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2. Question #1 On a standard traffic light, where is the green light found? A. Top B. Middle C. Bottom http://images.theage.com.au/ftage/ffximage/2008/09/30/trafficlight_main_narrowweb__300x423,0.jpg

3. Question #2 On a penny, which direction does Lincoln face? A. right B. left C. faces forward http://www.newpenny.net A. right

4. Question #3 In which hand is the Statue of Liberty holding her torch? A. Right Hand B. Left Hand C. Both Hands http://carondelet.net/Aspring08/Project2/Caitlin/Statue_of_Liberty_2691.jpg A. Right Hand

5. Question #4 What color is the letter “L” in the Google logo? A. Green B. Blue C. Red A. Green http://www.google.com/

6. Question #5 What two numbers on the telephone keypad do not have letters by them? (Put your phones away!!!) A. Zero and Nine B. Five and Zero C. One and Zero http://sar.informatik.hu-berlin.de/teaching/2008-w/2008-w%20GdP/uebungen/14-a/telephone-keypad.png C. One and Zero

7. Question #6 When you walk, does your left arm swing with your right or left leg? (No getting up to check!) A. Left B. Right C. Neither http://www.wallgau.de/se_data/_filebank/wallgau/sommerbilder/NordicWalking_0093.JPG B. Right

8. Question #7 On United States flag, what color is the top stripe? A. Red B. White C. Blue http://www.tmvfd.com/page%20folder/Flag/US%20Flag.gif A. Red

9. Question #8 What letter follows Q-W-E-R-T-Y horizontally on a standard computer keyboard? A. “I” B. “G” C. “U”

10. Question #9 On pants, where is the zipper located (don’t look!!)? A. To the left of a flap B. To the right of a flap C. In the center (no flap) http://www.123rf.com/photo_2316664_close-up-of-the-pants-pocket-blue-jeans.html B. To the right of a flap rightleft

11. Question #10 Which way does a “No Smoking” sign’s slash run? A. Towards top right B. Towards bottom left C. Towards bottom right http://www.wolfpenatv.com/images/clipart/600px-No_smoking_sign_svg.png C. Towards bottom right

12. Question #11 On a PlayStation controller, which color and shape are matched correctly? A. Pink – Triangle B. Green – Square C. Red - Circle http://www.uncrate.com/men/images/2008/04/ps3-dualshock-3.jpg C. Red - Circle

13. Question #12 How many sides does a stop sign have? A. Five B. Six C. Eight http://www.freewebs.com/inpro/stop_sign.png C. Eight

14. Question #13 Where are even numbered pages found in book? (No peeking). A. Right side B. Left side C. Where two pages meet (spine) http://www.library.wisc.edu/etext/jonas/Hulda/mm/A260-1.jpg B. Left Side

15. Question #14 How many sides are there on a standard (wooden) pencil? A. Four B. Five C. Six http://www.penciltalk.org/images/fluorescent2.jpg C. Six

16. Question #15 On which playing card is the card maker’s trademark found? A. Two of hearts B. Joker C. Ace of spades http://jimveney.com/images/ace_of_spades.jpg C. Ace of Spades

17. Question #16 How many curves are there in a standard paper clip? A. Two B. Three C. Four http://www.gameoven.com/video_thumbnails/Paper%20Clip%20Trick.jpeg B. Three

18. Question #17 What is pictured on the back of the United States $20 bill? A. The Lincoln Memorial B. The White House C. U.S. Treasury http://www.expressions-grants.com/site/wp-content/themes/expressions/images/uploads/2007/04/20-dollar-bill-new-front-back.jpeg B. The White House

19. Question #18 The white panels on standard soccer balls are what geometric shape? A. Octagons B. Pentagons C. Hexagons http://richland.files.wordpress.com/2009/10/soccer-ball.jpg C. Hexagons

20. Question #19 On a standard computer, what does the symbol mean? A. Eject B. Restart C. Pause A. Eject

21. Question #20 On an iPod, where is the “menu” key located on the wheel? A. In the middle B. On the top C. On the bottom http://www.google.com/imgres?q=ipod&um=1&hl=en&tbm=isch&tbnid=9A6dsbTM2dEFoM:&imgrefurl=http://www.jaygeiger.com/index.php/2006/10/18/apple-blames-microsoft-for-ipods-that-shipped-with-a- virus/&docid=sw0PDAqiFsGhYM&w=338&h=450&ei=9DJpTv3nJ-rjiAKW6YSZDg&zoom=1&biw=873&bih=677 B. On the top

22. How Are Observations Made? An observation is the act of noting something in your environment using the five senses: touch, taste, sight, hearing, and smell. In science, we generally do not want to smell and taste things, especially in the laboratory! tp://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Wogx5HqhL68/ScQ8pve_ECI/AAAAAAAACC8/iK_o63JcZc0/s400/5-senses.jpg

23. Food for Thought… As we continue learning about the Nature of Science and Scientific Inquiry, chew on these tasty tidbits: 1.) How is an observation different from an inference? 2.) How can observations and inferences be used when formulating a scientific question? 3). How do observations and inferences help the scientific community establish laws and theories, such as the Theory of Evolution and the Law of Gravity?

24. Credits Questions (except numbers 4, 8, 9, 11, 17, 18, 19, and 20) taken from The Power of Observation Quiz found at: http://www.flowgo.com/funny/ 12358_power-observation-quiz.html. Special thanks to Nick Cordella, Lena Koslover, and Angeles Contreras for their insightful contributions.