+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Water: Friend and Foe

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students brainstorm ways to prevent fires from home. In this technology lesson, students create fire-safety posters for their school. They research the internet and explore other resources to get information for the poster.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Web-Linked Activities Activity: Make a Poster

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders receive activity sheets and visit a linked web site. They follow directions to navigate to the correct area. Students answer questions about fire safety, and check their answers on the site. Students create a fire safety...
+
Handout
ProCon

Teacher Tenure

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Before the implementation of tenure in 1886, female teachers were sometimes fired for wearing pants or staying out too late at night. Scholars research the debate topic to decide if teachers should get tenure. They review the history of...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Day of the Dead Skulls

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
El Dia De La Muertos or Day of the Dead is a wonderful Mexican tradition that celebrates loved ones who have passed away. Children get a chance to create unique skulls out of clay, based on traditional designs. A wooden stylus is used to...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Preventing Household Hazards

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners identify how household materials can be hazardous to themselves and family members. Precautions for preventing and/or minimizing various hazards are discussed as a class. Working in pairs, students create a directory of...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Wildlife Around the World

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars examine how plants are able to adapt to their ecosystem and the role that fire plays in changes through the years.  In this ecosystem lesson students complete several exercises focussing on plants and their adaptations to.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Backpacking - Lesson 7 - How to Build a Campfire

For Teachers 9th - 12th
For some, building a campfire is the best part about going backpacking. Learn what it takes to build a good campfire. Read the regulations about having campfire outdoors and make sure to follow the safety tips to prevent forest...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Personal Development (Safety and Injury Prevention)

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders explain appropriate procedures for responding to personal, school, and community emergencies. They demonstrate basic first aid skills.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Living Through Fire

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students investigate the poverty found in Haiti. In this current events lesson, students research the noted Web sites to study Haiti's geography, history, and civil war. 
+
Lesson Plan
Outdoor Learning Center

Outdoor Survival

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Which of the following can you survive without for the longest time: water, food, or a positive mental attitude? The answer may surprise you. Guide learners of all ages through games, activities, and discussions about surviving in the...
+
Unit Plan
Calvin Crest Outdoor School

Survival

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Equip young campers with important survival knowledge with a set of engaging lessons. Teammates work together to complete three outdoor activities, which include building a shelter, starting a campfire, and finding directions in the...
+
Lesson Planet Article
Curated OER

Wildfire Lesson Plans

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Learning about wildfires and how they start, and engaging in fire safety lesson plans can be interesting and educational.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

1906 San Francisco Earthquake

For Teachers 4th - 11th
Students analyze photographs relating to the 1906 San Francisco earthquake for earthquake damage. They determine the cause and effects of the earthquake and the fire.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Building on Ground Zero

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students research safety feature and building code changes that were recommended in response to major disasters, including fire, hurricanes, and terrorist acts. They understand how knowledge gained from disasters has influenced changes...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

TE Lesson: Land on the Run

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners study the causes of different types and speeds of landslides. They determine that landslides are the result of gravity, friction, and the materials involved. They examine the step engineers are taking to prevent and avoid...
+
Handout
Shakespeare Globe Trust

Fact Sheet: The Third Globe

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Hopefully the third time's a charm when it comes to rebuilding London's Globe Theatre! With an informational text, readers learn about the reconstruction of the theatre in the 1990s. They also discover how modern health and safety...
+
Activity
It's About Time

Succession in Communities

For Teachers 7th - 12th Standards
What occurs following a natural disaster? High schoolers research this question and others as they investigate natural succession after a disaster. First, as they differentiate between primary and secondary succession, they explain how...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Burns

For Teachers 1st
First graders classify and sort items into categories of things that can cause burns and not cause burns. For this burns lesson plan, the teacher facilitates a discussion of things that can burn students and not burn them. They then...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Firefighters: Community Helpers

For Teachers K
Students, after reading the book, The Fire Station Book, discuss how a firefighter helps people in a community. They also participate in songs and games about firefighting.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Flammable and Combustible Liquids

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students complete the required topics for the OSHA 10-hour course. They are presented with Flammable and Combustible Liquids. Students define the following tems: flash point, flammable liquid, and combustible liquid. They are explained...
+
Worksheet
Curated OER

Listening Guide for Changes in the Spheres Presentation

For Students 8th - 10th
In this changes in the spheres activity, learners take notes on the impacts that acid rain, nuclear accidents, flooding, forest fires, contrails discovery, oil spills, meteorite collisions and volcanic eruptions have on the atmosphere,...
+
Worksheet
Curated OER

Smoking

For Students 6th - 8th
In this health worksheet, students find the words that are related to the prevention of smoking and the answers are found by clicking the button at the bottom of the page.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Identification of Wildfire/Structure Interfaces, Risk Assessment of Structures, and Risk Management

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students participate in a class discussion about wildfire and urban interfaces as well as risk of wildfire in the area in which they live. After reviewing a wildfire/urban interface fire safety checklist, a walking field trip is...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Forest Management

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the changes in the Sequoia forest ecosystem. They evaluate reasons for the changes and discuss opposing views of human activity, logging and fire management practices. Students observe a video, describe the location of...

Other popular searches