WorksheetsObservation & Inference
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
What is an observation
Something we predict
An educated guess
Something we know as a fact using our 5 senses
Our opinion
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
An Inference is making a guess about somebody or something based on an observation.
True
False
During a lab you see that the cells you are looking at all have a nucleus. Observation or Inference?
Observation
Inference
Your cells all have nucleus so you think they are all the same kind of cell. Observation or Inference
Observation
Inference
You did research to see how much an egg weighs before and after soaking it in vinegar. The measurements in centimeters are what kind of observation?
Qualitative observation
Quantitative observation
The egg that soaked in vinegar looks different and smells like vinegar now. What kind of observation did you make?
Qualitative observation
Quantitative observation
