Observation vs. Inference

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Observation vs. Inference
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Observation

• Something that you see, hear, smell, taste or
  touch.
• Should be accurate and observable by others.

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Inference

• An attempt to explain your observations
• A guess about the most likely explanation

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• Goal Form a defendable explanation from what we
  see in the fossil footprints.
• What do you observe?
• What can you infer? (Based on your observations,
  what is your best explanation for the picture?)

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Does your first explanation need to be modified?
Why?
What new evidence do you observe? What new
inferences can be made?
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Create a plausible story from the evidence to
explain what happened.
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Whats the difference?

• Observation
• Inference

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