Metric Olympics

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Metric Olympics

• By Scott Mangum Temperature

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Mississippi Benchmarks

• 2A - Find measurements of length to nearest
  millimeter in the metric system and one-eighth
  inch in the English system.
• 2B - Determine appropriate units for measurement
  of mass, length, distance, volume, and time in
  the standard (English and metric) systems.

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2006 Winter Olympics

• The 2006 Winter Olympics are being held in
  Torino, Italy. It gets very cold there in the
  winter. It reaches about 23 degrees __________
  in the winter. Is the temperature being measured
  in Celsius or Fahrenheit?

Fahrenheit
-5
23 degrees Fahrenheit is equal to -5 degrees
Celsius.
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Abbreviation
Abbreviation
Celsius is the metric temperature scale.
Fahrenheit is the non-metric temperature scale.
Anders Celsius
Gabriel Daniel Fahrenheit
Fahrenheit is mainly used in the United States.
Celsius is mainly used in the Europe.
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Booklet Page 1
Abbreviation
Abbreviation
37 Celsius fever
101 Fahrenheit
67 Fahrenheit normal room temperature.
20 Celsius
32 Fahrenheit
0 Celsius water freezes
Special Note Water boils at 212 Fahrenheit.
and 100 Celsius
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Practice Temperature

• What is the temperature on the thermometer?
• 18 Celsius

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Practice Temperature

• What is the temperature on the thermometer in
  Celsius?
• 30 Celsius

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Practice Temperature

• What is the boiling point of water in Celsius and
  Fahrenheit?
• 100 Celsius and 212 Fahrenheit

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Practice Temperature

• The freezing point of water is 32 F and 0 C.
  Which temperature shown is higher than the
  freezing point?
• a) -10 C b) 40 F c) 3 F
  d) -5 C

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Practice Temperature

• What is the difference in temperature from Miami
  to Atlanta?
• 70 54 16 F