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SBW 82-88
Term | Definition |
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inferences – | a reasonable conclusion form observations and previous knowledge. |
qualitative observation – | information gathered by using your five senses which describe in words objects, materials, or living things. |
observations – | information gathered about the world using your five senses and measurement tools. |
quantitative observation – | information gathered by using measurement tools that describe in numbers objects, materials, or living things. |
measuring – | making quantitative observations about properties such as distance, length, width, volume, mass, size, or temperature. |
extrapolate – | to use values already known to predict values not yet known. |
direct measurement – | a measurement or quantitative observation) taken using measurement tools (e.g. measuring the length of a box using a ruler. |