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Measure and compare temperatures of various samples of solids and liquids.
Standard #: SC.3.P.8.1
Standard Information
General Information
Subject Area: Science
Grade: 3
Body of Knowledge: Physical Science
Big Idea: Properties of Matter - A. All objects and substances in the world are made of matter. Matter has two fundamental properties: matter takes up space and matter has mass.

B. Objects and substances can be classified by their physical and chemical properties. Mass is the amount of matter (or "stuff") in an object. Weight, on the other hand, is the measure of force of attraction (gravitational force) between an object and Earth.

The concepts of mass and weight are complicated and potentially confusing to elementary students. Hence, the more familiar term of "weight" is recommended for use to stand for both mass and weight in grades K-5. By grades 6-8, students are expected to understand the distinction between mass and weight, and use them appropriately.

Clarification for grades K-2: The use of the more familiar term ‘weight’ instead of the term “mass” is recommended for grades K-2.

Clarification for grades 3-5: In grade 3, introduce the term mass as compared to the term weight. In grade 4, investigate the concept of weight versus mass of objects. In grade 5, discuss why mass (not weight) is used to compare properties of solids, liquids and gases.
Date Adopted or Revised: 02/08
Content Complexity Rating: Level 2: Basic Application of Skills & Concepts - More Information
Date of Last Rating: 05/08
Status: State Board Approved
Assessed: Yes
Related Courses
Related Access Points
  • SC.3.P.8.In.1 # Observe and identify the colder/hotter temperature measured on a thermometer.
  • SC.3.P.8.Su.1 # Recognize that a thermometer measures temperature (cold and hot).
  • SC.3.P.8.Pa.1 # Recognize the temperature of items, such as food, as cool or warm.
Related Resources
3D Modeling
  • SaM-1 3D Printable Figurine and Keychain # This resource includes 3D printable files that can be used to bring SaM-1 to life. You can 3D print keychains to give away to your students and/or print a larger version of the figurine to have in the classroom. The 3D printable files are offered in STL format and in print ready format for the Dremel 3D40 printer in case that is the printer you are using. Aso attached are two pictures to show how these printouts look. This is a resource in the Grade 3 Physical Science Unit on Properties. This is a themed unit of SaM-1's adventures at the CPALMS Rehabilitation and Conservation Center.  To see all the lessons in the unit please visit https://www.cpalms.org/page818.aspx .
Assessment
  • Grade 3 Physical Science Unit: Properties Assessment # Use this summative assessment to assess the students' understanding of the topics presented in within this Grade 3 Physical Science Unit: Properties.  The assessment can either be cumulative or broken into topics presented within the unit. This assessment is part of the CPALMS Grade 3 Physical Science Unit on Properties. This is a themed unit of SaM-1's adventures at the CPALMS Rehabilitation and Conservation Center.  To see all the lessons in the unit please visit https://www.cpalms.org/page818.aspx .
Image/Photographs
  • SaM-1 Character Animal Rehabilitation & Conservation Center Printable Patches # Print these patches for students to earn as they progress through each unit with SaM-1.   Patches can be printed on regular paper to be cut out or printed on sticker paper to have pre-made stickers.   This is a resource in the Grade 3 Physical Science Unit on Properties. This is a themed unit of SaM-1's adventures at the CPALMS Animal Rehabilitation & Conservation Center.  To see all the lessons in the unit please visit https://www.cpalms.org/page818.aspx .
  • SaM-1 Animal Rehabilitation & Conservation Center Unit Printable Patches # Print these patches for students to earn as they progress through each unit with SaM-1.   Patches can be printed on regular paper to be cut out or printed on sticker paper to have pre-made stickers. This is a resource in the Grade 3 Physical Science Unit on Properties. This is a themed unit of SaM-1's adventures at the CPALMS Animal Rehabilitation & Conservation Center.  To see all the lessons in the unit please visit https://www.cpalms.org/page818.aspx .
  • Grade 3 Physical Science Unit: Properties Interactive Bulletin Boards # Download this folder full of interactive SaM-1 bulletin board ideas and artwork for your classroom!   This download is part of a themed unit of SaM-1's adventures at the CPALMS Rehabilitation and Conservation Center.  Be sure to look at the PowerPoint to visualize how to create the bulletin boards and get more ideas. This is a resource in the Grade 3 Physical Science Unit on Properties. This is a themed unit of SaM-1's adventures at the CPALMS Rehabilitation and Conservation Center.  To see all the lessons in the unit please visit https://www.cpalms.org/page818.aspx .
