Which to Use?
Observation
Inference
Prediction
Classification
100
I am watching a movie and I am wondering what will happen next.
What is PREDICTING?
100
The definition of observing.
What is "Using the five senses to describe an object through words or numbers?"
100
The definition of Inferring.
What is "to make an educated guess about what HAS or IS happening?"
100
The definition for Predicting.
What is "To make an educated guess about what WILL happen in the future?"
100
The definition for Classifying.
What is "To group objects according to similar characteristics?"
200
I notice that my two friends are both wearing their favorite pink shirts.
What is OBSERVING?
200
The type of observation that tells me the amount of something.
What is QUANTITATIVE OBSERVATION?
200
Make an inference to the following scenario: "Students are playing a review game in the classroom. One student keeps frowning after every revealed answer."
What is: The student did not study. The student is not getting the right answers. The student does not like the game.
200
The two things you need to make a good prediction.
What is OBSERVATIONS and PRIOR KNOWLEDGE?
200
Name two different ways to classify a deck of cards into 2 groups.
What is RED/BLACK cards ODD/EVEN numbers
300
As I am walking through the zoo, I see that the animals are placed with other animals that are from the same region or area.
What is CLASSIFYING
300
The type of observation being used in the following sentence: Yesterday, I went to a funny movie with my favorite cousins.
What is QUALITATIVE OBSERVATION?
300
Is the following a correct inference for the scenario? The boy will reach out and grab the balloon. "A boy was standing with his hand held out to the sky. A balloon was floating away from the boy. The boy started to cry."
What is NO....that is a prediction
300
Make a prediction: "A student studied all week at home. During a review game, the student answered all the questions correctly. The test is tomorrow."
What is "The student will get a good grade on the test."
300
The number of classification groups for vertebrates.
What is "5" - Mammals, Birds, Reptiles, Amphibians, and Fish
400
I noticed that a student in front of me dropped his book in the hallway. I also noticed that he kept walking. I thought to myself, "I bet he doesn't realize that he dropped his book."
What is INFERRING?
400
Pick out the QUALITATIVE OBSERVATIONS in the following sentence: My four brown dogs chased two striped cats down five busy blocks.
What is BROWN, STRIPED, BUSY?
400
Is the following a correct inference for the scenario? The dog is not happy that the owner came home. "A person comes home and opens the front door. The dog inside comes running around the corner barking and wagging his tail."
What is NO
400
Is the following prediction accurate for the scenario: The other girl will share her ice cream with the one who dropped hers. "Two girls were eating ice cream in a park on a sunny day. One of the girl's ice cream fell to the ground."
What is YES.
400
Are the following items classified correctly? Copper - Pennies; Not Copper - Quarters, Nickels, Dimes
What is "NO.....you cannot have a group that is 'NOT' something. You must find a similar characteristic. (Example: Copper and Silver)
500
I compared all of my observations and data and came up with a conclusion.
What is EVALUATING?
500
The type of observation describes objects using adjectives that do not deal with numbers.
What is QUALITATIVE OBSERVATTIONS
500
The two things you need to make a good inference.
What are OBSERVATIONS and PRIOR KNOWLEDGE?
500
Make a prediction: "It was raining outside and the wind was blowing really hard. A lady opened her umbrella."
What is: The lady will put the umbrella over her head. The wind will blow the umbrella away.
500
Give a classification for the second group of items: Eating Utensils - Fork, Knife, Spoon; ??????? - Pen, Pencil, Highlighter, Marker, Crayon
What are WRITING UTENSILS?
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