Skills of Science

Which science process skill involves using your five senses to describe what you see, hear, smell, feel, and taste?

• inferring

• predicting

• measuring

• observing

Tags

NGSS.5-PS1-3

Which science process skill uses numbers to describe an object?

• inferring

• predicting

• measuring

• observing

Which science process skill involves making up categories or grouping things together?

• experimenting

• measuring

• classifying

• analyzing data

Which science process skill uses a test under controlled conditions and follows steps?

• measuring

• experimenting

• collecting information

• inferring

Tags

NGSS.MS-ETS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

Which science process skill involves sharing ideas through talking and listening, drawing and labeling pictures, graphs, etc.?

• predicting

• experimenting

• measuring

• communicating

Which science process skill involves guessing what might happen in the future?

• inferring

• experimenting

• predicting

• communicating

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

The boy has on a blue jacket.This is an example of a(n):

• inference

• observation

• prediction

• hypothesis

The boy has on a blue jacket because it is cold outside.This is an example of a(n):

• observation

• prediction

• inference

• hypothesis

If it is cold outside, then the boy will wear his blue jacket. This is an example of a(n):

• observation

• inference

• prediction

• hypothesis

The cashier counted the money in the drawer after she ended her shift.This is an example of a(n):

• inference

• experiment

• hypothesis

• measurement