Curated OER
University of Oregon: Images: Fahrenheit and Celsius: Temperature Scales
Graphic compares boiling point, freezing point, and absolute zero for the Fahrenheit and Celsius scales.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Temperature Scales: Lesson 2
This lesson compares and contrasts the Kelvin, Fahrenheit, and Celsius temperature scales. It is 2 of 2 in the series titled "Temperature Scales."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Temperature Scales: Lesson 1
This lesson compares and contrasts the Kelvin, Fahrenheit, and Celsius temperature scales. It is 1 of 2 in the series titled "Temperature Scales."
Math Is Fun
Math Is Fun: Conversion of Temperature: Celsius to Fahrenheit
Learn about the two main temperature scales, Celsius and Fahrenheit, and how to convert temperature from one to another. View two conversion examples and a chart of typical temperatures, and use the conversion tool.
USA Today
Usa Today: Converting Between Temperature Scales
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.
University of Colorado
University of Colorado: Physics 2000: Temperature and Absolute Zero
Another awesome page from the Physics 2000 site. Entertaining, interactive, educational, understandable. Explains the meaning of temperature and absolute zero. Discusses the temperature scales. Requires Java.
Curated OER
Thermometer Showing Farenheit and Celsius
This article explores the Fahrenheit and Celsius temperature scales. It lists their boiling and freezing points, and conversion from one to the other.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Do You Have a Temperature?
In this activity, students represent and analyze climate data. They use linear regressions to understand the relationship between temperatures measured in the Fahrenheit and Celsius scales and examine conversion factors.
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Physical Science: Heat and Temperature
With this learning module, students will understand the difference between heat and temperature, convert temperatures among different temperature scales, and calculate specific heat.
BBC
Bbc Skillswise: Measuring: Temperature
Information about reading and comparing temperature in Fahrenheit and Celsius.
The Environmental Literacy Council
Environmental Literacy Council: Temperature
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...
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Thermal Physics: Temperature and Thermometers
Use this interactive tutorial to introduce students to the concepts of temperature and thermometers.
University of Oregon
University of Oregon: Temperature Scales
This site from the University of Oregon provides information on the three temperature scales in use today--Farenheit, Celsius, and Kelvin. Historical information is given on the discovery of the scales along with information on the...
Other
Celsius, Fahrenheit, Kelvin, Reaumur, Rankine Temperature Conversion Formulas
A resource for converting between five different temperature scales. Also provides the formulas and the temperature scale ranges.
University of Illinois
University of Illinois Extension: Tree House Weather Kids: Seasons and Temperature: How Do We Measure Temperature?
Animated interactive teaches young researchers about scales and devices used to measure temperature.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Temperature
[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...
OpenStax
Open Stax: College Physics: Temperature
A section dedicated to defining temperature. Learn the common misconceptions about temperature and how temperature is defined scientifically. Understand the temperature scales and how to convert between them. Also discussed is the zeroth...
New York University
New York University: Measurement of Energy
Provides information about the distinction between heat and temperature, and allows you to check your understanding through exercises. The Kelvin, Fahrenheit, and Celsius temperatures are compared and discussed.
Educaplus (Jesús Peñas Cano)
Educaplus: Escalas Termometricas
See the relationship between Celsius, Fahrenheit and Kelvin scales with this interactive activity.
Curated OER
Georgia State University: Temperature and Temperature Scales
A page describing the concept of temperature and temperature scales. An interactive JavaScript form allows the visitor to investigate the relationship between the Kelvin, Celsius and Fahrenheit scales. Simply enter a value and allow the...
Georgia State University
Georgia State University: Hyper Physics: Temperature
A page describing the concept of temperature and temperature scales. An interactive JavaScript form allows the visitor to investigate the relationship between the Kelvin, Celsius and Fahrenheit scales; enter a value and allow the...
Science Struck
Science Struck: Who Invented the Thermometer?
Read about the history of the thermometer and the different types of thermometers and temperature scales that were invented.
Math Is Fun
Math Is Fun: Interactive Thermometer
An interactive thermometer shows temperature in both Celsius and Fahrenheit and "translates" the temperature you choose into real life situations, like "Fun in the Snow," "Nice Sunny Day," or "Boiling Water."
University of Illinois
University of Illinois Urbana Champaign: Ww2010: Units of Temperature
The Kelvin, Celsius and Fahrenheit temperature scales are discussed. Site lists and explains formulas for converting between the different scales.