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OBSERVATIONS vs. INFERENCES OBSERVATIONS vs. INFERENCES
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observations Things that can be described using your five senses. Sight, sound, touch, taste, smell They are based on facts - NOT opinoins. Things that can be described using your five senses. Sight, sound, touch, taste, smell They are based on facts - NOT opinoins. There is a tree with lights and ornaments There is a fireplace with a fire burning There are objects wrapped in paper. There is a tree with lights and ornaments There is a fireplace with a fire burning There are objects wrapped in paper.
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INFERENCES Using your observations to make a GUESS about an object or outcome. Based on what I see I conclude that it must have been Christmas when this picture was taken.
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Determine if the following statements are observations or inferences. OBSERVATION OR INFERENCE
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1. There are two adults and one child in this picture. 2. They are a family. 3. The man is wearing a dark shirt. 1. There are two adults and one child in this picture. 2. They are a family. 3. The man is wearing a dark shirt.
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4. The guy on the right is wearing a red hat. 5. The guy on the left is taller. 6. They are playing a game in someone’s backyard. 4. The guy on the right is wearing a red hat. 5. The guy on the left is taller. 6. They are playing a game in someone’s backyard.
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7. There are three swords. 8. It is summer. 9. He is on a ladder. 10. He is not a mentally stable person. 7. There are three swords. 8. It is summer. 9. He is on a ladder. 10. He is not a mentally stable person.
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11. The boat is white. 12. The boat was washed up on the shore by a large wave. 13. There is a rowboat near the stern of the boat. 14. Somebody forgot to tie up the rowboat. 11. The boat is white. 12. The boat was washed up on the shore by a large wave. 13. There is a rowboat near the stern of the boat. 14. Somebody forgot to tie up the rowboat.
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Make three observations and two inferences about the picture.
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HOMEWORK Find a picture (online, from a newspaper, from a magazine, from a family album) and write three observations and an inference about it.
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