Before middle school students can master NGSS MS-PS3-4 (thermal energy, heat), they need to understand TEMPERATURE! This temperatures worksheet familiarizes kids with some everyday Celsius temperatures and provides practice for temperature conversions.
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Standards this activity supports:
- NGSS MS-PS1-4: Develop a model that predicts and describes changes in particle motion, temperature, and state of a pure substance when thermal energy is added or removed.
- NGSS MS-PS3-4: Plan an investigation to determine the relationships among the energy transferred, the type of matter, the mass, and the change in the average kinetic energy of the particles as measured by the temperature of the sample.
In this activity, students will:
- READ an informative article about temperature, temperature scales, and thermometers.
- ANSWER text-dependent reading comprehension questions. No prior knowledge is needed! All answers come from the text.
Topics Covered:
- Temperature is a measure of the average kinetic energy of particles.
- The relationship between particle motion, temperature, and thermal energy.
- How particle movement differs in solids, liquids, and gases.
- How adding or removing thermal energy affects temperature.
- How mass and the type of matter can affect temperature change.
- The Celsius, Fahrenheit, and Kelvin temperature scales.
- How liquid, digital, and infrared thermometers measure temperature.
- How to read a liquid thermometer.
- The relationship between temperature and infrared radiation.
- Includes a temperature scale conversion graphic (no conversions required).
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- Please note that this temperatures worksheet is not editable.
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