Unit Award Scheme

116534

MEASURING: TEMPERATURE

Level: Entry Level

In successfully completing this unit, the learner will have	Evidence needed
demonstrated the ability to 1. use at least five different words to describe the temperature of something, eg warm, cool, freezing	Summary sheet and/or student completed work
2. order given temperature adjectives from coldest to warmest	Student completed work
3. use a thermometer to measure temperature in degrees Celsius	Summary sheet
4. record temperature using the correct abbreviation for degrees Celsius	Student completed work
5. estimate the temperature of given items or substances	Student completed work
experienced 6. handling items of different temperatures, eg hot water bottle, ice	Summary sheet
shown knowledge of 7. the freezing and boiling point of water	Summary sheet and/or student completed work
8. the main different types of thermometers and what they are used for, eg food, air, liquid	Summary sheet and/or student completed work
demonstrated the ability to 9. record temperatures below 0 degrees as minus.	Student completed work