National Standards Grades K-4 Heat & Temperature

National Science Education Standards K-4

CONTENT STANDARD B: Physical Science

Properties of Objects and Materials

1. Objects have many observable properties, including size, weight, shape, color, temperature, and the ability to react with other substances. Those properties can be measured using tools, such as rulers, balances, and thermometers.
   
2. Materials can exist in different states--solid, liquid, and gas. Some common materials, such as water, can be changed from one state to another by heating or cooling.

Light, Heat, Electricity, and Magnetism

1. Heat can be produced in many ways, such as burning, rubbing, or mixing one substance with another. Heat can move from one object to another by conduction.
   

CONTENT STANDARD E: Science and Technology

Understanding about Science and Technology

1. Tools help scientists make better observations, measurements, and equipment for investigations. They help scientists see, measure, and do things that they could not otherwise see, measure, and do.

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