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  • PDF preview of the "A Burning Question" article
    Today, Smokey continues to teach people of all ages about the importance of preventing wildfires. Just how effective is Smokey’s…
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    A Burning Question: Is An Ounce of Prevention Worth a Pound of Cure?

  • PDF Preview of the crossword puzzle for Pack to Back
    After reading “Pack to Back,” test your knowledge with a word search.
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    Crossword – Pack to Back

  • PDF preview of At Your Service FACTivity.
    In this FACTivity, you will create an illustration model of your schoolyard’s ecosystem. The question you will answer in this…
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    FACTivity – At Your Service

  • PDF preview of the Cave Conundrum FACTivity.
    In this FACTivity, you will predict and observe how diseases spread in populations. Over one class period, you will simulate…
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    FACTivity – Cave Conundrum

  • PDF preview of Grow Where You're Planted article.
    In this article, students will learn about how different planting elevations can affect Jeffrey and ponderosa pines’ survival, growth, and…
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    Grow Where You’re Planted – Testing How New Planting Elevations Affect Jeffrey and Ponderosa Pines

  • PDF preview of 'Where There's Smoke' my word challenge.
    Try this vocabulary word challenge. Fill out the provided graphic organizer answering questions about a glossary term.
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    My Word! Challenge – Where There’s Smoke, There’s Fire

  • PDF preview of "On Top of Old Smokey" article
    Wildland fires occur both purposefully and by accident. Purposeful fires include fires set by individuals to remove fallen leaves or…
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    On Top of Old Smokey: Computer Wind Model for Predicting Smoke Movement

  • PDF preview of the Spanish version of "On Top of Old Smokey"
    Wildland fires occur both purposefully and by accident. Purposeful fires include fires set by individuals to remove fallen leaves or…
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    On Top of Old Smokey: Computer Wind Model for Predicting Smoke Movement (Spanish)

  • The cover for the 'Tying the Knot' article. The main image is a photograph of thousands of horseshoe crabs on the beaches in Delaware Bay to lay their eggs.
    In this study, scientists wanted to examine how the harvest of horseshoe crabs in Delaware Bay affects the red knot.…
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    Tying the Knot: How Do Horseshoe Crab and Red Knot Populations Affect Each Other?

  • Cover of "What Goes Around Comes Around" featuring a blue and green image of wetlands
    This article looks at how long-term weather patterns affect freshwater wetlands. Specifically, scientists looked at freshwater wetlands called Carolina bays…
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    What Goes Around Comes Around: How Long-Term Weather Patterns Affect Plants in Carolina Bay Wetlands

  • PDF preview of "Where There's Smoke, There's Fire" article
    In this article, scientists explore if and how climate and weather are connected to very large wildland fires to help…
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    Where There’s Smoke, There’s Fire: Is Climate Connected to Very Large Wildland Fires?

  • PDF Preview of Word Search
    Test your knowledge on invasive species, invertebrates, and freshwater.
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    Word Search – Ecosystem Services