Wildfire Ecology: Teacher Guides and Student Activities

Student Activities & Teacher Guides

March 21,2002

Guidelines: lesson description, vocabulary, materials, and protocols.

Handouts: includes background information for lessons.Worksheet for that lesson.

Worksheets: classroom and fieldtrip

Introduction

Introduction to The Wildland Fire Ecology Program: includes a cover page and spine image as well as the introduction to the program.

Cover and Spine

Introduction


Biomes of the World
	Determining characteristics include: climate, soil, location, vegetation, and animals.	Guidelines Handout Worksheet

Mediterranean Biome
	A broader explanation on the location, soil type, climate, and vegetation, including other areas around the world that have this biome.	Guidelines Handout Worksheet

Closer to Home: The Santa Monica Mountains
	Highlights of the Santa Monica Maintains: including the region's specific characteristics and proximity to Los Angeles.	Guidelines Handout Worksheet

Ingredients of a Fire
	Fuel, heat, and oxygen and how the three combine create a chemical reaction called oxidation.	Guidelines Handout Worksheet

Conditions for a Fire
	Explanation on the conditions that determine "fire season" and how "specific heat" is a factor.	Guidelines Handout Worksheets

Fire & Plants
	Vegetation of the Santa Monica Mountains. Fire effects on the plants. How to measure plant fuel moisture.	Guidelines Handout Worksheet

Fire Behavior &Weather
	A look at how firefighters pay close attention to weather to gauge fire behavior.	Guidelines Handout Worksheets

Fire & Soil
	A look at how soil is affected by fire.	Guidelines Handout Worksheet

Fire & Water
	A look at fire effects on streams, lakes, and rivers.	Guidelines Handout Worksheet

SITE VISIT
	Field Study and Data Gathering.

Field Study Evaluation
	Post visit evaluations	Guidelines The handout is not required. Worksheets

Prescribed Fire
	Description of, and guidelines for a well-planned prescribed fire.	Guidelines Handout Worksheet

Wildland/Urban Interface
	Land Management issues in areas of wildland/urban interface and conflict resolution techniques.	Guidelines Handout Worksheet

Wildfire & the Media
	How media plays an important role in forming public opinion about wildfire.	Guidelines Handout Worksheet

Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area- Your Park
	Stewardship of the Land	Guidelines Handout Worksheet