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observation and inference discovery
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6th - 8th Grade
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Easy
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Marissa Carter
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9 Slides • 5 Questions
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By Marissa Carter
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Open Ended
What is an observation?
What is an inference?
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Open Ended
Observations from the set up
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Open Ended
What is your inference based on the set up?
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Word Cloud
What do you think this thing actually is?
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On the next slide you are going to see 5 statements.
Place the statements in order from most scientific to least scientific. Make sure to include your reasoning for it.
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Reorder
Less Scientific <---------------------------> More Scientific
All living things are composed of one or more cells. We know this because every living thing examined to date has been found to be composed of one or more cells.
If you break a mirror, you will have seven years of bad luck.
The earth is flat. Anybody can see that!
Taking Vitamin C prevents the common cold. Linus Pauling, a scientist who discovered the structure of vitamin C, says it does.
The rate of acceleration of all falling objects on Earth is constant. 2 spheres of identical diameter and volume are dropped from the top of a building; one is made of steel, the other made of plastic. They both will accelerate at the same rate (32ft/sec) and hit the ground at the same time.
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My order went ...
I place them in that order because ...
I agree/disagree because...
At your table discuss what order you put the statements in and why
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What should scientific writing sound like?
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