1. What patterns do you observe based on the information in Table 4? The greater amount of Dissolved Oxygen (ppm), the greater number of fish observed. 2. Develop a hypothesis relating to the amount of dissolved oxygen measured in the water sample and the number of fish observed in the body of water. When there is more Dissolved Oxygen (ppm) in the water, the number of fish observed increases. 3. What would your experimental approach be to test this hypothesis? My experimental approach would
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Throughout most of the quarter I had to privilege to volunteer at Oak Ridge Elementary School in Mrs. Houghton’s third grade room. When I first walked into the room, I immediately could see the walls covered in posters on all four of the walls. The posters ranged from Be on Target posters to numbers for math with inspirational quotes with maybe a little artwork. In addition to the posters, there was a gigantic reading area in the opposite corner from the door. The kids, that range from ages 8 to
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Group Observation On Wednesday, September 25, I did an observation at Mastery Charter Smedley Elementary School. During my time there I would be observe a group of four students name Mike, Chris, Leslie and Tiffany. What I would be looking for throughout my observation is appearance, verbal behavior and interaction, physical behavior and gestures and who stand out the most. Mike – Observation Mike is an African-American, boy around the age of nine or ten dark brown skin with curly hair
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A participant observation is where the researcher takes part in the event that they are observing or the everyday life of the group whilst observing it. There are two different types of participant observation. One type of participant observation is an overt observation, this is when the researcher makes the participants aware that they are taking part in an the observation. A strength of participant observations are ecologically valid. Rather than gathering quantitative data from participants
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Observation In this paper, I am to describe and discuss my observations of the people at the mall. I was going to observe the people at the medical place I go to with my Grandmother but I was not feeling well on Wednesday so my Aunt went with her. I did not know what I had, if I was getting a cold or if it was just allergies. Better safe than sorry. Since I did not go to the metical place I was going to observe my neighborhood, there is usually quite a few people out but this time there w
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Bsma Tolfree Unit 1 Individual Project Scientific Method May 1, 2011 OBSERVATION: During the winter, you spread salt daily on your driveway to melt the snow. In the springtime, when the lawn begins to grow, you notice that there is no grass growing for about three inches from the driveway. Furthermore, the grass seems to be growing more slowly up to about one foot from the driveway. QUESTION: I wonder if the grass growth is inhibited by salt? INTRODUCTION: Salt is a chemical compound
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developmental stage to another effectively this can cause problems in later stages and create a sense of fixation. Children develop in different stages and in different ways. A method that has been used to explore these developmental milestones is observation. Observations involve watching a child for sometime in order to understand how he or she perceives and interacts with the world. attributes physically, cognitively and socially of two children, one male and one female, ages five and ten, respectively.
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Using examples discuss the strengths and weaknesses of interactionist research methods. Part B One method of research used by Interactionists is known as the un-structured interview. They are less strict than an ordinary interview and are similar to that of an everyday conversation. Although it will be based around a specific subject or topic it allows the interviewee to go deeper into the question and give a more in-depth opinion. Unstructured interviews are commonly, open-ended and flexible as
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Name: Unknown Sex: Female Age: 10 yrs. Academically Proficient Teacher Observation: Student is a 10 year old female who comes to school regularly and is academically on grade level. However, she occasionally comes to school smelling of urine, exhausted and is socially withdrawn from most of her peers. She spends most of her free time reading books in the book corner. Student seldom talks about home and refuses to explain her body odor. Student has expressed concern in regards to her
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Observation Number Two The purpose of this observation is to observer an adolescent of either sex between the ages of 12-18. I have chosen to observer an adolescent male age 18. This was a little difficult to do because adolescents are guarded with regards to adults, it just happened that this was made easier when the adolescent knew me from church and the choir. I will begin with Jacob who is 18. Jacob grew up with his parents in forest hills, PA, also with Aunts and uncles and his maternal
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