This resource puts a climate-themed twist on a favorite vocabulary game.
Students can use their climate knowledge to guess the daily word.
Teaching Tips
Positives
This game could be used as an after-test activity or advisory activity.
It utilizes problem-solving skills and is engaging.
Additional Prerequisites
Students should know how to play Wordle; a tutorial will pop up the first time a student visits the site.
Differentiation
This resource would work well in a science or language arts class working on vocabulary terms.
This resource would make a great "Do Now" to get the class started each day. Have students race to see who can get the word first!
Compile the daily words for a weekly discussion of what they mean and how the relate to climate.
Scientist Notes
This is an interesting word game. It will improve students' creativity with climate words and meaning. This is recommended for teaching.
Standards
Common Core English Language Arts Standards (CCSS.ELA)
Language (K-12)
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.6.3 Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.11-12.6 Acquire and use accurately general academic and domain-specific words and phrases, sufficient for reading, writing, speaking, and listening at the college and career readiness level; demonstrate independence in gathering vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important to comprehension or expression.
