1. 9/22 & 9/ th Grade Agenda
Learning Objective: Learn the difference between observation and inference
(Period 5 is short)
Collect HW: Reading & Notetaking p
Video: Back to school videos
Video: Where is Nano
Who wants to be a Millionaire (Metrics & Safety)
Metrics and Safety Test
Observation vs Inference
HW: Language of Science
Reminder: 2 points extra credit each for bringing the following printouts from home: Due 9/29 & 9/30
A signed grade printout,
100% correct Chap 1 self assessment (PearsonSuccessNet.com)
This class’s Agenda (ccms.ccusd.org)

2. Daily Reflection
Prompt: Write three quantitative observation in this classroom.

3. Thinking like a Scientist
Scientists use skills such as obs_______, infe______, pred_______, clas______, and making models to learn more about the world and make scientific progress
erving
rring
icting
sifying

4. Observing
Observing means using one or more of your sen_____ to gather information.
ses

5. Quantitative observation deal with num____ or amounts.
bers
Can you give me an example?
20% of the students passed the test.

6. Qualitative Observation deal with desc_______ that cannot be expressed in numbers
riptions
Can you give me an example?
The chimp appears sad.

7. Inferring
When you exp_____ or interp____ the things you observe, you are inferring or making an inference
lain
ret

8. cast erience dence Predicting
Predicting means making a fore____ of what will happen in the future based on past exp__________ or evi_______.
cast
erience
dence

9. Classifying
Classifying is the process of gro_____ together items that are alike in some way
uping

10. Making models
Making models involves creating repre_________ of complex objects or processes.
sentations

11. Quantitative vs Qualitative Observation
20% of the students got an A on the test
Quantitative Observation

12. Quantitative vs Qualitative Observation
There are 15 girls in the classroom
Quantitative Observation

13. Quantitative vs Qualitative Observation
The students are paying attention in the classroom
Qualitative Observation

14. Quantitative vs Qualitative Observation
90% of the students are looking at the teacher
Quantitative Observation

15. Quantitative vs Qualitative Observation
The floor is shiny
Qualitative Observation

16. Observation vs. Inference A? ?

17. Observation vs. Inference B? ?

18. Observation vs. Inference C? ?

19. Observation vs. Inference D? ?

20. Quantitative vs Qualitative Observation
20% of the students got an A on the test
Quantitative Observation

21. Quantitative vs Qualitative Observation
There are 15 girls in the classroom
Quantitative Observation

22. Quantitative vs Qualitative Observation
The students are paying attention in the classroom
Qualitative Observation

23. Quantitative vs Qualitative Observation
90% of the students are looking at the teacher
Quantitative Observation

24. Quantitative vs Qualitative Observation
The floor is shiny
Qualitative Observation

25. Observation vs. Inference

26. Observation vs. Inference #1

27. Observation vs. Inference #1