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Working like a scientist
Pattern seeking
As scientists you will look for
patterns as these can help you
to find out more. We call this
pattern seeking.
Can you see a pattern in
this shell?
We also look for patterns in our
results. Patterns in results can
be very useful. They help us to predict
what may happen in the future.
In this bar chart we see the water level in a glass of water which holds
plant stems. We can see the level going down from day one to day five.
What might the level be on day 6?
20
15
Depth of water (cm) 10
5
0
start day day day day day
1 2 3 4 5
Days
8
