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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__300 x 423, 0. jpg C. Bottom

Question #2 How many states are there in the contiguous United States? A. 48 B. 50 C. 52 A. 48 http: //www. united-states-map. com/usa-conic-1256. gif

Question #3 In which hand is the Statue of Liberty holding her torch? A. Right Hand B. Left Hand C. Both Hands A. Right Hand http: //carondelet. net/Aspring 08/Project 2/Caitlin/Statue_of_Liberty_2691. jpg

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

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%20 Gd. P/uebungen/14 -a/telephone-keypad. png C. One and Zero

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/Nordic. Walking_0093. JPG B. Right

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

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

Question #9 What color is pure water? A. White B. Blue C. Clear http: //nutritioulicious. files. wordpress. com/2009/12/glass-of-water. jpg

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/600 px-No_smoking_sign_svg. png C. Towards bottom right

Question #11 On a Play. Station 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/ps 3 -dualshock-3. jpg C. Red - Circle

Question #12 On which side of a woman’s blouse are the buttons located? A. Left B. Right C. Neither http: //farm 4. static. flickr. com/3320/3262149508_787561 cd 52. jpg A. Left

Question #13 How many teeth do you have in your mouth right now? (Close your mouths…no cheating!) A. 28 B. 30 C. 32 A. 28 (if you don’t have your wisdom teeth yet) http: //www. cleber. com. br/yano 10 x. jpg

Question #14 Which way do fans rotate (as you face them)? A. Counter clockwise B. Clockwise C. Neither http: //www. ceilingfanrotation. net/tag/buy-ceiling-fans-online-for-cheap B. Clockwise

Question #15 How many sides does a stop sign have? A. Five B. Six C. Eight http: //www. freewebs. com/inpro/stop_sign. png C. Eight

Question #16 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/A 260 -1. jpg B. Left Side

Question #17 How many lug nuts are on a standard car wheel? A. Five B. Six C. Eight A. Five http: //4 x 4 icon. com/offroad/lug_nuts/dsc 04030. jpg

Question #18 How many sides are there on a standard (wooden) pencil? A. Four B. Five C. Six http: //www. penciltalk. org/images/fluorescent 2. jpg C. Six

Question #19 Sleepy, Happy, Sneezy, Grumpy, Dopey, Doc…who’s missing (out of the Seven Dwarves, get it)? A. Clumsy B. Bashful C. Nerdy http: //disney. go. com/vault/archives/characters/sevendwarfs/a 11 a 3 e. jpg B. Bashful

Question #20 How many hotdog buns are in a standard package? A. Six B. Eight C. Ten B. Eight http: //media. photobucket. com/image/hot%20 dog%20 buns/crunchberrymadness/hot_dog_buns. jpg

Question #21 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

Question #22 On which side of a Venetian blind is the rod found that adjusts the opening between each slat? A. Right side B. Left side C. Middle http: //www. meerimage. com/shop/design/0669. gif B. Left side http: //miniswindowblinds. com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/venetian-blinds. gif

Question #23 How many curves are there in a standard paper clip? A. Two B. Three C. Four http: //www. gameoven. com/video_thumbnails/Paper%20 Clip%20 Trick. jpeg B. Three

Question #24 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

Question #25 In honor of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, 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

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/_Wogx 5 Hqh. L 68/Sc. Q 8 pve_ECI/AAAACC 8/i. K_o 63 Jc. Zc 0/s 400/5 -senses. jpg

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?

Credits Questions (except numbers 4, 8, 9, 11, 13, 24, and 25) 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.