Today in Science, we started with a read aloud about Jane Goodall called The Watcher. This book is an excellent example of how one person's observations, careful science note-taking, and perseverance can have an impact on the world. We, of course, tied this in to our own Science Notebooks and the importance of observing the world around us. We talked about different types of observations and data that can be gathered in an investigation- qualitative and quantitative. QUALITative describes the QUALITIES of something using descriptive language. For example, the car is red, has tinted windows, a scratched bumper, etc. QUANTITative data describes QUANTITIES, or numbers, related to the object. For example, the car is 12 feet long, has 4 tires, is 6 feet tall, etc.
The kids then used their powers of observation to describe secret rocks that I gave to them. Each child received a different rock, though some were very similar to others. They then had to write qualitative and quantitative observations about their rocks (without others seeing it) and then we put all the rocks in a pile and played a rousing game of "Guess My Rock!" The kids had a great time playing, and we learned a lot of important lessons:
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
Archives
June 2019
Categories
All
|