Observation Inference Prediction

Open Ended

What does it mean to make an observation in science? Take 2 minutes to talk it over with your partner or a someone around your before you answer. Include an example of your idea.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of a qualitative observation?

• 5 ft

• 200 lbs

• blue car

• 76 degrees F

Open Ended

What does it mean to make an inference in science? Take 2 minutes to talk it over with your partner or a someone around your before you answer. Include an example of your idea.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes the process of making an inference in science?

• Making a guess without evidence

• Drawing a conclusion based on observations

• Measuring the temperature

• Counting the number of objects

Multiple Select

Based on the observations:

• 'I hear people cheering

• I hear loud music playing

• I see a lot of people around me

• I smell popcorn and burgers on a grill

  What is a reasonable inference you could make?

• There is a party or celebration happening.

• It is raining outside.

• People are studying quietly.

• You are tailgaiting at Gillette Stadium before a Patriots game.

Open Ended

How could you make your inference more accurate?

Open Ended

What does it mean to make a prediction in science? Take 2 minutes to talk it over with your partner or a someone around your before you answer. Include an example of your idea.

Multiple Choice

Based on what we just talked about, what is a scientific prediction?

• An educated guess about a future event

• A random guess about the past

• A proven fact about the present

• A summary of previous experiments

Open Ended

Why is it important for scientists to learn from incorrect guesses as well as correct ones?