Wildfires Learning Lab Lessons
Provided by: The Climate Initiative
Lesson Plans Grades 9-12
Synopsis
- These lessons examine the various causes of wildfires, the many effects of wildfires, the connection between climate change and wildfires, how to analyze the wildfire risk of a local community, and strategies for talking to fellow citizens about climate change.
- Students will engage with online activities from the student lab resource, gather information, analyze data, write their own case study, and complete a project that allows students to participate in climate activism.
Subjects: Biology, Earth and Space Sciences
Authors: The Climate Initiative
Region: North America, USA - Northeast, United States, Global, Maine
Languages: English
Teaching Materials
Positives
- Lesson 5 examines the different ways that Americans think about climate change.
- Lesson 1 touches on the science of wildfires.
Additional Prerequisites
- Lesson 4 utilizes ArcGIS, and educators can go to ArcGIS Learn if they want an ArcGIS account.
- There is a Table of Contents that will aid your navigation of this resource.
Differentiation
- Students can use the Yale Climate Opinion Map in lesson 5 for a research project on which American regions are more likely to accept the science of climate change, and why these regional differences exist.
- Lesson 1 can fit within a larger unit on the economic impacts of climate change.
- Lesson 5 can supplement a classroom discussion on why many Americans don't care and/or don't know about climate change.
- Lesson 5 can enhance a classroom activity where students compare American opinions on climate change to other countries around the world.
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About the Partner Provider
The Climate Initiative
The Climate Initiative is a nonpartisan, science-based climate change organization based in Kennebunkport, Maine whose mission is to empower youth voices for climate action. Through national education and empowerment initiatives, youth are learning about climate solutions and becoming agents of change in their communities and beyond. Learn more about TCI by connecting with us on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter.
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