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Environmental Literacy Council: Temperature

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The difference between heat and temperature is explained, followed by a discussion of temperature and its relation to global climate change. Gallileo Galilee, Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit, Anders Celsius, and Carl Linnaeus are mentioned in the context of the history of the study of temperature. A conversion chart and graph are included. There is also a list of links to recommended resources including online temperature converters, temperature maps, and classroom resources.

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Concepts

climate change, temperature, temperature conversion

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average kinetic energy, global average temperature, history of the thermometer, microclimates, total kinetic energy, anders celsius, carl linnaeus, celsius scale, daniel gabriel fahrenheit, fahrenheit scale, galileo, galileo galilee, galileo thermometer, kelvin scale, heat and temperature

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Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)

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