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Observations & Inferences
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Science
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6th - 8th Grade
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Easy
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Standards-aligned
Victoria Francis
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8 Slides • 21 Questions
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Open Ended
Look at the image and write down 3 things you notice about the image.
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Observation
An observation is information gathered using our senses.
For example, we see people walking. We hear a bird chirping. We smell flowers.
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Draw
Circle the OBSERVATIONS
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Inference
An inference is a logical interpretation of an event based on observations & prior knowledge.
In any situation, you always make an
attempt to figure out what you're seeing, maybe based on something you know or have seen before.
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Draw
Circle the Inferences
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We use our observations to help us interpret the world around us, so we can make choices.
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Poll
You walk outside and observe this.. what is your response?
Go back in and get an umbrella
Go grab a jacket
Do nothing
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Draw
Draw a line from the observation to the matching inference
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Multiple Choice
Observation or Inference: The cat is scared.
Observation
Inference
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Multiple Choice
Observation or Inference: This Doxie is so small he fits inside a hotdog bun!
Observation
Inference
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Multiple Choice
The frog might be poisonous because it is very brightly colored.
It has a mass of 22.4 grams.
The frog is probably a tree climber because it has large, round toe pads.
I think the frog is a species of poison dart frog because of its size and color.
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Multiple Choice
The mealworms probably prefer the darkness of a cardboard tube.
There were 6 mealworms under the light in trial 2.
Mealworms love water.
There were 36 more mealworms in the cardboard tube versus the light in trial 3.
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observations are descriptive qualities and characteristics that are not numerical.
Qualitative
observations are numerical observations and measurements, typically made with measurement tools.
Quantitative
The pandas are black & White.
There are 2 pandas
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Open Ended
Make QUALITATIVE observations about this photo
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Multiple Choice
quantitative
qualitative
non-scientific
hypothesis
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Multiple Choice
qualitative
quantitative
hypothetical
graphable
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Open Ended
Make QUANTITATIVE observations about this picture.
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Open Ended
Make an INFERENCE about this photo
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Multiple Choice
Qualitative or Quantitative: We bought 3.4 pounds of fruit.
Qualitative Observation
Quantitative Observation
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Multiple Choice
Qualitative or Quantitative: I hear a rush of wind, loud yells, and metal banging together.
Qualitative Observation
Quantitative Observation
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Multiple Select
Select ALL of the qualitative observations.
The squirrel has 2 arms.
The squirrel has gray fur.
The squirrel is wearing a Superman outfit.
The squirrel is going to save the world.
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Multiple Select
Select ALL of the QUANTITATIVE answers below.
There are 10 meerkats.
The meerkats love each other!
There are 20 eyeballs.
There must be a predator somewhere.
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Multiple Choice
If your teacher asked you to make qualitative observations about the class’s pet hamster, which group of words might be used?
A mass of 3 kg, 11 cm long, age of 16 months
A mass of 3 kg, 11 cm long, cute
A long hair, white and brown colored, soft
A temperature, length, weight
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Multiple Choice
Which group of words only have quantitative observations about the class’s pet hamster?
A mass of 3 kg, 11 cm long, age of 16 months
A mass of 3 kg, 11 cm long, cute
A long hair, white and brown colored, soft
A temperature, length, weight
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Poll
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Look at the image and write down 3 things you notice about the image.
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