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toc =Nature's Fury=

Google Earth Picture
A good picture of the same wildfire below taken by a photographer.

A blurry picture of a wildfire found on Google Earth. This is a bird's eye view

found at location: 33º43'54.92"N 117º43'42.42"W

Glog
media type="custom" key="8326946" Glog created by Lindsey

Tyler and Jadon
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Bill
media type="custom" key="8380176"

Kelly and Lindsey
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1.1 Information Problem
Summary of our project:  This is a research project where we find information on a topic to answer 10 questions. The topic has to be a natural disaster (Nature’s Fury). Our group chose wildfires. This page shows the 10 questions, our sequence of work, our links that we came up with, and, of course, the answers to these questions. Our group consists of Kelly, Bill, Tyler, Lindsey, and Jadon. Also, we will embed a Glog or poster and a Scratch (a small game or animation). There will be one Glog and three Scratches.

1.2 Information Needed
Ask 10 why questions as shown below:

 *Why are wildfires helpful? Wildfires are helpful because they can burn plants so they can grow anew.  *Why do they mostly happen in outdoor woodlands and grasslands? Wildfires mostly happen in outdoor woodlands and grasslands, becaus e that is where there is the most dry material to burn there.  *Why do different substances burn at a different temperature even if they are exactly the same? Substances burn at a different temperature even if they are exactly the same because the air will make it drier in some places, therefore making it hotter.  *Why do approximately tens of thousands of wildfires happen each year? Tens of thousands wildfires happen every year because there are so many causes for them such as lightning, volcanic eruption, and even human carelessness.  *Why do wildfires mostly happen in the summer, fall and winter? Wildfires mostly happen in the summer, fall and winter because the air is drier during these periods of time.  *Why are there so many ways to say the word wildfire? There are so many ways to say the word wildfire to describe the area of which is being burned.  *Why are the four main causes of wildfires lightning, volcanic eruption, sparks from rockfalls, and spontaneous combustion? The four main causes of wildfires lightning, volcanic eruption, sparks from rockfalls, and spontaneous combustion are those because they happen often. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> *Why are wildfires dangerous? <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Wildfires are dangerous because they can burn and hurt you along with animals and their homes. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> *Why are approximately 95% of the wildfires in Europe are related to human activity? Approximately 95% of the wildfires in Europe are related to human activity because humans have so many ways to cause them such as cigarettes or campfires. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> *How does a wildfire change direction suddenly without notice? <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">A wildfire suddenly changes direction without notice because the winds can move it.

2.1 Possible Sources
[] [] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__http://dsc.discovery.com/videos/raging-planet-fire-three-types-of-wildfires.html__] [] [] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__http://thesaurus.com/browse/wildfire__] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/natural-disasters/wildfires.htm__] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__http://www.smokeybear.com/kids/default.asp?js=1__] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__http://www.fema.gov/kids/wldfire.htm__] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLJYigWchf0&NR=1__]

2.2 Best Sources
[] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__http://dsc.discovery.com/videos/raging-planet-fire-three-types-of-wildfires.html__] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/natural-disasters/wildfires.htm__] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__http://www.fema.gov/kids/wldfire.htm__]

3.1 Locate Sources
[] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__http://dsc.discovery.com/videos/raging-planet-fire-three-types-of-wildfires.html__] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/natural-disasters/wildfires.htm__] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__http://www.fema.gov/kids/wldfire.htm__]

3.2 Information Within Sources
Sources:

[] [|__http://dsc.discovery.com/videos/raging-planet-fire-three-types-of-wildfires.html__]

Information Extracted:

<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">Wildfires are giant fires that can happen anywhere, anytime. These fires are dangerous to animals and people too. There are many causes including lightning and spontaneous combustion. Often times, it is caused by humans like you and me. These fires can be fueled by practically anything including trees, grass, and even animals. Sometimes buildings too. Wildfires happen when all the right materials are put together. These are things like an ignition source and burnable temperatures with air. Temperatures that are higher are more likely, while lower temperatures are less susceptible. Wildfires are really hot, because they burn at about 100ºF. Later, at full heat, they go up to 1000ºF! You may now think, “BOO WILDFIRES!!!” No, you are wrong. Wildfires are necessary for some plants which rely on fires to burn them so they don’t get too overgrown. They always leave seeds behind to grow anew though. To make uncontrollable wildfires have a less likely chance of happening, scientist have prescribed burns to control them. Then, there won’t be as many uncontrollable wildfires. That is all the information on wildfires.

4.1 Engage
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Do you know how many ways there are to say the word wildfire? There are a lot. Brush fire, bush fire, grass fire, hill fire, ect. They are all ways to say the word wildfire. They describe different types, but all of them are great big walls of flames across all sorts of lands. If you want to know more about this information, keep reading our spectacular wiki page.

4.2 Extract
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5.1 Organization for Presentation
This is what we thought about our presentation and our planing in PDF form.



5.2 Present the information
Here is our final keynote converted into a PDF file for your convenience. Here is keynote version. Here is another keynote we put together.

6.1 Judge the Product
Tyler: I think we had a pretty good outcome. Still, I think it should be better. Jadon: I think that this project would be a 4 out of 5 star, although we still could have done more. Kelly: I think we should try to improve quality. Otherwise, we did a good job. Bill: I think that this would be a 3.5 out of 5 star project, because we messed up a lot and needed a lot of extensions. Lindsey: I think that the outcome was good, but we could have did better.

6.2 Judge the Process
Tyler: I think we needed better time management, but at least we got it all done. Jadon: I think we could have focused on the priorities. Kelly: I think we worked well together, but we should stay on task. Bill: I think we should focus more on main things. Lindsey: I think we should have followed the steps in order.