Science Skills & Graphing Test

Observing means

• using one or more of your senses to gather information
• making a model of something you can't see with your own eyes
• making a forecast of something that will happen
• making a guess as to what is happening

Tags

NGSS.3-PS2-2

NGSS.4-ESS2-1

NGSS.4-PS3-2

NGSS.5-PS1-3

True or False? A quantitative observation that deals with characteristics and cannot be expressed in numbers. Examples include color, shape, size, and texture

• True
• False

The flammable liquid weighs 250 milliliters. This is a qualitative observation.

• True
• False

There are twenty one pilots in this photo. Which type of observation is this?

• qualitative
• quantitative
• empirical
• inferential

This cat's breath smells like cat food. Which type of observation is this?

• qualitative
• quantitative
• empirical
• inferential

Check ALL of the observations that are QUANTITATIVE

• 15 rose petals
• smell of cookies baking
• 16 watermelons
• tomato plant has 15 tomatoes

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

An inference is

• a wild guess.
• a model based on observations.
• when you attempt to explain what you observe. (an A-HA! moment)
• a prediction of what will happen.

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

An example of an inference is...

• The chairs in the classroom have wheels.
• Polar bears have black skin.
• The Amazon rainforest produces 20% of the Earth's oxygen.
• The dog is shivering, so it must be cold.

Inferences are always correct.

• True
• False

A prediction is a forecast of what will happen in the future, based on

• what you want to see happen.
• what your friends say will happen
• what the weatherman says will happen.
• past experience or evidence.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2