High School Wildfire Unit | CEEE

High School Wildfire Unit Environmental hazards—such as wildfire, flood, and drought—are increasingly affecting communities in Colorado. With this rise in hazardous events, there is a pressing need for communities to become more resilient through education, preparation, and planning. This unit is for High School students to learn about wildfire.  Context for Use We suggest teaching the following sequence of lessons for a high school wildfire unit.  Lesson 1 - The Vocabulary of Hazards Lesson 2 - Envisioning a Resilient Future Lesson 3 - Adapting to Extremes: Exploring the Science of Wildfire in Colorado  Lesson 4 - Hourglass Lake Fire Challenge (Bilingual) OR HEART Force Wildfire Resilience Game Lesson 5 - Exploring Local Hazard Mitigation Plans Lesson 6 - Communicate Existing Plans Lesson 7 - Design a Resilient Future The Spring Creek Fire breaks over La Veta Pass, July by Defense Visual Information Distribution Service Program Hazard Education, Awareness, and Resilience Task Force Resource Type Unit Topics Colorado-Based Community Resilience & Climate Action Community-focused Natural Hazards High School NGSS Disciplinary Core Idea(s) ESS3B: Natural Hazards ESS3C: Human Impacts on Earth Systems Published Date January 18, 2023 Funding Information High School Wildfire Unit Funding Information × NOAA award number NA18SEC0080007 funded as part of the  NOAA Environmental Literacy Program .  Close Goals Header What Student Will Do Students will understand the meaning of preparedness, mitigation, and resilience, and be able to distinguish between the terms. Students will create a vision for the future of their community. Students will understand the different sectors that make a community function and decide what resources are important to maintain and create. Analyze wildfire data to identify patterns of wildfire history and risk in Colorado. Communicate information about the causes and effects of wildfires in your community. Explain what community members should do to be safe in the event of a wildfire. Evaluate information on wildfire conditions to appropriately use community resources to respond to a wildfire in their community by assessing the causes and effects of extreme wildfires. Design solutions to address wildfire risks using a system model of a community wildfire response effort. Students will understand the vulnerability of their community to hazards [wildfire, flooding, or drought]. Students will be able to explain the mitigation actions being taken in their county to address the hazard [wildfire, flooding, or drought]. Students will understand the vulnerability of their community to (wildfire, flooding, drought). Students will be able to communicate the mitigation actions being taken in their County to address (wildfire, flooding, drought) to their peers/community. Students will create a human-centered design solution for their community to increase community resilience. Teaching Materials User note: To make an editable copy of the teaching materials in Google Drive, select File > "Make a copy". This will make a copy for you to save to your own drive and edit as you see fit. HEART Force Curriculum Materials (Google Drive folder) HEART Force Curriculum Materials (Google Drive folder) Similar Resources High School Drought Unit High School Flood Unit Middle School Drought Unit Middle School Flood Unit Middle School Wildfire Unit HEART Force Curriculum Overview