Estimating Temperature Conversion Between Celsius and Fahrenheit

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GR. 6-8

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Estimate the measure of an object in one system given the measure of that object in another system.

Estimating Temperature Conversion Between Celsius and Fahrenheit

Learn to quickly estimate temperature conversions between Celsius and Fahrenheit in this activity.

Putting It All Together

Answer these open ended questions on your own or with others to form deeper math connections.

Open-ended question 1

Instead of multiplying by 2, someone could multiply by 1.5 when converting from Celsius to Fahrenheit. Why would someone choose to make an easier calculation if their estimated temperature is off by a few degrees?

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Open-ended question 2

When converting temperatures between Celsius to Fahrenheit and vice versa, is one direction of estimation more accurate than another? Why or why not?

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