Modified inferring

PROCESS SKILLS

OBJECTIVES: At the end of the session, participants

are expected to: *Develop process skills in inferring

using different activities. *Engage learners in a variety of

learning experiences. *Make inferences out of the pictures

presented

1. Silent Television

1. What could be the plan of the pig?

2. What will the pig do in this situation?

3. How did you make an inference?4. What particular situation lead

you to infer that the pig will make a plan in order to get the cookies?

PHOTO PROCESSING

What do you infer in the pictures?

Receipt Inference

Teachers can gather receipts from variety or discount stores that contain lists of 10 or more items. Once given a receipt, analyze the items to make inferences about the person who bought that particular list of items 

What are the items in the receipt?Who did the shopping?For whom was the shopping done?What can you infer from the items bought?

Example

The pencil’s eraser was well worn __________

the person who used the pencil make a lot

of mistakes

---The bread was full of molds ___________ Because it was not eaten for several

days/weeks

Jimmy’s pulse and heart beats increases_______

He might have jog/ swim/play

THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SCIENCE PROCESS SKILLS AND THINKING SKILLS.

MAKING INFERENCES

- TO RELATE

- TO COMPARE AND TO CONTRAST

- TO ANALYZE

- INFERRING

1. Using information from observations to make reasonable early conclusions.

2. Making various possible interpretations from single observation.

You are making inferences when you are….

3. Testing the accuracy of inferences through additional observations.

4. Using inferences as a tool to determine the appropriate additional observations.

You are making inferences when you are….

Don't just "dive in" and make a decision right away.