Temperature
Ages 8–12Difficulty adapts to you
Temperature
Temperature measures how hot or cold something is. Degrees Celsius are written °C. Pure water freezes at about 0°C and boils at about 100°C at standard atmospheric pressure.
Your goals
- ✓You can read and compare temperatures.
- ✓You can use temperature, degree Celsius correctly.
- ✓You can read the scale carefully, including values below zero.
Words to know
- temperature:
- A measure of how hot or cold something is.
- degree Celsius:
- A unit written °C and used to measure temperature.
Examples
- 1A room might be about 20°C, but room temperatures vary.
- 2A temperature of −5°C is colder than 3°C because −5 is farther left on a number line.
Check these
- • Do not leave out the negative sign.
- • Keep every number, symbol, label, and unit in its correct place.
- • Show enough working to check how you reached your answer.
Helpful habits
- • Read the whole question before choosing what to do.
- • Show one clear step at a time and check each step.
- • If you are stuck, draw a model, try smaller numbers, or revisit the example.
Now try your own
Create your own temperature example, solve it, and explain how you checked it.
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Helpful Hints“Try drawing a picture to help you see the answer.”