Firestorms and flaming tornadoes: how bushfires create their own ferocious weather systems

Intense bushfires can create their own weather systems, making the conditions on the ground even more deadly.

Useful topical resource to deliver Biological curriculum to year 5, 6, 7 or 9, and Earth and Space Curriculum to years 4, 6 or 10.

Word Count: 764

Years: 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10

Topics:

Biological Sciences – Ecosystems, Living Things

Earth and Space Sciences – Extreme Earth Events, The Changing Earth

Additional: Careers, Technology

Concepts (South Australia):

Biological Sciences – Interdependence and Ecosystems, Form and Function

Earth and Space Sciences – The Earth’s Surface