Elementary Science Experiments: Analyzing Data to Make Predictions

By Irene Taylor

The activities in this ebook have been designed to illustrate that effective recording of observations enhances one's ability to predict future outcomes, provide improved estimates of likely outcomes from experiments, and develop a sense of correlation between variables.

This ebook incorporates a set of fun experiments that are conducive to learning different methods of recording information, translating that into graphical illustrations that aid in communication, and utilizing the collective knowledge gained from the experiments in projecting future outcomes. Inherent in the approach will be the use of certain statistics such as mean and median.

These experiments do not draw from any one branch of science. Rather, they are illustrative of the power of effective recording. The processes developed for these fun experiments can easily be adapted into many other experiments and measurements. In such cases, additional emphasis can be placed on the importance of how to observe record, illustrate and use the information that is learned.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Irene Taylor
• Release date: Aug 14, 2012
• ISBN: 9781476242378

Irene Taylor

I am a teacher with over 25 years' experience. My articles have appeared in The Education Center's publications and in Adirondack Family Magazine.

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Table of Contents

Curriculum Statement

Introduction

General Experiment Information

Chapter 1: Drip, Drip, Drip

Chapter 2: Counting Pages

Chapter 3: Measuring Volume

Chapter 4: How Far Can You Jump?

Chapter 5: Trash Toss

Glossary

About Irene Taylor

Curriculum Statement

The activities included in this ebook are appropriate for students in grades 4-6. They will provide experiences in working with data and making predictions, which can be correlated to the areas of Science and Mathematics. These activities may be done in sequence to explore many aspects of making predictions, or may be done separately to illustrate one aspect of the data collection and prediction process.

Introduction

Every scientist conducts experiments and every experiment provides a piece of information or knowledge. Whether the scientist is a chemist who is experimenting with how different amounts of the same chemicals react; an economist who observes the effect of inflation on employment; or a meteorologist who researches the likelihood of tornadoes affecting certain areas, each