Observation and Inferences

Dolphin colors range from gray to white

• quantitative observation
• qualitative observation

Dolphins have smooth skin.

• quantitative observation
• qualitative observation

There are 54 players on the Carolina Panthers football team. 

• qualitative 
• quantitative 

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

• inference
• observation

_{The tree branch is broken.}

• inference
• observation

There are 75 trees in the forest. 

• Qualitative 
• Quantitative

The flowers are green and blue. 

• Qualitative
• Quantitative 

Tags

NGSS.2-PS1-1

A possible explanation to a problem that has not yet been tested. 

• data
• theory
• hypothesis
• fact

This part of the experiment serves as a basis of comparison; the one variable being tested has been omitted. 

• experimental group
• control group
• data
• variables

This variable in an experiment is the one being deliberately changed by the scientist. 

• dependent variable
• independent variable
• data
• control group