oct. 2018.