Grade Level: 4-12 Alaska State Content Standards (2006): LE-2 Subject: Language Skills: Application Duration: 1/2 class period Group Size: Individual Setting: Indoors Vocabulary: prescribed burns

OBJECTIVE
Students will discuss misconceptions about wildland fires in Alaska.

TEACHING STRATEGY
Students determine if statements about wildland fires are true or false.

MATERIALS
True or False, Forest Fire Misconceptions Student Worksheet (pdf)

TEACHER BACKGROUND
True or False, Forest Fire Misconceptions Answer Sheet (pdf)

PROCEDURE
Brainstorm some of the beliefs students may have about wildland fires (such as "fires should never be allowed to burn" or "prescribed burns always start larger forest fires.")

• Give each student a copy of the student worksheet, True or False, Forest Fire Misconceptions. Have them read the statements and mark them as true or false.
• Use the answer sheet to discuss their answers

Evaluation
Pass out the student page again and have students refine their answers.

Last updated: August 27, 2008