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Observation & Inference

Observations Any information collected with the senses. The skill of describing scientific events.

Inference Conclusions or deductions based on observations . The process of drawing a conclusion from given evidence.

Tracks like these are common in parts of New England and in the southwestern United States. What do you OBSERVE? What can you INFER?

Now what do you think?

Infer what happened based on your observations.

Source of graphic: http://bob.nap.edu/html/evolution98/evol6-e.html