Scientific Process Skills Practice

Read the statement and decide if it's an observation or inference:

The man is wearing a striped tie.

• Observation

• Inference

Read the statement and decide if it's an observation or inference:

The dog is smarter than the human.

• Observation

• Inference

Look at the picture to the left. What do you PREDICT will happen next?

• The man in front will win the race.

• The man in front will fall.

• The man in front will stand still.

• The man in front will jump.

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NGSS.MS-PS2-1

Which of the following correctly defines a prediction?

• The process of using one or more of your senses to gather information about the world.

• The process of explaining an observation based on prior knowledge or past experience.

• The process of forecasting what will happen in the future based on past experience or evidence.

• The process of grouping together items that are alike in some way.

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How can you tell if a statement is a prediction?

It is making a forecast about a future event AND ...

• is based on inferences.

• is based on prior knowledge of the subject.

• is based on observations.

• is based on information about the world gathered by our 5 senses.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

There are 5 Classes of Vertebrates

• Walking, Flying, Crawling, Swimming, Jumping

• Fluffy, Smooth, Hard, Scaly, Slimy

• Mammals, Birds, Fish, Amphibians, Reptiles

• Insects, Sponges, Mollusks, Starfish, Jellyfish

What is this?

• ruler

• mass

• grams

• thermometer

A ruler does NOT have _______.

• inches

• centimeters

• grams

Look at the picture. How long is the pencil?

• 15 cm

• 20 cm

• 16 cm

• 19 cm

It is a Science process skill wherein we use our five senses.

• Predicting

• Inferring

• Observing

• Talking

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NGSS.K-ESS2-1

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