Arctic Fire Noticings/Wonderings - Matthew Blennau | Library

Instructions

As you move from station to station reviewing the information about the impact of fire on the 5 dimensions of complex socio-ecological systems please write down one notice and one wonder. In addition answer the questions that follow. 

Station 1: Places, Lands, and Water

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What do you notice about places, lands, and water? Be specific

1

What do you wonder about places, lands, and water? Be Specific

1

In ____________________ deposit burns at__________ degrees Celsius 

Station 2: Species, Kinds, and Behavior

1

What do you notice about species, kinds, and behavior? Be specific

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What do you wonder about species, kinds, and behavior? Be specific

1

The ecosystem where the zombie fires are occuring has __________ biodiversity. 

1

An example of a carnivore in the ecosystem is the __________

Station 2: Relationships

1

What do you notice about relationships? Be specific

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What do you wonder about relationships? Be specific

1

__________ temperatures contributed to early snowmelt, melting __________, and rapid drying of plants.

1

__________ fires released record-setting amounts of __________ this year.

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The __________is the biome that consists mostly of permafrost. 

Station 5: Thinking Across Scales

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What do you notice about Thinking Across Scales? Be specific

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What do you wonder about Thinking Across Scales? Be specific

1

If there are 18,000 fires burning 64 million acres, how many acres does each fire burn? (round to nearest acre)

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Peat fires can burn organic matter for __________, possibly __________.

Station 5: Ethical Deliberation and Decision Making

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What do you notice about Ethical Deliberation and Decision Making? Be specific

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What do you wonder about Ethical Deliberation and Decision Making? Be specific

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The way to put out zombie fires is to __________ and mix the earth thoroughly until it turns into a __________ and is not warmer than __________

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Smoke from these fires has traveled over __________ miles.