What is an example of different ways in which observations are used in scientific inquiry?

Answer 1

The examples of an observation would be noted as to what you see occuring. For example if you had an apple cut it in half and left it on the counter for two hours and then came back to see it, you would notice that it turned brown, lost it's water and became smaller. Your observations are what you notice that has changed or happened.

Answer 2

Problem: I'm so beautiful.

Question: Am I beautiful because I wear mascara?

Hypothesis: If I don't wear mascara, I will no longer be used as beautiful.

Test: I wear mascara for a week, and ask 50 people to rate how attractive I am on a scale of 1-10. I do the same thing the next week, but do not wear mascara. I wear the same outfits and hairstyles and ask the same people.

Conclusion: People on average rated me 3 points higher when I wore mascara. I conclude that I probably am considered more beautiful when I wear mascara.

Answer 3

I have the same question but the best thing to do is ask your teacher about it (;

A scientific observation is when a process or substance is analysed using scientific methods following step by step procedures. When you do an experiment in lab , take for example how the nascent oxygen from a reaction can decolourize a substance we are learning the procedures and witnessing the process. And finally when we conclude the experiment as bleaching action of nascent oxygen and explain how and why it happened, it is a scientific observation. For someone who views the process and conclude it to be magic will not be a scientific observation. ;)

Take for another instance the analyses of a flower by a poet and a scientist.

The poet will focus on the radiance of the petals, the shape, the overall beauty, comment on the sweetness of honey and might comment hoe the pistil resides like a beautiful crown signifying the flowers glory and the sepal probably the velvet gown or a shield protecting the tender buds in defense to the world or probably mentioning that the flower shows us how to gradually reduce the jealousy signified by the colour green as we grow older.This is an artistic observation of the flower.

When this flower falls into the hands of a botanist the artist might suicide seeing how the flower is dissected and its beauty ruined. But lo! botanist analyses why the flower has a specific colour, the position of its whirls, analyse what kind of whirl it is, he have his own terms, androecium and gynoecium , how is placed, what number, what size, what family , what type etc etc... and what the botanist write on the flower would be scientific observation ;) I hope this is clear enough .

Answer 4

The scientific method, basically, is the process scientists use to solve problems and gather information. Take a school science project for an example. First, you identify the problem. Then you gather information about the problem, then come up with a hypothesis. After that, you do an experiment- record all your information while you are doing so. Lastly, you make your conclusion.

Answer 5

Observations are used in scientific study when conducting experiments to see what changes are occurring. It is operant to observe changes throughout an experiment, especially after changes have been made to the subject.

Answer 6

Any time you make a guess and then get information to either prove or disprove that guess, you are using the scientific method. You can use it to find out which car or cellphone or game you should buy, or to learn which clothes and colors look best on you, or even to figure out which Pokemon is closest to you!

Answer 7

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Answer 8

by using your senses