Observation

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Observation Inference
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Observations

• Any information collected with the senses.
• The skill of describing scientific events.

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Inference

• Conclusions or deductions based on observations .
• The process of drawing a conclusion from given
  evidence.

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Tracks like these are common in parts of New
England and in the southwestern United States.
What do you OBSERVE? What can you INFER?
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Now what do you think?
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Infer what happened based on your observations.
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Summary

• Observations the process of obtaining
  information by using all available senses and
  instruments.
• Inferences the reasoning involved in making a
  logical judgment on the basis of circumstantial
  evidence and prior conclusions.