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* | * Understanding that temperature can be measured and given a number. | ||
* | * Using accurate language, for example, 'I am hot' versus 'I am boiling hot'. | ||
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|additional resources=Requires a temperature sensor and a large display of its readings, for the whole group to see when the temperature changes. The activity was written around temperature sensing equipment made by Data Harvest UK. | |additional resources=Requires a temperature sensor and a large display of its readings, for the whole group to see when the temperature changes. The activity was written around temperature sensing equipment made by Data Harvest UK. | ||
Revision as of 13:13, 18 October 2012
Lesson idea. A teacher-led inquiry into how hot or cold things are. Discussion is helped by having a large display to show a 'bar chart' of the temperature, thanks to a data-logging device. This lesson introduces the idea of using numbers to determine how hot things are.
Teaching approach. This lesson involves the use of higher order questioning(ta) to engage pupils in an inquiry(ta) relating on how to record temperature and the use of sensors. (edit)
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| Title | Measuring Temperature - Cold and Hot |
| Topic | [[Topics/Measuring|Measuring]] |
| Teaching approach | [[Teaching Approaches/Questioning|Questioning]], [[Teaching Approaches/Inquiry|Inquiry]] |
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| Format / structure | A three-page guide for the teacher with questions to ask and vocabulary to use. |
| Subject | [[Resources/Science|Science]] |
| Age of students / grade | [[Resources/Primary age 7|Primary age 7]], [[Resources/Primary|Primary]] |
| Additional Resources/material needed | Requires a temperature sensor and a large display of its readings, for the whole group to see when the temperature changes. The activity was written around temperature sensing equipment made by Data Harvest UK. |
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| Files and resources to view and download | Teacher lesson guide File:Cold hot lesson sheets.doc
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