Science Geek
Measurement of Pressure and Temperature
We all have standards and scientists are no exception. Presentation covers standard temperature, standard pressure, temperature conversions, and absolute zero. It explains pressure using pascals, mm of mercury, atmosphere, and torr, then...
CPO Science
Physics Skill and Practice Worksheets
Stop wasting energy searching for physics resources, this comprehensive collection of worksheets has you covered. Starting with introductions to the scientific method, dimensional analysis, and graphing data, these skills practice...
Bowland
Hot Under the Collar
It is close enough for all practical purposes. Pupils see two methods to convert degrees Celsius to degrees Fahrenheit, one with exact numbers and another using estimation. Learners review both methods and determine when the estimation...
CK-12 Foundation
Algebra Expressions with Fraction Bars: Temperature Conversion
Use a cool resource for a hot topic. Pupils learn how to convert Fahrenheit to Celsius, and vice versa. An interactive helps show how to perform the conversions.
CK-12 Foundation
Determining the Equation of a Line: Temperature Conversion Challenge
Line up the temperature conversions. Pupils create the linear function between Celsius and Fahrenheit on a graph by plotting the freezing and boiling points of water. The scholars determine how the relationship changes based upon...
Virginia Department of Education
Measuring Mania
Conversion immersion — it's measuring mania! A set of four activities teaches scholars to convert between customary and metric units. Resource covers unit conversions in length, temperature, weight/mass, and volume.
Chicago Botanic Garden
Climate Change Around the World
Look at climate change around the world using graphical representations and a hands-on learning simulation specified to particular cities around the world. Using an interactive website, young scientists follow the provided directions to...
Illustrative Mathematics
Temperature in Degrees Fahrenheit and Celsius
Scholars develop the conversion formulas between Fahrenheit and Celsius with a task that presents the class with two known temperature equivalents between the two scales. Pupils use those two points to develop the linear conversion...
Illustrative Mathematics
Temperature Conversions
Complete two conversions at once using compositions. Pupils use the conversion formulas for temperatures to calculate a formula to convert directly between Kelvin and Fahrenheit. Classmates determine the meanings of composition notation...
EngageNY
Conversion Between Celsius and Fahrenheit
Develop a formula based upon numerical computations. The 31st part of a 33-part unit has the class determine the formula to convert a temperature in Celsius to a temperature in Fahrenheit. They do this by making comparisons between the...
Curated OER
Hot Under The Collar
Pupils try to get a collar on temperature with a short assessment item that asks them to compare two different methods in converting Celsius to Fahrenheit. Individuals try to find out when an estimation provides conversions that are too...
Balanced Assessment
Pen Pals
It's always nice to hear from friends. Your budding mathematicians read letters from pen pals and convert customary measurements into metric units and vice versa. They also write letters to an imaginary pen pal using metric units.
Chymist
Temperature
Three Dog Night isn't just the name of a band; it is also the way an Australian tribe, who used dogs to stay warm, would describe the temperature on a cool evening. After reading about many different ways of measuring temperature, the...
Curated OER
Unit 0 Review - Measurement Lab Equipment
Review questions like these can be used in your biology, chemistry, physics, or earth science classes! They assess scientists' understanding of laboratory measurement tools including graduated cylinders, thermometers, and balances. They...
Curated OER
Converting Fahrenheit and Celsius (B)
For this converting temperature from standard to metric worksheet, students convert Fahrenheit and Celsius temperatures. Students solve 33 problems.
Curated OER
Science: Heat Quiz
In this science: heat quiz instructional activity, students answer ten questions, not interactively, about heat, water and temperature with the answers at the bottom of the screen.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Make Your Own Temperature Scale
Students learn about the difference between temperature and thermal energy. They build a thermometer using simple materials and develop their own scale for measuring temperature. They compare their thermometer to a commercial...
University of Illinois
University of Illinois Urbana Champaign: Ww2010: Units of Temperature
The Kelvin, Celsius and Fahrenheit temperature scales are discussed. Site lists and explains formulas for converting between the different scales.
Other
Allmath.com: Metric Converter
Use this converter to find equivalent units for a measure. You can convert measures for area, length, weight, temperature, and volume.
The Environmental Literacy Council
Environmental Literacy Council: Temperature
The difference between heat and temperature is explained, followed by a discussion of temperature and its relation to global climate change. Gallileo Galilee, Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit, Anders Celsius, and Carl Linnaeus are mentioned in...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Hot or Not
This activity explains what a fever is and how the immune system uses it to try and protect the body against germs. The students then explore temperature further by creating a model of a thermometer and completing a temperature...
Math Is Fun
Math Is Fun: Conversion of Temperature: Celsius to Fahrenheit
Learn about the two main temperature scales, Celsius and Fahrenheit, and how to convert temperature from one to another. View two conversion examples and a chart of typical temperatures, and use the conversion tool.
Chiral Publishing
Chiral Publishing: An Introduction to Chemistry: Temperature Conversions: Audio Book
This audio book, narrated by author Mark Bishop, provides the equations needed to convert temperature. Find the conversion factors for Fahrenheit, Celsius, and Kelvin. Also visit links for animations and tutorials about other chemistry...
Weather Wiz Kids
Weather Wiz Kids: Temperature
This page will teach you everything you wanted to know about temperature. Learn what temperature is, how to convert it, and how to stay safe in the heat.