Observations

answer questions – no word count, format requirements – only good solid answers

“Observation and Measurement” Please respond to the following:

Note: Online students, please select one of the two subjects to discuss.

· From the second e-Activity, analyze the importance of multiple working hypotheses in minimizing bias and increasing the robust nature of scientific inquiry.

· Describe the challenges in collecting data and making observations in the methane study on Mars. Explain how NASA researchers are working to overcome these challenges.

e-activity

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Watch the video titled “Launchpad: Methane on Mars” (5 min 40 sec). Be prepared to discuss. Video Source: NASA e-Clip (2009, October 21). Launchpad: Methane on Mars [Video file]. Retrieved from

http://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/nasaeclips/launchpad/exploration.html

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