Types of Observations – Year 7
Qualitative Observations: are a written description in words only.
Would be things like:
The noise a bird makes
The taste of ice cream
The colour of someone’s hair
The fact that bubbles appear when you open a bottle of soft drink.
The roughness of a surface
Quantitative Observations: are observations that involve measurements and
are stated as numbers.
For example:
Room temperature is 25°C
The time is 10.30am
The volume of a can of coke is 375mL.
1. Choose which of these are qualitative observations.
a) It was hot today.
b) The kettle boiled at 100°C
c) She had brown hair.
d) The cat jumped onto the chair.
e) The fence is 1.8m high.
f) That song playing sounds loud.
g) Bubbles were rising to the top.
h) There were 4 red buttons and 3 yellow buttons.
2. Choose which of these are quantitative observations.
a) I am 1.5m tall.
b) There are 600mL of milk left.
c) The cat was in the tree.
d) The cup is half full.
e) It was a long drive to the holiday house.
f) She swam the length of the pool in 30.4seconds.
g) It took 12.3s to react.
h) It felt cold.
i) The tree was 2m tall.
3. Write 3 observations about yourself that are qualitative.
4. Write 3 observations about the room that are quantitative.