Map the specific real-world phenomena (nature, food, materials, states of matter) that scientific observation helps us understand.
Overview of life, food, and water observations mentioned in the text.
Planet Earth is our home and the only planet we know that supports life. Science starts by looking closely at the amazing variety of life around us.
Have you ever watched how things grow and change?
These are the fascinating mysteries of life on Earth that science helps us observe and understand!
Visual of the everyday scientific phenomena.
Science helps us understand everyday transformations, from the lifecycle of a butterfly to changes in the states of water.
Overview of everyday materials and outer space.
Look around you. There are so many different things we interact with every single day. Think about the paper you write on, a metal key, a plastic ruler, or a rubber eraser.
Science starts by observing these common items and wondering: what exactly makes them different from each other?
Match the observation to the question a scientist would ask.
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