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Description
These materials were developed through the generous support of a U.S. Fire Administration and the resources of the American Red Cross.
Masters of Disaster®: helps teachers prepare students for weather-related and geological
disasters, structure fires, wildland fire, and the effects of terrorism and other tragic
events. Now the series now the series also covers wildland fires.
The Wildland Fires curriculum not only leads students to an understanding of fire-safe
practices, it also helps them figure out and then internalize ways to protect themselves and others in case of
a wildland fire. The curriculum integrates important safety instruction into your regular core subjects-
language arts, math, science, social studies and health. It supplements the lessons you are already teaching,
while providing students with specific information to help them and their families prevent and prepare for
wildland fires and stay safe if a wildland fire occurs.
The curriculum's hands-on activities, demonstrations, and individual group projects are
not sequential. You can use the national Education Standards Chart (included in this
book) to select only those lesson plans that fit your curriculum needs and classroom
schedule, as well as your students' interests and abilities. All of the materials were
written by teachers and educators like you.
Lessons are aligned with national science, mathematics, language arts, social studies, and health standards.
The lesson plans and activities in these materials are arranged in three sections:
- Facts about Wildland Fire and Wildland Fire Prevention:
Wildlands and the fire triangle and how to prevent and control wildland fire.
- Wildland Fire Preparedness:
Reduce the risk of wildland fire and know what to do in case of wildland fire.
- Wildland Fire Occurs:
How the weather and firefighters impact wildland fires and how wildland fires are part of a healthy forest's life cycle.
The materials consist of lesson plans in each of the three sections with hands-on,
student and family oriented activities that engage students in learning and offer
families knowledge of wildland fires. The lessons are aligned with national health,
social studies, mathematics, language arts and science standards to facilitate
implementation of these curriculum materials in schools where standards orientation
is a major concern.
The printed form of the curriculum is available from your local American Red Cross chapter.
To find your chapter, visit www.redcross.org.
Lessons and activity sheets can be downloaded.
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