Mass and capacity - Temperature - Worksheet

In this educational lesson, children are introduced to the concept of temperature and how to measure it using thermometers in degrees Centigrade (°C). The lesson aims to teach children to choose and use standard units to estimate and measure temperature accurately to the nearest appropriate unit. To facilitate learning, the lesson makes use of differentiated worksheets and teaching slides. The vocabulary for the lesson includes terms such as 'temperature', 'thermometers', and 'degrees Centigrade'. Through engaging activities, children apply their counting skills in multiples of 2, 5, and 10 to read different scales on thermometers, enhancing both their fluency and precision in measurement.

The lesson includes a series of tasks where children complete thermometers to show various temperatures, with all necessary marks provided on the scales and temperatures ending in 0 or 5. As the difficulty increases, some marks need to be found by the students, and eventually, they are required to determine the value of each mark on the scale before drawing the temperature column. Key questions prompt students to think about the units of measurement, the scale increments, and how to compare temperatures using specific vocabulary. The lesson also touches on reasoning and problem-solving, where students explore temperature changes and consider typical patterns, such as the temperature being cooler in the evening compared to midday.