Fire Safety Education: Expanding Xplorlabs Learning on Fire-Safe Spaces
The Xplorlabs education team with UL Research Institutes’ Office of Research Experiences & Education has launched new resources on Xplorlabs.org to teach middle and high school students the science behind fire safety and designing fire-safe spaces.
Through the Xplorlabs: Science of Fire Safety pathway, which first launched last year, students learn about the design, use, and efficacy of fire sprinklers, and explore nuanced solutions to designing fire-safe spaces.
New resources include:
- Fire Safety Tips and Solutions from the Experts
- Fire Safety: Student Guide
- Fire Safety: Teacher Overview
- What is a Fire-Safe Space?
Supported by funding from the National Fire Sprinkler Association and created in collaboration with experts at ULRI’s Fire Safety Research Institute, the new resources offer a more comprehensive lesson flow for students and teachers to capture their learnings. One of the resources includes a video that was created for the Lifetime TV show, Designing Spaces, featuring FSRI’s expert advice on making your home safe in the event of a fire. Other resources include in-depth guides for teachers and students on fire safety advocacy, and the science behind how and why fire sprinklers work in homes and buildings.
“These resources are an asset to the Science of Fire Safety pathway because they give students an opportunity to think about fire safety in the home or school in a more holistic way,” said Ethan Schubert, OREE education specialist. “The resources ask students to think about doors, smoke detectors, and materials alongside sprinklers as a group of fire safety tools.” OREE’s expert educators will continue to develop new educational resources to add to this pathway to help further student understanding of fire-safe spaces.
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