Science·Weather & Climate·conceptual
Temperature & Thermometers
Understand temperature as how hot or cold something is, that a thermometer measures temperature, and use words like hot, warm, cool, and cold to describe how the air feels on different days
Suggested ages 5–7
Learning journey
Your child is discovering how weather works — learning about different types of weather, how to stay safe during storms, and understanding how weather patterns change with the seasons.
Evidence of understanding
- Explain that temperature describes how hot or cold something is
- Identify a thermometer as the tool used to measure temperature
- Use words like hot, warm, cool, and cold appropriately to describe air temperature
Assessment prompt
If Temperature & Thermometers saw a thermometer outside, could they explain that it tells us how hot or cold the air is, and describe today as hot, warm, cool, or cold?
Standards alignment
No external standards are linked to this topic.