Observation and Inference

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Observation about the picture: The boy has fallen off his bike, The boy is in a lot of pain, The boy has injuries to his knees, The boy learned his lesson about wheelies

Back

The boy has injuries to his knees

Front

Which of the following statements is an inference about the picture? The vase is broken., The girls' bow is blue and purple., The girl broke the vase., The girl has blonde hair.

Back

The girl broke the vase.

Front

What is an observation you see in your classroom?

Back

The lab table is black.

Front

Scenario: you walk into the science classroom and see an unfamiliar adult at the front of the room. You also see that Mr. Lundberg is not in the room. You wonder where he could be.
Which one(s) are observations? Options: You walk into science., You see an unfamiliar adult., You wonder where Mr. Lundberg could be., None of these are observations

Back

You see an unfamiliar adult.

Front

Scenario: you walk into the science classroom and see an unfamiliar adult at the front of the room. You also see that Mr. Lundberg is not in the room. You wonder where he could be. Which of these is an inference? Options: You walk into science., You see an unfamiliar adult., You do not see Mr. Lundberg, "Maybe he's home sick today"

Back

"Maybe he's home sick today"

Front

Which of these statements is NOT an observation about this picture? Options: There is a red candle on the window sill., The moon is full., It is Christmas time., There's snow on the tree.

Back

It is Christmas time.

Front

Which of the following is NOT an inference about the man in this picture: The man hates his purple shirt., The man has a purple shirt., The man is having a bad day., This man is upset because he's hungry.

Back

The man has a purple shirt.

Front

Scenario: You are shopping at Safeway. You hear glass breaking, a person cursing, and the sharp smell of pickle juice coming from the next aisle. Which of these is/are observations?

Back

All of these are observations

Front

Scenario: You are shopping at Safeway. You hear glass breaking, a person cursing, and the sharp smell of pickle juice coming from the next aisle. What can you infer? Options: The pickle jar was slippery., Someone dropped a jar of pickles., That person is having a bad day.

Back

All of these are inferences.

Front

Observations like measurements are ____________ observations

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quantitiative