Wildfire Warning

Duration: Lesson: 90 minutes; Unit: 150 minutes

Grade Levels: 6-8

Design a wind detection device, an anemometer, that could warn community members of the strength and direction of high winds during a wildfire.
Resources

Lesson Plan PDF

Unit

 

Grade Levels: 6-8

Duration: Lesson: 90 minutes; Unit: 150 minutes

Concepts/Skills: Wind energy, natural hazards, anemometer, wildfires

Objectives:

  • Build a device to measure the direction and strength of the wind.
  • Evaluate how the materials used affect design function.
  • Use data to determine the success of a design.

The Tech Academies

This activity was developed in partnership with educators from The Tech Academies Fellowship program. Tech Academy Fellows learn to be leaders of STEM education while designing and testing resources to be shared with other educators.