Observation vs. Inference

Check ALL of the observation statements for this image

• The people in the pool are a family.

• There are 4 people in the pool.

• The water is warm.

• The boy is wearing goggles on his head.

An observation is:

• any information collected with the five senses

• measurable and countable

• an explaination

• a guess

Click ALL the quantitative observations:

• There are 3 stripes on each flower.

• It is as big as my hand.

• It is dark brown.

• The water is 4 inches deep.

Click ALL the qualitative observations:

• Each wing has 4 spots.

• It is fizzing.

• It smells like burnt rubber.

• The temperature of the water was 35 degrees.

Click ALL of the senses:

• sight

• taste

• touch

• smell

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-8

An inference is:

• based on your 5 senses

• a hypothesis of what will happen

• conclusions drawn after examining the facts

• qualitative and quantitative

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Click ALL of the inferences based on the image

• There are 3 trees.

• The man broke his arm in the accident.

• It is summer time.

• The truck ran into the car.