Unit 1 Lesson 5 How Do Scientists Record

Unit 1 Lesson 5 How Do Scientists Record Data? Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company

Unit 1 Lesson 5 How Do Scientists Record Data Florida Benchmarks • SC. 3. N. 1. 1 Raise questions about the natural world, investigate them individually and in teams through free exploration and systematic investigations … • SC. 3. N. 1. 2 Compare the observations made by different groups using the same tools and seek reasons to explain the differences across groups. • SC. 3. N. 1. 3 Keep records as appropriate, such as pictorial, written, or simple charts and graphs, of investigations conducted. Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company

Unit 1 Lesson 5 How Do Scientists Record Data Florida Benchmarks • SC. 3. N. 1. 4 Recognize the importance of communication among scientists. • SC. 3. N. 1. 5 Recognize that scientists question, discuss, and check each other’s evidence and explanations. • SC. 3. N. 1. 7 Explain that empirical evidence is information, such as observations or measurements, that is used to help validate explanations of natural phenomena. Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company

Unit 1 Lesson 5 How Do Scientists Record Data? Show Me the Evidence • Scientists use observations to answer their questions. • Each science observation is a piece of data. • Scientists use data as evidence to decide whether a hypothesis is or is not supported. Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company

Unit 1 Lesson 5 How Do Scientists Record Data? Show Me the Evidence • Scientists ask each other a lot of questions. They compare data. • They repeat the investigation to see if they get the same results. • Scientists review and talk about the evidence. They agree and disagree while respecting each other’s ideas. Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company

Unit 1 Lesson 5 How Do Scientists Record Data? Communicating Data • Scientists record and display data so others can understand it. • You can record data in different ways. You can take photographs. You can write in your journal. • You can share, or communicate, your data in different ways. Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company

Unit 1 Lesson 5 How Do Scientists Record Data? Communicating Data • Sometimes scientists use tables and graphs to help interpret and display data. • A data table is a display that organizes data into rows and columns. Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company

Unit 1 Lesson 5 How Do Scientists Record Data? Communicating Data • Graphs make it easier to see patterns or relationships in data. • A bar graph is used to compare data about different events or groups. Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company