ENVIRONMENTAL SC. NOV. 19 & 20, 2018

OBJECTIVE: Students will read an article in order to answer the question, “Is climate change responsible for mega forest fires?”

W.O.D. Hasten-hurry, accelerate, rush

WARM-UP
Write 1-2 statements you have heard about the California fires going on now.

CW

As wildfires grow in number and intensity, scientists look for the fingerprints of global warming.

Go to https://www.sciencenewsforstudents.org/article/climate-change-fanning-megafires

Read the article and answer the following questions: 

(a) How and why do wildfires burn? 

(b) How do scientists know that climate change is responsible for the fires? 

(c) Can wildfires make their own weather? Explain.