What is Observing?
What is Observing?
Using one or more of your senses to gather information about the world
What senses do you use?
What senses do you use?
sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch
What is evidence or data?
What is evidence or data?
Information gathered from observations
Scientific observations must be what two things?
Scientific observations must be what two things?
accurate and objective
What is an accurate observation?
What is an accurate observation?
an exact report of what your senses tell you
What does an objective observation do?
What does an objective observation do?
It avoid opinions, or bias, based on specific points of view
What are the two "Q's" an observation can be?
What are the two "Q's" an observation can be?
Qualitative of Quantitative
What does a qualitative observation involve?
What does a qualitative observation involve?
They do not use numbers; uses the senses to describe
What does a Quantitative observation involve?
What does a Quantitative observation involve?
Include the use of numbers; use standard units to measure; often made using tools
What are inferences?
What are inferences?
observations followed by attempted explanations
Are all inferences correct?
Are all inferences correct?
no
What do you record when making observations?
What do you record when making observations?
Just what your senses perceive/observe
What is inferring?
What is inferring?
explaining or interpreting an observation or statement
What are two things an inference can be?
What are two things an inference can be?
reasonable (logical) or unreasonable
What is a reasonable inference?
What is a reasonable inference?
one that makes sense, given what a person knows about the topic
What is one way to make an unreasonable inference?
What is one way to make an unreasonable inference?
conclude TOO much from the evidence
How many inferences can you make from an observation?
How many inferences can you make from an observation?
more than one logical inferences from the same observation
What is important to remember when making an inference?
What is important to remember when making an inference?
A logical inference must make sense in terms of everything else you know.
What do you need to know when you first make a logical inference?
What do you need to know when you first make a logical inference?
Whether it's true or false
What is important in making an inference?
What is important in making an inference?
to make sure the inference is reasonable and based on accurate evidence
What do you do if you are not sure your inference is correct?
What do you do if you are not sure your inference is correct?
obtain additional evidence to find out whether the inference is correct
What is the first step in the Scientific Method?
What is the first step in the Scientific Method?
A question/problem
What is the third step in the Scientific Method?
What is the third step in the Scientific Method?
Conduct an experiment
What is the fifth step in the Scientific Method?
What is the fifth step in the Scientific Method?
Draw conclusions
What is the second step in the Scientific Method?
What is the second step in the Scientific Method?
Make a hypothesis
Which class is the greatest Science class ever?
Which class is the greatest Science class ever?
Your class! Glad you're here!
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