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Up In Flames

 

The article states: The more successful firefighters were at putting out blazes, the worse the next wildfires became. As a class, discuss this statement. Have students draw their own representations of how fire cycles worked before humans began to intervene. Then have students explain where humans broke that ecological cycle.

 

Looking for Smart Stuff? Click here to download Issue 11's edition (PDF).

Answers to the Issue 11 SmartStuff are listed on Page 2 of the Issue 11 Teacher's Guide that accompanies Current Events magazine.

 

Resources

 

UP IN FLAMES:

• Study statistics tracking major wildfires in recent years, learn about fire prevention, and see how fires are fought at theNational Interagency Fire Center: http://www.nifc.gov/fire_info.html.

• Learn about science of wildfires and how wildfires are fought SmokeyBear.com: www.smokeybear.com/fighting.asp.

• View a U.S. map showing the locations of large wildfires over 20 years at the U.S. Geological Service: www.usgs.gov/hazards/wildfires.

• Check out the U.S. Forest Service’s mascots and campaigns to prevent forest fires: www.fs.fed.us/kids.

NAME DROPPING:

• Read about the school board meeting where members voted to keep the name Nathan Bedford Forrest High School at news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081104/ap_on_re_us/confederate_controversy

• Learn more about the Civil War and some of the Confederacy’s leaders at http://militaryhistory.about.com/od/army/ig/Selected-Confederate-Generals.

 

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