Petrichor Worksheet

Description

This worksheet helps your students explore the science behind the smell of rain with this interactive The Smell of Rain: What is Petrichor? worksheet! Designed for grades 4–8, this resource introduces students to the fascinating chemistry and biology that create the earthy aroma after a storm.
This versatile worksheet is perfect for individual assignments, group discussions, homeschooling, or extra practice. With engaging passages, vocabulary reviews, multiple-choice questions (MCQs), true/false statements, and inquiry-based activities, students will uncover a natural mystery. Creative class activities help bring this unseen process to life through imagination and science.

What’s Included?

• Comprehension passages – Explain how petrichor forms and why we smell it
• Fill-in-the-blanks – Reinforce new scientific vocabulary
• Comprehension questions – Encourage thinking about natural phenomena
• Multiple-choice questions (MCQs) – Evaluate understanding of key facts
• True & False exercises – Separate facts from fiction
• Problem-solving challenge questions – Analyze real-world applications
• Class activities – Simulate and explain the process of petrichor

Versatile & Easy to Use:

• Perfect for individual assignments, group discussions, homeschooling, and extra practice.
• Ideal for cross-disciplinary lessons in science, environment, and senses.
• Turns a familiar experience into a teachable scientific moment.
• Let students smell the science behind rain—add this unique worksheet to your classroom today!