Observing in Science

The video tutorial explains how people can learn about the world by making observations using their five senses: taste, touch, hearing, smell, and sight. It provides examples of observing different objects like a brick, a pillow, and a muffin, highlighting how each sense contributes to identifying the object's characteristics. The tutorial concludes with questions to guide observation and emphasizes the importance of this skill in describing objects.

Which of the following is NOT one of the five senses used for making observations?

• Balance

• Sight

• Touch

• Taste

What characteristic of the brick can be determined by tapping it on a table?

• Its hardness

• Its color

• Its shape

• Its weight

What does the sense of touch reveal about the pillow?

• It is heavy

• It is rough

• It is soft and fluffy

• It is hard

How does the pillow's sound when tapped indicate its texture?

• It makes no sound, indicating softness

• It makes a crackling sound, indicating brittleness

• It makes a ringing sound, indicating smoothness

• It makes a loud noise, indicating hardness

What sense helps you determine the muffin's sweet taste?

• Sight

• Touch

• Taste

• Smell

Which characteristic of the muffin is observed using the sense of sight?

• Its light brown color with black specs

• Its sweet taste

• Its soft texture

• Its light weight

What question would you ask to determine an object's texture?

• What does the object sound like?

• How does the object feel?

• What color is the object?

• How does the object taste?