Lesson Plan

Calibrating a Thermometer

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Students calibrate an alcohol thermometer using the boiling and freezing point of water. In this physical science lesson, students explain what happens to boiling point of water as altitude increases. They calculate their experimental error.

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8th - 10th
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Science
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