1. In the third subject (this means the end/last section of your notebook) Complete the following Science Starter:
Make 5 observations and an inference about the cartoon.

2. Fossil Footprints What can you learn from Fossil Footprints?
What is the difference between an observation and an inference?
Can you write a definition for observation and a definition for inference?
Why are observations important in science and for experiments?

3. Accomplishments
Introduce Observation vs. Inference

4. How do we observe?
Quick Think-Pair

5. Observation
An act of viewing or noting a fact or occurrence for some scientific purpose.

6. With your partner…
Make 3 observations each!

7. Inference
The process of arriving at some conclusion based on assumed premises.

8. For example:
Ms. Lang OBSERVES she has a crack in her car windshield!?!?!
She INFERS…….

9. Ms. Lang infers…
An alien lost control of his/her space craft and it crashed into the windshield of her car!!!

10. Remember - An OBSERVATION is NOT:
Ms. Lang observes that her windshield was smashed by a falling alien’s spacecraft!
- An INFERENCE is NOT:
Ms. Lang infers her windshield is broken because it has a crack.

11. With your partner…
Complete your own observation and inference as ex. 2!

12. Let’s go ahead and structure our notes!

13. Fossil Footprints
Observation
Inferences

16. Your fossil footprints inference story!
Write the story that you were able to infer based on your fossil footprints.

17. Let’s try one more! Make an inference based on an observation.
T-P-S Activity as an exit ticket

21. Fossil Footprints What can you learn from Fossil Footprints?
What is the difference between an observation and an inference?
Can you write a definition for observation and a definition for inference?
Why are observations important in science?