Science Process Skills

Observation
Noting the properties of objects and
situations using the five senses
Seeing
Hearing
Touching
Smelling
Tasting
 Classifying
Relating objects and events according
to their attributes which may involve
classifying
Places
Objects
Ideas
Events
 Measuring
Expressing the amount of an object in
quantitative terms, or comparing an
object to a standard
Length in Meters
Volume in Liters
Mass in Grams
Force in Newtons
Temperature in Degrees Celsius
 Communicating
Process of describing, recording,
and reporting experimental
procedures and results to others
Oral, written, or mathematical
Organizes ideas using appropriate
vocabulary, graphs, other visual
representations, and mathematical
equations.
Inferring, Predicting, Interpreting

Inferring: Giving an explanation for a

particular object or event
Predicting: Forecasting a future
occurrence based on past
observations or the extension of data
Interpreting: Arriving at explanations,
inferences, or hypotheses from data
that has been placed in a data table or
graph
 Experimenting
Testing a hypothesis through the
manipulation and control of
independent variables and noting the
effects on a dependent variable
Interpreting and presenting results in
the form of a report that others can
follow to replicate the experiment
Integrated process skill
 Inquiry
Skillsnecessary to carry out the
process of scientific or systematic
thinking
Includes the opportunity to
Ask a question
Formulate a procedure
Gather empirical data
Draw conclusions based on data