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title: "Temperature & Thermometers"
description: "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"
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# 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

Subject: Science · Area: Weather & Climate · Ages 5 to 7
Page: https://lightmysky.com/learn/science/temperature-and-thermometers-mt_PrWc-HZzDl

## Ready when they can

- 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

## Lesson: Temperature and thermometers

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.

*(drawing: The summer day bar is taller. It shows a higher temperature.)*

**Example.** 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.

**Recap.** A thermometer measures temperature, and words like hot, warm, cool, and cold describe how the air feels.

## Practice

8 questions on this page, each with its working shown.

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