Actividad De Observacion

HOW SCIENCE WORKS: OBSERVATION!

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One of the very important things that I’d like you to take from this class is the knowledge of how science works, and the knowledge that you can do “scientific inquiry” in your everydaylife. You’ll find that this is a lot like CSI or Sherlock Holmes.

1. In the next day or so, I want you to make an observation that is related to some sort of process. It can be about any process,but the key to a decent observation is to be able to ask “why is it like that?” or “How does this happen?”
For instance, while sitting in the dentist chair yesterday I noticed a big curvedscrape in the drywall on the wall in front of the chair, about 2 feet long, ¼ inch deep. See the drawing below.



2. Next, ask a question about your observation. This question will usually includethe words “how” or “why.”
“How did that scrape get there?”
If you have trouble forming a decent question, you might want to consider a different observation.

3. Then, make at least threemore observations that help you answer that question.
“There are no other marks on the wall.”
“The part of the chair that sticks out the most is the elbow on the rotating arm the lightis attached to.”
“The scrape is higher on the wall than any or part of the chair or other instrument in the room, including the elbow of the light arm.”
“There is some drywall stuck tothe back side of the elbow of the light arm, and it has some paint on it that is the same color as the paint on the wall” (I had to get up out of the chair and look around to find this data)


4.Once you have made several observations that help answer your question, go ahead and try to answer your question. The answer to your question is your hypothesis, and it should come in the form of a...