Reviewing Temperature
Information About This Unit
Description of Learning Unit:
Temperature is the measure of how hot or cold it is. In this unit learn how to use the Fahrenheit and Celsius scales to measure temperature. Activities include reading thermometers, tracking temperatures, and converting temperatures from Fahrenheit to Celsius. Worksheets, online activities, and a video are included to reinforce the activities. This unit is designed to last one week, depending how often you teach math. 
List of Objectives:
- Review the definitions of thermometer and temperature.
- Learn how temperature is measured.
- Convert temperatures from Fahrenheit to Celsius or Celsius to Fahrenheit.
List of Materials and Supplies Needed for This Pathway:
- A thermometer
- A printer and basic printing supplies
- A pencil
- An outdoor thermometer
- Paper
- A pencil
- Paper
- A pencil
- Colored pencils
- Graph paper, if desired
- Tap water
- Rubbing alcohol (do not drink this)
- A clear, narrow-necked plastic bottle (11-ounce water bottles work well)
- Food coloring
- A clear plastic drinking straw
- Modeling clay
- Math Journal
- Notebook paper or plain paper
- A pencil
- Crayons, colored pencils or markers, if desired
- A hole punch
Printables:
- A printer and basic printing supplies
- A pencil
Links to Related Pathways (if any):
Science Year K, Week 27: Temperature
Math Year 1, Week 18: Temperature
Math Year 2, Week 24: Working with Temperature
Math Year 3, Week 28: Temperature
Links to Free Learning Material
Links to Online Lessons:
| Temperature | (no rating) |
Temperature is how hot or cold an object is.
| Thermometer | (no rating) |
A thermometer is an instrument that is used to measure temperature.
| Measuring Temperature | (no rating) |
Learn how temperature is measured.
| Convert Temperatures | (no rating) |
Learn how to use formulas to estimate temperature and convert from Fahrenheit to Celsius or Celisus to Fahrenheit.
Reference Websites:
Hands-On Projects and Activities:
| How to Read a Thermometer | (no rating) |
Perform activities to review how to read a thermometer.
| Using Thermometers | (no rating) |
Track the temperature for a week and then graph the results.
| The Temperature Here & There | (no rating) |
Compare temperatures where you live and in another location.
| Fahrenheit or Celsius | (no rating) |
Use online data to convert temperatures from Fahrenheit to Celsius.
| Make a Thermometer | (no rating) |
Make a thermometer and learn about the different temperature scales.
| What I Learned This Week | (no rating) |
Write in the math journal about things learned this week.
Learning Tools (worksheets, drills, printables, online games, tests, etc.):
| Temperature Worksheet | (no rating) |
Generate basic temperature worksheets to practice reading a thermometer.
| Temperature Conversion Worksheet | (no rating) |
Practice converting temperatures with this worksheet.
| Fahrenheit & Celsius Comparison | (no rating) |
Compare Fahrenheit and Celsius temperatures with this worksheet.
| Reading Celsius Scale | (no rating) |
Practice reading thermometers with this worksheet.
| Reading Fahrenheit Scale | (no rating) |
Practice reading thermometers with this worksheet.
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Free Online Video:
| Telling the Temperature in Celsius & Fahrenheit | (no rating) |
Learn a simple way to estimate and to convert Celsius temperature to Fahrenheit.
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Free Online Audio: 
Free E-Books (and classics available in most libraries):