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How Are Observations Made? An observation is the act of noting something in your environment using the five senses: touch, taste, sight, hearing, and smell. In science, we generally do not want to smell and taste things, especially in the laboratory! tp: //4. bp. blogspot. com/_Wogx 5 Hqh. L 68/Sc. Q 8 pve_ECI/AAAACC 8/i. K_o 63 Jc. Zc 0/s 400/5 -senses. jpg

Question #1 On a standard traffic light, where is the green light found? A. Top B. Middle C. Bottom http: //images. theage. com. au/ftage/ffximage/2008/09/30/trafficlight_main_narrowweb__300 x 423, 0. jpg C. Bottom

Question #2 On a penny, which direction does Lincoln face? A. right B. left C. faces forward A. right http: //www. newpenny. net

Question #3 In which hand is the Statue of Liberty holding her torch? A. Right Hand B. Left Hand C. Both Hands A. Right Hand http: //carondelet. net/Aspring 08/Project 2/Caitlin/Statue_of_Liberty_2691. jpg

Question #4 What color is the letter “L” in the Google logo? A. Green B. Blue C. Red A. Green http: //www. google. com/

Question #5 How many differences can you spot? Ans. 5

Question #6 On a standard computer, what does the symbol mean? A. Eject B. Restart C. Pause A. Eject

Question #7 On the United States flag, what color is the top stripe? Ans: Red http: //www. tmvfd. com/page%20 folder/Flag/US%20 Flag. gif

Question #8 What letter follows Q-W-E-R-T-Y horizontally on a standard computer keyboard? A. “I” B. “G” C. “U”

Question #9 Which way does a “No Smoking” sign’s slash run? A. From top right to bottom left B. From top left to bottom right http: //www. wolfpenatv. com/images/clipart/600 px-No_smoking_sign_svg. png B. From top left to bottom right

Question #10 How many times does the letter “F” appear in the following sentence? When I visited Phil, finches of Japan were flying around the flourishing bonsai placed on the left of the lounge’s entry. Ans: Six

Question #11 How many sides does a stop sign have? http: //www. freewebs. com/inpro/stop_sign. png Ans: Eight

Question #12 On a Play. Station controller, which color and shape are matched correctly? A. Pink – Triangle B. Green – Square C. Red - Circle http: //www. uncrate. com/men/images/2008/04/ps 3 -dualshock-3. jpg C. Red - Circle

Question #13 Quietly raise your hand when you find the word “DIFFICULT” in the following word search:

Question #14 How many sides are there on a standard (wooden) pencil? http: //www. penciltalk. org/images/fluorescent 2. jpg Ans: Six

Question #15 On a standard sixsided die, what number is opposite the 6? Ans: One

Question #16 How many curves are there in a standard paper clip? A. Two B. Three C. Four http: //www. gameoven. com/video_thumbnails/Paper%20 Clip%20 Trick. jpeg B. Three

Question #17 What is pictured on the back of the United States $20 bill? A. The Lincoln Memorial B. The White House C. U. S. Treasury http: //www. expressions-grants. com/site/wp-content/themes/expressions/images/uploads/2007/04/20 -dollar-bill-new-front-back. jpeg B. The White House

Question #18 The white panels on standard soccer balls are what geometric shape? A. Octagons B. Pentagons C. Hexagons http: //richland. files. wordpress. com/2009/10/soccer-ball. jpg C. Hexagons

Food for Thought… As we continue learning about the Nature of Science and Scientific Inquiry, chew on these tasty tidbits: 1. ) How is an observation different from an inference? 2. ) How can observations and inferences be used when formulating a scientific question? 3). How do observations and inferences help the scientific community establish laws and theories, such as the Theory of Evolution and the Law of Gravity?

Credits Questions taken from The Power of Observation Quiz found at: http: //www. flowgo. com/funny/ 12358_power-observation-quiz. html. Special thanks to Nick Cordella, Lena Koslover, and Angeles Contreras for their insightful contributions.