 When describing something, use only facts that you can see, feel, smell, taste and hear  This is not an opinion!!!!!

 Quantitative: Descriptions of how much › Observations are measurable and can be made using instruments such as beakers, scales, rulers, ect. › Use numbers › Quantity  Qualitative: Use adjectives to describe something › Quality

 1. It is light green in color.  2. It taste sour.  3. One leaf is 9 cm long.  4. It makes a loud pop sound.  5. The mass of the computer is 1 1/2 kg.  6. It smells sweet.  7. The temperature of the room increases by 8 degrees C.  8. The flower clusters in 3 blooms.  9. Feels very rough.  10. The veins are 3 mm wide.

 Using your observations to explain something  A scientific opinion  Ex. › Observation: the grass on the school’s front lawn is wet › Inference: it rained, a sprinkler is on, it is from the morning dew, a dog urinated on the grass