Warm Up Answer on your warm up sheet

Warm Up �Answer on your warm up sheet: ◦ What observations can you make about this picture? ◦ After writing your answer you can decorate your warm up folder.

�Please skip the first two pages of your notebook. (We will reserve these pages for papers later. ) �On the 3 rd page of your notebook please label the top “Inference versus Observation” As we go through the slides, please write down the notes that are in BLUE like above.

Inference vs. Observation Puzzles, Notes and Activity

STORY #1 There is a cabin on the side of a mountain. Three people are inside and they are dead. How did they die? Answer: They were killed in a plane crash The three people were the pilot, co-pilot, and navigator. They crashed in snow storm. False Assumption: That the cabin was a mountain cabin. It was actually the cabin of a jetliner

It is a hot August afternoon. The location is the living room in an old Victorian mansion. The 7 -foot window is open and the curtains are blowing in the breeze generated by the thunderstorm that just passed. On the floor lie the bodies of Bill and Mandy. They are surrounded by puddles of water and broken glass. Please close your eyes and picture the scene. Now change the picture. Neither Bill nor Mandy has any clothing on. How did they die? Answer: They suffocated. The storm winds blew open the window, which knocked their fish bowl off the table, and it crashed onto the floor. False assumption: That Bill and Mandy are human. They are actually goldfish.

A man and his son were rock climbing on a particularly dangerous mountain when they slipped and fell. The man was killed, but the son lived and was rushed to a hospital. The old surgeon looked at the young man and declared, "I can't operate on this boy: he is my son. " How can this be? Answer: The old surgeon was the boy's mother False Assumption: That the surgeon was a man.

�An observation is information that you gather directly from your senses: ◦ Sight ◦ Smell ◦ Hearing ◦ Taste ◦ Touch Example: you can SEE that the dog is holding a pencil in its mouth.

�An Inference is an explanation based on your past experiences and prior knowledge. �We use inferences to explain observations. Example: Inference…the dog is about to take a test.

Examples: �Observation: The grass on the school’s front lawn is wet. �Possible inferences: ◦ It rained. ◦ The sprinkler was on. ◦ There is dew on the grass from the morning. ◦ A dog urinated on the grass! � All of these inferences could possibly explain why the grass is wet. They are all based on prior experiences such as seeing rain, sprinklers, morning dew, and dogs going to the bathroom.

Example: �You observe a student sitting in the main office. �What this �The is an inference you can make from observation? student has an appointment. student is in trouble. student is waiting for their ride.

�In your notebook, make two observations about the picture. �Now write an inference based on your observations.

�We are about to go outside so that you can make some observations and record them on your worksheet. �You will need your worksheet and a pen or pencil.

Expectations for Outside �Time �No frame: 3 -5 minutes. conversations! You are observing. �Write down 5 observations on your worksheet. �Stay next to the 700 building. �Come back in at the sound of the bell.

Task 1: ◦ Complete the practice worksheet on observation/inference. ◦ Turn the worksheet in to the box when you are finished (make sure your name is on it) TASK 2: ◦ Practice observation inference! ◦ Find and cut out a picture from a magazine. ◦ Glue it in onto scrap paper and write down 10 observations and 10 inferences for each picture! Expectation: Small Group CHAMPS