1. Lesson 11: Observation and Inference

2. October 1, 2015
Learning Target: How do we distinguish between observations and inferences?
Do Now: You have until 7:58am.
Tonight’s homework:
Inference/ observation practice
Study guide due TOMORROW
Quiz October 5th
3. Current event is due October 22nd.
Leave on the corner of your desk.

3. SOUND LAB HERE!

4. Observation and Inference

5. Observation
Observation: Using one or more of the 5 senses to gather information. It is a noticing and recording of FACTS.
EXAMPLE: There is one TV in the room.

6. Inference
Inference: Logical interpretation based upon your knowledge and experiences. Using your observation and what you know.
EXAMPLE: Charlie keeps yawning and rubbing his eyes. You can infer that Charlie is tired.
Read the following statement and make an inference. Michael is packing his bag for the weekend. He packs sun block, a hat, and towel. Where is Michael going?

8. Making Observations

9. Making Observations

10. Making Observations

11. Difference? Observations are what we see.
Inference is our guess based on what we can see.
We see the boy is muddy but we don’t know why.
We see there are 7 birds but we don’t know where they are flying to.
We see the tiger’s fangs but we don’t know why he is showing them.

12. Think about this. How did that child get covered in mud
Think about this! How did that child get covered in mud? Where are those birds flying? What is the reason the tiger to show his teeth? The answers to these questions can be inferences. An inference is something that involves a decision being made about something you observe. For example, after looking at the muddy child, one could say he is dirty because he played outside when it was raining. The birds are flying south in the winter to avoid cold temperatures. A predator is threatening the lives of this tiger’s cubs. These are all inferences based on the observations made from the previous photos.

15. Observation or Inference?
The boy is in the water. _________
The weather is cold. _________
The tree branch is broken. __________
If the boy crawled out of the water, the goat would butt him. ________
The boy fell off the branch. _________

16. Observation or Inference?
6. A goat is standing by the pond. __________
7. The branch will fall on the boy’s head. __________
8. The boy fell off the rocks. ___________
9. There is a sailboat in the water. __________
10. The sailboat belongs to the boy. _________

17. Observation or Inference?
11. The goat will soon leave the pond. _________ 12. The tree by the pond is dead. _________ 13. The tree by the pond has no leaves on it. __________ 14. The rocks in the pond have been there since the beginning of time. _________ 15. Once it rains, leaves will appear on the tree. _________

18. Stop and Jot Create your own observation.
Switch with partner. Partners- make an inference based on the observation.