• A way of learning about the natural world and the
knowledge gained through the process.
• Any information
collected with the
senses.
• The skill of
describing scientific
events.
• Ex – hearing a dog
bark, counting
twelve green seeds,
and smelling smoke.
• Conclusions or
deductions based
on observations .
• The process of
drawing a
conclusion from
given evidence.
•Involves making an
inference about a future
event based on current
evidence or past
experience.
•Weather forecasters
make predictions of the
next day’s weather
based on what has
happened in the past.
• The grouping together of items that are alike in some
way.
• You can classify by size, shape, use, and other
characteristics.
Models are pictures, diagrams,
computer images, or other
representations of a complex object
or process. This helps people
understand things that they cannot
directly observe.
The process of sharing
ideas or information
with other people. It
requires many skills,
including writing,
reading, speaking, and
listening.
Tracks like these are
common in parts of
New England and in the
southwestern United
States.
What do you OBSERVE?
What can you INFER?
Now
what do
you
think?
Infer what happened based on your
observations.