Observation & Inference

What is an observation

• Something we predict

• An educated guess

• Something we know as a fact using our 5 senses

• Our opinion

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What is an inference?

• How something tastes

• A educated guess or prediction

• A fact

• Something we know for sure

Which of these are observations?

(Pick all that apply)

• Lord of the Rings is the best movie ever

• There is a super hero named Iron Man

• Amazon always has the best things

• Netflix has tv shows and movies

Which of these are Inferences?

(Pick all that apply)

• Batman is the best superhero

• This is the best quiz we've ever had

• The American flag has 50 stars

• We have DNA in our cells

"The mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell"

This is a (blank) observation

(a)  

What is a Qualitative observation?

• Describing something about an object that is a fact

• an observation with a number value

• 100 feet

• 78% of the class passed the test

There were 330 people at the concert.

This is an example of a (Blank) observation

(a)  

Which is a Quantitative observation?

• 12 students were present in class today

• Everyone likes biology

• They are all wearing Caldwell high school shirts

• They were at the football game

Which are Qualitative observations?

(Pick all that apply)

• They are at the football game

• They like football

• They are wearing Caldwell High school shirts

• 100 students were at the game

Observation is something we know to be true

• True

• False