Inference and Observations

What is an observation? A good scientist is observant and notices things in the world. This leads to curiousity!

• Information gathered using the 5 senses

• A question based on past experience

• A prediction

• Information that only comes from measurements

Data that is descriptive, using qualities or characteristics, and your 5 senses is called...

• quantitative
• qualitative
• non-scientific
• hypothesis

When scientists collect data that is measurable with numbers, we call it...

• qualitative
• quantitative
• hypothetical
• graphable

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

The flowers are pink and yellow.

• Qualitative

• Quantitative

There are 4 trees in the forest.

• Qualitative

• Quantitative

The clouds are grey and ground is wet.

• Qualitative

• Quantitative

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

There are seven buttons on the table.

• Qualitative

• Quantitative

The football players are wearing red and white.

• Qualitative

• Quantitative

There are eleven tourists.

• Qualitative

• Quantitative

The beaker has 300 milliliters of water.

• Qualitative

• Quantitative