1.  Observation is describing an object using your five senses (sight, hearing, touch, smell, & taste) or measurement (numbers).

2. HOW OBSERVANT ARE YOU?  Look at the following picture for 45 seconds.

4. HOW OBSERVANT ARE YOU?  Answer the questions on your notes.  Be prepared to share

5. CAN YOU DESCRIBE THE SCENE?  Pick two people to be investigators and two people to be eyewitnesses.  The investigators can not look at the picture  The eyewitnesses will have 30 seconds to view the image.

7. CAN YOU DESCRIBE THE SCENE?  After the 30 seconds, the investigators will interview the eyewitnesses to determine what was in the picture.  Each group will record the answers and share with the class.

8. 2 Types of Observation 1. QuaLitative Observation 2. QuaNtitative Observation

9. Qualitative vs Quantitative Data QuaLitative Data Overview: Deals with descriptions. Data can be observed but not measured. Colors, textures, smells, tastes, appearance, beauty, etc. Qualitative → Quality QuaNtitative Data Overview: Deals with numbers. Data which can be measured. Length, height, area, volume, weight, speed, time, temperature, humidity, sound levels, cost, members, ages, etc. Quantitative → Quantity

10. Make one qualitative observation about the picture above. Explain why this is a qualitative observation. Make one quantitative observation about the picture above. Explain why this is a quantitative observation.

11. INFERENCES  Logical interpretation based upon prior knowledge and experience  Based upon observations  Example: When you entered the room, you most likely inferred that the individual in the front of the room is the teacher.

12. NOTE THE DIFFERENCES  In laboratory exercises, record observations NOT inferences  Inferences may be used when writing the conclusion in your lab report.  Let’s test your observation skills…

13. WHAT DO YOU SEE? The Landscape of Faces