Do Now

• You have 5 minutes to answer the following question(s). When you are done take out your binder and turn to the notes section.

• Which of your five senses would you least like to live without? Why?

• Does your sense of smell enhance the experience of eating? Explain your answer.

Review Do Now

Note Taking

Making Observations

Objective

I will be able to make accurate

observations about ordinary items

and plan an investigation.

Why are observation skills important?

• Without observation, there is no science because there is nothing to explain.

What do we use to make observations?

• Five senses– Hearing– Sight– Touch– Taste– Smell

Can observations be wrong?

Yes

How can we prevent incorrect observations?

• Observations must be repeatable.• Scientist will repeat an observation many times,

or in different laboratories, to ensure that their results are valid.

• Science is only "good science" when anyone can repeat the observation or experiment and get the same results.

Observation Lab

• We will make some observations based on our 5 senses.

• Review lab rules.• Record your observations in your science

journal.

Directions

• Take out your science journal.• Label one page–Part One: Making Observations–Part Two: Peer Review–Part Three: Detailed Description

Part One: Make observations based on senses.Use complete sentences.

• Sense of Touch: Describe what you feel.

• Sense of Hearing: Listen as you unwrap the object. Describe what you hear.

• Sense of Smell: Describe what you smell.

• Sense of Sight: Describe what you see.

• Sense of Taste: Place the object in your mouth. Describe what you taste.

Part Two: Peer Review

• Share your observations with your table team.• The listeners should think about and answer

the following questions:– Are the observations factual? Why or why not?– Are the observations repeatable? Why or why

not?• Write a short summary of your peer’s review.

Part Three: Detailed Description

• Write a detailed paragraph (at least 5 sentences) describing the object to a young child. Do not mention the name of what you are describing.

Objective

• I will be able to make accurate observations about ordinary items and plan an investigation.

Exit Ticket

• How many times does the team in white pass the ball?

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