Explore & Grow: Fire Station Turn your fire-station visit into a safety-smart, STEM-rich adventure! This print-and-go packet helps students spot and label firefighter tools, practice emergency know-how (911 and smoke alarms), sketch what they see, and think like problem-solvers. From color-and-draw pages and pattern sequencing to the fire triangle (heat–fuel–oxygen), kids reflect on real-world challenges, invent a new firefighting tool, and consider strategies for wildland fires. Perfect before, during, or after your field trip—and great in the classroom, too.

What’s inside (highlights)

• Tool & gear observation and labeling

• Safety essentials: smoke alarms & when to call 911

• Draw/colour a fire truck + pattern sequencing

• The fire triangle and how firefighters remove its elements

• Reflection prompts on challenges, teamwork, & community helpers

• Invent-a-tool ad activity and wildland-fire strategy writing

How to use Preview safety terms, bring clipboards for onsite notes, then wrap up with a short write or design challenge back in class. Print only the pages you need by grade level.