1. Process Skills – Observing Notes
Quarter 1: Page 10 in ILL

2. Process Skills – Observing Notes
Observation
Taking in information using one of the five human senses or technology (microscope, thermometer, digital scale)

3. Process Skills – Observing Notes
Purpose
Scientists record observations to note the events of an investigation and then they communicate that information with others.

4. Process Skills – Observing Notes
Types
Qualitative
Observations that describe the characteristics or qualities of an object or event; shape, color, relative size, odor, taste, texture, sound, behavior.
These are less precise and can vary depending on who is observing.
Example: a lion has brown fur, its mane is long and wiry to the touch.

5. Process Skills – Observing Notes
Types
Quantitative
Observations that measure or count quantities; length, mass, volume, distance, time, how many
These are more precise and will not vary depending on who is observing.
Example: a lion has four legs, the lion chased its prey for 34 seconds, the lion’s tail is 1 meter long

6. Is it Qualitative or Quantitative?1.
It took twenty minutes to drive to Durham. 2.
Cells have a pair of chromosomes in their nucleus. 3.
NC State Univeristy’s colors are red, white, and black. 4.
The speed of the car on was 45 mph. 5.
Air that has low humidity feels dry. 6.
The DNA molecule looks like a twisted ladder. 7.
Stratus clouds appear like layers in the sky.

7. Is it Qualitative or Quantitative?8.
The human heart has four chambers that pump blood. 9.
The friction between moving air and the surface of a space shuttle produces heat.
10.
The hurricane had winds measuring 80 mph and had a well-defined eye.
11.
The student’s book bag was heavy.
12.
Fresh milk has a pH level of 6.7.
13.
The plants that received sunlight grew faster than the ones without sunlight.
14.
The balloon was red in color and measured 15 cm in diameter.
15.
My right foot is larger than my left foot.

8. Process Skills – Observing Notes
Practice:
Make three qualitative and three quantitative observations about your notebook paper.