Learn to quickly estimate temperature conversions between Celsius and Fahrenheit in this activity.
[i]Answer these open ended questions on your own or with others to form deeper math connections.[/i]
Instead of multiplying by 2, someone could multiply by 1.5 when converting from [i]Celsius [/i]to [i]Fahrenheit[/i]. Why would someone choose to make an easier calculation if their estimated temperature is off by a few degrees?
When converting temperatures between [i]Celsius [/i]to [i]Fahrenheit [/i]and vice versa, is one direction of estimation more accurate than another? Why or why not?