Using the Thermometer

The students learned all about using the thermometers this week.  We explored the thermometer and talked about how it measures the temperature (how hot or cold something is).  The students then practiced using the thermometer by placing it in ice water, room temperature water and hot water.  They loved seeing the red shoot up on the hot thermometer!  They practiced reading the thermometer to the exact degrees and talked about the colors on our thermometer that can be associated with different temperatures.  Here are some pictures that the student photographers took during our explorations.