Process Skills

What are science process skills? The foundation of the scientific method Six basic skills: observation, communication, classification, measurement, inference, and prediction

The foundation of the scientific method

Six basic skills: observation, communication, classification, measurement, inference, and prediction

Observation The beginning of all scientific investigations Using the five senses to gather information Collecting data before and during an experiment

The beginning of all scientific investigations

Using the five senses to gather information

Collecting data before and during an experiment

Communication Sharing observations with someone else Describing your observations Verbal, written, or illustrated

Sharing observations with someone else

Describing your observations

Verbal, written, or illustrated

Classification Organizing information into groups Similarities and differences Identifying characteristics (color, size, texture, temperature, order, etc.)

Organizing information into groups

Similarities and differences

Identifying characteristics (color, size, texture, temperature, order, etc.)

Measurement Metric system Milli-, centi-, deci-, deka-, hecto-, kilo- Mass, weight, volume, distance, temperature, density

Metric system

Milli-, centi-, deci-, deka-, hecto-, kilo-

Mass, weight, volume, distance, temperature, density

Inference Educated guess Based on observations and facts Describes what is happening now, in front of you What you think is happening

Educated guess

Based on observations and facts

Describes what is happening now, in front of you

What you think is happening

Prediction Educated guess Based on observations and facts Describes what will happen in the future What you think will happen

Educated guess

Based on observations and facts

Describes what will happen in the future

What you think will happen