Handout
NASA

Nasa Earth Observatory: Global Fire Monitoring

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn how the emissions from forest fires and brush fires create a significant environmental change locally and globally.
Handout
NASA

Nasa Earth Observatory: Evolving in the Presence of Fire

For Students 9th - 10th
This article shows the results of boreal fires in North America and Russia. Learn how the fires spread and the different species that inhabit the area after the fires are gone.
Website
PBS

Nova: How Plants Use Fire

For Students 9th - 10th
Fire is generally regarded as a negative phenomenon. Find out how plants and animals are adapted to survive fires and can even benefit from it.
Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Why Wildfires Are Necessary

For Students 9th - 10th
Our early ancestors relied on lightning to cause forest fires, from which they could collect coals and burning sticks to help them cook food and clear land. Yet, it wasn't just humans who benefited from these natural phenomena. Even as...