OBSERVATIONS AND INFERENCES

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OBSERVATIONS AND INFERENCES

• Miss Scillieri
• You can see a lot just by observing- Yogi Berra
• Memorial School

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Observations

• Observations are ways you learn about the world
  using your five senses

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Two Types of Observation

• Quantitative
• Think quantity!
• Observation through
• Numbers or measuring
• Example 2 Flowers

• Qualitative
• Think quality
• Observation through descriptions
• Example Red Rose

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Practice Makes Perfect

• Look around the room and talk at your tables what
  are some QUALITATIVE and QUANTATIVE OBSERVATIONS

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Inferences

• Inferences are LOGICAL explanations made from
  observations.

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Lets Practice

• The green grass was wet this morning.
• Example Inference
• Someone watered the lawn
• Morning dew made it wet

• Miss Scillieri had a stain on her blouse
• Think about it what is in an inference about this
  statement?

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Critical Thinking

• Make 1 Inference

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Now try this!
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Now what do you think?
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Questions?