Temperature resources

Task: Identify which car will be coolest and explain why. Assessment focus: air currents.

Task: Plan a fair test to see which of two solar showers of different colours heats up more. Assessment focus: controlling variables.

This practical task requires students to rank a series of pictures of everyday objects in order from hottest to coldest.

In this practical task, students estimate and then measure temperatures.

Students estimate the temperature and indicate it on a thermometer.

Students identify the measure of temperature off linear scales.

Students read temperatures on thermometers and identify where changes of temperature would be marked.

Task: Match items to the correct temperature. Assessment focus: temperature.

Task: Describe changes to iron as it is heated or cooled. Assessment focus: changes to metals as they are heated and cooled.

This task is about identifying the best unit to measure temperature, weight, time, capacity and length.

Students answer questions about the size of a balloon as the air temperature changes. The resource assesses students' understanding of the effect of temperature on gases.

For this NEMP task students perform calculations related to birth dates; and solve measurement problems which involve temperature, area and perimeter.

Students order five situations involving different temperatures of water from hottest to coldest.

Three key variables related to high altitude flight are displayed graphically. Students use the information provided to answer a series of questions about flight.

Students use stimulus material to answer a number of questions relating to temperature change in materials which are at different distances from a heat source.

Students are provided with a graph showing the average rainfall and temperatures for Tokyo, Los Angeles, and Perth. Students interpret this graph to answer a number of questions.

This practical task requires students to record temperatures of various areas in the school and to suggest reasons why some areas are warmer or cooler than others.

In this practical task students predict, and then measure the temperature of water from a range of familiar sources.

This practical task assesses students' ability to record and graph data, and draw conclusions, as they conduct an experiment on the rate at which an ice cube melts in different temperatures.

For this practical task students follow a plan to determine the best temperature for the reaction of rennet with milk. Students need to make observations and write a report on their findings.

For this practical task students plan and carry out a fair test to determine which of four different cups will keep water the hottest over 10 minutes. Students are also required to graph their results and write a conclusion.

Task: Select the most suitable thermometer to use for different purposes and answer two questions about scale. Assessment focus: making measurements decisions.

Task: Interpret data from tables. Assessment focus: data interpretation.

This task requires students to determine the best way to dissolve Milo the quickest. Students are given the opportunity to determine this by trial and error, then they are asked to write up their result and a conclusion.

The liquid range for four common substances has been provided. Students use this to answer questions about melting point, boiling point, and state.