Science Process Skills: Definitions And Examples

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The definitions and examples given below are based on a number of sources and represents commonly accepted uses of the process skill terms. First you will identify process skills by definition, then by examples. DIRECTIONS: Read each statement carefully and choose the best answer.

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1.

The process of using the senses and appropriate tools to gather information about an object, event, or phenomenon.
- A.
  
  Communicating
- B.
  
  Inferring
- C.
  
  Hypothesizing
- D.
  
  Observing
2.

The process of drawing conclusions based on reasoning or past experience.
- A.
  
  Inferring
- B.
  
  Interpreting
- C.
  
  Communicating
- D.
  
  Observing
3.

The process of developing testable explanations for occurrences.
- A.
  
  Inferring
- B.
  
  Observing
- C.
  
  Hypothesizing
- D.
  
  Predicting
4.

The process of relying on previously observed patterns to state in advance the expected result of a tested hypothesis.
- A.
  
  Observing
- B.
  
  Interpreting
- C.
  
  Inferring
- D.
  
  Predicting
5.

The process of using words, symbols, or graphics to describe an object, action or event.
- A.
  
  Predicting
- B.
  
  Communicating
- C.
  
  Inferring
- D.
  
  Observing
6.

The process of considering evidence and drawing a conclusion by assessing the data: In other words, answering the question, ”What do your findings tell you?” Finding a pattern or other meaning in a collection of data.
- A.
  
  Inferring
- B.
  
  Hypothesizing
- C.
  
  Interpreting
- D.
  
  Communicating
7.

Listing the similarities and differences of a cube of ice and a ball of ice, is an example of
- A.
  
  Observing
- B.
  
  Hypothesizing
- C.
  
  Communicating
- D.
  
  Inferring
8.

Describing the relationship between the melting time for an ice cube and amount of salt sprinkled on the cube by writing about it or by constructing a graph, is an example of
- A.
  
  Interpreting
- B.
  
  Communicating
- C.
  
  Hypothesizing
- D.
  
  Observing
9.

After observing the melting rates of an ice cube sprinkled with salt and one without salt, concluding that salt reduces the freezing point of water, is an example of
- A.
  
  Observing
- B.
  
  Inferring
- C.
  
  Hypothesizing
- D.
  
  Interpreting