Negative numbers on a thermometer

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One is in a freezer, one is in a classroom and one is in the sun. Which is which?

A In the classroom
B In the freezer
C In the sun

Temperature
How hot or cold something is.
Degrees Celsius (°C)
The unit we measure temperature in.
Negative number
A number below zero.
Rise and fall
A rise goes up. A fall goes down.

warmercolder−6−5−4−3−2−10123456°C
  1. Mark it on the thermometer.A dot on the tube, at its number.
  2. Up is warmer, down is colder.Below zero the numbers go −1, −2, −3 as it gets colder.
  3. A rise jumps up. A fall jumps down.One jump for each degree. Count them.

What temperature does the thermometer show?

−6−5−4−3−2−10123456°C 4 °C

What temperature does the thermometer show?

−6−5−4−3−2−10123456°C −3 °C

Which is colder, 3 °C or −5 °C?
Mark them on the thermometer.
Up is warmer, down is colder. −5 °C

−6−5−4−3−2−10123456°C

Which is colder, −1 °C or −4 °C?
Mark them on the thermometer.
Up is warmer, down is colder. −4 °C

−6−5−4−3−2−10123456°C

Which is colder, 3 °C or −5 °C?
Mark them on the thermometer.
Up is warmer, down is colder. −5 °C

−6−5−4−3−2−10123456°C

Which is colder, −6 °C or −3 °C?
Mark them on the thermometer.
Up is warmer, down is colder. −6 °C

−6−5−4−3−2−10123456°C

Which is colder, 3 °C or −5 °C?
Mark them on the thermometer.
Up is warmer, down is colder. −5 °C

−6−5−4−3−2−10123456°C

Which is warmer, −2 °C or −5 °C?
Mark them on the thermometer.
Up is warmer, down is colder. −2 °C

−6−5−4−3−2−10123456°C

Which is colder, 3 °C or −5 °C?
Mark them on the thermometer.
Up is warmer, down is colder. −5 °C

−6−5−4−3−2−10123456°C

Which is the coldest, 4 °C, −1 °C or −3 °C?
Mark them on the thermometer.
Up is warmer, down is colder. −3 °C

−6−5−4−3−2−10123456°C

Which is colder, 3 °C or −5 °C?
Mark them on the thermometer.
Up is warmer, down is colder. −5 °C

−6−5−4−3−2−10123456°C

Which is colder, 0 °C or −1 °C?
Mark them on the thermometer.
Up is warmer, down is colder. −1 °C

−6−5−4−3−2−10123456°C

Negative numbers on a thermometer worksheet, page 1

Does the temperature go up or down?

It falls by 4 °C. Down. It gets colder.

Is it a rise or a fall? How many degrees?

−6−5−4−3−2−10123456°C A fall of 3 °C

The temperature is −2 °C.
It rises by 6 °C.
What is the new temperature?
Mark it on the thermometer.
Up is warmer, down is colder. 4 °C

−6−5−4−3−2−10123456°C123456

The temperature is 3 °C.
It falls by 5 °C.
What is the new temperature?
Mark it on the thermometer.
Up is warmer, down is colder. −2 °C

−6−5−4−3−2−10123456°C12345

The temperature is −2 °C.
It rises by 6 °C.
What is the new temperature?
Mark it on the thermometer.
Up is warmer, down is colder. 4 °C

−6−5−4−3−2−10123456°C123456

The temperature is −1 °C.
It falls by 4 °C.
What is the new temperature?
Mark it on the thermometer.
Up is warmer, down is colder. −5 °C

−6−5−4−3−2−10123456°C1234

Negative numbers on a thermometer worksheet, page 2

Answer sheet

Thumbs up: warmer. Thumbs down: colder.

  1. −3 °C, then 1 °C

    Warmer

  2. 2 °C, then −2 °C

    Colder

  3. −6 °C, then −4 °C

    Warmer

  4. −1 °C, then −5 °C

    Colder

  5. 0 °C, then −3 °C

    Colder

  1. The temperature rose by 7 °C to 3 °C. What was it at the start?

    −4 °C

  2. Which temperature is halfway between −5 °C and 3 °C?

    −1 °C

  3. It is −2 °C. It falls by 3 °C, then rises by 8 °C. What is the temperature now?

    3 °C

  1. Which is colder, −6 °C or −2 °C? Up is warmer, down is colder.

    −6 °C

  2. Put these in order, coldest first: 1 °C, −4 °C, −2 °C.

    −4 °C, −2 °C, 1 °C

  3. The temperature is −3 °C. It rises by 7 °C. What is the new temperature? Mark it on the thermometer.

    4 °C
    −4−3−2−1012345°C
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