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Curated OER

Weather Watchers

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students engage in this weather predicting lesson. They discover instrumentation used in the meteorological science. With this knowledge, they will create their own "low-tech" versions of weather instrumentation such as thermometers,...
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Curated OER

Keeping Warm

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students place words describing a range from cold to hot on a scale. Using those words, they identify places on Earth which are cold, hot, freezing or boiling. They practice using and reading a thermometer with three different beakers...
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Curated OER

Keep Cool

For Teachers K - 8th
Students design an experiment to determine which type of container would be best to use to keep drinks cool on a hot day. Students test paper cups, styrofoam cups, and metal cans by filling them with ice water and they use a thermometer...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Today's Weather on Mars

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students investigate the temperature and wind data locally, nationally, and internationally and compare these conditions to those on Mars. Conclusions are drawn about the differences of these conditions and the causes for the variance...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Air-Plant Interaction

For Teachers 1st
First graders observe, measure, and predict the growth of bean seedlings. They construct graphs of their findings after altering the temperature of the air for the seedlings. They deduct what would happen if the temperature was much lower.
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Curated OER

Keeping Cool

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Young scholars investigate the air conditioner units around the school. They chart the temperature by placing a thermometer in different situations and decide how to keep cool and save energy in the summer.
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Curated OER

Meteorologists

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders investigate the work of a meteorologist and then take on the identity of one to make reports on clouds and temperature.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Plants Help Keep a House Cool!

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Pupils experiment with tree shading and house colors to see how to reduce the temperature of a home.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Fahrenheit vs Celsius

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students make a thermometer and write a paragraph about how they did it.
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Lesson Plan
American Chemical Society

Middle School Chemistry: Chapter 1: Solids, Liquids, and Gases

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Five exemplary chemistry lessons about the three states of matter complete with handouts and animations.
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Activity
Other

Ns Dept. Of Education: Blackline Masters, Math Essentials 11

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The Mathematics templates here support a Grade 11 Math text used in Nova Scotia. There is an assortment of blackline masters ranging from Celsius thermometers and Canadian coins to fraction circles and number lines. Many of the templates...
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Unit Plan
E-learning for Kids

E Learning for Kids: Science: South Africa: What Is the Weather Like Today?

For Students 1st - 3rd
Join Tim and Johnny on their voyage to South Africa, but before they get there they need to make sure they understand the weather conditions. This interactive module helps you describe the weather, learn about basic forecasting and how...
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Lesson Plan
Utah Education Network

Uen: Warm Me Up!

For Teachers 3rd
Identify misconceptions that many might have about heat sources.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Temperature

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this interactive tutorial students will learn the physics definition of temperature, how temperature is measured and how to convert the units of temperature...
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Handout
Georgia State University

Georgia State University: Hyper Physics: Expansion Concepts

For Students 9th - 10th
An indexing page from Georgia State University Physics Department which includes links to various other pages with information pertaining to thermal expansion. From expansion coefficients to equations to calculation and practice pages,...
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Handout
Georgia State University

Georgia State University: Hyper Physics: Area Expansion

For Students 9th - 10th
The concept of area expansion is presented and explained. An equation for calculating the amount of area expansion is provided.
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Handout
Georgia State University

Georgia State University: Hyper Physics: Bimetallic Strips

For Students 9th - 10th
The operation of bimetallic strips is explained and illustrated. The principle of thermal expansion is related to their operation. A link to applications of bimetallic strips is provided.
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Lesson Plan
TryEngineering

Try Engineering: Temperature Tactics

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Learners practice the engineering design process as they explore devices used to measure changes in temperature. They work in teams to design, build, test, and evaluate their own temperature gauge made from everyday materials.
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Handout
Dan Satterfield

Dan's Wild Weather Page: Temperature

For Students 3rd - 8th
Use this site to find out about temperature and how to read a thermometer.
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Unit Plan
Channel 4 Learning

4 L: Science Essentials: Material World

For Students 1st - 5th
Learn about topics related to the material world. Each topic includes facts, a glossary, an interactive quiz, printable worksheets, an image bank, and web links.
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Article
Other

Gpb: Talking Up a Storm

For Students 3rd - 8th
Learn about the tools meteorologist use to predict changes in the weather patterns. Understand how these tools help them give us an accurate forecast.
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Unit Plan
BBC

Bbc Skillswise: Measuring: Temperature

For Students 9th - 10th
Information about reading and comparing temperature in Fahrenheit and Celsius.
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Activity
PBS

Pbs Teachers: Make a Thermometer

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Observe how a change in temperature affects the volume of water in a bottle.
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Math Slice

Math Slice: Cold Slice Special Test

For Students 3rd - 8th
An assessment tool for measurement concept, temperature. Only ten questions. Assessment is scored online providing students immediate feedback. Great as a quick assessment tool.