Observation and Inferences Defintions
Types of Observations
Observation vs Inference vs Opinion
100
Using your 5 senses to describe something
What is observation?
100
The bird was red with a brown beak. Name the type of observation.
What is qualitative observation?
100
The tree is 10 feet tall.
What is observation?
200
Making a conclusion based on an observation
What is inference?
200
The leaves are dark green.
What is qualitative observation?
200
It must be fall, because there are no leaves on the trees.
What is inference?
300
An observation that describes a quality, including colors, textures and shapes
What is qualitative observation?
300
The leaf had 7 points on it.
What is quantitative observation?
300
The pine needles are smooth, green, and pointy.
What is observation?
400
An observation that shows the amount of something and includes a number.
What is quantitative observation?
400
The tree had 6 birds in it.
What is quantitative observation?
400
The students earned good grades, so they must have studied hard.
What is inference?
500
A personal view or attitude; uses words like better, worse, like, hate, good, bad
What is opinion?
500
The spider was black and had 8 legs.
What is quantitative and qualitative observations?
500
Dogs are better than cats.
What is opinion?
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