Smelly Lesson

In grade 3 the current unit is They Made a Difference. In science lab we will be doing some investigations honoring certain scientists who have made a difference. We started with Linda Brown Buck and Richard Axel who won the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine for their work on smell receptors and the brain. You can read about that HERE.

For our lesson, we did discussed why is is important to be able to identify smells. We talked about how some smells remind us or a person or a place or a holiday. Students had 10 scents to identify. We made sure to smell carefully because some of the smells were a little strong (vinegar and garlic). The favorite smells seemed to be cocoa powder and cinnamon.

I get the film canisters from Odenlab. It is always fun to tell the kids about cameras with film and waiting weeks to complete a roll and get the photos back.