Scientific Observations and Inferences

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Which of the following is not an observation based on the picture?

• There are two animals
• There is probably a storm coming
• The animals are brown
• One animal is smaller than the other animal

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There is probably a storm coming

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A prediction

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a good educated guess

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Things that we notice in an experiment using what we see, hear, smell, taste are called

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observations

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The penguin got pushed in.

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Inference

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The weather is cold.

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inference

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What part of the scientific method is: "If plants are exposed to sunlight, then they will grow taller."?

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Prediction

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The spiders just made the web. Options: Observation, Inference

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Inference

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These kind of observations use your senses to observe results. Examples include: color, texture, descriptions, interviews, categories.

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Qualitative

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The liquid is pink.

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Qualitative Observation

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What type of observation is 'There are approximately 90 colonies of bacteria on the Petri dish'?

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Quantitative Observation