Anders Celsius is most familiar as the inventor of the temperature scale that bears his name. The Swedish astronomer, however, also is notable as the first person to make a connection between the radiant atmospheric phenomenon known as...

Explore the relationship between degrees Fahrenheit and degrees Celsius. This video focuses on developing an expression to model the relationship between the temperature scales using a line graph to calculate slope and the y intercept.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this interactive tutorial students will learn the physics definition of temperature, how temperature is measured and how to convert the units of temperature...

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this online tutorial students will begin to identify the seven base units of the International System of Units. They will understand the commonly used metric...

Students learn the difference between heat and temperature, how temperature is measured, and about the Celsius scale.

This lesson compares and contrasts the Kelvin, Fahrenheit, and Celsius temperature scales. It is 2 of 2 in the series titled "Temperature Scales."

This WebQuest takes students through the basics of chemistry. Explore the Kelvin, Celsius and Fahrenheit Scales, the periodic table, Nitrogen and gravity.

For an overview of the four temperature scales, visit this site. General information is given about the scales including their boiling and melting points.

By the end of this section, you will be able to define temperature; convert temperatures between the Celsius, Fahrenheit, and Kelvin scales; define thermal equilibrium; and state the zeroth law of thermodynamics.

With this learning module, students will understand the difference between heat and temperature, convert temperatures among different temperature scales, and calculate specific heat.

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 Discussion includes historical references to the different scales by which temperature is measured.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.

Information about reading and comparing temperature in Fahrenheit and Celsius.

Animated interactive teaches young researchers about scales and devices used to measure temperature.