SCIENCE PROCESS

SKILL

Qualitative BASIC
(using 5 senses)
PROCESS SKILLS
Quantitative
(using instruments)

Observing changes
(physical/chemical changes)
Binary
Multi-stage
Serial ordering
Types OBSERVING
Using all senses to identify
properties of objects/events
CLASSIFYING
Types
Object are grouped for
a particular purposes

Standard measurements MEASURING AND

USING NUMBERS
By using
Non-standard measurements
Quantitative observation by
comparing to a certain standard
Observed through senses
INFERRING
Methods
From the past experiences
An explanation or interpretation
of an observation
Interpolate
PREDICTING
Types
Extrapolate From a set of events,
predicting a future event
Music
COMMUNICATING
Examples
Smokes Present ideas to other in oral,
body language or written standard.
Changes in location, direction,
shapes and sizes of objects RECOGNIZING SPACE-
Involves TIME RELATIONS
Changes in time
Describing changes occur
in relation to time
 INTEGRATED
PROCESS SKILLS

INTERPRETING Tables
DATA
Examples Diagrams
The rational explanation
of the data collected Graph

DEFINING
OPERATIONALLY Defining variables
Types
A statement that describes Defining scientific
a particular variables terms

CONTROLLING Manipulated variables

VARIABLES
Types Responding variables
Factors & conditions
that affect an event
Constant variables

FORMING
HYPOTHESIS Make a prediction
Methods
Making general statement Do experiment to
about an observed event proved it (true/false)

EXPERIMENTING Guided experiment

Types
Performing activities to Unguided experiment
investigate a problem