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Three Dog Night isn't just the name of a band; it is also the way an Australian tribe, who used dogs to stay warm, would describe the temperature on a cool evening. After reading about many different ways of measuring temperature, the Fahrenheit, Celsius, and Kelvin temperature scales are compared and pupils perform temperature conversions.
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Instructional Ideas
- Find the current outside temperature and express it in degrees Fahrenheit, Celcius, and Kelvin
- Include in a unit about heat or conversions
Classroom Considerations
- Requires prior knowledge of using formulas and temperature conversions
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- Provides connections to math
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- Does not come with an answer key