Wildfire Simulation

Notes from our reviewers

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• Teaching Tips
  Teachers will need to familiarize themselves with the use of this resource before presenting to the class. The instructor will need to find background content and contextual information and provide it to the students for a deeper learning experience. Students will need support in using the simulation and understanding the importance or effects of the variables.
• About the Science
  This visualization uses a creative way to show wildfire and its interactions with terrain, drought, weather, and mitigation efforts. The wind simulation may be oversimplified but still provides a good simulation. It does not show how the data is generated or where the information is sourced, which would benefit the user. Passed initial science review - expert science review pending.
• About the Pedagogy
  This is a really immersive and user-driven interactive simulation, with student-controlled variables. There is no real teacher guidance that shows how to use the simulation, so teachers will need to prepare their own guidance for students.