Discovering Fuel Properties: This lab experiment is designed to demonstrate the properties of vegetation as a fuel in wildfires. The students explore a variety of fuels and learn the terminology used by professionals.
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.
This lesson can either be a standalone lesson or equivalent to Lesson 4 for teachers using the full FELL Middle School Unit. To learn more about the full curriculum visit the Teacher Portal.
Letters:
Teacher Letter (Edit before sending)
Parent Letter (Edit before sending)
Burning Observation Experiment:
- Optional: If you are unable to burn, you will need to project pre-recorded videos from YouTube.
- Student Data Collection Worksheet *
- Fuel Property Vocabulary Cards (15 sets).
- Wildland Fire Fuel Property Cards
- Optional: Images of different Fuels in Ecosystems Cards (4 sets), to be used if student did not do FELL lesson 1
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