  • Bulletin Board Robots # The following are visuals to help create bulletin boards for the classroom. Separate files for the artwork are available to print and recreate the bulletin boards. Be creative and use the artwork in any way you can imagine! Robots: Robot graphics to be used for bulletin board artwork This is a resource in the Grade 3 Physical Science Unit on Properties. This is a themed unit of SaM-1's adventures at the CPALMS Rehabilitation and Conservation Center.  To see all the lessons in the unit please visit  .
  • Bulletin Board Design Process # The following are visuals to help create bulletin boards for the classroom. Notes are included on how to create or enhance the bulletin board. Separate files for the artwork are available to print and recreate the bulletin boards. All artwork is scaled for a 3ft by 4ft board. Be creative and use the artwork in any way you can imagine! Engineering Design Process: This SaM-1 bulletin board provides a visual display to refer to while students are exploring and creating using the Engineering Design Process.  Consider having students place their names next to the stage they are at and moving to the next stage when they are ready, to help know where they are in the process. This bulletin board will be useful throughout the year, but especially for the MEA lessons. This is a resource in the Grade 3 Physical Science Unit on Properties. This is a themed unit of SaM-1's adventures at the CPALMS Rehabilitation and Conservation Center.  To see all the lessons in the unit please visit https://www.cpalms.org/page818.aspx .
Lesson Plans
  • Physical Science Unit: Water Beach Vacation Lesson 1 Observations # Students learn that making observations is an important aspect of scientific study. Students will review concepts about water by making observations based on different properties and states of matter of water. Students will also review how to measure volume, mass and temperature as they will use these skills throughout the unit. This is a lesson in the Grade 3 Physical Science Unit on Water. This is a themed unit of SaM-1's adventures while on a Beach Vacation.  To see all the lessons in the unit please visit  https://www.cpalms.org/page818.aspx.
  • Physical Science Unit: Water Beach Vacation Lesson 12 Engineering Design Problem: Beat the Heat Part 3: Testing a Cooler # In this engineering design problem, students will have the opportunity to apply what they
    learned about the changes water undergoes when it changes state through heating and
    cooling by designing their own cooler. Students will be asked to use the engineering design
    process to design a cooler that will reduce the melting of frozen water in hot temperatures
    at the beach. Students will need to design and build their cooler, test their materials, and
    justify their design decisions. In this lesson students will test their cooler’s effectiveness in
    keeping ice from melting. In subsequent lessons students will improve their designs. This is a lesson in the Grade 3 Physical Science Unit on Water. This is a themed unit of SaM-1's adventures while on a Beach Vacation.  To see all the lessons in the unit please visit https://www.cpalms.org/page818.aspx.  
  • Physical Science Unit: Water Beach Vacation Lesson 2 Changes to Water: Boiling and Freezing # Students learn water can change state of matter through the addition or removal of heat.
    Students will learn the boiling and freezing points of water at standard pressure. Students
    will also review how data can be used to create line graphs and these graphs can show
    patterns and changes to temperature over time. This is a lesson in the Grade 3 Physical Science Unit on Water. This is a themed unit of SaM-1's adventures while on a Beach Vacation.  To see all the lessons in the unit please visit  https://www.cpalms.org/page818.aspx.
  • Physical Science Unit: Properties Lesson 19 Sand Temperature Lab Investigation: Graphing Data for Evidence # Students will create line graphs from the collected data on the temperature of shaded and non-shaded sand from the previous lesson. Students will use the data and graphs as evidence to make conclusions on if the shading had an impact on sand temperature. This lesson could also be taught using Math instructional time. This is a lesson in the Grade 3 Physical Science Unit on Properties. This is a themed unit of SaM-1's adventures at the CPALMS Rehabilitation and Conservation Center.  To see all the lessons in the unit please visit https://www.cpalms.org/page818.aspx .
  • Physical Science Unit: Properties Lesson 18 Sand Temperature Lab Investigation: Data Collection # Students will set up the lab investigation that they planned in the previous lesson and collect data on the temperature of shaded and non-shaded sand. This lesson could also be taught using Math instructional time.  This is a lesson in the Grade 3 Physical Science Unit on Properties. This is a themed unit of SaM-1's adventures at the CPALMS Rehabilitation and Conservation Center.  To see all the lessons in the unit please visit https://www.cpalms.org/page818.aspx .
