Lesson 13 of 15 · Weather
Lesson⭐ 30 XP🌋 Rock RealmMeasuring Temperature
Measuring Temperature.
🎯 Your mission
Master the concept. Use it tomorrow.
⚡ The twist
The slowest changes are the biggest ones.
Mind = Blown
🌊 The deepest part of the ocean is deeper than Mount Everest is tall.
Make a hypothesis first
Predict: which will erode faster?
What You'll Learn
A thermometer measures how hot or cold the air is. We use degrees to describe temperature.
Key Words
Tap a word to see its definition.
Steps
Look at the new words. Can you say each one?
Keep a weather journal for 5 days. Each day draw the sky and write the temperature.
Draw a picture of what you observe.
Share your results with a partner.
Check Your Understanding
Question 1
1 of 2What does a thermometer measure?
Where you see this in real life
This is shaping the ground you walk on, slowly, every single day.
Stretch Challenge
Try this in real life this week.
Find a rock outside and try to guess how old it is.
For the dinner table
“What's the slowest change you can think of?”
Next Smart Experiment
We'll pick an experiment that matches exactly how you're thinking right now.
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Measuring Temperature
Master the concept. Use it tomorrow.
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