Science Process Skills Observation Noting the properties of

Science Process Skills

Observation Ø Noting the properties of objects and situations using the five senses… üSeeing üHearing üTouching üSmelling üTasting

Classifying Ø Relating objects and events according to their attributes which may involve classifying… üPlaces üObjects üIdeas üEvents

Measuring Ø Expressing the amount of an object in quantitative terms, or comparing an object to a standard… üLength in Meters üVolume in Liters üMass in Grams üForce in Newtons üTemperature in Degrees Celsius

Communicating Ø Process of describing, recording, and reporting experimental procedures and results to others… üOral, written, or mathematical üOrganizes ideas using appropriate vocabulary, graphs, other visual representations, and mathematical equations.

Inferring, Predicting, Interpreting Ø Inferring: Giving an explanation for a particular object or event Ø Predicting: Forecasting a future occurrence based on past observations or the extension of data Ø Interpreting: Arriving at explanations, inferences, or hypotheses from data that has been placed in a data table or graph

Experimenting Ø Testing a hypothesis through the manipulation and control of independent variables and noting the effects on a dependent variable Ø Interpreting and presenting results in the form of a report that others can follow to replicate the experiment Ø Integrated process skill

Inquiry Ø Skills necessary to carry out the process of scientific or systematic thinking Ø Includes the opportunity to… üAsk a question üFormulate a procedure üGather empirical data üDraw conclusions based on data