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Type: FireWorks activities
Availability: Public access
Date Created: July 25, 2017
Ongoing
Author(s):
- FireWorks Educational Program
Contact(s):
- Ilana L. AbrahamsonUS Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fire, Fuel, and Smoke Science Program
Lesson Overview: In this activity, students use a physical model to learn how slope and the density of trees (or other kinds of standing fuels) affect fire spread.
Lesson Goal: Increase students’ understanding of wildland fire spread in forests and other kinds of standing fuels.
Objectives:
- Students plan experiments and make observations to investigate the effect of one variable at a time on fire spread.
- Students use the Fire Triangle (from Unit II) to explain how slope and density of trees (or other standing fuels) affect fire spread.
Online Link(s):
M05: Matchstick Forest Model - Lesson Plan (608 KB; pdf)
Fire Triangle Poster (23 KB; pdf)
Handout M05-1 (89 KB; pdf)
Handout M05-1: Answer Key (70 KB; pdf)
M05: Fire Environment Triangle (91 KB; pdf)
M05: Matchstick Forest Experiment Designs Powerpoint (45 KB; ppt)
Matchstick slope video (11 MB; mp4)
Matchstick stand video (6 MB; mp4)
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Keywords:
- backing fire
- fire spread
- slope
- tree density
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FRAMES Record Number: 24546