Teacher Planning
Information
Introduction
Fire is and always has been an essential
part of the continuing evolution of the Yellowstone
ecosystem. Fire helps to recycle nutrients, increases
plant and animal diversity, and aids in plant
regeneration. When lives are lost, especially
through deliberate acts of wrong-doing, we sometimes
lose sight of the fact that a fire caused by natural
processes is not an evil force of nature.
The resources on this page will
give your students a better understanding of fire
and its role in the Yellowstone ecosystem.
Be
sure your students view the Park Orientation Program
first!
Pre- and/or Post-Program
Lesson Plans:
Fire
Adaptations
Fire
Ecology
If Trees
Could Talk
To Light
a Fire
What if
You Stayed the Same?
Related Web Sites:
www.nps.gov/yell/technical/fire/index.htm
Yellowstone’s Fire Website
www.symbols.gov
US Forest Service Website of Fire Symbols
www.nifc.gov
National Wildland Fire Home Page
www.fema.gov/kids/wldfire.htm
FEMA’s Safety Awareness Page
http://whyfiles.org/018forest.fire/index.html
Questions answered about Wildland Fire
http://www.blm.gov/nstc/wildfire/index.html
National Science and Technology Center
CURRICULUM TOPICS
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Yellowstone fire ecology-a
historical perspective
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Comparison of pre and post
burn landscapes
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Adaptations of plants and
animals
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1988 fire season chronology
of events
- Discussion of the behavior and management
of Yellowstone's 2002 Broad Fire
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Multi-agency suppression
efforts of the 1988 Yellowstone fires
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How biases effect perceptions
of wildfire as either ‘good’ or ‘bad’
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Description of ‘natural fire’
and compare to ‘man-made fire’
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Succession and the influence
of fire on the creation of landscapes
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