Observation...OR...Inference

What is an inference?

• A forecast of what will happen in the future based on past experience or evidence.

• Process of grouping items together that are alike in some way.

• Possible explanation for what is happening or has happened based on your observations.

• A representation of a complex object or process.

• Using one or more of your senses to gather information.

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

What is a prediction?

• A forecast of what will happen in the future based on past experience or evidence.

• Process of grouping items together that are alike in some way.

• Possible explanation for what is happening or has happened based on your observations.

• A representation of a complex object or process.

• Using one or more of your senses to gather information.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

What is an observation?

• A forecast of what will happen in the future based on past experience or evidence.

• Process of grouping items together that are alike in some way.

• Possible explanation for what is happening or has happened based on your observations.

• A representation of a complex object or process.

• Using one or more of your senses to gather information.

Tags

NGSS.2-LS2-1

NGSS.2-PS1-1

NGSS.K-ESS2-1

NGSS.K-LS1-1

What is a model?

• A forecast of what will happen in the future based on past experience or evidence.

• Process of grouping items together that are alike in some way.

• Possible explanation for what is happening or has happened based on your observations.

• A representation of a complex object or process.

• Using one or more of your senses to gather information.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ETS1-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

NGSS.MS-PS3-2

What is classification?

• A forecast of what will happen in the future based on past experience or evidence.

• Process of grouping items together that are alike in some way.

• Possible explanation for what is happening or has happened based on your observations.

• A representation of a complex object or process.

• Using one or more of your senses to gather information.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

What is a quantitative observation?

• An observation that deals with a description that cannot be expressed in numbers.

• An observation that deals with a number or an amount.

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

What is a qualitative observation?

• An observation that deals with a description that cannot be expressed in numbers.

• An observation that deals with a number or an amount.

What quantitative observation can you make when looking at this image?

• The big elephant is the mother of the two baby elephants.

• The elephants are grey.

• There are three elephants in a field.

What qualitative observation can you make when looking at this image?

• The big elephant is the mother of the two baby elephants.

• The elephants are grey.

• There are three elephants in a field.

Tags

NGSS.3-LS1-1

What inference can you make when looking at this image?

• The big elephant is the mother of the two baby elephants.

• The elephants are grey.

• There are three elephants in a field.

Tags

NGSS.3-LS2-1