Hazard Education, Awareness, and Resilience Task Force (HEART Force)
Join a series of HEART Force webinars on teaching wildfire resilience: Hourglass Lake Fire Challenge (October 22), HEART Force Wildfire Unit (November 12), and Avista Fire Resilience Challenge (December 3). Visit our events page for more information.
Climate Literacy in K-12 with the Colorado Department of Education
Bring a classroom or assessment challenge, and we’ll co-design climate literacy solutions together!
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Practicing Decision Making in the Science Classroom: Introducing the Avista Fire Resilience Challenge
The Avista Fire Resilience Challenge is a scenario based role play game that helps students explore strategies for preparing for and recovering from wildfire.The game incorporates trauma-informed practices and real-world challenges such as housing insecurity, mental health, and language access. Expert-reviewed for accuracy, the game simulates the very real challenge of how to make meaningful investment decisions through multiple rounds of play, where teams invest in strategies, face wildfire-related outcomes, and build resilience together.
Using Place-Based Teaching for Impact: The HEART Force Wildfire Unit
Join us for a free HEART Force workshop designed to help you bring real-world relevance into your classroom. Learn how to engage students through:
- Authentic data analysis
- Scenario-based role play
- Resilience action projects rooted in your local community
This workshop features classroom-ready curriculum from HEART Force aimed at helping students understand and strengthen their community’s resilience to wildfire.
Using Scenario-Based Role Play Games in the Classroom: Introducing the Hourglass Lake Fire Challenge
Emergency managers and fire departments often use scenarios, or “table-top” exercises to plan out evacuation and emergency response plans. While students are used to participating in fire drills, they may never understand the systems in place to protect and respond to fires.