Without Warning! Wildfire Comic Book
Ebooks
Grades6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12Social Studies, Earth and Space Sciences, English Language Arts
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Provided by Dark Horse Publishing
What it is
- This digital comic book is an engaging tool for teaching students about the dangers of wildfires and how they can be prevented.
- Students will learn about just how quickly wildfires can begin, how wildfires impact ecosystems, and what people can do to prevent wildfires.
Teaching tips
Positives
- This comic book is relatable for students and provides a great overview of what it might be like to be caught up in a wildfire.
- Students will enjoy the comic style of the writing and the images included in the book.
Additional Prerequisites
- Students should be comfortable reading graphic novels or comics. If this is a new genre, be sure to go over how to read each cell on a page.
Differentiation
- Cross-curricular connections can be made in health classes that are considering how wildfires impact human health, or in social studies classes that are learning about governmental responses to wildfires.
- This resource would make a great read-aloud for a whole-class activity. It would also be an impactful resource in a text-set about wildfires, made available to students learning about forests and wildfires.
- After reading, have students create comic-style posters about wildfire prevention. There are several online tools available to create comics, which would be well suited to this resource.
- Use this as a hook for lessons about wildfire ecology, natural fires, and the main causes of wildfires today.
From the scientist review
This resource is a comic book from the Oregon Office of Emergency Management. The story follows two campers enjoying the outdoors. Other campers inadvertently leave a campfire still smoldering and the rest of the story revolves around the outcome of that one spark that escaped the campfire. This comic book would be a great addition to a classroom discussion about fire safety and personal responsibility.
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Hosted on wildfire.oregon.gov
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