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By Tim Eddings
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Safety First
Doing investigations in
science can be fun, but
you need to be sure you
do them safely.
Safety Rules to Follow
1. Think ahead.
Study the steps of the investigation
so you know what to expect.
2. Be neat. Keep your work area clean.
Keep long hair tied
back and roll your sleeves up out of the way
3. Oops!
If you spill or break something, or if you get
hurt, Tell your teacher right away!
4. Protect your eyes!
Wear safety goggles
anytime you are directed to do so.
Yuck! Never eat or drink anything during a
science activity unless you are told to do so
by your teacher.
Don’t get shocked. Never pull a plug from an
outlet by pulling on the cord.
Keep it clean. Always clean up your work
area. Put everything away and wash your
hands after your have finished.
Review page XVI in your
science book.
These symbols are signs for
you to act safely.
When scientists try to find an answer to a
question or do an experiment, they use thinking
tools called the process skills. You use many of
the process skills whenever you speak, listen,
read, write, or think.
The Process Skills are:
How to make an accurate observation
1. Use as many senses as you can when you observe.
Never taste unless you are told to do so.
2. Think about how you can use your senses to obtain
We observe when we use one or more of our senses to find
information about an object, or event. Pick up an
out about objects, events or living things. An observation is
object, feel it smell it.
a fact learned directly through the senses.
3. Describe only what you observe directly with your
senses.
4. Notice things that are changing. Include observations
before, during and after the change.
We communicate when we give or
receive information. Precise language
is needed for describing an
observation, reporting a measurement
of interpreting data.
How to Communicate
1. Observe, then describe
2.
Describe
changes
in
the
enough properties of an object or
3. Describe
and
order or
changes
in
properties
of
an
object
event
event
so
someone
can
identify
it!
Use
diagrams,of
charts,
graphs.
the properties
an object
or
Writing,
event. speaking , visuals, and
photos to communicate.