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Fun Observation Exercises







Here are three "observational" tests I give my students when I start talking about the importance of making good observations in science.

The first picture students have to find the arrow on the FedEx truck. I give them 2 minutes.

The second they have to find the hidden tiger.

The third they have to count how many "F's" are in the sentence. That is a fun one because they have a minute to count them and they all secretly write down their number and then I have them read them out loud and rarely does anyone get the same number.

The kids love being fooled. For the answers check the comments section.



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Eve Heaton said…
The arrow on the FedEx Truck is made up of the white space between the E and the X.

The hidden tiger can be find in the stripes of the tiger...the stripes spell out "The Hidden Tiger".

There are 6 "F's" in the sentence. Students tend to skip over the "f's" in the word "of".
August 3, 2010 at 7:59 AM
Ginger Snaps said…
That is pretty cool! Thanks for sharing!
August 3, 2010 at 10:14 AM
DomiQ said…
This is too cute! I'm definitely using this THIS week. I'm loving that I stumbled across this site!
September 12, 2010 at 6:47 PM
Unknown said…
I can only count 5 f's on the third picture.
September 30, 2010 at 7:45 PM
MateoZR said…
I can only count 5 Fs also.
September 28, 2015 at 7:08 PM
Unknown said…
i only see 5 fs on the third pic first i saw three but i didnt see the of
September 30, 2015 at 12:51 PM
I. Acevedo said…
Excellent activities!! And thanks for the answers. They are right!
December 10, 2015 at 1:46 AM
Unknown said…
Love it! Perfect for 2nd grade mini lesson on observation. Thank you for the share.
January 30, 2021 at 12:39 PM
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