Temperature & Thermometers
Understand temperature as how hot or cold something is, that a thermometer measures temperature, and use words like hot, warm, cool, and cold to describe how the air feels on different days
What a learner can do afterwards
- Explain that temperature describes how hot or cold something is
- Identify a thermometer as the tool used to measure temperature
- Use words like hot, warm, cool, and cold appropriately to describe air temperature
The lesson
Temperature tells us how hot or cold something is. A snowy day feels cold. A summer day can feel hot.
A thermometer is a tool that measures temperature. It shows a number that tells us how hot or cold the air is.
Ben checks the thermometer each morning. Today it shows a high number, so he says the day feels hot. He wears a t-shirt instead of a coat.
You can describe air with these words: hot, warm, cool, or cold. Pick the word that matches how it really feels.
A thermometer measures temperature, and words like hot, warm, cool, and cold describe how the air feels.
Watch it
Where it sits
Learn first
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Where this leads
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