Avista Fire Resilience Challenge - El Reto de Resiliencia al Incendio Avista
As part of the Hazard Education, Awareness, and Resilience Task Force (HEART Force) program, this bilingual, scenario-based role play game engages students in evaluating and investing in strategies to build their communities resilience against the impacts of wildfires.
HEART Force is a statewide initiative developed in response to the increasing impacts of environmental hazards such as wildfire, flood, and drought on Colorado communities. The program engages youth in understanding these hazards, preparing for emergencies, and strengthening community resilience. Through interactive learning and civic engagement, students explore the science behind natural disasters, their social impacts, and the role young people can play in creating local solutions.
Originally developed for middle and high school classrooms, the game is also well-suited for use with community groups and informal education settings.
Printed copies of the game are available now on Game Crafter.
- For an Avista Fire Resilience Challenge Game that can be played with up to 18 participants, you can purchase it here.
- For an Avista Fire Resilience Challenge Game & Extension Kit that can be played with up to 36 participants, you can purchase it here (in progress).
Context for Use
This lesson is best used after the wildfire hazard lesson in the HEART Force curricular unit, for students to apply their learning and respond to a hypothetical wildfire in their own community.
Preceding lessons:
- Middle School: A Changing Climate: Understanding Wildfire in Colorado
- High School: Adapting to Extremes: Exploring the Science of Wildfire in Colorado
Potential lessons to follow include:
The game box for the Avista Fire Resilience Challenge
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What Students Will Do
- Evaluate information on wildfire risk to appropriately use community resources to respond to a wildfire in their community by assessing the causes and effects of a wildfire occurring in their hometown.
- Design solutions to address wildfire impacts using a system model of a community wildfire response effort.
Teaching Materials
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