Hello Third Graders

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Hello Third Graders

• Lets Start Learning!!

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Thermometers

• Do you know what a thermometer is?
• It looks like a glass stick that has measurements
  written on it to tell you how hot or cold
  something is, which is called Celsius.
• We use thermometers in everything from medicine
  to cooking.
• Thermometers can sit outside and tell you how hot
  or cold the temperature is each day.

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• Thermometers in the kitchen measure food
  temperatures
• A thermometer in the furnace tells it when to
  turn on and off
• When they are in the refrigerator and stove, it
  keeps them at a set temperature
• The fever thermometer in the medicine cabinet
  measures your temperature when you are sick.

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How to read a Thermometer

• Reading the temperature on a thermometer is like
  reading a graph.
• The numbers on the side of the thermometer go
  from lowest to highest degrees, which start from
  bottom to top.
• The thermometer fills up, which is a different
  color so you can see it, to a certain point and
  stops at what degree/Celsius the water or weather
  is.

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Lets Experiment!!

• First you will need to grab (from Ms. Spanninger)
  a thermometer. You only need one per group. Also,
  grab a handout that will give you further
  instructions.
• Then you will use the thermometers to find the
  temperature of ice water, tap water, water
  sitting in the room, and if you have time
  measure the temperature outside by holding the
  thermometer in your hands.

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Something you need to know..

• Ice is always 0 degrees Celsius or 32 degrees
  Farenheit.
• C is the symbol for Celsius and F is the symbol
  for Farenheit.
• Boiling water is always 100 degrees Celsius or
  212 degrees Farenheit.

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Next..

• To show that you have learned to measure
  temperatures with a thermometer, you will do a
  worksheet that your teacher will give each of
  you.
• You may work together with your group if you have
  trouble reading a thermometer.

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Now, Lets Go Experiment

• If you have any questions, you have your partner
  or your teachers to ask.
• When you are finished with your worksheet, do the
  Word Find.
• Have Fun!!!!

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My Reflection On This Lesson

• This lesson seemed to go better than the
  previous, direct teaching lesson. The students
  seemed to learn from the experiment and worked
  well with their assigned partners.

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Mrs. Adcocks Reflection

• Mrs. Adcock videotaped this lesson for me and
  helped me set up as well. She is my mentor and
  seemed to like this lesson better than the other,
  direct teaching lesson as well.

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The Objective

• The students will be able to understand how to
  read Celsius and Fahrenheit on a thermometer.
• They will be able to understand how a lower
  degrees means it is colder than a degree that is
  higher in temperature.

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Illinois Standard

• IL-13.B.1a
• Explain the uses of common scientific
  instruments (e.g., ruler, thermometer, balance,
  probe, computer)

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Resources

• Illinois Standards
• www.puzzlemaker.com
• Classroom Science lesson plan book
• Internet