1. Science Process Skills

2. How do scientists look at the world they study?
Through observation and experimentation in a step-by-step process called the scientific method The abilities required to complete a scientific investigation are referred to as science process skills

3. SCIENTIFIC METHOD

4. Science Process Skills
OBSERVATION
CLASSIFICATION
MEASUREMENT
COMMUNICATION
INFERENCE
PREDICTION

5. OBSERVATION
NOTING THE CHARACTERISTICS OF OBJECTS AND SITUATIONS THROUGH THE USE OF THE SENSES

6. MEASUREMENT
TYPE OF OBSERVATION THAT EXPRESSES PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS/DATA IN QUALITATIVE OR QUANTITATIVE WAYS
GOOD SCIENTIFIC DATA IS
EMPIRICAL:
REPEATABLE
VERIFIABLE
UNBIASED.

7. CLASSIFICATION
GOES BEYOND OBSERVATION BY GROUPING TOGETHER OBJECTS OR SITUATIONS BASED ON SHARED CHARACTERISTICS

8. INFERENCE
EXTRACTING MEANING FROM RESULTS OF REPEATED OBSERVATION OR EXPERIMENTATION

9. PREDICTION
USING THE RESULTS OF OBSERVATION AND EXPERIMENTATION TO FORM NEW HYPOTHESES

10. COMMUNICATION
REPORTING TO OTHERS THE RESULTS OF EXPERIMENTATION IN AN EMPERICAL MANNER

11. ALL OF THE SCIENCE PROCESS SKILLS CONTRIBUTE TO A LARGER PURPOSE THAT OF PROBLEM SOLVING THAT REQUIRES CRITICAL THINKING
INDEPENDENT
VARIABLES: WHAT’S TESTED
PROBLEM: How do environmental conditions affect water loss in leaves of a pea plant?
HYPOTHESIS: If the plant is placed in a windy environment more water will be lost than in a misty or bright environment.
CONTROLS: CONSTANTS
DEPENDENT
VARIABLES:
WHAT’S MEASURED