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The Difference Between Observing And Inferring

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ALL ABOUT OBSERVING AND INFERRING

BY SOFIA AND JENNA

Observing
Observing is looking at your source and stating the known/seen facts that you can clearly
see within the source. It is also not thinking about what it possibly could be, just what it shows you.

Ex. for observing
•If there is a picture of foot prints you wouldn't infer what type they were, you would just say that you see some kind of indentation in the ground.

Inferring
Inferring is when you take your prior knowledge and the evidence within the source to come to a conclusion.

Ex. for Inferring
Say you have a picture, and if you observing you would say that it is tall, skinny,furry, has four legs, and is golden.But once you infer, you would guess that it was a golden retriever based on prior knowledge and its elements.

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What is the difference?
•When you observe you don't think you just state what the picture shows you
•when you observe you don't use prior knowledge to say what it is,again you just state what you see happening in the picture
OBSERVING

What is the difference
•When you infer you think
•when you infer you USE background knowledge to find what it is
• you go beyond what is in the source and try to understand more deeply the meaning,purpose, outcome, and what is happening in it
INFERRING

HOW ARE THEY THE SAME?
THEY ARE BOTH...
FUN!!!!!
Historians and scientist use it to notice the certain details that could change everything. Because if you just infer instead of looking at what is actually happening you could get the totally wrong idea.

Once our teacher Mrs. Bouma did a demonstration. She lit a "candle" , blew it out and then ate it! Everybody thought that she had eaten wax! But really it was cheese, because of the smallest details. The wick was bigger than normal, and she ate it!!!

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The Difference Between Observing And Inferring

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ALL ABOUT OBSERVING AND INFERRING

Observing
Observing is looking at your source and stating the known/seen facts that you can clearly
see within the source. It is also not thinking about what it possibly could be, just what it shows you.

Ex. for observing
•If there is a picture of foot prints you wouldn't infer what type they were, you would just say that you see some kind of indentation in the ground.

Inferring
Inferring is when you take your prior knowledge and the evidence within the source to come to a conclusion.

Ex. for Inferring
Say you have a picture, and if you observing you would say that it is tall, skinny,furry, has four legs, and is golden.But once you infer, you would guess that it was a golden retriever based on prior knowledge and its elements.

What is the difference?
•When you observe you don't think you just state what the picture shows you
•when you observe you don't use prior knowledge to say what it is,again you just state what you see happening in the picture
OBSERVING

What is the difference
•When you infer you think
•when you infer you USE background knowledge to find what it is
• you go beyond what is in the source and try to understand more deeply the meaning,purpose, outcome, and what is happening in it
INFERRING

HOW ARE THEY THE SAME?
THEY ARE BOTH...
FUN!!!!!
Historians and scientist use it to notice the certain details that could change everything. Because if you just infer instead of looking at what is actually happening you could get the totally wrong idea.

Once our teacher Mrs. Bouma did a demonstration. She lit a "candle" , blew it out and then ate it! Everybody thought that she had eaten wax! But really it was cheese, because of the smallest details. The wick was bigger than normal, and she ate it!!!

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The Difference Between Observing And Inferring

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ALL ABOUT OBSERVING AND INFERRING

ObservingObserving is looking at your source and stating the known/seen facts that you can clearly see within the source. It is also not thinking about what it possibly could be, just what it shows you.

Ex. for observing•If there is a picture of foot prints you wouldn't infer what type they were, you would just say that you see some kind of indentation in the ground.

InferringInferring is when you take your prior knowledge and the evidence within the source to come to a conclusion.

Ex. for InferringSay you have a picture, and if you observing you would say that it is tall, skinny,furry, has four legs, and is golden.But once you infer, you would guess that it was a golden retriever based on prior knowledge and its elements.

What is the difference?•When you observe you don't think you just state what the picture shows you•when you observe you don't use prior knowledge to say what it is,again you just state what you see happening in the pictureOBSERVING

What is the difference•When you infer you think•when you infer you USE background knowledge to find what it is• you go beyond what is in the source and try to understand more deeply the meaning,purpose, outcome, and what is happening in itINFERRING

HOW ARE THEY THE SAME? THEY ARE BOTH...FUN!!!!!Historians and scientist use it to notice the certain details that could change everything. Because if you just infer instead of looking at what is actually happening you could get the totally wrong idea.

Once our teacher Mrs. Bouma did a demonstration. She lit a "candle" , blew it out and then ate it! Everybody thought that she had eaten wax! But really it was cheese, because of the smallest details. The wick was bigger than normal, and she ate it!!!

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Sofia Ferguson

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Observing
Observing is looking at your source and stating the known/seen facts that you can clearly
see within the source. It is also not thinking about what it possibly could be, just what it shows you.

Ex. for observing
•If there is a picture of foot prints you wouldn't infer what type they were, you would just say that you see some kind of indentation in the ground.

Inferring
Inferring is when you take your prior knowledge and the evidence within the source to come to a conclusion.

Ex. for Inferring
Say you have a picture, and if you observing you would say that it is tall, skinny,furry, has four legs, and is golden.But once you infer, you would guess that it was a golden retriever based on prior knowledge and its elements.

What is the difference?
•When you observe you don't think you just state what the picture shows you
•when you observe you don't use prior knowledge to say what it is,again you just state what you see happening in the picture
OBSERVING

What is the difference
•When you infer you think
•when you infer you USE background knowledge to find what it is
• you go beyond what is in the source and try to understand more deeply the meaning,purpose, outcome, and what is happening in it
INFERRING

HOW ARE THEY THE SAME?
THEY ARE BOTH...
FUN!!!!!
Historians and scientist use it to notice the certain details that could change everything. Because if you just infer instead of looking at what is actually happening you could get the totally wrong idea.