Instructional Video12:25
msvgo

Measurement of Time and Temperature

K - 12th
It describes time measuring instruments in ancient and modern period. It also explains how to measure temperature in a laboratory and clinic.
Instructional Video3:00
Curated Video

How Thermometers Measure Temperature

Pre-K - Higher Ed
In this video, we learn about the history and functionality of thermometers. From Galileo Galilei's Thermoscope to today's alcohol or mercury-filled thermometers, we explore how temperature is measured using the movement of a colored...
Instructional Video3:18
Curated Video

Understanding Temperature: Positive and Negative Numbers

K - 5th
In this video, students learn how to use positive and negative numbers by understanding temperature. The lesson covers the concept of a vertical number line, the difference between Celsius and Fahrenheit, and how to interpret different...
Instructional Video2:54
US Department of Agriculture

A Flash of Food Safety Calibrating a Thermometer: Ice Water Method

Higher Ed
When food is prepared or held at improper temperatures, harmful bacteria can grow inside of the food making it unsafe to eat. Using an accurate food thermometer to monitor food temperatures can help ensure the safety of your food. It...
Instructional Video5:07
American Chemical Society

How Do We Tell Temperature?

9th - Higher Ed Standards
Explore the science behind thermometers. Rather than measuring temperature, thermometers track the movement of heat from hot to cold. The installment of the ACS Reactions series examines the chemical response that make thermometers work.
Instructional Video14:38
Teacher's Pet

Chemical Systems and Heat

9th - 12th Standards
Are you feeling the heat to find a great resource that teaches about thermal energy transfer? Try an engaging video! Chemistry pupils explore the concepts and calculations involved in chemical systems. The narrator shows examples and...
Interactive1:40
Scholastic

Study Jams! Tell Temperature

2nd - 5th
Weather watchers are introduced to temperature scales using step-by-step animated slides. The Home set explains the Fahrenheit scale on a thermometer, while the Watch Out! set introduces Celsius. A Try It! tab contains two guided...
Instructional Video1:04
Steve Spangler Science

Water Thermometer - Sick Science! #039

3rd - 6th
What a terrific way to explore temperature! Little scientists can use this resource to make their own large thermometer and measure hot and cold liquids. They can then come up with their own experiment ideas or discuss how it might be...
Instructional Video2:41
Curated OER

How To Make a Simple Bulb Thermometer

5th - 8th
Nearly 400 years have passed since the thermometer was first created! But guess what? The principles are still the same. It works based off of expansion and contraction. Have small groups create thermometers and test them out in...
Instructional Video3:21
Curated OER

Measuring Instruments for Physics-THERMOMETER

7th - 12th
Asian music plays softly in the background as a woman in a lab coat explains how a thermometer works and how to use one. Names of instruments used are presented in English and Chinese. Rather than show the video in class, it makes more...