Fahrenheit? Celsius? What's the difference, and where did these two temperature scales originate? Your pupils will learn all about these topics by reading the passage included here. After reading, individuals respond to five questions about the text.

Concepts

temperature, thermometers, degrees fahrenheit, degrees celsius, boiling points, freezing points, reading comprehension, measuring temperature

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Add this into a unit on temperature and boiling and freezing points
• Assign this page for homework or as a starter exercise

Classroom Considerations

• This is part of a set of cross-curricular resources

Pros

• Cross-curricular resource effectively introduces physical science content while asking learners to use reading skills
• An answer key is included

Cons

• None

Common Core

RI.3.1 RI.4.1