Bushfire Education
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Learning about bushfires
Learning about bushfires
Exploring bushfires
Living with bushfire
Fire triangle
Types of bushfires
Understanding bushfire behaviour
Myths and misconceptions - Part 1
Preparing for bushfires
Responding to bushfires
Recovering from bushfires
Understanding bushfire behaviour
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Select from the following list of student resources:
Task sheet 1
Task sheet 2
Task sheet 3
Task sheet 4
Task sheet 5
Fire and other emergencies
, Department of Sustainability and Environment Victoria
Bushfires - Get the facts
, Emergency Management Australia
Sentinel
, the national bushfire monitoring system
Where do bushfires occur?
, Geo Science Australia
How do bushfires start and spread?
Bureau of Meteorology webpages:
Climate Data Online
Average 9am and 3pm relative humidity
Australian rainfall patterns during El Niño and La Niña events
Black Friday in Victoria, January 1939
Ash Wednesday, February 1983
Fire danger rating
Fuel to burn - leaves, bark and bush litter
Long dry grasses
Fallen trees
Tall trees
House in suburbs
Grassland
Waterways
Hillside - terrain a fire may travel through
Valleys