Concept and Measurement of Temperature

Concept and Measurement of Temperature
photo by: Michale
By A. C. Burris
Pearson Allyn Bacon Prentice Hall

In initial temperature activities children learn terms such as “hot” and “cold.” At the preschool or kindergarten level children learn to sequence or order the seasons of the year and discuss what types of temperatures to expect during each season. The thermometer is introduced at around the first-grade level. School thermometers are usually marked in both degrees Celsius (C) and degrees Fahrenheit (F). A beginning activity might involve children matching a picture of a thermometer showing a temperature such as 80 °F (27 °C) to a scene of either a sunny summer day or a blustery winter day. The topic of temperature can be useful in introducing other mathematical topics such as decimals. Almost every first-grade child can explain the significance of 98.6 °F.

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