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No Partners Britton Stuart
Period 3 9/22/99
Observation of Unidentified Specimens
Laboratory Report #1
Problem
How do you make meaningful observations and determine their characteristics? ... Numbered specimens
2. Observation dishes
3. ...
Conclusion
There are four main characteristics of good and meaningful observation. The first characteristic is Specific Observation, which is critical mostly to physical observation where a specimen must be precisely described so it can be envisioned through words. An example of specific observation would be “light green with a delicate, carpet-like texture”, instead of “soft and green”. Observations must also be specific for measurements, which leads into the second characteristic of premium observation, Accurate Measurements, which is important in many ways. The most critical reason for accurate measurement is the fact that specimens can’t be compared in size if the measurements are incorrect or rounded to the nearest number. If a person comparing two specimens is looking at one chart of accurate measurements, which reads that Specimen #1 is 3. ... However, if the same two specimens were rounded up by a different person, the person reading the charts would assume that the two specimens are equal in length, being 4 cm each.
Approximate Word count = 931
Approximate Pages = 3.7
(250 words per page double spaced)
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