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Understanding Celsius

For Teachers 4th
Student read both Celsius and Fahrenheit temperatures on thermometers. They covert the temperatures and write poems to show understanding.
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TEMPERATURE

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders read a thermometer accurately, 3rd graders accurately record daily high and low temperatures found on Netscape on a line graph.
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How to Read a Thermometer

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students' temperature is measured using an instrument called a thermometer.
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Create your own thermometer

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students participate in an activity where they build a calibrated thermometer.  In this thermometer lesson students complete this activity and take notes. 
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Weather Review

For Students 7th - 12th
In this weather worksheet, students reviews terms associated with measuring different weather phenomena plus draw examples of different types of fronts on a weather map. This worksheet has 5 true or false, 15 matching, 21 multiple...
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How Can You Measure Weather?

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this measuring weather worksheet, students fill in the blank of 4 statements about the different tools scientists use to measure weather. This worksheet is a graphic organizer.
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Lab Safety Word Search

For Students 10th - 12th
In this science worksheet, students locate and identify various vocabulary terms related to lab safety. There are 21 words/phrases located in the puzzle to find.
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Keeping Warm

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders measure the temperature of water using a thermometer. They record the temperatures of water on a chart. Students use the temperature data to determine which materials are the best conductors of heat. They discuss their...
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Computer Science: Temperature

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Pupils conduct an experiment on heat transfer and how it works. They record the temperature in whatever environment is surrounding the container and run experiments that use at least two different ambient temperatures. Students...
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Sunlight and Heat

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Pupils brainstorm about the sources of heat. They discuss that sunlight is one of those sources. Students complete a lab about cold water and warm water. They record the temperatures from each thermometer and discuss which container...
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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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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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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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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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Keeping Cool

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students 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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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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Fahrenheit vs Celsius

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