2. Observation and Inferences Gaiser Life Science

3. Know What do you know about observation and inferences? Evidence Page # “I don’t know anything.” is not an acceptable answer. Use complete sentences. After listening to the PowerPoint lecture, come back here and list evidence to explain why your answer to the above question is or is not a good answer. You may also use other outside sources to help you respond.

4. Clarifying ?s Information Page # Observation and inferences observation- Using your senses to gather information and collect data Examples: 1. sight, 2. Hearing, 3. Touch, 4. Smell, 5. Taste (sometimes) 1. Detailed, systematic, and carefully done 2. Use your senses. Parts of a good observation 1. Assumption2. InferenceObservation is not Examples: temperature, length, area, volume, mass, speed, velocity, and acceleration 3. Making measurements inference 3. Comparison4. Conclusion - an interpretation of an observation based on evidence or prior knowledge - determining if there are similarities or differences between two or more specimens comparison Examples:Looks like… Feels like… Sounds like… Tastes like… Summary:

6. Clarifying ?s Information Page # Observation and inferences observation- Using your senses to gather information and collect data Examples: 1. sight, 2. Hearing, 3. Touch, 4. Smell, 5. Taste (sometimes) 1. Detailed, systematic, and carefully done 2. Use your senses. Parts of a good observation 1. Assumption2. InferenceObservation is not Examples: temperature, length, area, volume, mass, speed, velocity, and acceleration 3. Making measurements inference 3. Comparison4. Conclusion - an interpretation of an observation based on evidence or prior knowledge - determining if there are similarities or differences between two or more specimens comparison Examples:Looks like… Feels like… Sounds like… Tastes like…

7. This PowerPoint was created by Tim Paterek from Charlene Shea’s lecture notes. All pictures came from Google Image Search. To fall within the Fair Use Guidelines, this PowerPoint must be used within the confines of the classroom and may not be published back onto the Internet unless the pictures are removed.