Fire
Learn about prescribed fire, fire prevention, wildland fire, fire science, and more with a variety of Natural Inquirer resources. Browse resources by topic, grade band, and resource type.
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In this lesson, students will increase their reading comprehension, critical thinking skills, and summarization and explanation skills. Students will role-play…Lesson Plan – Twitter Team
In this lesson, students will increase their reading comprehension, critical thinking skills, and summarization and explanation skills. Students will role-play as members of the Natural Inquirer Twitter Team (now X... -
The question you will answer in this FACTivity is: How do yearly weather conditions affect the way a tree’s growth…FACTivity – It’s a Small World
The question you will answer in this FACTivity is: How do yearly weather conditions affect the way a tree’s growth rings look? The objective of this FACTivity is to learn... -
Give each student or group a copy of the THIEVES chart reproduced at the end of the lesson plan PDF.…Lesson Plan – THIEVES Chart Guided Reading
Give each student or group a copy of the THIEVES chart reproduced at the end of the lesson plan PDF. You may either write the questions on the board, or... -
This lesson plan introduces the scientific process and guides students through an Investi-gator article using the K-W-L method. This lesson…Lesson Plan – Investi-gator KWL
This lesson plan introduces the scientific process and guides students through an Investi-gator article using the K-W-L method. This lesson plan can be used with any Investi-gator or Natural Inquirer... -
In small groups (or individually), students will read a Natural Inquirer or Investi-gator article and write a letter to the…Lesson Plan – Letter to a Scientist
In small groups (or individually), students will read a Natural Inquirer or Investi-gator article and write a letter to the scientist, asking for clarification on at least four questions. This... -
The purpose of this lesson plan is to give students a chance to reflect on their reading and create poems…Lesson Plan – Forest Poems
The purpose of this lesson plan is to give students a chance to reflect on their reading and create poems to express what they have learned. The lesson plan is... -
In this FACTivity, you will research black-backed woodpeckers and learn about what they eat and where they prefer to build…FACTivity – Pecking Order
In this FACTivity, you will research black-backed woodpeckers and learn about what they eat and where they prefer to build nests. Then you will pretend to be a black-backed woodpecker... -
Try to solve these riddles from the Wildland Fire 2 edition of Natural Inquirer. Can you figure out who or…Who or What Am I? – Wildland Fire 2
Try to solve these riddles from the Wildland Fire 2 edition of Natural Inquirer. Can you figure out who or what I am? -
In this FACTivity, you will conduct a survey asking adults how they feel about Federal employees’ management of public lands,…FACTivity – Trust Is a Must
In this FACTivity, you will conduct a survey asking adults how they feel about Federal employees’ management of public lands, particularly in terms of their handling of wildfires. If you... -
After reading the Wildland Fire 2 edition of Natural Inquirer, test your knowledge with a sentence scramble challenge. Unscramble the…Word Scramble – Wildland Fire 2
After reading the Wildland Fire 2 edition of Natural Inquirer, test your knowledge with a sentence scramble challenge. Unscramble the words in each line to create a sentence from the...
