Course

Title

FireWorks for the Northern Rocky Mountains and Northern Cascades - H03: The Fire Triangle, Combustion, and the Carbon Cycle
Course Type: FireWorks activities
Availability: Public access
Author(s): FireWorks Educational Program
Contact(s):
  • Ilana L. Abrahamson
    US Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fire, Fuel, and Smoke Science Program
    ilana.l.abrahamson@usda.gov
Date Created: June 8, 2018
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Cataloging Information

Keyword(s):
  • carbon cycle
  • combustion
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Record Maintained By:
FRAMES Staff; https://www.frames.gov/contact
Record Last Modified: February 17, 2020
FRAMES Record Number: 56024

Description

Lesson Overview: Students use an experiment, a PowerPoint presentation, and a technical article to explore how the Fire Triangle relates to the chemical equation (model) for combustion and the carbon cycle.

Lesson Goals: Increase students’ understanding of combustion and the connections between combustion and the carbon cycle.

Objectives:

  • Students can explain that combustion produces water, carbon dioxide, heat, and light.
  • Students can explain how forests and wildland fire store and release carbon, and how this process is related to fire.
Online Link(s):
H03: Fire Triangle, Combustion and the Carbon Cycle - Lesson Plan (1.3 MB; pdf)
H03: Fire Triangle Carbon Cycle Connection Powerpoint (2.0 MB; ppt)
Handout H03-1 (154 KB; pdf)
Handout H03-1 - Answer Key (85 KB; pdf)
Handout H03-2 - Reading Assignment (69 KB; pdf)