Temperature

This book is part of a series which looks at why and how we measure, encouraging children to discover for themselves how standard measuring systems have developed. Children can make their own measuring tools, based on authentic ancient and modern instruments. There are lots of experiments to try and problems to think about, and at the back of each book, a list of important events shows the history of measuring at a glance. This book examines the topic of temperature from glaciers to greenhouses, including hot and cold places on Earth, warm-blooded and cold-blooded animals, insulators and conductors of heat, and the history of the centigrade scale.