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Observations

Observations. Observations: We use our senses to gather information about the world around us. Who remembers the different between a qualitative and quantitative observation?. Inferences. Inference: Explaining your observations to come up with a conclusion.

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Observations

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  1. Observations • Observations: We use our senses to gather information about the world around us. • Who remembers the different between a qualitative and quantitative observation?

  2. Inferences • Inference: • Explaining your observations to come up with a conclusion. • What does this mean in 7th grade terms?

  3. Making Inferences • You are at the counter in the office to get a bus pass signed. You see a student leave the principal’s office crying and upset. We could make an inference as to why the student is upset. • Could be in trouble (ISS, OSS, expelled) • Family problems at home (sick, accident) • Student not feeling well • Student has poor grades (failing, retention)

  4. Observation VS Inferences • Observation – Based on the five senses: • Sight • Smell • Touch • Taste • Hearing • Inference – Based on prior knowledge or opinion

  5. Observation vs Inference • List 3 Observation • List 3 Inferences

  6. Observation vs Inference • List 3 Observation and 3 Inferences

  7. Observation vs Inference • List 3 Observation • List 3 Inferences

  8. Observation vs Inference • List 3 Observation • List 3 Inferences

  9. Observation vs Inference • List 3 Observation • List 3 Inferences

  10. Predictions • Guessing what will happen NEXT based on your observations • Ex: If, on a sunny day, you observe a massive line of dark clouds quickly advances, what prediction can you make?

  11. Predictions vs. Inferences • Predictions and Inferences can be confused easily • Inference: What is happening NOW based on observations • Prediction: What is GOING TO happen based on observations

  12. Observations, Inference, or Prediction? 1. The cat is wearing a lime on it’s head. ______ 2. The cat is going to go on a motorcycle ride. _____ • The cat likes eating limes. ________ • Somebody put the lime on the cat’s head. _____ • The lime is green. _____ • The cat likes wearing the lime helmet. ______ • The cat is going to take the lime helmet off. ____

  13. Resources: • http://teachers.henrico.k12.va.us/highlandsprings/meade_j/Units/Unit%201/Unit%201,%20Part%201%20Notes.PPT#289,43,Experimental Design • http://www.cobb.k12.ga.us/~dickerson/sci%20method.ppt#256,1,Scientific Method

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