Observations and Inferences

Bell Work- Start a new page, and answer this in your

notebook. Look at this picture. In your science notebook, write a one

paragraph story that explains how this picture came to be. Use the facts you see in the picture to help write your story.

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In your science notebook, answer

these questions: How did your story differ from the true

story?

Did you use only FACTS in your story or did you make some assumptions?

Do Now: Use a yellow highlighter to go back through

your paragraph. Highlight the FACTS that you used in your paragraph. What is a fact?

Experiment Time! You are going to visit four stations and try to

identify what is in the mystery bag. Here is the catch: YOU CANNOT OPEN THE BAG! What ways can you identify what is in the bag?

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Number Observations What is in the Bag?

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4

Line of Learning Draw in your line of learning. Think

about these questions, then answer it.

What is the difference between and observation and an inference?

Were you making observations in the lab just now, inferences, or both?

Observation Describing something using your

five senses. Another word for a fact. You can not dispute an

observation. It is true. Examples:

The sky is blue. It is sunny out. The item in container 3 weighed

5 grams.

Inference A judgment using prior

knowledge that explains an observation.

Could be called an opinion. Not always true! Examples:

I saw Jake yawn; therefore, he is tired

It is sunny, so it must be hot outside.

Object 3 rolled, so it must be a bouncy ball.

Do Now: Go back to the paragraph you wrote about the airplane. Look

at what you thought were “facts.” Are those really facts, or are they inferences?

Make a T-Chart in your notes and record your observations and inferences from your story!

Observations

Inferences

Homework Make another T-Chart in your notes. Tonight, when

you go home make 5 observations and 5 inferences about your home.

Due tomorrow!

Observations

Inferences