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

GeoHistory
GeoLiteracy
Lesson Plan Content
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
Author: 
Kenneth F. de Masi
Grade Range: 
High School
Duration: 
3-5 class periods
Lesson Materials
Teacher Instructions: 
application/pdf iconTeacher Instructions
Student Materials: 
application/pdf iconStudent Worksheets, Assessments, and Answer Keys
application/pdf iconArgument Writing Rubric
application/pdf iconReconciling Frictions in Policy Graphic Organizer
Supplemental Files: 
application/pdf iconArizona's Topography and Rivers map
image/gif iconArizona Relief map
application/pdf iconSouthwestern United States Topography and Rivers (black and white)
application/pdf iconSouthwestern United States Topography and Rivers (color)
Standards
National Geography 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