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What does it mean to infer in science?
What does it mean to infer in science?
To infer in science means to make a series of observations, categorize them and try to give it meaning.
What scientific skill involves making educated guesses about the future?
What scientific skill involves making educated guesses about the future?
Predicting
What scientific skill is considered the first step in solving a problem?
What scientific skill is considered the first step in solving a problem?
Observing
What scientific skill involves organizing information?
What scientific skill involves organizing information?
How does comparing help sharpen children's observation skills?
How does comparing help sharpen children's observation skills?
What is the purpose of measuring?
What is the purpose of measuring?
What does communicating in science involve?
What does communicating in science involve?
What are the three levels of science process skills?
What are the three levels of science process skills?
Which of these is NOT a necessary attitude or disposition for learning science?
Which of these is NOT a necessary attitude or disposition for learning science?
Science process skills are all about hands-on experience.
Science process skills are all about hands-on experience.
Inferring is only done after making observations.
Inferring is only done after making observations.
Which of these is a skill that allows someone to share knowledge and findings with others?
Which of these is a skill that allows someone to share knowledge and findings with others?
Flashcards
Inferring
Inferring
Connecting observations to a conclusion about the phenomenon.
Predicting
Predicting
Making an educated guess about future events.
Observing
Observing
Using senses to gather information about a natural phenomenon.
Comparing
Comparing
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Classifying
Classifying
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Measuring
Measuring
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Communicating
Communicating
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Curiosity
Curiosity
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Science Learner
Science Learner
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Respect for life
Respect for life
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Study Notes
Science Process Skills
- Science process skills allow students to process new information through hands-on experiences
- Three levels of science process skills exist: basic, intermediate, and advanced
- Intermediate process skills include:
- Inferring: making observations, categorizing them, and trying to understand their meaning
- Predicting: making an educated guess about future events
- Basic process skills include:
- Observing: the first step in gathering information to solve a problem
- Comparing: helps sharpen children's observation skills
- Classifying: organizing information
- Measuring: collecting data
- Communicating: describing a phenomenon
Attitudes and Dispositions for Learning Science
- Attitudes and dispositions help students learn science
- Five attitudes and dispositions include:
- Curiosity
- Seeing oneself as a learner of science
- Respect for life
- Willingness to take risks
- Perseverance
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