Lesson Plan by RB

        

Day 1                  Starsmore Discovery Center, Colorado Springs

8:30 am            Registration, coffee, Fire Bingo

9:00                         Welcome, Overview of the Agenda, Workshop Goals

9:15                        Introductions, Starsmore

9:35                        PLT Activity- Every Tree for Itself(Activity 27, p117)

9:55                        History, Mission, Goals and Methods of PLT(Comfort break)

10:20                        PLT Activity: Benefits of Trees (Activities 30 & 31, p130 & 132)           

10:40                        PLT Activity: Nature of Fire(Focus on Forests 5 part A & B, p88)           

11:00                        Hike through the PLT guide books

11:15                        PLT Activity - Living With Fire (Activity 81, p350)(A3, B, maybe C)           

12:00                        Lunch at the Movies: Two Sides of Fire (Comfort Break)

 1:00            FireWorks Activity: Matchstick Forest

 1:30            FireBox Activity: Fire and Wildlife (Wildlife Game)

 2:00            Other Resources (PLT website, CUSP website)

 2:30            PLT Activity: Water Wonders (Activity 44, p188 part B, stream table investigation)

 3:00               Fire Education Team Zip Game

 3:20               Make and Takes: fire triangle, home assessment wheels, ?????

 3:45               Discussion about how to use in classrooms

 4:15               Directions and logistics for Saturday Field day

                        Evaluations and certificates for those not going on field trip

4:30            End

Day 2         Tour ?????

8:30 am            Meet at ?????

                        Wear or bring: sturdy, high, lace-up boots, gloves, long pants, hat, rain gear

                        Bring: sack lunch, high protein snacks, two quarts of water

4:00 pm          Back at Starsmore for debrief, evaluations & certificates