Fire & Ecosystems in Videography
Overview
Through the medium of videography and discussion, students will explore the cultural significance of fire, notably in indigenous culture.
Activity Type:
Lesson
Target Grade Level:
K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12
Estimated Duration:
Varies
Topics:
Fire
Possible Connections to NGSS |
Performance Expectations 1-LS1-2: Read texts and use media to determine patterns in behavior of parents and offspring that help offspring survive. 2-LS4-1: Make observations of plants and animals to compare the diversity of life in different habitats. 3-LS2-1: Construct an argument that some animals form groups that help members survive. 4-ESS3-1: Obtain and combine information to describe that energy and fuels are derived from natural resources and their uses affect the environment. 5-ESS3-1: Obtain and combine information about ways individual communities use science ideas to protect the Earth’s resources and environment. MS-ESS3-4: Construct an argument supported by evidence for how increases in human population and per-capita consumption of natural resources impact Earth’s systems. MS-ESS3-5: Ask questions to clarify evidence of the factors that have caused the rise in global temperatures over the past century. HS-LS4-5: Evaluate the evidence supporting claims that changes in environmental conditions may result in (1) increases in the number of individuals of some species, (2) the emergence of new species over time, and (3) the extinction of other species. |
Created by:
Climate Kids
