BLM:

Welcome to the 2006-2007 school year eFieldTrip on the role of fire in nature sponsored by the Bureau of Land Management. This eFieldTrip is the latest educational outreach program in the Bureau of Land Management’s “Share the Adventure” series.
We are excited to have you be a part of our efforts to provide students nationwide with a quality educational experience. We have designed our eFieldTrip to meet national education standards and to provide an engaging format that keeps a student's interest. There is no cost to your school.

The eFieldTrip consists of three major components:

eFieldTrip Journal
Virtual Visit
Posting Questions via the Ask the Experts Web Form

Project Learning Tree:

Resources for Activity 7: Understanding Fire

Overview
Students will explore the patterns of change brought about by fires in a forest ecosystem. They will also examine the environmental, social, and political factors that influence forest- use decisions. Students will develop a broad perspective on the nature of forest fires and how public and private sectors of society are affected by them.

Subjects: Ecology, Environmental Science, Math, Social Studies.

Resources for Activity 8: Fire Management

Overview
Students will learn about the many interdependencies of forests and fire in healthy ecosystems. They will research plant and animal species that depend on fire, and will determine some of their relationships. They will also look at problems that occur when humans live in or near forested areas.

Subjects: Environmental Science, Ecology, Social Studies.

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Where Do Mountain Raindrops Go?
"Where Do Mountain Raindrops Go?" is a collection of kids' mountain ground water activities designed at the 4th to 5th- grade level.

All of Glacier’s traveling trunks are free of charge and can be borrowed for two weeks at a time. To borrow a trunk contact Glacier’s Education Specialist.

FireWorks Trunk
The Fireworks trunk teaches students about the physical and chemical properties of fire as well as the role of wildfire in our western landscape. This trunk is packed with exciting experiments, a felt board, wall posters, an interactive CD highlighting native uses of fire, and much more!

Songbird Kit
This dynamic songbird kit is geared for the classroom as well as outdoors. Resource materials, activities, videos, a felt storyboard, posters, recorded bird songs, and puppets all help students learn more about the natural history of several songbirds.

Wolf Trunk
The wolf trunk includes pelts, skulls, and prey fur samples. There are also tapes of wolf howls, videos, track casts and an activity guide. This trunk is geared for elementary age students and great for learning about predator/prey relationships and food chains.

Bear Trunk
Background material, research guides, and props included in the bear trunk help facilitate discussions about bears of the world, their habitats, and food sources. Emphasis is on black and grizzly bears, including how to tell them apart and how to hike/camp safely in bear country. An activity guide and sample lesson plans are included. Upper grades will benefit from additional materials available on the web.

See the science section starting on page 35

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ConnectingCultures.pdf (PDF, 197pp, 735 KB, About PDF Files)