Temperature Conversions
Write down the high and low temperature in Fahrenheit for 3 days in a row. Using the Web site below, convert those temperatures into Celsius and Kelvin. Put all information into a spreadsheet with headings. Write a formula to find the average for each category and add that to your spreadsheet.
Take all temperatures and averages and put them into a graph to be inserted into your document.
| Lesson Name: Temperature Conversions | |
| Objective: Students will convert the high and low temperatures for 3 days into Celsius and Kelvin and put all the information into a spreadsheet. Students will also formulate averages for each category and make a graph containing all this information. | |
| Grade: (6-8) | Lesson Login: temp_conversions-a |
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Additional disciplines: Computer Skills ELA Science |
Materials: Computer with Internet access Spreadsheet software Printer |
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For AIS instruction, this lesson has been modified as follows: In the Allowed Sites, the students have been linked directly to the converter for temperature. In the directions, students have been asked to record the temperature for 3 days instead of 5. Click here for the original version of this lesson. | |
