Crossing the Globe in an EV

That's News to Me

Adv
Teens & Adults
Grades 6–12

In this lesson featuring an article from The Washington Post, students read about a Scottish couple who drove from the Arctic Circle to the South Pole in an electric vehicle. This lesson includes photos, comprehension and discussion questions, and a speaking task.

Focus

current events
authentic materials
reading
transportation
electric vehicles
interpretive
productive

Vocabulary

rugged
expedition
dense
frontier
feasible
mammoth
treacherous
remote
bypass
sparse
grit
dangling
A spinning paper plane