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Just Books Read Aloud

Just Books Read Aloud: Ivan Cecil: Kirby Kelvin and the Not Laughing Lessons

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A video of the book "Kirby Kelvin and the Not Laughing Lessons", written by Ivan Cecil, and illustrated by Judith Love. Just Books Read Aloud is a site that includes children's books read aloud by normal (but enthusiastic) readers.
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Celsius, Fahrenheit, Kelvin, Reaumur, Rankine Temperature Conversion Formulas

For Students 9th - 10th
A resource for converting between five different temperature scales. Also provides the formulas and the temperature scale ranges.
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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...
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Temperature, Kinetic Theory, and the Gas Laws: Temperature

For Students 11th - 12th
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.
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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...
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National Library of Scotland

National Library of Scotland: Digital Archive: Scottish Science Hall of Fame

For Students 9th - 10th
Biographical and scientific information about discoveries and technological advances credited to ten Scots, Lord Kelvin (Kelvin scale), Alexander Graham Bell (telephone), James Watt (steam engine), and Alexander Fleming (penicillin),...
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Chem4kids

Chem4 Kids: Thermochemistry

For Students 3rd - 8th
This site provides a general overview of thermochemistry, the division of chemistry that deals with temperature in chemical reactions. Content explores what heat and cold really are, the heat and energy around you, and a bit about Lord...
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University of St. Andrews (UK)

University of St. Andrews: Thomson Portraits

For Students 9th - 10th
A University of St. Andrews page of several portraits of Lord Kelvin. Print out a few, hang them in your bedroom or your school locker and impress your friends!
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Curated OER

Smithsonian Libraries: William Thomson, Baron Kelvin (1824 1907)

For Students 9th - 10th
A portrait of William Thomson, Baron Kelvin from the Dibner Library of the History of Science and Technology, made available through the Smithsonian Institution's Scientific Identity Collection.
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Curated OER

Smithsonian Libraries: William Thomson, Baron Kelvin (1824 1907)

For Students 9th - 10th
A portrait of William Thomson, Baron Kelvin from the Dibner Library of the History of Science and Technology, made available through the Smithsonian Institution's Scientific Identity Collection.
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Curated OER

Smithsonian Libraries: William Thomson, Baron Kelvin (1824 1907)

For Students 9th - 10th
A portrait of William Thomson, Baron Kelvin from the Dibner Library of the History of Science and Technology, made available through the Smithsonian Institution's Scientific Identity Collection.
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Curated OER

Smithsonian Libraries: William Thomson, Baron Kelvin (1824 1907)

For Students 9th - 10th
A portrait of William Thomson, Baron Kelvin from the Dibner Library of the History of Science and Technology, made available through the Smithsonian Institution's Scientific Identity Collection.
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Curated OER

Smithsonian Libraries: William Thomson, Baron Kelvin (1824 1907)

For Students 9th - 10th
A portrait of William Thomson, Baron Kelvin from the Dibner Library of the History of Science and Technology, made available through the Smithsonian Institution's Scientific Identity Collection.
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Curated OER

Smithsonian Libraries: William Thomson, Baron Kelvin (1824 1907)

For Students 9th - 10th
A portrait of William Thomson, Baron Kelvin from the Dibner Library of the History of Science and Technology, made available through the Smithsonian Institution's Scientific Identity Collection.
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Story Behind the Science

Story Behind the Science: Just How Old Is Earth? [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Article describing efforts in the 19th and 20th centuries to determine the Earth's age, particularly using naturally occurring radioactivity. It notes that scientific disciplines frequently overlap in the work they do. Questions are...
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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.
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Georgia State University

Georgia State University: Hyper Physics: Temperature

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
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University of Oregon

University of Oregon: Temperature Scales

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
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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.
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McGraw Hill

Mc Graw Hill: Introduction to Chemistry

For Students 9th - 10th
This WebQuest takes students through the basics of chemistry. Explore the Kelvin, Celsius and Fahrenheit Scales, the periodic table, Nitrogen and gravity.
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National High Magnetic Field Laboratory

Magnet Academy: Mirror Galvanometer

For Students 9th - 10th
Invented by William Thomson (who later became Lord Kelvin for such clever acts as this), the mirror galvanometer was a useful instrument that played a key role in the history of the telegraph. (Java tutorial)
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Boiling and Freezing Point

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides an explanation behind why the boiling and freezing points for the Celsius, Kelvin, and Fahrenheit scales were chosen.
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MadSci Network

The Mad Scientist Network/is 0 K Absolute Zero?

For Students 9th - 10th
Using a question and answer format, this page explains what is meant by the term "absolute zero." The basis for the Kelvin temperature scale is described. And the relationship between heat or energy and temperature is discussed.
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University of Sydney (Australia)

Thermal Physics Module/temperature and Heat [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
A lengthy set of lecture notes on the distinction between heat and temperature. The science of thermography is introduced; the Kelvin temperature scale is explained and compared to the Celsius temperature scale. The meaning of a triple...

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