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Making Inferences Observation: Information that can be collected using your senses. Inference: a conclusion made based on observations.

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Making InferencesObservation: Information that can be collected using your senses.Inference: a conclusion made based on observations.

Tracks like these are common in parts of New England and in the southwestern United States. What do you OBSERVE? - Make 3 observations

What can you INFER? - Make 1 inference

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What do you OBSERVE? - Make 3 observations

What can you INFER? - Make 1 inference

WE DO3

What do you OBSERVE? - Make 3 observationsWhat can you INFER? - Make 1 inferenceYOU DO4Continental DriftLets identify and label the different continents on our blank map. North AmericaSouth AmericaAfricaEuropeAsia/IndiaAustraliaAntarctica Continental DriftTake 2 minutes to observe the world map. One observation I would make is that the coast lines are uneven rather than smooth and straight. Make 2 more observations about the continents coast lines. Make 1 inference based on your observation

EndContinental DriftPuzzle (3 minutes)Work with your partner to try and fit the continent puzzle pieces together. Continental DriftDo they fit together perfectly?What may have caused the coastlines to change over time? Come up with 2 possible reasons (2 minutes)

EndContinental DriftLook at the small pictures on your puzzle pieces. Those are fossils found in those areas of each continent. Take 2 minutes to observe the fossil placement. Make 3 observations (the same fossils are on more than one continent)Make 1 inference

EndContinental DriftRearrange your puzzle so that all of the fossil segments line up. (3 minutes)

EndContinental DriftTake 2 minutes to draw in dots along the plate boundaries to show recent earthquakes. (large dots = more activity, small dots = less activity)

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Continental DriftTake 2 minutes to draw in triangles to show volcanic activity.

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Continental DriftTake 2 minutes to observe the marks you just made on your map. Make 3 observations (earthquakes and volcanoes occur in the same sorts of locations)Make 1 inference

EndContinental DriftDraw the arrows in each continent to show what direction each is moving. (1 minute)End