Observation & Inference

1. Observation & Inference

2. Observation Datacollected using your senses Hear, smell , see, touch, or taste something

3. Inference Are conclusions drawn and based upon: your observation OR some set of facts

4. Observe these tracks . . . What can you infer?

7. Review Statements

9. Observation – Inference Activity • The boy is in the water. • The weather is cold. • The tree branch is broken. • A goat will head butt the boy when he leaves the water. • The boy fell off the branch.

10. Observation – Inference Activity • A goat is standing by the pond. • The branch will fall on the boy’s head. • The boy fell off the rocks. • There is a sailboat in the water. • The sailboat belongs to the boy.

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