Three Dog Night isn't just the name of a band; it is also the way an Australian tribe, who used dogs to stay warm, would describe the temperature on a cool evening. After reading about many different ways of measuring temperature, the Fahrenheit, Celsius, and Kelvin temperature scales are compared and pupils perform temperature conversions.

Concepts

temperature, temperature conversion, degrees fahrenheit, degrees celsius, degrees kelvin

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Find the current outside temperature and express it in degrees Fahrenheit, Celcius, and Kelvin
• Include in a unit about heat or conversions

Classroom Considerations

• Requires prior knowledge of using formulas and temperature conversions

Pros

• Provides connections to math

Cons

• Does not come with an answer key