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Temperature & Thermometers
CONCEPTUALUnderstand temperature as how hot or cold something is, that a thermometer measures temperature, and use words like hot, warm, cool, and cold to describe how the air feels on different days
Mastery Evidence
- Explain that temperature describes how hot or cold something is
- Identify a thermometer as the tool used to measure temperature
- Use words like hot, warm, cool, and cold appropriately to describe air temperature
Assessment Prompt
“If [child] saw a thermometer outside, could they explain that it tells us how hot or cold the air is, and describe today as hot, warm, cool, or cold?”
Prerequisites0
No prerequisites — this is a foundational topic.
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