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1 modified by Liz LaRosa www.middleschoolscience.com 2009, from original posted at: www.science-class.net/PowerPoints/Observation_Inference_8th.pptwww.middleschoolscience.com www.science-class.net/PowerPoints/Observation_Inference_8th.ppt Observation & Inference

2 Observations Any information collected with the senses. Quantitative – measureable or countable »3 meters long »4 marbles »50 kilograms »35 degrees Celsius Qualitative – describable, not measureable »red flowers »smells like fresh baked cookies »Tastes bitter The skill of describing scientific events

3 Inference / Hypothesis Making an educated guess based on a question you ask from an observation. Making an educated guess based on evidence. Practice: Observations: I hear people screaming I smell cotton candy, popcorn, and hamburgers I see a lot of people Questions = ? Inference / Hypotheses = ?

4 Look at these two sets of animal tracks. List 3 OBSERVATIONS List 3 questions Pick one question and make an inference / hypothesis

5 Now what do you think? Do the same thing you did for the last picture

6 Now what do you think? Do the same thing you did for the last picture

7 Activity Page www.middleschoolscience.com/footprints-isn.pdf In your science notebook, write your conclusion.

8 Source of graphic: http://bob.nap.edu/html/evolution98/evol6-e.html http://bob.nap.edu/html/evolution98/evol6-e.html


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