  • Physical Science Unit: Properties Lesson 16 Reading And Recording Temperature # Students will make observations based on the property of temperature while representing the data in line graphs. This lesson could also be taught using mathematics instructional time.  This is a lesson in the Grade 3 Physical Science Unit on Properties. This is a themed unit of SaM-1's adventures at the CPALMS Rehabilitation and Conservation Center.  To see all the lessons in the unit please visit https://www.cpalms.org/page818.aspx .
  • DOLO - Dinosaurs Only Live Once? # During this activity, students will create an incubator to save the last dinosaur eggs. Students will use their knowledge of energy to develop a strategy and choose which materials would be best for their dinosaur egg incubator.
  • Exploring the States of Water # This is a week long lesson which helps children explore the three states of water: solid, liquid, and gas. Students will explore examples of where and what conditions the states of matter occur and investigate how to collect observations on the various states of water.
  • Changing the State of Water: Freezing # This lesson plan provides students with real life and hands on experience to the freezing process. Students learn what temperature water freezes at and how freezing can affect the environment.
Model Eliciting Activity (MEA) STEM Lessons
  • Physical Science Unit: Water Beach Vacation Lesson 15 Beat the Heat MEA Part 2: Cooler Experiment # In this MEA, students will have the opportunity to apply what they learned about describing
    the changes water undergoes when it changes state through heating and cooling. This MEA
    is divided into four parts. In part 1, students will develop their hypothesis and receive
    information on how to set up the cooler experiment. In part 2, students will use ice to test
    the coolers they designed in Beat the Heat Engineering Design Lessons. Students will take
    measurements and collect data on their cooler. In part 3, students will analyze the data
    they collected. Finally, in part 4 they will develop a procedure for selecting the most
    effective cooler to keep water frozen the longest at the beach. In the optional twist,
    students will need to take the mass of the cooler into account. This is a lesson in the Grade 3 Physical Science Unit on Water. This is a themed unit of SaM-1's adventures while on a Beach Vacation.  To see all the lessons in the unit please visit https://www.cpalms.org/page818.aspx.
  • Physical Science Unit: Water Beach Vacation Lesson 16 Beat the Heat MEA Part 3: Analyzing Cooler Data # In this MEA, students will have the opportunity to apply what they learned about describing
    the changes water undergoes when it changes state through heating and cooling. This MEA
    is divided into four parts. In part 1, students will develop their hypothesis and receive
    information on how to set up the cooler experiment. In part 2, students will be asked to use
    ice to test the coolers they designed in Beat the Heat Engineering Design Lessons.
    Students will take measurements and collect data on their cooler. In Part 3 of this activity,
    students will analyze the data they collected in Part 2 by drawing and interpreting a scaled
    bar graph and line graph. Students will participate in a discussion about how to interpret the
    data that was collected. Finally, in part 4 they will develop a procedure for selecting the best
    cooler to keep water frozen the longest at the beach. In the optional twist, students will
    need to take the mass of the cooler into account. This is a lesson in the Grade 3 Physical Science Unit on Water. This is a themed unit of SaM-1's adventures while on a Beach Vacation.  To see all the lessons in the unit please visit https://www.cpalms.org/page818.aspx.
  • Physical Science Unit: Water Beach Vacation Lesson 17 Beat the Heat MEA Part 4: Ranking Procedure # In this MEA, students will have the opportunity to apply what they learned about describing
    the changes water undergoes when it changes state through heating and cooling. This MEA
    is divided into four parts. In part 1, students will develop their hypothesis and receive
    information on how to set up the cooler experiment. In part 2, students will be asked to use
    ice to test the coolers they designed in Beat the Heat Engineering Design Lessons.
    Students will take measurements and collect data on their cooler. In part 3, students will
    analyze the data they collected. Finally, in part 4 they will develop a procedure for selecting
    the best cooler to keep water frozen the longest at the beach. They will communicate their
    findings and procedure via a letter to next year’s class. In the optional twist, students will
    need to take the mass of the cooler into account. This is a lesson in the Grade 3 Physical Science Unit on Water. This is a themed unit of SaM-1's adventures while on a Beach Vacation.  To see all the lessons in the unit please visit https://www.cpalms.org/page818.aspx.
  • Physical Science Unit: Water Beach Vacation Lesson 9 Cool Cooler Design Model-Eliciting Activity (MEA) #

