Weather Day 1 - Observation vs. Inference

Weather Day 1

How can we describe the weather?

Open Ended

Complete this sentence:

"My favorite type of weather is ____ because ____________."

Where is Weather?

• The weather describes the air outside today.

• Weather happens in the atmosphere.

• The atmosphere is the air around the Earth.

• Gravity keeps the air near Earth's surface.

Multiple Choice

What word describes the air outside today?

• Weather

• Climate

Multiple Choice

Weather happens in the ___sphere.

• Atmo

• Bio

• Geo

• Hydro

Multiple Choice

Which part means Air?

• Atmo

• Sphere

Multiple Choice

Why doesn't the atmosphere float into space?

• Magnets

• Gravity

Describing the weather

• Weather is observable, meaning that we can use our senses to describe it.

• Our senses include seeing, hearing, smelling, tasting, and touching.

• We can see the bright lightning.

• We can hear the loud thunder.

• We can smell the fresh rain.

• We can taste the cold snow.

• We can feel the gentle wind.

Multiple Choice

Which word means "We can use our senses to describe it?"

• Invisible

• Observable

Open Ended

"The five senses are ___, ___, ___, ___, and ___."

Match

Match the observation to the sense.

• See

• Hear

• Smell

• Taste

• Touch

The clouds are dark.

The wind is loud.

The rain is fresh.

The snowflakes are sweet.

The sunshine is warm.

• The clouds are dark.

• The wind is loud.

• The rain is fresh.

• The snowflakes are sweet.

• The sunshine is warm.

Open Ended

Imagine you were outside during this storm.

What could you observe?

Describe using at least two senses.

​Observation vs. Inferences

• ​We make observations with our five senses.

• ​We make inferences with our brain.

• ​Inferences are things we think, not things we can see, hear, taste, touch, or smell.

Dropdown

We make observations with our ​

Select answer

, but we make inferences with our ​

Select answer

.

Multiple Choice

The penguins are black and white.

• Observation

• Inference

Multiple Choice

The penguin is jumping because he wants to get food.

• Observation

• Inference

Multiple Choice

The penguin is falling because another penguin pushed it.

• Observation

• Inference

Multiple Choice

There are fourteen penguins.

• Observation

• Inference

Multiple Choice

Two people are facing each other.

• observation

• inference

Multiple Choice

The people are fighting because there are dishes in the sink.

• observation

• inference

Predicting the Weather

• The weather is temporary, meaning that it does not last forever.

• Today it may be sunny, but tomorrow it may be rainy.

• Scientists can use their observations to make an inference about what tomorrow's weather will be.

• Since we can make inferences about the weather, we would say it is "Predictable."

Multiple Choice

Which word means "Does not last forever?"

• Permanent

• Temporary

Multiple Choice

Which one shows that weather is temporary?

• It started snowing today and then it snowed forever.

• It started snowing today and then it never snowed again.

• It started snowing today, but tomorrow it will be sunny.

Multiple Choice

If I observe that the sky is getting darker and cloudier, what might I infer?

• It is about to be sunny.

• It is about to rain.

• It will never get sunny again.

Multiple Choice

If I observe a loud rumbling sound in the distance, what might I infer?

• A thunderstorm is coming.

• The wind is about to stop.

• The sun will come out soon.

Multiple Choice

Which word means "We can infer what will happen next."

• Predictable

• Random

Open Ended

"I observe ____, so I infer ____."