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Free Year 3 Measuring Temperature with a Thermometer Worksheet

Students learn what temperature is, how to read a thermometer in degrees Celsius, compare temperatures such as freezing water, body temperature and boiling water, and use a results table to see how a cup of warm water cools over time.

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Year
Year 3
Subject
Science
Topic
Energy, Light, Sound & Electricity
Difficulty
Level 2 · Standard
Estimated time
30 minutes
Curriculum
Australian Curriculum
Questions
15
Answers
Included, with working
Format
PDF (A4), print or complete online

Students will practise

  • reading a thermometer scale
  • using degrees Celsius
  • comparing and ordering temperatures
  • reading a results table and describing a pattern

Curriculum: Australian Curriculum. We show specific outcome codes only where they have been verified against the official curriculum document.

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  1. Print the PDF or complete it on screen. Write the student's name and date at the top.
  2. Read the instructions for each part together before starting. Encourage working to be shown.
  3. Mark with the answer sheet. Use the model answers and success criteria as a guide rather than a single right answer.
  4. Record the score, celebrate what went well, then follow the "What's next" suggestion.

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Who is this worksheet for?

Year 3 students (typically ages 8–9) working on energy, light, sound & electricity. It is pitched at level 2 · standard.

Are the answers included?

Yes. The PDF includes a full answer sheet with model answers and success criteria where there is more than one good answer. You can also view the answers online.

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About 30 minutes for 15 questions. Short, regular sessions work best: two or three a week beats one long one.

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Success TutoringWorksheetsYear 3 · Science · Energy, Light, Sound & Electricity

Measuring Temperature with a Thermometer

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Always write °C after your temperatures.

Part A: What is temperature?

Read the passage. Then circle the best answer.

Temperature tells us how hot or cold something is. We measure it with a thermometer. Temperature is measured in degrees Celsius, written °C.

Many thermometers have a thin tube of coloured liquid. When it gets warmer, the liquid expands (spreads out) and rises up the tube. When it gets colder, the liquid shrinks and goes down. Digital thermometers show the number on a screen.

Some useful temperatures to remember: water freezes at 0 °C; a cool day is about 10 °C; a warm room is about 22 °C; your body is about 37 °C; water boils at 100 °C. Temperatures colder than 0 °C have a minus sign, like −5 °C.

To read a thermometer, keep your eyes level with the top of the liquid and read the number on the scale next to it.

1.What does a thermometer measure?
  1. Ahow heavy something is
  2. Bhow hot or cold something is
  3. Chow long something is
  4. Dhow much light there is
2.At what temperature does pure water freeze?
  1. A0 °C
  2. B10 °C
  3. C37 °C
  4. D100 °C
3.At what temperature does water boil at sea level?
  1. A37 °C
  2. B50 °C
  3. C100 °C
  4. D200 °C
4.A healthy person's body temperature is about…
  1. A0 °C
  2. B20 °C
  3. C37 °C
  4. D100 °C
5.Which temperature is the warmest?
  1. A5 °C
  2. B18 °C
  3. C26 °C
  4. D−3 °C

Part B: Reading and ordering temperatures

6.Match each thing to its likely temperature.
  • ice cubes in a freezer
  • a warm classroom
  • a healthy person
  • boiling water
  • 37 °C
  • 100 °C
  • −18 °C
  • 22 °C
7.Temperature is measured in degrees (answer space).
8.When liquid in a thermometer gets warmer, it moves (answer space) the tube.
9.Put these in order from coldest to warmest: 30 °C, −2 °C, 12 °C, 0 °C. (answer space)

Part C: True or false?

Write True or False.

10.−5 °C is colder than 0 °C. ☐ True   ☐ False
11.You should read a thermometer while looking at it from above. ☐ True   ☐ False
12.Your hand is a good way to measure exact temperature. ☐ True   ☐ False
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