Grade 7 Science

Unit 2
Temperature describes how hot or
cold an object is.

Chapter 4

Discussion
How does temperature affect everyday life?
What is a comfortable temperature to
you? Is it different depending on the
person?
How come you can feel cold inside the
school sometimes but warm outside while
playing hockey on the ice?

Mini Experiment

2 Brave Volunteers!

Mini-Experiment
4 Beakers!
Place one hand in a beaker of cold water 1min
Place one hand in a beaker of hot water 1min
Place your hands in the mystery temperature
water
Volunteers estimate the temperature of
the water in each beaker
Measure the actual temperature with a
thermometer
Were you close?

Mini Experiment
Why do you think there was
discrepancies (differences) between
their estimates and actual
temperatures?

Discussion
We cant just say something is hot
or cold because it is subjective
Scientists need a standardized way
to measure temperature

Temperature
Temperature: (general definition)

- How hot or cold something is.

Temperature is important everyday,

everywhere!
How are you going to dress for the
day?
daily temperature changes

cooking temperatures
Refrigeration temperatures
average temperatures in different
geographic areas

Activity - predict and identify the

temperature!
Cards have either an object/event or
temperature
Step one: Get in groups of four. Match
the temperature/object card to the
correct temperature CHECK!
Position them in order from cold to
warm!

Standard temperatures to know

The human body 37C
Boiling point of water 100C
Freezing point of water 0C
Comfortable room temperature -

~21C

Review Questions: Page 119 Qs: 1,

6, 7 & 9.

We need to standardize
temperatures
Scientists in the past worked towards
measuring temperatures and creating
a standardized temperature scale.
A scale the same all over the world

Past Measuring Devices

1. Galileos Air Thermoscope:
As the air heats, the liquids drops and
when cooled it rises.

Past Measuring Devices

2. Early Liquid Thermometer:
Liquid rising up the tube shows the
temperature is rising.

Create a Classroom Thermoscope

Page 121

Temperature Scales
Scales are necessary for
temperatures to be accurate and
comparable.
3 Types:
Fahrenheit
Celsius
Kelvin

Fahrenheit
first widely used measuring scale for
temperature
developed by Daniel Gabriel
Fahrenheit

Celsius
Scale based on the freezing and
boiling points of water.
Developed by Anders Celsius

Kelvin
Scale starts at the coldest temperature
possible - absolute zero (-273oC).
Developed by William
Thomson (Lord Kelvin)

Scales Comparison

Interactive Matching Game

http://funphysics.jpl.nasa.gov/adve
ntures/temperature-game.html

Interactive 2
Build your own temperature scale!
http://www-tc.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/ass
ets/swf/1/temperature-scales/temper
ature-scales.swf

Measuring Devices
1. The Liquid-in-glass Thermometer
2. The Thermocouple
3. Resistance Thermometer (digital
thermometers)
4. Bimetallic Strip (thermostat)
5. Infrared Thermometer (thermogram)
Bimetalic strip demo and measuring
devices stations

The Liquid-in-glass Thermometer

Description: liquid rises as
temperature increases
The lab thermometer contains colored
alcohol

Use: Used in the Science lab

The Thermocouple
Description: Made of two different
metals.
Temperature change make a current
that is read on a meter
Use: Measure high temperatures in a
lab and in diesel engines

The Resistance Thermometer

(digital thermometers)
Description: temperature is taken
through a probe in shows up as a
number
Uses: Home use but also in
businesses

Bimetallic Strip (thermostat)

Description: Made of two different
metals fused together.
These metals expand and contract
causing the strip to bend when
heated.
Use: In thermostats

Infrared Thermometer
(thermogram)
Description: Shows heat as colors
Use: To show heat loss in houses or
illness in bodies

Review Questions: Page 131 Qs: 1,

3, 4, 6, 11 & 12.

Chapter Review Questions: Page

132-133 Qs: 1, 3, 4, 6, 11 & 12.