1. Observations and Inferences

3. #1
The boy is in the water.
Observation

4. #2
The weather is cold.
Inference

5. #3
The tree branch is broken.
Observation

6. #4
If the boy crawled out of the water, the goat would butt him.
Inference

7. #5
The boy fell of the branch.
Inference

8. #6
A goat is standing by the pond.
Observation

9. #7
The branch will fall on the boy’s head.
Inference

10. #8
The boy fell off the rocks.
Inference

11. #9
There is a sailboat in the water.
Observation

12. #10
The sailboat belongs to the boy.
Inference

13. #11
The goat will soon leave the pond.
Inference

14. #12
The tree by the pond has no leaves on it.
Observation

15. #13
There are three rocks in the pond.
Observation

16. #14
The tree by the pond is dead.
Inference

17. #15
If it rains, leaves will grow on the tree.
Inference

18. #16
The goat head butted the boy into the pond.
Inference

19. Definitions Observation: Inference: Hypothesis:
A statement using one or more of your senses to gather info about the world; a FACT that is true to all observers.
Inference:
A statement that explains or interprets an observation.
Hypothesis:
Typically an “if…., then…..” statement that is a testable theory based on observations.