Resource Catalog
Course
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 learn that smoke from wildland fires can either disperse readily or stick around, reducing visibility on the earth’s surface and making it difficult to breathe. From a demonstration, they learn that long-term smoke episodes caused by inversions can be very harmful to human health - even though the smoke may benefit some plants. Finally, students they apply health guidelines regarding smoke to the problem of scheduling athletic practices on a smoky day.
Lesson Goal: Increase students’ understanding of smoke from wildland fires , how it disperses, and its effects on ecosystems on human health.
Objectives:
- Students can interpret information about air quality, dispersion, and visibility during a wildland fire.
- Students can recommend measures for protecting their own respiratory health and that of others.
Online Link(s):
M09: Smoke - Lesson Plan (776 KB; pdf)
Handout M09-1: Cancel Sports Event (113 KB; pdf)
M09-1: Smoke And Health (2.69 MB; ppt)
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Keywords:
- fire-induced atmospheric conditions
- human health
- inversion
- PM - particulate matter
- visibility
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FRAMES Record Number: 24550