1. Observation & Inference
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2. Observations Any information collected with the senses.
Sight – I see a teacher running down the hallway.
Smell – I smell something burning.
Touch – I feel the room getting hot.
Taste - I taste that my gum is stale.
Hearing – I hear the fire alarm.

3. Inference A conclusion based on observations.
The process of drawing a conclusion from given evidence.
The inference from the previous observations might be ????
That there is a fire and a student pulled the alarm.

4. Observation/Inference
Observations:
I hear people screaming
I smell cotton candy, popcorn, and hamburgers
I see a lot of people
Inference = ?

5. Look at these two sets of animal tracks.
PRACTICE:
Look at these two sets of animal tracks.
List 2 OBSERVATIONS
Make an INFERENCE

6. Now what do you think? What are 2 more OBSERVATIONS?
What INFERENCE can you make?

7. What are 2 more OBSERVATIONS?
Now what do you think?
What are 2 more OBSERVATIONS?
Make an INFERENCE

8. Make 3 OBSERVATIONS
Make an INFERENCE

9. Observations/ Inferences
Doritos Commercial

10. Observations/ Inferences
Happy Grad Ad
Taco Bell Ad

11. Observations/ Inferences
Darth Vadar Ad