We are Scientists - testing different temperatures

Last week in Science year 4 were testing the temperatures of hot, warm and cold water. We had three beakers one with hot water, one with warm and one with cold water. The children were asked to test the temperature of each one and record the readings. The children had to work together to make sure that everyone was ready to do their part in the experiment such as putting the thermometer in the water, or starting and stopping the stopwatch. It was very important that we ensured the experiment was a fair test. The children chose to use a stopwatch because this meant that they would keep the thermometer in the water for the same amount of time for each beaker. We also got to practice reading a thermometer which can sometimes be tricky!