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Observation & Inference
Observations• Any information collected with our five senses.
• Quantitative – measureable or countable» 3 meters long
» 4 marbles
» 50 kilograms
» 35 degrees Celsius
• Qualitative – describable, not measureable » red flowers
» smells like fresh baked cookies
» Tastes bitter
• A skill for describing scientific events
Observations
Objective
• an observation based on fact
fact – a piece of information that can be
strictly defined and proved true.
Subjective
• an observation based on opinion
opinion – a statement that expresses a belief,
value, or feeling
Observations
• Science looks like fun today.
• Kanye West’s songs sound good.
• The Smartboard is white and grey.
• Poutine taste good.
• The summer was too short.
• There are sixty seconds in a minute.
Inference• Conclusions based on observations.• The process of drawing a conclusion from evidence or observation
Practice: • Observations:
• I hear people screaming.• I smell cotton candy, popcorn, and vomit.• I see a lot of people.
• Inference = ?
Look at these two sets of animal tracks.
List 3 OBSERVATIONS
Make an INFERENCE
Now what do you think?
Make 3 OBSERVATIONS
Make an INFERENCE
Now what do you think?
Make 3 OBSERVATIONS
Make an INFERENCE
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