Sources and Forms of Energy · B5 Science

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B5.4.1.2.2 - Measure and record temperature using thermometer

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Read and record temperature values shown on a clinical thermometer and a laboratory thermometer with accuracy.
Measure their own body temperature using a clinical thermometer and record the value in degrees Celsius (°C).
Measure the temperature of warm and cool water using a laboratory thermometer and record their observations in a table.
Construct a simple improvised thermometer using a plastic bottle, straw, water and dye, and explain how it works.
State the units used for measuring temperature and describe at least three places where thermometers are used in everyday life.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Forces and Energy (Strand 4)
Sub-strand: Sources and Forms of Energy (4.1)
Content standard: B5.4.1.2 - Show understanding of the concept of heat energy in terms of its importance, effects, sources and transfer from one medium to another
Indicator: B5.4.1.2.2 - Measure and record temperature using thermometer
Suggested placement: Term 2, Week 12 (Week 24 of the year)
Our suggestion, laid out in curriculum order across three terms of twelve weeks. NaCCA does not fix the week, so follow your school's scheme of learning.
Source document note: The official curriculum document has a fault in this entry, so the curriculum text above is transcribed exactly as printed:

indicator text - p.26: printed "B1.4.1.2.2 Measure and record temperature using thermometer" - a B1 grade letter inside the B5 section. It sits between B5.4.1.2.1 on the same page and B5.4.2.1.1 on p.27, its standard cell reads "B5.4.1.2 Show understanding of the concept of heat energy...", and B1's own B1.4.1.2 has a single indicator .1 in science-b1-b3.pdf. Written as B5.4.1.2.2 so it files under its own grade and standard; INVENTORY.md counts it under B1, which is why it says B5 has 29
Curriculum reference: Science Curriculum (Basic 4-6), 2019, p. 26
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

- Guide learners, in groups, to produce their own improvised thermometers using plastic bottles, plastic straws, dyes and water.
- If available, bring clinical and laboratory thermometers to class.
- Learners recall their previous knowledge on the concept, "temperature".
- Learners discuss the relationship between hotness and coldness in terms of heat transfer, (when an object loses heat, it cools and when it gains heat, it becomes warm or hot).
- Learners identify the instrument used for measuring the amount of heat in a body and give examples of places where the thermometer is used.
- Learners are assisted to use the clinical thermometer to measure and record their body temperatures and the laboratory thermometer to measure the temperature of warm water.