    In this MEA, students will have the opportunity to apply what they learned about describing
    the changes water undergoes when it changes state through heating and cooling. Students
    will be asked to rank coolers based on data to solve an open-ended, realistic problem, while
    considering constraints and tradeoffs. In the optional twist, students will need to take the
    mass of the cooler into account.

    This is a lesson in the Grade 3 Physical Science Unit on Water. This is a themed unit ofSaM-1's adventures while on a Beach Vacation.  To see all the lessons in the unit please visit https://www.cpalms.org/page818.aspx.

     

  • Physical Science Unit: Properties Lesson 23 Model Eliciting Activity: Researching Sea Turtle Nesting Temperatures # In this MEA, students will have the opportunity to apply their knowledge of investigating the natural world, sources of energy, measuring, keeping records, graphing, and communicating information. Students will develop a hypothesis, design an experiment, and support their reasoning to determine how to best study different methods for cooling sea turtle nesting areas. In the optional part 2, students will carry out the experiment that they designed in part 1 and collect data to determine if their hypotheses are supported.  This is a lesson in the Grade 3 Physical Science Unit on Properties. This is a themed unit of SaM-1's adventures at the CPALMS Rehabilitation and Conservation Center.  To see all the lessons in the unit please visit https://www.cpalms.org/page818.aspx .
Original Student Tutorials
  • Physical Science Unit: Water Beach Vacation Lesson 17 Video # This SaM-1 video provides the students with the optional "twist" for Lesson 17 and the Model Eliciting Activity (MEA) they have been working on in the Grade 3 Physical Science Unit: Water Beach Vacation.    To see all the lessons in the unit please visit https://www.cpalms.org/page818.aspx.
  • Physical Science Unit: Water Beach Vacation Lesson 2 Video # In this video students learn that water can change its physical state through the addition or removal of heat. Students will learn the boiling and freezing points of water at standard pressure. They will also review how data can be used to create line graphs and these graphs can show patterns and changes to temperature over time. This SaM-1 video is to be used with lesson 2 in the Grade 3 Physical Science Unit: Water Beach Vacation. To see all the lessons in the unit please visit https://www.cpalms.org/page818.aspx.
  • Measure and Compare Temperatures # Measure and compare temperatures of various things in this interactive tutorial.  Then determine if temperature impacts the melting rate of ice cream.
  • Lesson 23 Video: MEA Researching Sea Turtle Nesting Temperatures # In this video Sam-1 introduces a Model Eliciting Activity (MEA) challenge. Students will take their prior experiences from the properties unit and apply their knowledge of investigating sea turtle nesting temperatures. Students will develop a hypothesis, design an experiment, and support their reasoning to determine how to best study different methods for cooling sea turtle nesting areas.
  • Lesson 16 Video: Reading & Recording Temperature # In this SaM-1 video, students will learn how to make observations based on the property of temperature using thermometers, while representing the data in line graphs.
Teaching Idea
  • Grade 3 Physical Science Unit: Properties Materials List # This document is a list of the materials needed for each lesson.  This document is part of a themed unit of SaM-1's adventures at the CPALMS Rehabilitation and Conservation Center.  This is a resource in the Grade 3 Physical Science Unit on Properties. This is a themed unit of SaM-1's adventures at the CPALMS Rehabilitation and Conservation Center.  To see all the lessons in the unit please visit https://www.cpalms.org/page818.aspx .
Unit/Lesson Sequence
Worksheet
  • Grade 3 Physical Science Unit: Properties Student Workbook # Download this student workbook which includes all student activities and worksheets needed for the Grade 3 Physical Science Unit on Properties. This workbook is part of the CPALMS Grade 3 Physical Science Unit on Properties. This is a themed unit of SaM-1's adventures at the CPALMS Rehabilitation and Conservation Center.  To see all the lessons in the unit please visit https://www.cpalms.org/page818.aspx .
Original Student Tutorials Science - Grades K-8
  • Measure and Compare Temperatures # Measure and compare temperatures of various things in this interactive tutorial.  Then determine if temperature impacts the melting rate of ice cream.
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