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The Trivia Magic Square
In this trivia magic square worksheet, students fill in the magic square from given clues. This one-page worksheet contains a five by five square. The answer is provided.
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Chemistry: States of Matter Quiz
In this chemistry activity, 11th graders take a states of matter quiz by matching 10 terms to their definitions, decide if 10 statements are true or false, and answer 2 fill in the blank questions.
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Producing Heat
Students listen to "Heat Wave" by Helen Ketterman and discuss the story by creating a word web with heat as the main topic. They break into groups and conduct an experiment using a thermometer to record the temperature of melting ice...
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Mapping Possible Solutions
Fourth graders propose possible sites for the heart of Florida state capital by mapping collected data onto a Florida state map and recording data in a Travel Log.
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How to Read a Thermometer
Students' temperature is measured using an instrument called a thermometer.
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Estimation Zone
Students explore estimation. They estimate distance, weight, temperature and elapsed time. Students record their estimates and justify their estimations wtih a written response. After estimating, students take the actual measurements of...
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Scatterplots
In this statistics worksheet, students create a scatter plot based on their analysis of data provided form the space shuttle Challenger disaster. The five page worksheet contains four questions. Answers are not provided.
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Winter Facts Scavenger Hunt
In this winter facts activity, students use provided links to find answer to 17 winter related questions. Two bonus questions are included.
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The Big Freeze
In this global studies worksheet, students read a 6-paragraph article about climate change. Students respond to 6 short answer questions regarding the article. Vocabulary words from the reading and their definitions are also included.
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Ice Ain't Easy
Young scholars are told that objects in contact with one another reach an equilibrium temperature. A hot object placed in a cool liquid always cool off. It never happens that the object gets hotter and cool liquid gets colder. Students...
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The Sun, Earth's Angles, and the Seasons
Students determine if the angle of light bombardment is a factor in heat absorption. They correlate these findings to the tilt of the Earth and the seasons. Students fold a pice of black construction paper in half, lengthwise. They tape...
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How the Amount of Solar Energy Absorbed by the Earth is Dependent Upon the Earth's Position
Students investigate the angle of light and how it faces the earth. They conduct a series of investigations with the following two objectives. Students determine if the angle of light is a factor in the absorption of heat. They correlate...
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Breaking News English: Indian Heat Wave Kills 200
In this English activity, students read "Sunbed Cancer Risk for Teens," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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Energy in the Form of Calories
Students calculate the amount of food calories found in an individual peanut. In small groups, they set up the experiment so that a burning peanut will heat water above it. Using the temperature change and volume of the water they...
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Time Flies When Math Is Fun
Third graders pracdtice telling time with a demonstration clock.
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What is a Cloud?
Third graders identify a cloud and explore how they form. They create an acrostic poem about clouds.
PBS
Pbs: Modeling the Linear Relationship Between Fahrenheit and Celsius
Explore the relationship between degrees Fahrenheit and degrees Celsius. This video focuses on developing an expression to model the relationship between the temperature scales using a line graph to calculate slope and the y intercept.
The Math League
The Math League: Temperature
This site contains defines temperature and how it is expressed in the metric system, with degrees Celsius.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Nctm: Figure This: When in Rome
Before leaving her hotel, Polygon noticed that the temperature outside was 35 degrees Celsius. Does she need a jacket for the day? Assume a jacket is needed if the temperature is less than or equal to 50 degrees F.
Math Is Fun
Math Is Fun: Interactive Thermometer
An interactive thermometer shows temperature in both Celsius and Fahrenheit and "translates" the temperature you choose into real life situations, like "Fun in the Snow," "Nice Sunny Day," or "Boiling Water."
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: How Cold Can You Go?
Students explore materials engineering by modifying the material properties of water. Specifically, they use salt to lower the freezing point of water and test it by making ice cream. Using either a simple thermometer or a mechatronic...
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: F Bf Temperatures in Degrees Fahrenheit and Celsius
In this task involving temperature conversions, students construct a linear function given two input-output pairs, investigate the inverse of a linear function, and reason about quantities and/or solving a linear equation. Aligns with...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Transforming Data Problem
It is very common to take data and apply the same transformation to every data point in the set. For example, we may take a set of temperatures taken in degrees fahrenheit and convert them all to degrees celsius. How would this...
Society for Science and the Public
Science News for Students: The Hottest Soup in New York
Describes scientific research completed at the highest temperature ever recorded, 4 trillion degrees Celsius. This research could further understanding of the origin of the universe.