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Explanation or interpretation of why what we observe is happening
based on prior knowledge
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What might happen in
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"I think the girl over there is crying because her
Mom will not buy her candy"
Prediction or inference?
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"The girl will stop crying when her Mom buys
her some candy."
Prediction or Inference? |
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Ex: 95 % of High School students will
graduate. |
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When you hear a weather forecast you are
hearing a (prediction or inference) |
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Prediction
Prediction means the same as Forecast |
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What scientists use to draw conclusions. |
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2 possible outcomes for the hypothesis. |
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It can be proven TRUE or FALSE |
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If your experiment proves your hypothesis is wrong
does that mean you
did a bad job? |
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No! It means you need to make a new
hypothesis and test it. This is how
scientists learn! |
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