Sat, May 20
|Mammoth Lakes
FireWorks Educator Workshop
The Missoula FireWorks Program aims to positively impact wildland fire science education in the Eastern Sierra by providing a two-day FREE hands-on training & classroom-ready resources to teachers, educators and fire prevention specialists in the region.
Time & Location
May 20, 2023, 8:30 AM PDT – May 21, 2023, 5:00 PM PDT
Mammoth Lakes, 1600 Meridian Blvd, Mammoth Lakes, CA 93546, USA
About the event
The Missoula FireWorks Program aims to positively impact wildland fire science education in the Eastern Sierra by providing a two-day FREE hands-on training & classroom-ready resources to teachers, educators and fire prevention specialitsts in the region.
FRAMEWORK
Interdisciplinary educational program about the science of wildland fire designed for students in grades K-12 and aligned to the NGSS standards and CA curriculum.
CONTENT
Curriculum provides interactive, hands-on activities to study wildland fire and learn about properties of matter, chemical and physical processes, ecosystem fluctuations and cycles, habitat and survival, and human interactions with ecosystems.
MATERIAL
We'll provide the curriculum for all levels and a trunk of specialized materials for educators, including laboratory equipment, and Sierra Nevada specific specimens.
SCHEDULE
Saturday May 20 8:30 am - 5:00 pm
Sunday May 21 8:30 am - 5:00 pm
* Lunch will be provided during a 30 minute break each day.
For more information about the program visit www.frames.gov/fireworks
FireWorks program produced by Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Missoula Fire Sciences Lab and brought to you by Whitebark Institute. Funding for this project provided by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection’s Forest Health Program.