Suppose you are a paleontologist and you have just discovered a layer of rock with many fossils in it, both petrified bones and tracks. Decide whether the following statements are observations or inferences. 19. _____ There are tracks from three different animals in the rock. A. Observation 20. _____ One animal was chasing another animal. B. Inference 21 _____ Two different animals died in this spot. 22. _____ When the animals walked here the ground was wet. 23. _____ One of the animals that died here had bony plates. 24. _____ One of the animals that died here had sharp teeth. 25. _____ The animal that had sharp teeth ate meat. Dinosaur Scene - Observation and Inference Worksheet - Key A 1. The volcano is erupting. B 2. The camptosaurus is going to eat the stegosaurus. B 3. The stegosaurus will run into the water to escape. A 4. The camptosaurus is leaving tracks in the ground. B 5. The ground where the camptosaurus is walking is wet. A 6. There are plants growing in the water. B 7. The camptosaurus is going into the water to eat the plants.
Suppose you are a paleontologist and you have just discovered a layer of rock with many fossils in it, both petrified bones and tracks. Decide whether the following statements are observations or inferences. 19. _____ There are tracks from three different animals in the rock. 20. _____ One animal was chasing another animal. 21 _____ Two different animals died in this spot. 22. _____ When the animals walked here the ground was wet. 23. _____ One of the animals that died here had bony plates. 24. _____ One of the animals that died here had sharp teeth. 25. _____ The animal that had sharp teeth ate meat. A. Observation B. Inference Dinosaur Scene - Observation and Inference Worksheet - Key A 1. The volcano is erupting. B 2. The camptosaurus is going to eat the stegosaurus. B 3. The stegosaurus will run into the water to escape. A 4. The camptosaurus is leaving tracks in the ground. B 5. The ground where the camptosaurus is walking is wet. A 6. There are plants growing in the water. B 7. The camptosaurus is going into the water to eat the plants.