The Siberian wildfires
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can say why wildfires occur and talk about the impact of the Siberian wildfires.
Key learning points
- Wildfires are uncontrolled fires that spread fast through vegetation, e.g. forests, grasslands or shrublands.
- Wildfires have both natural and human causes.
- Climate change is making the conditions needed for wildfires to spread more likely.
- The carbon dioxide emitted from wildfires was a huge contribution to carbon emissions in 2022.
- The 2022 Siberian wildfires had devastating impacts on people and the environment.
Keywords
Global warming - the increase in Earth's average temperature over a long period of time
Habitat - the natural home or environment of an animal, plant or other organism
Boreal forest - the world’s largest land biome, found in the northern hemisphere
Carbon sink - anything that absorbs and stores more carbon dioxide than it releases
Common misconception
Wildfires are all ignited naturally.
Wildfires can be ignited by natural (e.g. lightning) or human causes (e.g. campfires).
Teacher tip
There is potential to relate this content to the increased wildfire risk in the UK. A HW research task to create a poster on "How to avoid accidental wildfires" could be beneficial.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What is global warming?
Q2.Siberia is located in the __________ hemisphere.
Q3.What could start a wildfire?
Q4.Match the key term with its definition.
the natural home or environment of an animal, plant or other organism
the world’s largest land biome, found in the Northern hemisphere
anything that absorbs more carbon dioxide than it releases
Q5.Match the term with its definition.
the natural home or environment of an animal, plant or other organism
an environment where plants and animals interact with each other
the world’s 5 major communities of living things, e.g. deserts, forest
Q6.__________ is emitted from wildfires and can contribute to global warming.
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.Wildfires can be ignited by , not just natural causes.
Q2.Which things make wildfire worse?
Q3.Global is increasing the likelihood of wildfires.
Q4.The boreal forest is a biome in the Northern hemisphere, it covers areas of ...
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