Listen along with your child or students (appropriate for k - 12) to this lesson about the holiday season taught by Dr. Marissa. Learn a bit about the winter solstice, the origin of some of the holidays, Christmas tree and ornament chemistry, and much more!

For more Information: NASA Solstice video: https://youtu.be/dsk6DAlp3Aw The smell of snow: https://www.rd.com/article/why-you-can-smell-snow/ https://www.acs.org/molecule-of-the-week/archive/o/olibanic-acids.html https://www.acs.org/molecule-of-the-week/archive/f/furanoeudesma-1-3-diene.html

https://www.buffalo.edu/news/tipsheets/2018/001.html

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