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Name Date ClassInvestigating the UnseenProcedure1. Your teacher will give you a sealed shoe box that contains one or more items.2. Try to find out how many and what kinds of items are inside the box. Youcannot look inside the box. The only observations you can make are byhandling the box. Write observations in the Data and Observations section.Data and ObservationsHands-On ActivitiesCopyright © Glencoe/McGraw-Hill, a division of the McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.Analysis1. How many items do you infer are in the box? Sketch the apparent shapes of the items andidentify them if you can.2. Compare your procedure with how scientists perform experiments and make models to findout more about the atom.Atoms, Elements, and the Periodic Table 3