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[NAME____________________________________ PERIOD ____] August 31, 2010 1 Science 7.7 Scientific progress is made by asking meaningful questions and conducting careful investigations. Learning Objective Today, I will be able to differentiate between observing, inferring and predicting. Checking For Understanding What are we going to do today? Today, ___________________________________________________________. Activate (or provide) Prior Knowledge Athletes need certain skills to be considered good in their field. Skills can be developed over time with constant correct practice. Talk to your partner and identify the skills needed to become a great soccer player. CFU Give me one skill that a soccer player needs to learn. One skill needed by a soccer player is ______________. How can a person develop a skill? A person can _____________________________________________________. Concept Development ____________ is the act of using one or more of your senses to gather information. Your senses include ________, ________, ________, ________, and ________. The information gathered is called an observation. There are two types of observations: 1. Qualitative observations describe what we observe. Qualitative comes from the root word quality (descriptive). Ex 1. The flower has yellow petals. Ex 2. 2. Quantitative observations measure what we observe. These observations use numbers to measure something. Quantity came from the root word quantity (numerical). Ex 1. The flower has eight petals. Ex 2. CFU What is observing? Observing is ___________________________________________________________________. What do you gather when you observe? I gather _____________________________________________________. What do you use when you are observing? I use ______________________________________________________. You are ___________ or making an inference when you explain or interpret the things you observe. Inferences are based on what you know. Inferences are not always correct. Observation: Ex 1. The grass on the school’s lawn is wet. Possible Inferences: A. It rained. B. The sprinkler was on. C. A dog urinated on the grass!

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Page 1: Observing, inferring, predicting handout

[NAME____________________________________ PERIOD ____] August 31, 2010 

 

1  Science 7.7 Scientific progress is made by asking meaningful questions and conducting careful investigations. 

 

LearningObjectiveToday, I will be able to differentiate between observing, inferring and predicting.    

Checking For Understanding What are we going to do today? Today,  ___________________________________________________________. 

Activate(orprovide)PriorKnowledge Athletes need certain skills to be considered good in their field.  Skills can be developed over time with constant correct practice. Talk to your partner and identify the skills needed to become a great soccer player.  CFU Give me one skill that a soccer player needs to learn. One skill needed by a soccer player is ______________. How can a person develop a skill? A person can _____________________________________________________. 

ConceptDevelopment____________ is the act of using one or more of your senses to gather information. Your senses include ________, ________, ________, ________, and ________. The information gathered is called an observation.   There are two types of observations: 

1. Qualitative observations describe what we observe. Qualitative comes from the root word quality (descriptive). 

Ex 1. The flower has yellow petals. Ex 2. 

2. Quantitative observations measure what we observe. These observations use numbers to measure something. Quantity came from the root word quantity (numerical). 

Ex 1. The flower has eight petals. Ex 2.  

 CFU What is observing? Observing is ___________________________________________________________________. What do you gather when you observe? I gather _____________________________________________________. What do you use when you are observing? I use ______________________________________________________. 

  You are ___________ or making an inference when you explain or interpret the things you observe. Inferences are based on what you know. Inferences are not always correct.  

Observation: Ex 1. The grass on the school’s lawn is wet. 

Possible Inferences: A. It rained. B. The sprinkler was on. C. A dog urinated on the grass! 

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[NAME____________________________________ PERIOD ____] August 31, 2010 

 

2  Science 7.7 Scientific progress is made by asking meaningful questions and conducting careful investigations. 

 

Ex 2.        

 CFU What is inferring? Inferring is ___________________________________________________________________. What do you do with your observations when you infer? You ___________________________________________. Thumbs up (True) / Thumbs down (False) 

1. An inference is an explanation or interpretation of what you observed. 2. Inferences are based on what you know. 3. Inferences are always correct. 

  

_____________ means making a forecast of what will happen in the future based on past experience. A prediction is an inference about the future. You explain what will happen in the future after observing something.  

Observation: Ex 1. The floor is wet. 

Prediction: A. The janitor will mop the floor dry. B. Somebody walking by will slip. 

Ex 2.        

 CFU What is predicting? Predicting means ______________________________________________________________. 

Importance Observing, inferring and predicting are important skills that need to be developed by individuals.  Learning them can help a person make good decisions in life.  CFU Give one example when you used observing, inferring or predicting in your life.  (Think‐Pair‐Share) 

 

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[NAME____________________________________ PERIOD ____] August 31, 2010 

 

3  Science 7.7 Scientific progress is made by asking meaningful questions and conducting careful investigations. 

 

SkillDevelopment/GuidedPractice Watch the video clip. Write 2 observations, 2 inferences and 2 predictions about the event (Think‐Pair‐Share). 

 Observations 1.   2.   Inferences  1.   2.   Predictions  1.   2.  

ClosureWhat is the difference between observing, inferring and predicting? (Think‐Pair‐Share) 

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IndependentPracticeIn your Do Now Homework sheet, answer 1.b. on page 12.