EVERYDAY SCIENCE

Detailed explanation-1: -Definition: A statement based on information gathered using the five senses (sight, hearing, taste, smell, and touch). Observations are facts.

Detailed explanation-2: -An observation is information we gather about something by using the senses. We have five senses. They include the sense of sight, hearing, taste, touch, and smell.

Detailed explanation-3: -For example, students might observe that at the beginning the popcorn was small and hard (using sight and touch), then the popcorn began to move (using sight and hearing) and then it popped (using hearing) and then the smell of cooking appeared (using smell) and then it was eaten (using taste).

Detailed explanation-4: -Stimulating your senses while studying can improve retention. Why? Because the more you use your sense of taste, hearing, smell, sight, and touch while hitting the books, the more you’re stimulating various parts of your brain at the same time.

Detailed explanation-5: -Observations can be made only with the five senses. Example: I see that the red and green flowers are growing. Inferences involve a decision being made about something you observe. Example: I think the flowers are growing because they were planted and tended with care.