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Online Writing Lab at Purdue University

Purdue University Owl: Observing

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This entry focuses on observation as a primary research tool. It covers topics including participation alters the outcome, observation and interpretation are separate, note-taking vs recording, and paying attention to details.
Lesson Plan
Albright-Knox Art Gallery

Albright Knox Art Gallery: How Observant Are You?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Pop artists of the 1960s encouraged people to look more closely at the everyday objects around them. How observant are your students? This lesson plan focuses on observation, memory, and home and classroom environments.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Investigating Our Surroundings: Observing the Outdoors

For Teachers K - 1st
Students will observe, describe, measure, compare, and contrast leaves, rocks, grass, and soil using observation and tools.
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NASA

Nasa: S'cool: Students' Cloud Observations on Line

For Students 9th - 10th
S'COOL is a NASA citizen science project where school children gather ground truth measurements that assist in verifying and improving the accuracy of the CERES (Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System) satellite instrument...
Activity
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Leaf Walk: Observing and Investigating Leaves

For Teachers K - 1st
Using trees around school, students will collect and observe leaves so they can compare them in their science notebook.
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Other

News and Observer

For Students 9th - 10th
The News and Observer, Raleigh's daily, local news source.
Interactive
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Peep Observes the Moon: Interactive Storybook

For Students K - 1st
Students will observe how the Moon appears in the sky when viewed on different days. The animated interactive storybook is used to give students an opportunity to interact with a character-guided observational experience of the Moon as...
Online Course
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Open Course Ware: Hands on Astronomy: Observing Stars and Planets

For Students 9th - 10th
A university-level course in basic observational procedures in astronomy. Covers how to use a telescope, and includes lecture notes.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Observations and Experiments

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Using observations and scientific experiments to test hypotheses.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Observations and Experiments

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Using observations and scientific experiments to test hypotheses.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Observations and Experiments

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Using observations and scientific experiments to test hypotheses.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Observations and Experiments

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Using observations and scientific experiments to test hypotheses.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Physical Science: Observation

For Students 7th - 9th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Observation and its role in scientific investigation.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Ancient Observations

For Students 9th - 10th
If you observe Mars over time you will notice that it gradually grows and shrink over time. Why does this happen? Read this article to see the explanation for this observation.
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American Geosciences Institute

American Geosciences Institute: What Are Weather Observations?

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out why meteorologists need weather observations to accurately measure and predict the weather.
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Towson University

Towson University: Ows: Observance / Observation Exercise 1

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a 10-question, self-grading practice/quiz for the commonly confused words Observance and Observation.
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Towson University

Towson University: Ows: Observance / Observation Exercise 2

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a 10-question, self-grading practice/quiz for the commonly confused words Observance and Observation.
Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Scientific Observation Activity

For Teachers 9th - 10th
For this structured exercise, young scholars are asked to observe the world around them and make an observation about any sort of process they see. They then ask a how or why question about their observation, and follow that by three or...
Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Focused Observation: Recording Information Seen on a Hike

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students focus their observations during a nature hike by recording their observations on a sheet of paper which has been horizontally divided into thirds. Alongside the divisions is a stick figure with the top of the head touching the...
Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: 2 Day Investigating Soil Samples: Observing and Identifying Soils

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This description of this activity is a 2-day instructional activity: Day 1, Field Lab, Day 2, and Classroom Investigation. In this field lab, children working in groups will collect 3 samples of soil from different locations. Each sample...
Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Observing and Creating Sketches of an Outdoor Environment

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Young scholars use their senses to observe nature then sketch a plant and/or animal in their science journals using detail and color. Using these sketches, they will create classroom books which are shared with the class.
Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Minnehaha Falls: Observing Changes in Nature Through Drawing and Writing

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students will take a nature field trip to practice their observational skills and then communicate their findings through drawing, writing, and sharing.
Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Observe, Describe, Compare and Contrast Cells

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This investigation allows students to observe cells from multiple sources. Plant, animal and bacterial cells will be observed as well as cells from multicellular organisms and single-celled organisms. After providing written descriptions...
Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Making Observations and Drawings

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson will help students develop their scientific observation skills and encourages students to make detailed observations. They will draw and describe insect specimens so another classmate can identify it.

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