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  • eyechallenge for Hidden in Plain Sight
    Test your understanding after reading “Hidden in Plain Sight.” Each of the following images represents something from the article. Explain…
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    eyeChallenge – Hidden in Plain Sight

  • PDF preview of 'Where There's Smoke' eyeChallenge.
    Try out the eyeChallenge after reading “Where There’s Smoke, There’s Fire.” Each of the following images represents something from the…
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    eyeChallenge – Where There’s Smoke, There’s Fire

  • Preview of the FACTivity for Hidden in Plain Sight
    In this FACTivity, you will make a graph of the Air Quality Index numbers for each of five major cities…
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    FACTivity – Hidden in Plain Sight

  • Cover of the Hidden in Plain Sight article
    In this study, researchers worked with middle and high school students to collect moss samples around industrial neighborhoods in Seattle,…
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    Hidden in Plain Sight – Using Moss to Detect Air Pollution and Engage Civic Scientists

  • Article caver for Let's Clear the Air. It is a drawing of fireman working in a forest after a fire.
    Smoke from wildland fires contains hundreds of chemicals. These chemicals can be gases, liquids, or solid forms. The effects of…
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    Let’s Clear the Air: The Danger of Forest Fire Smoke to Firefighters

  • Article caver for Let's Clear the Air. It is a drawing of fireman working in a forest after a fire.
    Smoke from wildland fires contains hundreds of chemicals. These chemicals can be gases, liquids, or solid forms. The effects of…
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    Let’s Clear the Air: The Danger of Forest Fire Smoke to Firefighters (Spanish)

  • The first page of the "Meet Smokey Bear's Team" Reader featuring an illustrated Smokey Bear standing with his arms outstretched.
    Learn about Smokey Bear’s work in wildfire prevention and meet some of the people who help him on his mission.…
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    Meet Smokey Bear’s Team

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    Watch the video read-along of “Meet Smokey Bear’s Team!” Meet Smokey and some of the people who work with him…
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    Meet Smokey Bear’s Team – Video Read-Along

  • 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)

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    Some kinds of forest fires can be beneficial to the natural environment and to people. Fire is a normal event…
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    Smoke and Mirrors: Detecting the Amount of Gases in Wildland Fire Smoke

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    Some kinds of forest fires can be beneficial to the natural environment and to people. Fire is a normal event…
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    Smoke and Mirrors: Detecting the Amount of Gases in Wildland Fire Smoke (Spanish)