“You see, but you do not observe.” -Sherlock Holmes, A Scandal in Bohemia

Have you ever walked by a field of flowers that look all the same? Or seen a flock of birds fly by where every bird looks like all the other birds? What if you could stop and really look at those flowers or birds, closely and carefully? Do you think they’d still look all the same? Close and careful observing is something that scientists do often, and can lead to questions to investigate. This activity gives you the chance to take a group of objects that seem all the same from far away and observe them scientifically to notice their differences.