Firewise in the Classroom Community Assessment Process

Firewise in the Classroom Community

Assessment Process

Firewise Teacher Training Included:

Firewise in the Classroom Community Assessment Curriculum

Minnesota DNR Forestry Education posters and resources GIS (Firewise in the Classroom) and GPS training Field Trips: MN Interagency Fire Center and Forest History

Center Beverages, breakfast and lunch CEUs and stipend Ongoing DNR support

Firewise

National and Minnesota program designed to help communities reduce the wildfire risk of homes on the edge of urban areas.

Since 2004, the U.S. Forest Service, through Firewise Minnesota, has provided grant funds to the Minnesota Alliance for Geographic Education (MAGE) to support curriculum writing and teacher training.

Curriculum Contents 5 Lesson Plans

What is Wildfire? What is Firewise? Making Sense of the Public Land Survey System Firewise in the Classroom Community Assessment Process Creating and Presenting a Community Report

8 Images Appendix Student Guide Teacher Resource Links

Standards Based Correlated with national and Minnesota Geography and

Science Standards Based on the steps of geographic inquiry as published in

Geography For Life: The National Geography Standards, 1994: Ask geographic questions Acquire geographic resources Explore geographic data Analyze geographic information Act upon geographic knowledge

Integrates Spatial Analysis, Technology and Community Service

Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Firewise in the Classroom

For PC or Mac Community Report Leads to Firewise

Community Plan

Questions?