Lesson plan

A Delicate Balance: Geo-History of Wildfire in the American West

GeoHistory GeoLiteracy

Description

In this lesson, students critically examine and analyze, from multiple perspectives, the geography and history of wildfire in America and a century of
U.S. Forest Service policies and practices of suppression and management

Duration

3-5 class periods

Author

Kenneth

de Masi

Standards

8: The characteristics and distribution of ecosystems on Earth's surface
14: How human actions modify the physical environment
15: How physical systems affect human systems
16: The changes that occur in the meaning, use, distribution, and importance of resources
17: How to apply geography to interpret the past
18: How to apply geography to interpret the present and plan for the future

Teacher Instructions

deMasiWildfireT.pdf (196.15 KB)

Student Materials

deMasiWildfireS.pdf (216.65 KB)

deMasiWildfireS2.pdf (251.61 KB)

deMasiWildfireS3.pdf (65.06 KB)

Materials To Assist Teachers and English Language Learners

Supplemental Files

AZTOPO.pdf (0 bytes)

ArizonaRelief.gif (241.64 KB)

SouthwestTopo_BW.pdf (556.86 KB)

SouthwestTopo_Color.pdf (562.18 KB)