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In this FACTivity, you will predict and observe how diseases spread in populations. Over one class period, you will simulate…
FACTivity – Cave Conundrum
In this FACTivity, you will predict and observe how diseases spread in populations. Over one class period, you will simulate the spread of the “flu” in your class over 5...
In this FACTivity, you will consider the recommendation made by the scientists in this study. You will also discuss the…
FACTivity – Cedar Waxing or Waning
In this FACTivity, you will consider the recommendation made by the scientists in this study. You will also discuss the advantages and disadvantages of following the scientists’ recommendation. You will...
In this FACTivity, you will research a recent natural disturbance that has been in the news in the past year.…
FACTivity – Fight or Light?
In this FACTivity, you will research a recent natural disturbance that has been in the news in the past year. Then you will write a story about the event and...
The question you will answer in this FACTivity is: How would I use technology to communicate wildland fire safety in…
FACTivity – Fire and Water
The question you will answer in this FACTivity is: How would I use technology to communicate wildland fire safety in the year 2050? Materials: Paper Pencil Poster board Markers Internet...
In this FACTivity, you will get together with other students and brainstorm a list of challenges or concerns at your…
FACTivity – Keeping It Local
In this FACTivity, you will get together with other students and brainstorm a list of challenges or concerns at your school. These can be ongoing challenges or a challenge the...
In “Knock on Wood,” you learned that prescribed fires are an important management tool used by land managers. Prescribed fires…
FACTivity – Knock on Wood
In “Knock on Wood,” you learned that prescribed fires are an important management tool used by land managers. Prescribed fires are different than wildland fires and have a variety of...
In pairs or in groups, you will identify five policies that exist in your school and analyze who they affect,…
FACTivity – Out of the Penalty Box
In pairs or in groups, you will identify five policies that exist in your school and analyze who they affect, how they are implemented, what their impacts are, and how...
In this FACTivity, you will build an insloping road to test your own model of erosion. Materials: Two large cardboard…
FACTivity – Should Ditches Be Graded?
In this FACTivity, you will build an insloping road to test your own model of erosion. Materials: Two large cardboard boxes with lid flaps removed (around 30 inches square and...
In this FACTivity, you will build an insloping road to test your own model of erosion. Materials: Two large cardboard…
FACTivity – Should Ditches Be Graded? (Spanish)
In this FACTivity, you will build an insloping road to test your own model of erosion. Materials: Two large cardboard boxes with lid flaps removed (around 30 inches square and...
In this FACTivity, you will participate in a “rapid response” exercise. You will pretend you are scientists responding to the…
FACTivity – Tag, You’re It!
In this FACTivity, you will participate in a “rapid response” exercise. You will pretend you are scientists responding to the news of an Asian long-horned beetle invasion in your town.
The question you will answer in this FACTivity is: How is the current situation in the southern African nation of…
FACTivity – The Lands of Time
The question you will answer in this FACTivity is: How is the current situation in the southern African nation of Botswana similar to and different from the historic land grant...
In this FACTivity, you will act as social scientists and conduct a survey with other students in your class to…
FACTivity – Time Out: Survey
In this FACTivity, you will act as social scientists and conduct a survey with other students in your class to determine information about each other’s time spent outdoors.