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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Learning About Temperature Is Cool!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars estimate and compare temperature using degrees Celsius and Fahrenheit, and create mini temperature posters and answer questions about temperature.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Temperature Unit Conversions

For Students 6th - 10th
In this temperature conversions worksheet, students convert temperature measurements such as Celsius, Kelvin, and Fahrenheit.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

What is Temperature and How Is It Measured?

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Students complete activities to measure temperature. In this temperature lesson plan, students read Geoffrey Groundhog Predicts the Weather and make a KWL chart about predicting weather. Students discuss folklore about temperature and...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Handboiler Lab

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students participate in a handboiler experiment, using a sealed glass vial filled with alcohol. They record the data and do averages and see if there is a difference between a boiler and a non-boiler.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Living Thermometer

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students count the number of times a cricket chirps in a sixty-second span and subtract 40, divide by 4 and add 50. They compare the answer to the degrees in Fahrenheit.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Thermometers Rising

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders read a Fahrenheit thermometer from an actual thermometer. In groups, they are provided with ink pads and a thermometer stamp. They use the stamps on plain white paper and use red pencil to take the temperature readings.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Math Grids

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders read an article, then search for verbs, adverbs, nouns, pronouns, etc. In groups, they exchange papers and try to guess what the other poem was about.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Temperature Effects

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students witness effects of temperature on plants. They also change temperature from a Celsius or Fahrenheit thermometer.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

How Hot Is It?

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders practice estimating temperatures. They practice in Celsius and Fahrenheit.
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Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Physical Science: Heat and Temperature

For Students 9th - 10th
With this learning module, students will understand the difference between heat and temperature, convert temperatures among different temperature scales, and calculate specific heat.
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Handout
Encyclopedia of Earth

Encyclopedia of Earth: Fahrenheit, Daniel Gabriel

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains the origin of the Fahrenheit temperature scale.
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Unit Plan
Vision Learning

Visionlearning: General Science: Temperature

For Students 9th - 10th
Instructional module focusing on temperature. Discussion includes historical references to the different scales by which temperature is measured. Site also includes an interactive practice quiz and links relating to the topic.
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Handout
Georgia State University

Georgia State University: Hyper Physics: Temperature

For Students 9th - 10th
A page describing the concept of temperature and temperature scales. An interactive JavaScript form allows the visitor to investigate the relationship between the Kelvin, Celsius and Fahrenheit scales; enter a value and allow the...
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Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Celsius and Fahrenheit Time Line

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A number line comparing temperatures in Celsius and Fahrenheit.
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Handout
University of Illinois

University of Illinois Urbana Champaign: Ww2010: Units of Temperature

For Students 9th - 10th
The Kelvin, Celsius and Fahrenheit temperature scales are discussed. Site lists and explains formulas for converting between the different scales.
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Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Measuring and Comparing Temperatures

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Using thermometers, students will compare differences in the temperature of various materials and locations. They will record and chart the data that was collected and present the graphs to their classmates.
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Activity
Beacon Learning Center

Beacon Learning Center: Hot Stuff

For Students 3rd - 5th
Students practice estimating Fahrenheit temperatures using a thermometer in this interactive web lesson. Boiling, freezing, and human body temperatures are used as benchmarks for estimating.
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Handout
University of Oregon

University of Oregon: Temperature Scales

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the University of Oregon provides information on the three temperature scales in use today--Farenheit, Celsius, and Kelvin. Historical information is given on the discovery of the scales along with information on the...
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Activity
PBS

Pbs Teachers: Weather: Temperature Measurement

For Students 9th - 10th
In this activity, students learn how to convert measures of temperature between the three different scales - Fahrenheit, Celsius and Kelvin. The history and uses of each are very briefly explained as well.
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Other

Worksheet Genius: Thermometer/temperature Worksheets

For Students 3rd - 8th
A large collection of worksheets, of increasing difficulty levels, for reading a thermometer in both Centigrade and Fahrenheit degrees.
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Unit Plan
CPALMS

Florida State University Cpalms: Florida Students: Hot on the Trail

For Students 7th - 9th
Learn what affect changing temperature has in regards to chemical reactions.
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Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Hot or Not

For Teachers 9th - 10th
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...
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Activity
Math Is Fun

Math Is Fun: Conversion of Temperature: Celsius to Fahrenheit

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Plix Series: Temperature Transition: Linear Equations

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Use the linear equation graph to convert temperatures from Celsius to Fahrenheit. After the activity, answer the challenge question to check for understanding.