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Observation versus Inference
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Observations
Create a QUESTION based on an inference you wrote about our creature...
Plicker's Time!!!
Please have your Plicker ready to check your understanding of observation vs. inference based on the info from our HW assignment.
observations
INFERENCES
Both and can help us shape and find the answers to the questions we ask.
Ex: Is the chipmunk storing his food for later on?
Others?
RULE: Always observe first, then infer second!
Science:
Uses descriptive words that are facts
- Color
- size
- shape
We might make the mistake of thinking "the sun is melting the ice cream," is an observation...
but such a statement is not an
It's an
INFERENCE
Ex: brown, furry texture, moving, 7.2 cm body
We can only say the ice cream is melting!
What are the
- are statements made using the 5 senses
?
Observation
sight
hearing
taste
touch
smell
is the process of gathering knowledge about the natural world
INFERENCE
Observation
vs.
Inference
Field Trip
You will have 5 minutes to make 5
observations
of the traffic patterns out in front of the school
You will have then have 3 minutes to make 3
INFERENCES
Going back to our living friend...
Can you make an
INFERENCE
you made?
from the
observations
Ex: it is eating acorns
when we come back inside
are explanations or interpretations of
what you are observing
* based on prior experiences and your opinion, but not always 100% true
- 1st step is to ask a question
- all about making observations and asking questions
GROUND RULES!
- Stay on the SIDEWALK at all times
- Listen to DIRECTIONS the first time
- Walk QUIETLY through the hallways
FAILURE TO FOLLOW THE GROUND RULES WILL IMMEDIATELY RESULT IN US RETURNING TO THE CLASSROOM!
SHARE OUT
watch first 20 seconds; then from 3:20 to end
your
observations
and
INFERENCES
Objectives
- SWBAT explain the difference between observations and inferences
- SWBAT identify and create observations and inferences
Last night's reading had you examine some skills that scientists must have and it gave you an idea of how those skills are used in a typical science classroom. Today, we will focus on 3 of those:
- Asking questions
- Making observations
- Making inferences