Sci. Method, Observation and Inference Review

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What is an inference?

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A prediction or logical conclusions about our observations

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Observation or Inference: I think the weather is cold.

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Inference

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Observation or Inference: I notice the tree by the pond has no leaves on it.

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Observation

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What observation could be made about the picture?

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The child is dressed with many clothes

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What inference could be made about this picture? The child is wearing mostly red. This is a child. The child is overdressed.

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The child is cold.

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What is an observation about the frog discovered in the rain forest of Brazil? Options: The frog might be poisonous because it is very brightly colored., It has a mass of 22.4 grams., The frog is probably a tree climber because it has large, round toe pads., I think the frog is a species of poison dart frog because of its size and color.

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It has a mass of 22.4 grams.

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Inference about mealworms based on three trials with light, cardboard tube, and water dish.

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The mealworms probably prefer the darkness of a cardboard tube.

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Using any of your senses to state a fact about the world around you.

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Observation

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Observations like the color or texture of an object are ________________ observations.

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qualitative

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Observations like measurements are ____________ observations

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quantitiative