Temperature Crickets

Animals that do not maintain a constant body temperature are often called "cold-blooded". Because their body temperatures are not constant, their metabolic rate changes as well. This allows these animals to conserve energy and hibernate in cold temperatures.

As crickets respond to changing temperatures, the rate at which they chirp changes. People have found that using a simple mathematical algorithm and the number of chirps a cricket makes in a given time period, one can estimate the air temperature. Give it a try!

Did you know that cricket chirps can be used to measure the temperature?

count the number of chirps in 14 seconds
add 40
your answer should be the temperature in °F

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