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===Meaning===
To '''observe''' is to collect and record information during an [[Experiment|experiment]] using [[Scientific|scientific]] tools and [[Scientific Instrument|instruments]]. Any [[data]] collected during an [[experiment]] is called an '[[Observation|observation]]'.
==Key Stage 5===
To '''observe''' is to collect and record information during an [[Experiment|experiment]] using [[Scientific|scientific]] tools and [[Scientific Instrument|instruments]] in a way that does not affect the [[experiment]]. In some [[Experiment|experiments]] observing is not a passive activity and the act of observing changes the [[results]] of the [[experiment]].