Team: 17
School: Jackson Middle School
Area of Science: Environmental
Interim: Members: Elijah Martinez, Isaiah Biehle
Team #:17
Sponsoring Teacher(s): Mrs. Glennon, Mrs. Meyer, Ms. Lunsford
School: Jackson Middle School
Area of Science: Rate Of Fire Speed
Definition of the Problem: We're trying to figure out how to stop fires from doing too much damage. We need to stop the fires from spreading too far and starting more with just tiny embers/sparks. We need to figure out ways to keep a house safe by putting screens over the vents. We can also use fabric draft blockers to stop embers and sparks from getting in the house and starting new fires. We need to keep houses far enough away from each other so embers and sparks don’t just jump from house to house and start fires.
Problem Solution: What we are trying to do is stop fires from spreading from house to house so maybe we can spread them apart from each other. We can try to cut down trees to stop them from spreading but that doesn’t stop the ash from the trees. If those ashes get to houses then a whole neighborhood is gone. So what people can do is put covers over the vents because we’ve discovered that's how it happens most of the time. So just take precautions like this to stop fires. We can do the same with houses, spread them apart from each other.
Progress to Date: We have discovered how to stop fires from getting from place to place when we meet with our Meet the Scientist. They suggested that we can thin out trees in a forest to stop the fire from getting farther. We can spread out the houses or we can put things on the vents (like fabric draft blockers/screens). We can also cover chimneys to make them safer and clean them more often. A solution is also to clearing out dead trees and dead leaves, dead plants, shrubs, etc. We also discussed how fire spreads and ways it could be stopped.
Expected Results: In Netlogo we want to create a display where we can see how to stop the fire from spreading. Our mentor, Stophen Gurienn, has helped us out a lot and I know he will help a lot more with explaining and expressing our ideas. The result that we want is to prevent fires from spreading so fast from place to place.
Works Cited
NetLogo Home Page, ccl.northwestern.edu/netlogo/.
Google Maps, Google, www.google.com/maps/place/Bosque Trail, Albuquerque, NM 87105/@35.0861344,-106.6916347,14.34z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x87220cde1767bb85:0x89bdbc061c3bc6af!8m2!3d35.0821894!4d-106.6763194.
Coffey, Donavyn. “How Do Wildfires Start?†LiveScience, Purch, 28 Dec. 2018, www.livescience.com/64378-how-do-wildfires-start.html.
Staff, KRQE. “Crews Contain Bosque Fire in NW Albuquerque.†KRQE NEWS 13 - Breaking News, Albuquerque News, New Mexico News, Weather, and Videos, KRQE NEWS 13 - Breaking News, Albuquerque News, New Mexico News, Weather, and Videos, 24 June 2021, www.krqe.com/news/wildfires/crews-respond-to-bosque-fire-in-nw-albuquerque/.
Wolters, Claire. “Here's How Wildfires Get Started-and How to Stop Them.†Environment, National Geographic, 3 May 2021, www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/article/wildfires.
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Sponsoring Teacher: Sharee Lunsford