The Scientific Method Part 1

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What do scientists follow when carrying out an experiment?

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The Scientific Method

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Is there only 1 way to carry out the scientific method?

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No.

(Of course not! Sometimes the scientific method begins with a question and sometimes it starts with a problem. Sometimes the scientific method begins with an observation).

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What are your 5 senses?

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See
Smell
Taste
Touch
Hear

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An observation is...

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something noticed by using one or more of your 5 senses.

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An inference is a...

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conclusion you make from your observation.

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The keyword for inference is...

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A qualitative observation is a type of observation that involves...

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characteristics that can not be easily counted or measured.

(Tip: The word "Qualitative" has the letter l in it which stands for "looks.")

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Identify the following observations as qualitative or quantitative:

1) The 1st paper airplane had a flight time of 10 seconds.
2) The second paper airplane had curved wings.

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The 1st paper airplane had a flight time of 10 seconds:
quantitative

The second paper airplane had curved wings.: qualitative

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Your friend notices that a parked car has a flat tire. She says, "I think that car has a flat tire because it ran over a nail." Is your friend's statement an observation or an inference?

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It's an inference (because it is a conclusion that your friend made based on her observation).

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Characterize the following statement:
"You leave the theater and see that the street is wet."
Is this an observation or an inference?

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It's an observation (because it's something you noticed by using 1 of your 5 senses).