Whenever you need to know the temperature of something, use a thermometer. Readers are introduced to the Celsius and Fahrenheit scales and a variety of thermometer types, including digital thermometers, spring thermometers, and maximum-minimum thermometers. Safety tips, labeled photographs, and an experiment in which readers use thermometers to study how temperatures vary throughout the day are included.

Simple text and photographs describe and illustrate how to use a thermometer.

Los lectores de este valioso volumen considerar?n c?mo ciertas actividades se emparejan con tipos de clima. Readers of this valuable volume will consider how certain activities are paired with kinds of weather.