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Observation

Ohh… This liquid is green and it is leaking from a brown can. I also smell it. Observation. Observation: when studying something describe only facts that you can see, touch, smell and hear. You are not making any guesses. THIS IS NOT AN OPINION!!. Observations.

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Observation

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  1. Ohh… This liquid is green and it is leaking from a brown can. I also smell it. Observation Observation: when studying something describe only facts that you can see, touch, smell and hear. You are not making any guesses. THIS IS NOT AN OPINION!!

  2. Observations • Any information collected with the senses. • 3 meters long • 4 marbles • 50 kilograms • 35 degrees Celsius • red flowers • smells like fresh baked cookies • Tastes bitter • The skill of describing scientific events

  3. Based on my observations, I think that this can is old and is leaking a toxic substance. Inference Inference: using your observations to make a guess about an object or an outcome THIS CAN BE A SCIENTIFIC OPINION

  4. Inference • Conclusions or deductions based on observations. • The process of drawing a conclusion from given evidence. Practice: • Observations: • I hear people screaming • I smell cotton candy, popcorn, and hamburgers • I see a lot of people • Inference = ?

  5. What observations can we make about this picture? What inferences can we make?

  6. What observations can we make about this picture? • What can we infer based on this picture?

  7. What observations can we make from these pictures? What inferences can we make?

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