Observations & Inferences

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Using any of your 5 senses to describe the world around you.

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Observation

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What is an inference?

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A prediction or logical conclusions about our observations

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Which of these is an observation?
- The dog is 4 years old.
- The dog is wearing a hat.

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The dog is wearing a hat.

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The boy is not going to school today

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inference

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The least amount of students like red juice

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observation

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The boy has a green blanket

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observation

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Which of the following statements is an inference of the graph?

• Tom had $60 in his account in January
• More money was in the account in July than October
• Tom worked extra hours to earn more money between April and July
• The amount of money increased from January to July

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Tom worked extra hours to earn more money between April and July

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Observations that contain numbers, like measurements, are ____________ observations.

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quantitiative

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Observations that use adjectives to describe something, like the color or texture of an object, are ________________ observations.

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qualitative

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Qualitative or Quantitative: There is 300 mL of liquid in this beaker.

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Quantitative Observation