SCIECE PROCESS SKILLS YEAR 6 (SET 1)

What is representing observations, ideas, models, or conclusions by talking, writing, drawing, making physical models, creating charts, and so on called?

• communicating
• experimenting
• measuring
• observing

What is thinking of and asking questions about an object, event, or a science topic called?

• predicting
• hypothesizing
• communicating
• questioning

What is designing an investigation that includes procedures to test a hypothesis and collect reliable data called?

• hypothesizing
• observing
• experimenting
• questioning

What is using your 5 senses (seeing, hearing, touching, smelling, and tasting when appropriate) along with the right tools to gather information called?

• hypothesizing
• communicating
• observing
• questioning

When you group or organize categories, you are using the skill of ______________?

• observe
• compare
• predict
• classify

When you are looking at how objects or events are alike and different, you are ___________?

• displaying data
• inferring
• classifying
• comparing

When you make inferences, observations and predictions, you are _________________

• hypothesizing
• gathering data
• recording data
• displaying data

When you form an idea of an expected outcome, you are ____________________.

• predicting
• inferring
• hypothesizing
• observing

When you make tables, charts and graphs, you are _______________________ .

• drawing
• gathering data
• displaying data
• recording data

When you use logical reasoning (as you read, or use the Scientific Process Skills), you are ___________________

• hypothesizing
• predicting
• inferring
• gathering data