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How Wildfires Start and How to Prevent Them

Provided by: Ecosia |Published on: October 24, 2022

Videos Grades 9-12

Synopsis

This video focuses on the causes of wildfires, why wildfires can be so detrimental, how they can be prevented, and how local communities can restore forests and ecosystems once wildfires have occurred.
Students will learn that while not all wildfires are bad and some fires occur naturally, most wildfires are actually created by people.

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Subjects: Biology, Earth and Space Sciences

Authors: Ecosia

Region: Global

Languages: English

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Positives

This video is succinct and easy to follow.
This resource uses an organized format, being sure to headline the three specific topics highlighted in the video.

Additional Prerequisites

This video contains advertisements and a plug for Ecosia's search engine during the video.

Differentiation

Consider having students work in groups to research specific stories of wildfire impacts, including this story about the impact of wildfires in Nevada.
This video discusses that not all wildfires are bad, so have students create a pros and cons graphic organizer to analyze the ways that wildfires that can be helpful and detrimental.
Art classes could follow this video with an analysis of this Jill Pelto watercolor and colored pencil artwork and then come up with another idea for an artistic expression on this topic.

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Ecosia

Ecosia is the search engine that plants trees with its ads revenue. They have a YouTube Channel that has educational content as well to further their mission: to regenerate degraded landscapes, support rural communities and establish climate justice, one tree at a time.