1. Observations and Inferences

2. Observation Using your senses to gather information about the world around you

3.  For Example: This tastes sweet and is cold. I put my hand inside the bag and felt something that was rough and scratchy. I smell smoke. I hear bells ringing. I see a boy sitting on the grass with an ice pack on his knee and a soccer ball beside him.

4. Inference An inference is when you try to draw a logical conclusion of your observation and prior knowledge.

5. Try to make an inference about each of the previous observations Write these in your notes

6. Pair and Share Pair up with one other person to share your inferences Discuss if the inference is logical and what prior knowledge you needed

7. Look at the picture on the next slide and write down as many observations as you can

9. Qualitative Observation observations describe how something looks, tastes, feels, smells and sounds (think quality)

10. Quantitative Observation Describing observations using measurement and numbers