Observations vs. Inferences

Which of the following is an observation?

• The children slept in the tent last night.

• The children are looking for birds.

• The children have a picnic basket with food.

• The children are in the woods far from home.

Which of the following is an inference?

• The horse brown.

• There is snow on the ground.

• The rider is wearing long sleeves.

• It is cold outside.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

The penguin got pushed in.

• Qualitative Observation

• Inference

• Quantitative Observation

• Hypothesis

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NGSS.3-LS2-1

The child is most likely sad.

• Qualitative Observation

• Hypothesis

• Inference

• Quantitative Observation

A student recorded how many commercials she saw in one week. Her results are recorded above. What can you you infer?

• The tv shows lasted longer on Monday.

• She watched more tv on Monday.

• The tv shows didn't last as long as usual on Monday.

• She watched less tv on Monday.

Which statement is qualitative observation?

• There are four glasses total in the picture.

• The chicks are yellow.

• There are 8 legs in the picture.

• There are 4 beaks in the picture.

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NGSS.K-LS1-1

Which answers are QUANTITATIVE? Select all of the right answers.

• There is one white goose.

• The boy is really upset.

• The goose looks scary,

• The boy has 2 white sneakers.

Select ALL of the QUANTITATIVE answers below.

• There are 10 meerkats.

• The meerkats love each other!

• There are 20 eyeballs.

• There must be a predator somewhere.

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NGSS.HS-LS2-2

Which of the following is a possible inference for this picture?

• The chimpanzee is looking for food.

• There is one chimpanzee.

• The chimpanzee has dark brown fur.

• The chimpanzee has 5 fingers on their hand.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

All of the following are QUALITATIVE observations except

• The liquid is blue.

• The liquid is soap.

• There are 200 mL of liquid.

• The liquid feels slippery.