Science Process Skills

Front 1

observing

Back 1

Using the 5 senses (see, hear, touch, smell, taste) to find out about objects and events, their characteristics, properties, differences, similarities, and changes

Front 2

measuring

Back 2

Comparing an unknown quantity with a known (metric units, time, student- generated frames of reference)

Front 3

classifying

Back 3

Grouping or ordering objects or events according to similarities or differences in properties

Front 4

inferring

Back 4

Interpreting or explaining observations

Front 5

predicting

Back 5

Forming an idea of an expected result - not a guess - but a belief of what will occur based upon present knowledge and understandings, observations and inferences

Front 6

communicating

Back 6

Using the written and spoken work, graphs, demonstrations, drawings, diagrams, or tables to transmit information and ideas to others

Front 7

making models

Back 7

Constructing mental, verbal, or physical representations of ideas, objects, or events to clarify explanations or demonstrate relationships

Front 8

identifying and controlling variables

Back 8

Manipulating one factor to investigate the outcome of an event while other factors are held constant

Front 9

formulating hypotheses

Back 9

Making educated guesses based on evidence that can be tested through experimentation

Front 10

experimenting

Back 10

to test a hypothesis using procedures to obtain reliable data