| A | B |
|---|
| observing | using one or more of your five senses to gather information |
| inferring | making a guess about what happened/is happening based on your observations |
| predicting | making a guess about what will happen in the future based on your observations |
| classifying | grouping objects based on characteristics they have in common |
| making models | creating representations of complex objects or processes to better understand them |
| qualitative observations | observations that describe what can be gathered using the five senses |
| quantitative observations | observations that use numbers |
| Example- Jack records that the plant grew 12 inches | Example- quantitative observation |
| Example- Jack records that the plant is green | Example- qualitative observation |
| Example- After making careful observations, Jack guesses by the way the way one large chimp cares for the other, that they are mother and child | Example- inferring |
| Example- Jack observes the chimpanzees arriving in a new place and forecasts that they will make a home there | Example- predicting |
| Example- Jack makes a map of the chimpanzees' journey | Example- making models |
| Example- Jack groups the chimpanzees food into plantlife, insects, and meat | Example- classifying |
