Science Process Skills

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Science Process Skills

• Vocabulary 8/17/15

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Predicting

• Forming an idea of an expected result. Based on
  inferences.

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Hypothesis

• An educated statement which attempts to answer a
  question and/or tells others what the result of
  an experiment will be.

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Procedure

• Detailed step-by-step instructions that will tell
  others how you completed the experiment.

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Measuring

• To determine the size of an object.

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Collecting

• Recording information from an experiment in a
  systematic way.

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Estimating

• Using common sense to get an approximate answer.

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Communicating

• To share information

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Inferring

• Developing ideas based on observations. Requires
  evaluation and judgment based on past experience.

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Observing

• Using any of your five senses.

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Qualitative Observations,

• Describe using five senses

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Quantitative Observations

• Things you measure

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Classifying

• Grouping or ordering objects or events. Based on
  observation.

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Conclusion

• States whether or not your hypothesis was correct
  or incorrect and gives a supporting statement.

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Analysis

• State what the data means. Lists any variables
  that may have affected the results.

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Variable

• Something we change in an experiment

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Investigation

• Using observations to collect and analyze data to
  draw conclusions in order to solve problems.