Observations Day 2b - Observation or Inference?

Observation or Inference?

​Did I use my senses or

did I use my brain?

Review - We observe with our senses.

• Our body has sense organs.

• These sense organs send messages to our brain.

• The messages help our brain learn about the world.

• In Science, we call these messages about what we sense "observations."

Open Ended

What do you observe about the fish? 

"The fish is ____. I ____ it with my ____." 

Multiple Choice

When the phone is ringing, I can ____ it.

• See

• Hear

• Feel

• Taste

• Smell

Multiple Choice

When the chocolate is sweet, I can ______ it.

• See

• Hear

• Feel

• Taste

• Smell

Multiple Choice

When the cloud is dark, I can ____ it.

• See

• Hear

• Feel

• Taste

• Smell

Multiple Choice

When the sock is stinky, I can ____ it.

• See

• Hear

• Feel

• Taste

• Smell

Multiple Choice

When the sun is hot, I can ____ it.

• See

• Hear

• Feel

• Taste

• Smell

Multiple Choice

Information from our 5 senses are called ____.

• Matter

• Organs

• Observations

• Inferences

​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.

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

Multiple Choice

The man is wearing a purple shirt.

• Observation

• Inference

Multiple Choice

The man is frowning.

• Observation

• Inference

Multiple Choice

The man is upset because he hates his shirt.

• Observation

• Inference

Multiple Choice

The girl is holding her face.

• Observation

• Inference

Multiple Choice

A cat must have knocked down the vase.

• Observation

• Inference

Multiple Choice

The vase is broken.

• Observation

• Inference

Multiple Choice

There is a red candle on the window sill.

• Observation

• Inference

Multiple Choice

There is snow in the tree.

• Observation

• Inference

Multiple Choice

It is Christmas. 

• Observation

• Inference

Multiple Choice

The boy is grabbing his knee.

• Observation

• Inference

Multiple Choice

The boy must have fallen off his bike.

• Observation

• Inference

Multiple Choice

The girl does not want to eat her vegetables.

• Observation

• Inference

Multiple Choice

The girl is folding her arms.

• Observation

• Inference

Open Ended

Make one observation and one inference.

"I observe ________. I think _______."