We are Scientists - testing temperature over time

Following on from our experiment last week we have continued to investigate temperatures. This week, we had a beaker of hot water and every 10 minute intervals we would test the temperature of the water. The children predicted that the water would eventually cool down, showing a lower temperature on the thermometer every time. They were correct! Every 10 minutes the temperature dropped. The children were able to identify that the higher the number on the thermometer the hotter the water was and the lower the number read on the thermometer the colder the water was. We also spoke about the possible reasons why the water was cooling down.