Observations & Inferences

How are observations made?

• Only with your eyes.

• By trying to explain what you see.

• Using your 5 senses

• Just making a good guess.

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It must be summer.

• Qualitative Observation

• Quantitative Observation

• Opinion

• Inference

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The table top is smooth.

• Observation

• Guess

• Hypothesis

• Inference

The penguin got pushed in.

• Qualitative Observation

• Inference

• Quantitative Observation

• Hypothesis

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The penguins are black and white.

• Qualitative Observation

• Inference

• Hypothesis

• Quantitative Observation

The boy is probably sad...

• Qualitative Observation

• Hypothesis

• Inference

• Quantitative Observation

I predict there will be black M&M's in the bag.

• Quantitative Observation

• Hypothesis

• Inference

• Qualitative Observation

There is a lot of red in the painting so I think the artist was mad...

• Qualitative Observation

• Hypothesis

• Inference

• Quantitative Observation

Which statement is an inference about this picture?

• The van is tan.

• The van is inside the KFC.

• The wall is broken.

• Someone has already called 911.

Select ALL of the observations.

• The squirrel has 2 arms.

• The squirrel has gray fur.

• The squirrel is wearing a Superman outfit.

• The squirrel is going to save the world.