7/30/2019 ISB Science Skills By Grade Level
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Grade ________Created in collaboration with the science committee (2012-2013)
Science
Skills Explanations Key Words Unit Title: Unit Title: Unit Title:
Analyzing
Examining and breaking information into parts;identifying patterns, relationships, causes, main ideas anderrors Compare, contrast, examine, infer, conclude
ClassifyingOrdering according to properties, characteristics orrelationships
Sort, group, identify, decide, label, compare,order, collect data, record
Communicating
Expressing information in a variety of forms: oral,written, visual representations such as graphs, diagrams,
equations, tables, presentations using ICT applicationsand so on.
Record, present findings, demonstrate, describe,explain, report, show, outline
ControllingVariables
Manipulating variables: changing one factor that mayaffect the outcome while the other factors remainconstant. Experiment, fair test, control
DefiningGiving the precise meaning of a word, phrase or physicalquantity Define, state, can be appearance and function
EvaluatingAssessing the validity of information or quality of workbased on criteria
Judge, assess, decide, prove, support, appraise,defend, conclude
ExperimentingDemonstrating a theoretical concept, testing a hypothesis(at the core of scientific investigation)
Explore, discover, check, identify and controlvariables, investigate, try, verify
Hypothesizing
Stating a problem in the form of a statement, question,
prediction or scientific explanation that can be verified bya process of experimentation (confirmation, guided, open) Question, observe, predict, infer
InferringMaking judgments based on observations and pastexperiences Predict, explore, refine, discuss
InquiringFormulating questions to clarify issues and understandmeaning
Define problems, research, ask questions,discuss
InterpretingData
Observing information and offering explanations,organizing data, drawing conclusions and predictions Explain, interpret, predict, conclude, revise
Measuring
Using appropriate instruments and techniques to collectand record data on weight, mass, temperature, time,volume, and so on Compare, match, estimate, determine
Modeling
Describing and explaining relationships between ideasusing simplified, often mathematical or diagrammaticalrepresentation
Produce a model (physical, verbal or mentalrepresentation of an idea)
ObservingUsing the senses and instruments to focus the perceptionon some phenomenon, object or process
Qualitative (What's it like?) and Quantitative(How much?)
Predicting
Offering statements, suggestions or hypotheses based onobservations, experience and knowledge to anticipate theoutcome of a situation or experiment Int erpret, construe, deduce, infer
RecognizingPatterns
Articulating interrelationships between parts andcomponents
Analyse, compare, contrast, categorize,distinguish relationships, examine, discover
Recording
Collecting, showing and presenting data, findings and
conclusions Record, present, construct, organize, draw
SynthesizingCombining information in a different way to constructmeaning
Combine, create, propose, adapt, develop, infer,predict, elaborate, restructure, improve
Using NumbersQuantifying measurements, comparisons andclassifications Count, divide, graph
Using Time-Space
Relationships Describing spatial relationships as affected by time Motion, direction, sequence, symmetry
Created by: Janice Medenica (HOD Secondary Science), October 11, 2012
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