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Fire Wars
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Related NOVA Resources
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The following resources from the companion Web site accompany this program:
The Producer's Story
Learn how the production team prepared to film a
story about wildland firefighters and what it was
like to be on the front lines during a fire season
in which almost 6 million acres burned.
(Grades 6-8, 9-12)
The World on Fire
In this feature, follow a progression of monthly
global fire maps for the year 2000 and explore
some of the factors contributing to typical and
unusual fire situations during that time.
(Grades 6-8, 9-12)
How Plants Use Fire
Read about the rhythms of fire, how some
organisms have adapted to particular patterns
of fire, the role of humans in fire ecology,
and more in this article. (Grades 6-8, 9-12)
Outfitting Wildland Firefighters
Click on different parts of this photograph
to explore a wildland firefighter's workaday
wardrobe and assorted tools. (Flash plug-in required; non-Flash version available.)
(Grades 3-5, 6-8, 9-12)
Wildfire Simulator (Hot Science)
In this online activity, operate a fire-growth
computer simulation to see how conditions such
as wind speed and direction can affect a fire's
spread and how firefighters use firelines and
backfires to control wildland fires.
(Shockwave plug-in required; non-Shockwave
version available.) (Grades 6-8, 9-12)
On Fire (Hot Science)
Explore the basics of combustion, including how a
fire ignites, how a molecule's atoms rearrange
themselves during combustion, and what a flame
is made of in this online activity.
(Flash plug-in required; non-Flash version
available.) (Grades 9-12)
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