1. The document provides instructions for an activity where the student answers questions about drawings and observations versus inferences. 2. They are asked to write down observations about what they notice in drawings and inferences about what they think happened or conclude. 3. The questions help distinguish between observations, which are what can be seen, and inferences, which are conclusions or thoughts that go beyond direct observations.

1. Observations and Inferences Place your name and date on a piece of paper. Number your paper from 1-19. Answer the questions. 1. Look at the drawing. What do you notice and what do you think happened?

2. Observation and Inference 2. How does your story change?

3. Observation and Inference 3. How does your story change now?

4. Observation and Inference 4. What do you observe? 5. What do you infer? 6. Write about what you think now compared to what you thought before.

5. Observations and Inferences Observations are what you notice. Inferencesare your reactions, thoughts, or explanations.

6. 7. Write one observation. 8. Write one inference.

7. 9. Write one observation. 10. Write one inference.

8. 11. Write one observation. 12. Write one inference.

9. 13. Write one observation. 14. Write one inference.

10. 15. Write one observation. 16. Write one inference.

11. Observation vs. Inference 17. In your own words, explain the difference between an observation and an inference. 18. Why must a scientist be able to tell the difference between an observation and an inference? 19. How can people have different inferences about the same observations?