Lesson 2: What are scientific skills?
Part 6: Making Predictions
Text Pages 1 -8
Vocabulary:
infer: to form a conclusion
predict: to state ahead of time what you think is going to happen
Focus Questions:
16. Contrast: What is the difference between inferring and predicting?
Text Pages 1 -8
Vocabulary:
infer: to form a conclusion
predict: to state ahead of time what you think is going to happen
Focus Questions:
16. Contrast: What is the difference between inferring and predicting?
Lesson Notes:
- When you infer something you are forming a conclusion
- Conclusions are based on observations or past experiences
- We use logic to form statements
- Statements can be supported by evidence and sometimes tested by an experiment
- An inference is not a fact, it is only one possible explanation