It’s Your Turn: Prevent the Burn

GeoLiteracy
Lesson Plan Content
Description: 
In this lesson students will gain an understanding of the importance of wildfire safety rules and consequences. Students will also learn about wildfires and steps to reduce wildfire risk. Students will learn that trees are a renewable resource and give us material goods that we use in our everyday lives.
Author: 
Sheila Nice and Cheryl Wiens
Grade Range: 
K-2
Duration: 
2 class periods
Lesson Materials
Teacher Instructions: 
Standards
National Geography Standards: 
14: How human actions modify the physical environment
15: How physical systems affect human systems
17: How to apply geography to interpret the past
18: How to apply geography to interpret the present and plan for the future