Temperature

Lessons

• Introduction
  Introduction to Temperature

  1. Units of temperature - Fahrenheit and Celsius
  2. Reading a thermometer
  3. Common temperatures (water boils, water freezes, body temperature)

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• 1.
  Reading a Thermometer
  Record each temperature shown on the thermometer
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• 2.
  Ordering Temperatures
  
  a)

  Put the following temperatures in order from coldest to warmest.
  12°F, -13°F, 20°F, 2°F, -25°F, 6°F, -4°F
  
  
  b)

  Put the following temperatures in order from coldest to warmest.
  8°C, -21°C, 38°C, -14°C, -6°C, 6°C, 15°C
  
  

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• 3.
  Calculating temperature change
  a)

  The temperature at night falls by 2°F every hour. If the starting temperature was 10°F, what is the temperature four hours later?
  
  
  b)

  The temperature during the day rises by 4°C every hour. If the starting temperature was 12°C, what is the temperature 2 hours later?
  
  

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• 4.
  Average Temperature
  a)

  The temperature everyday at 9am was measured for 5 days and the following temperatures were recorded: 25°F, 10°F, 15°F, 25°F, 20°F. What was the average temperature at 9am for these 5 days?
  
  
  b)

  The temperature everyday at noon was measured for 5 days and the following temperatures were recorded: 20°C, 22°C, 18°C, 25°C, , 20°C. What was the average temperature for these 5 days?
  
  

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