How and why do we make inferences? On what do we base our inferences? How do we gather the information which helps us make our inferences? Are our inferences always correct? Why or why not? What reasons do we have for making an inference about someone or something? How does making and inference help us in our lives? When might we have to make an inference in the world of Science? How does the process of making inferences help us in the world of Science?