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PBS

Pbs: Modeling the Linear Relationship Between Fahrenheit and Celsius

For Students 6th - 8th
Explore the relationship between degrees Fahrenheit and degrees Celsius. This video focuses on developing an expression to model the relationship between the temperature scales using a line graph to calculate slope and the y intercept.
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Temperature, Kinetic Theory, and the Gas Laws: Temperature

For Students 11th - 12th
By the end of this section, you will be able to define temperature; convert temperatures between the Celsius, Fahrenheit, and Kelvin scales; define thermal equilibrium; and state the zeroth law of thermodynamics.
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University of Alaska

Alaska Science Forum: Daniel Fahrenheit, Anders Celsius Left Their Marks

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides an account of the lives of the two scientists responsible for two of the most common temperature scales. Includes biographical information about each and a description of how each developed their own temperature...
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Curated OER

University of Oregon: Images: Fahrenheit and Celsius: Temperature Scales

For Students 9th - 10th
Graphic compares boiling point, freezing point, and absolute zero for the Fahrenheit and Celsius scales.
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Temperature Scales: Lesson 2

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson compares and contrasts the Kelvin, Fahrenheit, and Celsius temperature scales. It is 2 of 2 in the series titled "Temperature Scales."
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Temperature Scales: Lesson 1

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson compares and contrasts the Kelvin, Fahrenheit, and Celsius temperature scales. It is 1 of 2 in the series titled "Temperature Scales."
Activity
Math Is Fun

Math Is Fun: Conversion of Temperature: Celsius to Fahrenheit

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the two main temperature scales, Celsius and Fahrenheit, and how to convert temperature from one to another. View two conversion examples and a chart of typical temperatures, and use the conversion tool.
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USA Today

Usa Today: Converting Between Temperature Scales

For Students 9th - 10th
A chart that will help you quickly make rough conversions between the Fahrenheit and Celsius temperature scales. It also contains formulas to make more exact conversions.
Handout
University of Colorado

University of Colorado: Physics 2000: Temperature and Absolute Zero

For Students 9th - 10th
Another awesome page from the Physics 2000 site. Entertaining, interactive, educational, understandable. Explains the meaning of temperature and absolute zero. Discusses the temperature scales. Requires Java.
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Curated OER

Thermometer Showing Farenheit and Celsius

For Students 6th - 8th
This article explores the Fahrenheit and Celsius temperature scales. It lists their boiling and freezing points, and conversion from one to the other.
Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Do You Have a Temperature?

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
In this activity, students represent and analyze climate data. They use linear regressions to understand the relationship between temperatures measured in the Fahrenheit and Celsius scales and examine conversion factors.
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Physical Science: Heat and Temperature

For Students 9th - 10th
With this learning module, students will understand the difference between heat and temperature, convert temperatures among different temperature scales, and calculate specific heat.
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BBC

Bbc Skillswise: Measuring: Temperature

For Students 9th - 10th
Information about reading and comparing temperature in Fahrenheit and Celsius.
Handout
The Environmental Literacy Council

Environmental Literacy Council: Temperature

For Students 9th - 10th
The difference between heat and temperature is explained, followed by a discussion of temperature and its relation to global climate change. Gallileo Galilee, Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit, Anders Celsius, and Carl Linnaeus are mentioned in...
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Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Thermal Physics: Temperature and Thermometers

For Students 9th - 10th
Use this interactive tutorial to introduce students to the concepts of temperature and thermometers.
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University of Oregon

University of Oregon: Temperature Scales

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the University of Oregon provides information on the three temperature scales in use today--Farenheit, Celsius, and Kelvin. Historical information is given on the discovery of the scales along with information on the...
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Other

Celsius, Fahrenheit, Kelvin, Reaumur, Rankine Temperature Conversion Formulas

For Students 9th - 10th
A resource for converting between five different temperature scales. Also provides the formulas and the temperature scale ranges.
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University of Illinois

University of Illinois Extension: Tree House Weather Kids: Seasons and Temperature: How Do We Measure Temperature?

For Students 3rd - 8th
Animated interactive teaches young researchers about scales and devices used to measure temperature.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Temperature

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this interactive tutorial students will learn the physics definition of temperature, how temperature is measured and how to convert the units of temperature...
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OpenStax

Open Stax: College Physics: Temperature

For Students 11th - 12th
A section dedicated to defining temperature. Learn the common misconceptions about temperature and how temperature is defined scientifically. Understand the temperature scales and how to convert between them. Also discussed is the zeroth...
Activity
New York University

New York University: Measurement of Energy

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides information about the distinction between heat and temperature, and allows you to check your understanding through exercises. The Kelvin, Fahrenheit, and Celsius temperatures are compared and discussed.
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Educaplus (Jesús Peñas Cano)

Educaplus: Escalas Termometricas

For Students 3rd - 8th
See the relationship between Celsius, Fahrenheit and Kelvin scales with this interactive activity.
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Curated OER

Georgia State University: Temperature and Temperature Scales

For Students 9th - 10th
A page describing the concept of temperature and temperature scales. An interactive JavaScript form allows the visitor to investigate the relationship between the Kelvin, Celsius and Fahrenheit scales. Simply enter a value and allow the...
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Georgia State University

Georgia State University: Hyper Physics: Temperature

For Students 9th - 10th
A page describing the concept of temperature and temperature scales. An interactive JavaScript form allows the visitor to investigate the relationship between the Kelvin, Celsius and Fahrenheit scales; enter a value and allow the...