Observation/Data• What is an observation?

• Collecting data to help solve a problem using your 5 senses

• What is an inference?

• A conclusion formed from observations that attempts to make sense of the information (sometimes an opinion or guess)

• What is a qualitative observation?• A sensory collection of information: What does

it feel like? What does it sound like? Shape, size, color, state of matter, texture, odor, taste, position

• What is a quantitative observation?

• An observation that involves numbers: amount, mass, volume, density, length, width, height, weight