1. 9/11 & 9/ th Grade Agenda
Learning Objective: Learn the difference between observation and inference
Collect HW: Reading & Notetaking p.12-15
Poster of Science Presentation
Metrics and Safety Test
Textbook Reading p
HW: Reading & Notetaking p.17-21

2. Daily Reflection
Prompt: Look around the room and write one Quantitative observation and one Qualitative observation and one Inference.

3. Thinking like a Scientist
Scientists use skills such as obs_______, infe______, pred_______, clas______, and making models to learn more about the world and make scientific progress
erving
rring
icting
sifying

4. Observing
Observing means using one or more of your sen_____ to gather information.
ses

5. Quantitative observation deal with num____ or amounts.
bers
Can you give me an example?
20% of the students passed the test.

6. Qualitative Observation deal with desc_______ that cannot be expressed in numbers
riptions
Can you give me an example?
The chimp appears sad.

7. Inferring
When you exp_____ or interp____ the things you observe, you are inferring or making an inference
lain
ret

8. cast erience dence Predicting
Predicting means making a fore____ of what will happen in the future based on past exp__________ or evi_______.
cast
erience
dence

9. Classifying
Classifying is the process of gro_____ together items that are alike in some way
uping

10. Making models
Making models involves creating repre_________ of complex objects or processes.
sentations

11. Observation vs. Inference A? ?

12. Observation vs. Inference B? ?

13. Observation vs. Inference C? ?

14. Observation vs. Inference D? ?

15. Observation vs. Inference

16. Observation vs. Inference #1

17. Observation vs. Inference #1

18. Mealworms are insects
They turn into Darkling Beetles
Larva
Pupa
Adult

19. Daily Reflection
Prompt: Observe the mealworm and make 2 quantitative and 2 qualitative observations. Also make a sketch of the meal worm on the back.

21. Video Interview Questions
Do you like school?
What is one thing that you would change about this school?
What motivates you?
What do you want to be when you grow up?