TEMPERATURE

At the end of the lesson the learners should be

able to:
• Know the importance of temperature;
• Convert the measures of quantities
particularly temperature. M7ME-IIa-3
 Temperature
• Temperature is the measurement of the degree of
hotness or coldness of an object or substance.
• It measures using a Thermometer
Temperature Scales
• Fahrenheit (oF)

 Introduced by Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit in 1724.

 Defined by 2 fixed points based on the properties of
water (32°F-freezing pt/212°F-boiling point)
 First modern thermometer.

CONVERSION

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TF = ( TC )+ 32°
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• Celsius(oC)
 1742 Swedish astronomer, Anders Celsius used a
mercury thermometer and defined his scale in terms
of critical points of pure water.
 Defined by setting boiling point of water to 0o and
boiling point to 100o

CONVERSION

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TC = (TF - 32°)
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• Kelvin
 1848, British scientist, William Thomson Lord Kelvin
developed a scale that relies on the average
kinetic energy of atoms.

CONVERSION

TK = TC + 273
Conversion Time!
 Activity
• Each group will be given a task to do.
• Each member of the group will convert the given
temperature to Fahrenheit or Celsius.
• One representative from the group will explain their
work in front.
 Practice work!

1. Convert 32oC into K

2. Convert 580oF into K
3. Convert 98.6oF into oC
4. Convert 180oC into oF
5. Convert 450oF into K