Life Science Lesson 1: Science and the Scientific Method

Assignment 4d. Animal Observation: Spend time observing an animal. When does it like to sleep? When does it like to play? Pose a hypothesis about its behavior. Observe and see if you made the correct assumptions.

My cat Bast likes to play with string, but it has to be moving and dangling above his head.

HYPOTHESIS CORRECT

Bast chooses to eat at certain times of day, such as night.

INCORRECT

Bast likes to lay in the sun to warm hinself and sleep.

CORRECT

Cats have bad days where they scratch, and good days where they want to be petted.

CORRECT