Engaging with Plant & Animal Adaptations to Fire: Students learn the basics of combustion and how plants and animals adapt to their environment. Classes use cards, colors, and experiments to explore these topics.
Lesson Plan
Downloadable Materials:
All printable materials are linked below, and the originals are provided in the kit binder. Any printed materials that need to be frequently restocked (like student handouts) are marked with an asterisk *
Other materials not listed below that are included in the kit are noted in the lesson plan.
Letters:
Teacher Letter (Edit before sending)
Parent Letter (Edit before sending)
Pre-Visit Activity (optional):
What is Fire:
- Fuel Type Cards (1 Set)
- Fuels In Ecosystems (Powerpoint Version)
- Fuels in Ecosystems (PDF Cards Version)
Adaptation Rotation:
Fire Adaptation Rotation Student Worksheet * (used throughout the activity)
Imagine a Fire-Adapted Plant or Animal
- “My Fire Adapted Discovery” page of student worksheet (linked above)
- Adaptation Habitat Cards
Animal Adaptation Memory Game
- Animal Adaptation Cards (Higher Reading Level Version)
- Animal Adaptation Cards (Easy Reading Level Version)
- Animal Adaptation Cards Answer Key
- “Animals and Fire Matching Game” page of student worksheet (linked above)
Tree Bark Experiment
- “Bark as Insulator” page of student worksheet (linked above)
Conclusion Activity:
- Fire Recovery Cards
- Fire Recovery Cards (Powerpoint Version)
- Post-Visit Activity *
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