Use senses and simple tools to make observations 0207.Inq.1

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1. How Do Our Senses Help Us Observe? - learn how to use their five senses to make careful observations and gather information about the world around them.
2. How Do We Use Scientific Tools? - Tools Scientists Use - What tools help scientists explore and learn about the world? In this science lesson students will learn about different scientific tools — like magnifying glasses, thermometers, and rulers — and how they help us observe, measure, and investigate.
3. Lesson 1 • Using senses to observe - Students use their senses to make observations about the features of plants and animals.
4. Making Observations and Using the Five Senses - Lesson #1 - two lessons that introduced student to the use of the five senses.
5. Making Observations Lesson - Use the following practice to dive deep into observing one thing and increase your curiosity for the world around you.
   
6. Science Experiments Where Children Use Their Sense To Observe - Here are five science experiments where children can use their senses to learn through observation. As an added bonus, these science experiments follow the scientific method, making them great science fair projects!
7. Senses Record Template - A helpful resource to help children record what things look, sound, feel, smell and taste like.
8. STEP 1: Observation - Learn about the first step of the scientific method.
9. Using Senses to Observe - Students use their senses to make observations about the features of plants and animals.
10. Using the five senses - use senses as tools, make careful observations, describe objects in terms of number, shape, texture, size, weight, color, and motion.

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