In this interactive game, students work in three “resilience teams” to plan for resilience to wildfire in their community. A wildfire occurs in the game, and students see how their plans and investments affected the resilience of the community.
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 Colorado Wildfire Lesson
- High School Colorado Wildfire Lesson
Potential lessons to follow include:
The game board for the Wildfire Resilience Game.
Resource Type
Game
Topics
Middle School
High School
NGSS Disciplinary Core Idea(s)
Published Date
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What Students Will Do
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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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