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.
-
Students are assigned different sections of a Natural Inquirer article and work together to create a summary. This lesson plan can be…
Lesson Plan – Jigsaw Summary
Students are assigned different sections of a Natural Inquirer article and work together to create a summary. This lesson plan can be used with any Natural Inquirer article. -
Present students with a question, then give them a guide of internet resources to analyze and answer the question. Below…
Lesson Plan – WebQuests
Present students with a question, then give them a guide of internet resources to analyze and answer the question. Below is a list of possible questions and associated internet resource... -
Lead students through an analysis of a Natural Inquirer article starting first with identification of key words and key phrases. This lesson…
Lesson Plan – Key Words, Key Phrases
Lead students through an analysis of a Natural Inquirer article starting first with identification of key words and key phrases. This lesson plan can be used with any Natural Inquirer article. -
Students learn how to note important parts of a text by highlighting sentences that help them answer the Reflection Section…
Lesson Plan – Highlighter
Students learn how to note important parts of a text by highlighting sentences that help them answer the Reflection Section questions. This lesson plan can be used with any Natural... -
The following 70 words can be used for a spelling bee in your classroom. Each of these 70 words (or…
FACTivity – A Burning Question
The following 70 words can be used for a spelling bee in your classroom. Each of these 70 words (or phrases) was used in the “A Burning Question” monograph. -
In this lesson, students learn about a university course catalog, then pick out classes that support a particular science and…
Lesson Plan – Make A Course Catalog
In this lesson, students learn about a university course catalog, then pick out classes that support a particular science and engineering career. -
In this activity, students will assemble a team of five scientists to best address a given scenario.
Lesson Plan – Scientists, Assemble!
In this activity, students will assemble a team of five scientists to best address a given scenario. -
Students will play a version of Go Fish! with the NI scientist and engineer cards, forming sets of 4 scientists…
Lesson Plan – Go Fish!
Students will play a version of Go Fish! with the NI scientist and engineer cards, forming sets of 4 scientists in the same field. The first player with 5 sets... -
In this lesson plan, students will review the Reflection Section questions and learn to highlight portions of the text that…
Lesson Plan – Reflection Sections
In this lesson plan, students will review the Reflection Section questions and learn to highlight portions of the text that help answer those questions best. This lesson plan can be... -
In this lesson plan, students will write sentences or short paragraphs about the article using 15-20 letters of the alphabet.…
Lesson Plan – Alphabet Writing
In this lesson plan, students will write sentences or short paragraphs about the article using 15-20 letters of the alphabet. This lesson plan can be used with any Natural Inquirer...