Comparing Predictions and Observations Homework

AC9SFI04 — Answer guide

SkillrHub · Adult copy. Read directions aloud if needed; accept spoken explanations grounded in the examples.

1. the observation with the prediction. Compare what was noticed with what was expected.

   Teaching hint: Keep the two records side by side.

2. say they are different and keep the evidence.

   Teaching hint: A result does not have to match the prediction to be useful.

3. prediction → I think I will see three birds; observation → I saw two birds; comparison → They were different.

   Teaching hint: Separate what was expected, noticed and compared.

4. same. The two records both say two birds.

   Teaching hint: Use the given numbers as evidence for the comparison.

5. Keeping the original prediction lets us compare what we expected with what we actually observed.

   Teaching hint: Do not change a prediction after seeing the result.

6. I predicted a flower, but observed no flower, so they were different.

   Teaching hint: Compare the flower feature in both records.

7. observation. The table keeps the two records together.

   Teaching hint: Use the observation column for what was actually noticed.

8. predicted 2 birds, observed 2 → same; predicted flower, observed no flower → different; predicted 4 legs, observed 4 → same.

   Teaching hint: Compare the same feature within each pair.

9. The four-leaf prediction matched; the flower prediction differed because no flower was observed.

   Teaching hint: Compare the two features separately with guidance.

10. Not enough information yet. Green leaves do not tell us whether the plant has a flower. Check and record flower present or absent.

    Teaching hint: An observation must address the predicted feature before it can confirm or differ from it.