Observations & Inferences

What type of observation is this:

There are 11 football players on the field.

• Qualitative

• Quantitative

What type of observation is this:

His facemask smells like laundry detergent.

• Qualitative

• Quantitative

What type of observation is this:

The ice cream is cold.

• Qualitative

• Quantitative

What type of observation is this:

The average body temperature for a person is 98.6 degrees F

• Qualitative

• Quantitative

What type of observation is this:

The dog weighs 32 pounds

• Qualitative

• Quantitative

What type of observation is this:

The sun feels warm on my skin

• Qualitative

• Quantitative

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-8

What type of observation is this:

The fossil is 150,000 years old.

• Qualitative

• Quantitative

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

What type of observation is this:

The basketball player threw the ball 10 feet.

• Qualitative

• Quantitative

What type of observation is this:

The milk tastes sour

• Qualitative

• Quantitative

Is this an observation or an inference?

The girl had dirt on her knees, so she must have fallen down.

• Observation

• Inference