How to Read a

Thermometer
A thermometer
is an instrument
that is used to
measure
temperature.
The temperature of
something tells us how
hot or cold something is.
Temperature is
measured in
degrees.
 is the symbol for
degrees.

100
“100 Degrees”
Temperature
is measured 37 C 98.6 F
on two
scales:
Celsius and
Fahrenheit.
 C
“C” is the symbol for
the Celsius scale.
The Fahrenheit scale
is the most popular in
the United States.

F
Its symbol is “F.”
Let’s count by 2’s…

2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12…
 F
The lines on 102

most
100
98
96
thermometers 94
92
count by 90

two’s.
 What is the
F
temperature 100

on this 96
94
thermometer? 92
90
88
98 F
“98 degrees
Fahrenheit”
 Try this one. F
90
88

84
82
80
86 F 78
76
“86 degrees Fahrenheit”
 Normal body
temperature is 98.6 F.

This means it is between

98 and 99 degrees.
 98.6 F

This is a decimal point.

 .2 .4 .6

96 97 98 99

98.6 F

The temperature is “98 point 6”

degrees Fahrenheit.
 .2 .4 .6 .8

97 98 99 100

99.8 F

The temperature is “99 point 8”

degrees Fahrenheit.
 99 100 101 102

What is the temperature?

101.2 F
Try this one.

100 101 102 103

102.8 F