1. Observations, Inferences, and Models

2. Observation: Information gained through Ex: Each table has 4 chairs.
Seeing
Hearing
Touching
Smelling
tasting
Ex: Each table has 4 chairs.
Ex: Ms. Britigan’s Desk is messy.

3. Observation: Information gained through Ex: Each table has 4 chairs.
Seeing
Hearing
Touching
Smelling
tasting
Ex: Each table has 4 chairs.
Ex: Ms. Britigan’s Desk is messy.

4. Inference Explanation based on observations What you think
Ex: Since each table has 4 chairs (observation), 4 students should sit at each table (inference).

5. Example:
Observation: Yesterday, I saw Ms. Britigan eat burnt chicken.
Observation: There is a burning smell coming from down-stairs.
Inference: Ms. Britigan is cooking chicken down-stairs.

6. Example: About a creature.
Observation: It is standing on 2 legs.
Observation: It has white feathers.
Observation: It has a hard mouth.
Observation: It makes the sound, “Quack, Quack.”
Inference: It is a duck.

8. 3 Observations: 1) 2) 3)
1 Inference:

9. 3 Observations: 1) 2) 3)
1 Inference:

11. 3 Observations: 1) 2) 3)
1 Inference:

13. 3 Observations: 1) 2) 3)
1 Inference:

15. 3 Observations: 1) 2) 3)
1 Inference:

16. Sizes Macro = Large Micro = Small Sub = Below Scope = See Macroscopic
Microscopic
Submicroscopic

17. What is a Model?

18. What is a Scientific Model?

19. Write a paragraph containing the following words:
Observation
Inference
Model
Microscopic
Macroscopic
Submicroscopic
Atom
Earth