Tactile Demonstration Thermometer

Poppe Copyright © 2024 1839 Frankfort Avenue, Louisville, Kentucky 40206 502-895-2405 • 800-223-1839 aph.org • info@aph.org4 The Tactile Demonstration Thermometer allows students who are blind or low vision, as well as their sighted peers, to independently read, set, and compare temperatures. Unique design features that make this demonstration thermometer especially useful for the intende [...] Tactile Demonstration Thermometer5 Tactile Demonstration Thermometer ˜°˛°˝˙ˆ ˇ°˘ Suggested Activities The Tactile Demonstration Thermometer can be used for a variety of math and science activities that do not require a working thermometer. [...] Some suggested activities include the following: • Set, display, and record daily temperature as a classroom weather activity. [...] • Maintain a weather journal and record daily observations about the weather. [...] How did the temperature affect one’s daily activities? • Introduce terminology (e.g., degrees, mercury column, Fahrenheit, Celsius, etc.) and the workings of a thermometer. [...] • Transition tactile learners from the use of the Tactile Demonstration Thermometer to embossed displays of thermometers. • Align thermometer activities with the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS).6 Citation: NGSS Lead States. 2013. [...] A Tactile Demonstration Thermometer with the mercury column showing that water boils at 212 degrees Fahrenheit and 100 degrees Celsius is next to a Tactile Demonstration Thermometer with the mercury column showing that water freezes at 32 degrees Fahrenheit and 0 degrees Celsius.7 Figure 2. [...] A Tactile Demonstration Thermometer with the mercury column showing that normal body temperature is 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit and 37 degrees Celsius is next to a Tactile Demonstration Thermometer with the mercury column showing that comfortable room temperature is 72 degrees Fahrenheit and 22 degrees Celsius.8 Thermometer Tidbits In 1593, Galileo Galilei, an Italian astronomer, invented a wat [...] In 1724, he introduced a standard temperature scale; according to his scale, the freezing point of water is 32 °F and the boiling point of water is 212 °F. [...] Zero Kelvin is absolute zero—the temperature at which everything freezes solid.9 Tactile Demonstration Thermometer ˜°˛°˝˙ˆ ˇ°˘ Additional Resources Free downloadable images of thermometer templates are available on APH’s Tactile Graphic Image Library: imagelibrary.aph.org/aphb Customize the files to produce embossed thermometer displays and worksheets using a variety of tactile graphi