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Science Observations

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The quiz is about the observation skills needed to use the scientific method.

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1
Which one is these is a quantitative observation?
Mrs. P teaches 4th grade.
Mrs. A has 26 students.
Mrs. S has the room in the middle.
Mrs. Carberry is a teacher too.
2
What is an educated guess about a future event?
statement
observation
prediction
inference
3
What do quantitative observations look for?
Things you can measure
Ideas for experiments
Inferences you can make
Things you can describe
4
Which one of these is a qualitative observation?
Three pencils fell on the floor.
The windows are open.
The song played twice.
The tiles are 12 inches square.
5
What do inferences tell us?
Exactly what happened
What will happen in the future
What might happen
What probably happened
6
Which one uses your schema?
qualitative
quantitative
inferences
observations
7
How can two people make different inferences about the same event?
One person may not have been using their 5 senses.
Someone was not paying close attention.
They should be the same - they observed the same event.
Their observations and experiences may not be the same.
8
"The juice tastes sour" is what type of observation?
quantitative
prediction
inference
qualitative
9
What do scientists use to make observations?
Their brains
A Science notebook
Their five senses
A magnifying glass
10
Why do we need both qualitative and quantitative data in science?
We don't need both - one is good enough.
Not all observations can be measured.
Not everything can be described.
To make predictions.