Activity: How is observing done?
Prepare pre-cut slices of fruits. Make sure to maintain safe eating even at home.
Questions:
1. How does it taste?
2. What sense/s did you use?
Answer (1)
Observing is an important skill in science. It involves using your senses to gather information about the world around you. In this activity, you're using your senses to observe and describe pre-cut slices of fruits.
How does it taste?
To answer this question, you will need to eat a piece of the fruit and focus on its taste. Is it sweet, sour, bitter, salty, or maybe a combination? You should describe the flavor as clearly as possible. You might even compare it to other fruits you have tasted before to give more detailed descriptions.
What sense/s did you use?
In this activity, you mainly use the sense of taste to determine how the fruit tastes. However, observing isn't limited to just tasting. You can also use other senses like:
Vision: Observe the color, shape, and texture of the fruit before tasting.
Smell: Before tasting, smell the fruit to detect any aromas.
Touch: Feel the surface of the fruit and describe its texture (smooth, rough, soft, etc.).
By combining information from all these senses, you can have a comprehensive understanding of the fruit and describe it in more detail.
