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Distinguished Achievement Awards Winner 1975
By BETTY DEBNAM
Seven Things Good Scientists Do!
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*3? Observe . . . Scientists learn to use all then
senses (touching, seeing, hearing, smelling and
tasting) to find out things. See the observer at work.
6. Classify . . .
Scientists group things
to show their order.
Things that are alike
can be grouped
together. Groups can he
divided into sub-groups.
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Mini Fact: There are
over I million kinds of
animals.
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7. Infer.. .Scientists
use what they already
know to solve problems
and reach conclusions.
Inferences or thought
ful guesses are not
always right.
KXAMPLK . . . You
might see that a pin is
attracted to a magnet.
You could then INKKK
^ that all metal
(Y\\- things are
attracted to
AV magnets. This
is not so.
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How Good a Scientist Are You?
1. Experiment . . . Scientists must learn
the steps to use in solving a problem.
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PROBLEM: What are hones 1
made of?
FINDING OUT: Put a clean
chicken bone in a glass of
vinegar. After a few days (2-5)
take the bone out and observe
it. How is it different? Try to
| bend it!
' CLUE: The hard part of bones
are made of minerals, mainly
calcium. The minerals are
dissolved by the acid in the
vinegar. What remains is the
soft cartilage part of the bone, j
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2. Measure...
Scientists measure
temperature, weight,
length and other things.
They also compare sizes.
3. Use numbers...
Scientists use math to
help record their findings.
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Mini Fact: The largest hailstone ever recorded
weighed 766 grams (1.67 lhs.) and measured
?14 centimeters (17'/i* inches) around. It fell in
Coffeyville, Kansas in September of 1970.
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A huge hailstone
4.Communicate... J
Scientists make
drawings, write about f
and tell about their
findings.
Mini Fact: The largest :
fish is the whale
shark. It can grow to *
be 50 feet long.
Right: See the young *
scientists at the beach. '
What do you think they
are saying?
' 1977 by Universal l'rees Syndicate