- How to compare temperatures with expressions like hotter than and colder than
- How to measure the temperature in degrees Celsius
- Describe how heating and cooling materials can often change them (such as melting, freezing, cooking, and burning)
- Identify safe practices for handling hot and cold materials
- Recognize that human body temperature is relatively constant and that a change in body temperature often signals a change in health
- Identify ways in which the temperature in homes and buildings can be adjusted (with a thermostat, opening or closing windows, etc.)
- Describe in general terms how local buildings are heated (including the energy source or fuel, whether hot air or water is used, and describe how heat is circulated)
- Describe the role of insulation in keeping things hot or cold and identify places where some form of insulation is used (such as clothing, refrigerators, coolers, homes)
- Identify materials that insulate animals from the cold (such as wool, fur, and feathers), and identify materials that are used by humans for the same purpose
- Design and construct a device to keep something hot or cold
- Describe the way in which temperature changes affect us in our daily lives
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