The Smell of Snow
That's News to Me
Low Int
All ages
Grades 9–12
In this lesson featuring modified content from The Washington Post, students read about how climate change is altering the smell of snow. This lesson includes academic vocabulary related to science. Students also try to describe the smell of winter in their own words.
Focus
current events
authentic materials
reading
interpretive
productive
Vocabulary
scent
reflect
humid
intense
absorb
climate change
pollution
cycle