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Reading Scales - Tutorial 4

This tutorial looks at reading a thermometer.

Thermometer

 

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 The picture shows a thermometer.

As you can see, the large markers measure every 10 and the small markers measure units.

Look at the table and make sure that you understand how the measurements were read.

Marker To the nearest unit To the nearest 10
A -17 -20
B -13 -10
C -7 -10
D -2 0
E 6 10

To practise reading a Thermometer try this assessment.

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