PPT-Observations and Inferences

Bell Work Start a new page and answer this in your notebook Look at this picture In your science notebook write a one paragraph story that explains how this picture came to be Use the facts you see in the picture to help write your story . Through . Pictures. What can we infer about this person just from their grocery list?. Possible Inferences. They have a dog (rawhide bones). They are hygienic/cleanly (Toothpaste, . Qtips. , wipes, Dish detergent). Chapter 1. Section 1. Thinking Like a Scientist. pages #5 – #12.. Scientists use skills such as:. . 1. . observing. 2. . inferring. 3. . predicting. 4. . classifying. . and. 5. . making models. . Intriguing Literature Forces the Reader to Ask Questions. Discuss. Why would an author choose to leave information out of his story? . 2. How do we, as readers, reliably fill in this information? . To Make an Inference . 8. th. Grade Earth Science. “Notice all the computations, theoretical scribblings, and lab equipment, Norm….Yes, curiosity killed these cats.”. Observations. Inferences. Observations. Inferences. What is an Inference?. An inference is something that you conclude based partly on evidence and partly on your own knowledge. . When you make an inference, you read something, add what you know to it, and draw a conclusion.. Objective: Using your senses to create observations, use your observations now to create an inference.. After we observe and collect data, we try to . explain . what may have happened.. This is called an inference. . Grades 3 – 5. © 2013 Texas Education Agency / The University of Texas System. “ Inferring is the bedrock of comprehension, not only in reading. We infer in many realms. Our life clicks along more smoothly if we can read the world as well as text. Inferring is about reading faces, reading body language, reading expressions, and reading tone as well as reading text.”. Foreshadowing and Suspense. Content Objective: . The . S. tudent . W. ill . B. e . A. ble . T. o (SWBAT) make . inferences. and draw conclusions about foreshadowing and suspense, and provide evidence from text to support their understanding using their Interactive Notebook and various texts. Model. Claim – Evidence – Reasoning. C-E-R in Science Writing. ( Claim – Evidence – Reasoning) . Claim:. A conclusion that answers the original question. Evidence:. Specific data that supports the claim. The data needs to be appropriate and sufficient to support the claim.. www.middleschoolscience.com. 2009-2015, from original posted . at: . http://www.science-class.net/NOS/observations/observations_inference.htm. . Mystery Footprints. Observation & Inference. What does the word “. E. vidence…. 1/15/2015. Making Inferences. We make inferences all the time whether we realize it or not. Good readers make inferences while reading when we predict what will happen next or ask ourselves why character is behaving a certain way.. Chapter 1. Section 1. Thinking Like a Scientist. pages #5 – #12.. Scientists use skills such as:. . 1. . observing. 2. . inferring. 3. . predicting. 4. . classifying. . and. 5. . making models. . What is observation?. Observations are made in science. They are made by using: . The 5 Senses . Taste. Smell. Touch. Hear . See . Two types of Observation. Qua. l. itative. Qua. n. titative. 1. Qualitative . Big Idea 1: The Practice of Science. Mary . Tweedy, Curriculum Support Specialist – Science. Keisha . kidd, Curriculum Support Specialist – Science. Dr. . Millard Lightburn, District Supervisor.