What's the difference between qualitative and quantitative observations? Learners make observations, inferences, and predictions about their environment with a set of questions and activities that are applicable to either language arts or science classes.

Concepts

making observations, making predictions, making inferences

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• A good addition to your literacy lesson about making inferences and finding the answers within the text
• Use in a science class before starting a unit on the scientific method, or in a social studies class during a research project
• Have class members do an observation walk around the school, and work together in pairs or small groups

Classroom Considerations

• References another assignment at the top of the page that isn't available with the worksheet

Pros

• Prompts learners to think critically about what they read and observe
• Applicable to any assignment or reading activity

Cons

• None

Common Core

RL.4.1 RL.5.1 RL.6.1