Scientific Skills Flashcards

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Observing

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Use of five senses to derive characteristics of living organisms.

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Inferring

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Explanation of observations and data.

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Measuring

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Using standard and non-standard measures to describe dimensions.

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Communicating

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Using words or symbols to describe an action, object, or event.

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Classifying

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Sorting, grouping, and arranging based on similarities and differences.

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Predicting

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Stating the outcome of a future event based on a pattern of evidence.

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Controlling variables

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Identifying variables, keeping variables constant, and manipulating.

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Defining operationally

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Stating how to measure a variable in an experiment.

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Formulating hypotheses

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Stating the expected outcome of an experiment.

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Interpreting data

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Organizing, concluding from data, and making sense of data.