Allow the thermometers enough time to adjust to the temperature. Place a thermometer on a radiator or in a cup of hot liquid. Place a thermometer inside a refrigerator e. Place a thermometer inside a freezer 6. Have children hypothesize about whether the temperatures will be higher or lower compared to each other. Check the thermometers and advise children if they were correct or incorrect.
Older students can place the locations in order from lowest temperature to highest temperature.
Bring students to the conclusion that even the freezer is warmer than Antarctica. Have older students graph the average temperature of Antarctica and the average temperature of the area where they live. Review what students learned about the temperature in Antarctica. Ask students for examples of other elements of weather. Lead them to a discussion of wind.