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This webquest helps students learn how to read thermometers and help them practice their addition and subtraction skills.




The worksheet needs to be printed out so that students can complete it and turn it in.


Grade level: 3rd grade

Time frame: 45 minutes to an hour

Objective: Students will be able to select addition or subtraction and
use the operation to solve for the correct temperature using a
worksheet. Students will be expected to score a 70 or higher.

TEKS:
111.15. Mathematics, Grade 3
     (3)  Number, operation, and quantitative reasoning. The student adds and subtracts to solve meaningful problems involving whole numbers. The student is expected to:
          (a)model addition and subtraction using pictures, words, and numbers; and
          (b) select addition or subtraction and use the operation to solve problems involving whole numbers through 999.
     (12)  Measurement. The student reads and writes time and measures temperature in degrees Fahrenheit to solve problems. The student is expected to:
          (a) use a thermometer to measure temperature;