Fire in the Cross Timbers
Resources for Teachers
The "Fire in the Cross Timbers" curriculum is available with permission from The Oak Woodlands and Forests Fire Consortium.
The "Fire in the Cross Timbers" curriculum is available with permission from The Oak Woodlands and Forests Fire Consortium.
Lesson overview - Students view an instructor-narrated slideshow about fire in the Cross Timbers ecosystem. During the slideshow, students complete an interactive lesson covering: 1) the distribution of the Cross Timbers; 2) the differences between savannas, woodlands, and forests; 3) biotic and abiotic factors associated with the Cross Timbers; and 4) learn the importance of fire disturbance in the Cross Timbers.
Lesson overview - Students view an instructor-narrated slideshow about fire in the Cross Timbers ecosystem. During the slideshow, students complete an interactive lesson covering: 1) the distribution of the Cross Timbers; 2) the differences between savannas, woodlands, and forests; 3) biotic and abiotic factors associated with the Cross Timbers; and 4) learn the importance of fire disturbance in the Cross Timbers.
"Cross Timbers is a proper term for areas where post oak and blackjack oak trees grow in close association over a large area, often with other species, and so close together that their crowns intermingle. The term is especially applicable where sandstone forms the underlying geology." (Francaviglia, Richard V. The Cast Iron Forest: a Natural and Cultural History of the North American Cross Timbers. University of Texas Press, 2000.)
"Cross Timbers is a proper term for areas where post oak and blackjack oak trees grow in close association over a large area, often with other species, and so close together that their crowns intermingle. The term is especially applicable where sandstone forms the underlying geology." (Francaviglia, Richard V. The Cast Iron Forest: a Natural and Cultural History of the North American Cross Timbers. University of Texas Press, 2000.)
