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=Key Stage 1=
To '''observe''' is to watch and listen to something very carefully.
==Examples==
A [[scientist]] watched an insect very carefully and saw it had 6 legs.
A [[scientist]] listened to the sound that a cat makes.
A [[scientist]] looked at lots of flowers and wrote down the different colours.
=Key Stage 2=
To '''observe''' is to use our senses to study something very carefully. We might [[Sight|watch]] and [[Hearing|listen]] and if it is safe then we might [[smell]], [[touch]] or even [[taste]] it to observe something.
==Examples==
A scientist uses a [[Stopwatch|timer]] to see how long it takes for a kettle to boil.
A scientist took one picture of a plant every day to see how it grows.
A scientist touched a window, a brick and some carpet to find out which one had the roughest texture.
=Key Stage 3=