Science Process Science Process SkillsSkills

ObservationObservation

Noting the properties of objects andNoting the properties of objects andsituations using the five senses…situations using the five senses…

SeeingSeeingHearingHearingTouchingTouchingSmellingSmellingTastingTasting

ClassifyingClassifying

Relating objects and events Relating objects and events accordingaccordingto their attributes which may involve to their attributes which may involve classifying…classifying…

PlacesPlacesObjectsObjectsIdeasIdeasEventsEvents

MeasuringMeasuring

Expressing the amount of an object Expressing the amount of an object ininquantitative terms, or comparing anquantitative terms, or comparing anobject to a standard…object to a standard…

Length in MetersLength in MetersVolume in LitersVolume in LitersMass in GramsMass in GramsForce in NewtonsForce in NewtonsTemperature in Degrees CelsiusTemperature in Degrees Celsius

CommunicatingCommunicating

Process   of   describing,   recording,Process   of   describing,   recording,and   reporting experimentaland   reporting experimentalprocedures   and   results   to procedures   and   results   to   others…  others…

Oral,   written,   or mathematicalOral,   written,   or mathematicalOrganizes ideas using appropriateOrganizes ideas using appropriate

vocabulary, graphs, other visualvocabulary, graphs, other visualrepresentations, and mathematicalrepresentations, and mathematicalequations.equations.

Inferring, Predicting, Inferring, Predicting, InterpretingInterpreting

Inferring: Giving an explanation for aInferring: Giving an explanation for aparticular object or eventparticular object or event

Predicting: Forecasting a futurePredicting: Forecasting a futureoccurrence based on pastoccurrence based on pastobservations or the extension of dataobservations or the extension of data

Interpreting: Arriving at explanations,Interpreting: Arriving at explanations,inferences, or hypotheses from datainferences, or hypotheses from datathat has been placed in a data table orthat has been placed in a data table orgraphgraph

ExperimentingExperimenting

Testing a hypothesis through theTesting a hypothesis through themanipulation and control ofmanipulation and control ofindependent variables and noting theindependent variables and noting theeffects on a dependent variableeffects on a dependent variable

Interpreting and presenting results inInterpreting and presenting results inthe form of a report that others canthe form of a report that others canfollow to replicate the experimentfollow to replicate the experiment

Integrated process skillIntegrated process skill

InquiryInquiry

Skills necessary to carry out theSkills necessary to carry out theprocess of scientific or systematicprocess of scientific or systematicthinkingthinking

Includes the opportunity to…Includes the opportunity to…Ask  a questionAsk  a questionFormulate a procedureFormulate a procedureGather empirical dataGather empirical dataDraw conclusions based on dataDraw conclusions based on data