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= Temperature and Instruments =

The book is based on the history of the development of the scientific idea of temperature. The study of Hasok Chang was highly influential in proposing the original work for the EU History and Philosophy in Science Teaching (HIPST) project, on which this book is based. It is, though, the author's personal interpretation. It is directed primarily at young learners in secondary schools. Their teachers may find it useful, as may science educators at large. The format is presented in four ways: activities that include enquiries, accounts of the histories of temperature, plays, and accounts of the science at a level that will inspire and challenge all. The Sections are: A. Hotness and coldness

B. Keeping ideas on the boil

C. Making, standardising and calibrating instruments

D. Working outside the zone of comfort

E. Is it all relative?

Melding history and philosophy of science into traditional ways of working in schools is an exciting opportunity.