Unit 1 Science Process Skills

This process skill uses the five senses to learn about an object or event, or to collect data about an object.

• inferring

• measuring

• observing

• communicating

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

This process skill is used when determining the length, area, volume, mass, or temperature to describes objects.

• observing

• measuring

• inferring

• classifying

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4

This process skill is used when placing objects or events in groups based on common characteristics.

• classifying

• measuring

• predicting

• observing

This process skill is used when drawing conclusions about an object or event based on observations and our background knowledge.

• measuring

• predicting

• inferring

• communicating

This process skill is used when describing and object or event to another person. This can be done in graphs, drawings, or writing.

• communicating

• measuring

• inferring

• observing

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

True or False?

The first step of the scientific method is to make a hypothesis.

• True

• False

True or False?

The first steps of the scientific method are to make observations and ask a question (purpose).

• True

• False

This part of the scientific method is where you write down what you think will happen in your experiment (an educated guess).

• experiment

• hypothesis

• question

• conclusion

This part of the scientific method is writing down what you want to know.

• conclusion

• experiment

• hypothesis

• question/purpose

This part of the scientific method is putting all the process skills together in one activity.

• experiment

• hypothesis

• conclusion

• question/purpose

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-5