Activity
PBS

Pbs Teachers: Weather: Temperature Measurement

For Students 9th - 10th
In this activity, students learn how to convert measures of temperature between the three different scales - Fahrenheit, Celsius and Kelvin. The history and uses of each are very briefly explained as well.
Handout
University of Illinois

University of Illinois Urbana Champaign: Ww2010: Units of Temperature

For Students 9th - 10th
The Kelvin, Celsius and Fahrenheit temperature scales are discussed. Site lists and explains formulas for converting between the different scales.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: The International System of Units

For Students 9th - 10th
[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...
eBook
Chiral Publishing

Chiral Publishing: An Introduction to Chemistry: Temperature Conversions: Audio Book

For Students 9th - 10th
This audio book, narrated by author Mark Bishop, provides the equations needed to convert temperature. Find the conversion factors for Fahrenheit, Celsius, and Kelvin. Also visit links for animations and tutorials about other chemistry...
Handout
USA Today

Usa Today: Converting Between Temperature Scales

For Students 9th - 10th
A chart that will help you quickly make rough conversions between the Fahrenheit and Celsius temperature scales. It also contains formulas to make more exact conversions.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Temperature

For Students 9th - 10th
[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...
Graphic
Curated OER

Usa Today: Converting Between Temperature Scales

For Students 9th - 10th
This site explains how to do temperature conversion between the Celsius and Fahrenheit scales. Also explains how to convert temperatures into the Rankine and Kelvin scales.
Handout
The Environmental Literacy Council

Environmental Literacy Council: Temperature

For Students 9th - 10th
The difference between heat and temperature is explained, followed by a discussion of temperature and its relation to global climate change. Gallileo Galilee, Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit, Anders Celsius, and Carl Linnaeus are mentioned in...
Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Temperature Heat and the Sun

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this lesson students are introduced to temperature, heat and solar radiation. Students learn the methods of measuring and converting temperature between different units and identifying factors which...