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Observation Checklist

Date:		Students
	Observes carefully and thoroughly
	Records data accurately and completely
	Asks questions
	Identifies patterns
	Thinks about data before drawing conclusions
	Discriminates between relevant and irrelevant data
	Forms tentative conclusions
	Draws reasonable conclusions based on evidence
	Revises conclusions with new evidence
	Considers alternative interpretations
	Uses drawings, models, or diagrams as thinking tools
	Uses talk (discussion, self-questioning) to think