After an examination, you notice that the wings of the airplanes are different. The wings of the airplane that glides 60 cm are slightly larger than the wings of the other plane. a prediction based upon your observation in the form then statement. “If …, …” Write the independent variable after the word If, and the dependent variable after the word then. To make a hypothesis, explain why you think what you predicted will occur. Write the explanation after the word because. Inferring An inference is a draw from the and Inferences logical conclusion available evidence knowledge. are often made from observations. Observations Inferences Observations: are recorded by the student. Inferences: are made on the basis of the observations. When you make inferences, be sure to look at all of the available and it evidence combine with what you already know. Inferences depend on observations and on the knowledge of the people making the inferences. Activity: Predicting vs. Hypothesizing Which one of the Inferences is wrong? – is a hole in the acorn, about 0.5 cm in The insect formed from the material inside the diameter, where the insect crawled out. acorn, grew to its present size, and ate its way out of the acorn. There is a second hole, which is about the size The insect crawled through the smaller hole, of a pinhole, on the other side of the acorn. ate the inside of the acorn, grew to its present size, and ate its way out of the acorn. The inside of the is hollow. An egg was laid inside the acorn through the smaller hole. The egg hatched into a larva that ate inside of the acorn, grew to its present size, and ate its way out of the acorn.
After an examination, you notice that the wings of the airplanes are different. The wings of the airplane that glides 60 cm are slightly larger than the wings of the other plane. a prediction based upon your observation in the form “If …, then …” statement. Write the independent variable after the word If, and the dependent variable after the word then. To make a hypothesis, explain why you think what you predicted will occur. Write the explanation after the word because. Inferring An inference is a logical conclusion draw from the available evidence and knowledge. Inferences are often made from observations. Observations Inferences Observations: are recorded by the student. Inferences: are made on the basis of the observations. When you make inferences, be sure to look at all of the evidence available and combine it with what you already know. Inferences depend on observations and on the knowledge of the people making the inferences. Activity: Predicting vs. Hypothesizing – Which one of the Inferences is wrong? is a hole in the acorn, about 0.5 cm in diameter, where the insect crawled out. The insect formed from the material inside the acorn, grew to its present size, and ate its way out of the acorn. There is a second hole, which is about the size of a pinhole, on the other side of the acorn. The insect crawled through the smaller hole, ate the inside of the acorn, grew to its present size, and ate its way out of the acorn. The inside of the is hollow. An egg was laid inside the acorn through the smaller hole. The egg hatched into a larva that ate inside of the acorn, grew to its present size, and ate its way out of the acorn.
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