Observations and Inferences

Scenario: you walk into the science classroom and see an unfamiliar adult at the front of the room. You also see that Mrs Waterhouse is not in the room. You wonder where she could be. Which of these is an inference?

• You see an unfamiliar adult.
• You do not see Mrs. Waterhouse

• "Maybe she's home sick today" 

Which of the following is an observation about the man in this picture:

• The man hates his purple shirt.
• The man is wearing a purple shirt.

• The man is having a bad day.
• This man is upset because he's hungry

Which of the following statements is an inference of the graph?

• Tom had $60 in his account in January
• More money was in the account in July than October
• Tom worked extra hours to earn more money between April and July
• The amount of money increased from January to July

She is holding an umbrella

• observation
• inference

It is raining outside

• observation
• inference

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The boy has a green blanket

• observation
• inference

The boy is not going to school today

• observation
• inference

The least amount of students like red juice

• observation
• inference

Using any of your 5 senses to describe the world around you.

• Observation

• Inference

• Prediction

• Logical Theory

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-8

What is an inference? 

• Just a random guess
• using your observations to draw conclusions about what you are observing

• The same as an observation
• deciding if an observation is qualitative or quantitative

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-2