Observation/Inference Enrichment

All the students know the answer to the teacher's question

• observation
• inference

A scientist is collecting data on the number of times a cricket chips per minute. What sense is the scientist most likely using to make observations?

• hearing
• smell
• sight
• touch

Using the 5 senses to understand what is happening around you is called

• experimenting
• observing
• hypothesizing
• sensing

I see that Mrs. McDermott is holding a coffee cup, I assume that there is coffee in the coffee cup.  By making the assumption that there is coffee in the mug, I have made a(n)

• observation
• inference
• classification
• experiment

_{If the boy crawled out of the water, the goat would push him in.}

• inference
• observation

_{The boy is in the water.}

• inference
• observation

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

What is an observation for this picture?

• The man is scared
• The man is going to get eaten
• There is a man in a kayak
• The man is paddling fast

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

There are fourteen penguins.

• Observation
• Inference

The penguin got pushed in.

• Observation
• Inference

Which of the following is an observation about this picture?

• The boy has fallen off his bike.
• The boy is in a lot of pain.
• The boy has injuries to his knees
• The boy learned his lesson about wheelies