 Observation: any information collected with the senses

› Qualitative: data that is described  The flower is red  It tastes bitter  It smells like rotten eggs  Feels soft

› Quantitative: data that is measured or counted  11 beans  16 inches  It took 39 seconds  It is 25 °C

 A logical conclusion based on observations and prior knowledge  Example: when you walked in the room on the first day of the trimester… what interferences did you make about me?

 What can you infer if you observe: › Hear people screaming › Smell popcorn and cotton candy › See a lot of people › It is September in Brigham City

 Look at the animal tracks  Make 2 observations  Make an inference

Now what do you think? Make an Observation Make 2 inferences

Now what do you think? Make 2 observations Make an inference

 Observation

1. Are there cars parked on the sides of the road? 2. What color is the pickup truck driving in the road? 3. Any minivans around? 4. Are there any passengers in the pickup? 5. Where was the blue sign posted? 6. What's the speed limit? 7. Are there any pedestrians on the road?

1. How many cars were in the intersection? 2. Can you describe at least one of the cars in the intersection? 3. Were there any cars parked on the road? 4. Was there any people outside? 5. Where was the person? 6. What was he doing? 7. What was the speed limit?

Your Brain!

 The circles aren’t really moving, your brain is making it seem like they are  Focus on one circle and it will stop moving

Your right brain tried to say the color and your left brain tried to say the word

Do you see former President Clinton and former Vice President Al Gore? Actually it is two pictures of Clinton, one just has a different hair do!

 Acocrding to a reseacrh at Cagbridme Unievrsity, it dseon't mttaer in waht oredr the letters in a wrod are. The olny ipmortant tnihg is taht the fsrit and lsat letter be in the rhgit palce.  The rset can be a tatol mses and you can sitll raed it wiuhott prlboem. Tihs is besauce the hmuan mnid deos not raed evrey letetr by iteslf, but the wrod as a whloe.

 Hint: there are 3 images › An old man › A young woman › A man with a big brown mustache

 A duck, a bunny or both?

 They are both the same length!