Science Skills
Footprints
Characteristics
Types of Evidence
Tracks
100
An educated guess as to what happened
What is an inference?
100
The size of a footprint can be a good indication of this unless you are examining younger people.
What is the height of a person?
100
This person is more likely to leave deeper footprints
Who is a heavier person
100
Evidence not unique to a particular object but place the particular bit of evidence into a group of objects.
What is Class Evidence
100
Dog Print
200
When the scientist uses his/her senses to record what is happening in an experiment.
What is an observation?
200
This includes mud, sand, dirt, snow...
What are trace materials?
200
This characteristic makes it easier to blend in at football games
What is being a male/man
200
Evidence that cannot be contradicted by any other evidence
What is Conclusive Evidence
200
Rabbit Track
300
The steps involved in carrying out an experiment or test.
What is a procedure?
300
A footprint characteristic that can tell you whether the person was running or walking.
What is stride length?
300
This group spends less time in a school then others
Who are kindergarten students
300
Evidence lined to a single source
What is Individual Evidence
300
A track is considered this when found underneath others
What is older.
400
Completed at the beginning of a test or experiment - helps to connect what the scientist already knows about the question.
What is a hypothesis?
400
A design on the bottom of a shoe.
What is a tread pattern?
400
This characteristic is what barbers make money off of
What is long hair
400
Evidence not drawn from direct observation of a fact in issue
Circumstantial Evidence
400
Tracks heading North had a deeper imprint on the heel meaning the person was doing what?
What is walking South backwards.
500
The variables in an experiment that are kept the same.
What are control or constant variables?
500
A chart used to identify and separate different types of shoes. This can also be used for other applications.
What is an organizational chart (A.K.A dichotomous key)
500
This group varies in size, gender, ethnicity, stature, eye colour, hair, and general appearance but have a single number in common.
What are the students of room 12
500
Bob witnessed Fred standing over a body with a smoking gun. This is an example of what?
What is Circumstantial Evidence
500
mark left by a person, animal, or vehicle in passing.
What is a track