Science Process Skills

What does it mean to observe something?

• to jump on it

• to look at it closely using your senses

• to forget about it

• To guess its name

Which tool do we use to measure how long something is?

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What does it mean to predict something?

• to break it

• to look at it using your senses

• to identify the length of an object

• To say what you think will happen next

2. You see a red, round fruit on a tree. What are you using?

• Your ruler

• your sense of hearing

• your imagination

• your eyes to observe

Your plant grew 10 centimeters in a week! What did you do to know that?

• predicted it

• guessed it

• measured it

• sang to it

The sky is dark and you see lightning. What do you predict?

• A parade is coming.

• It will be sunny soon.

• It might rain soon.

• It’s time for lunch.

Which of these is something you CAN’T observe?

• A rainbow in the sky.

• The sound of a bird singing

• A unicorn flying past your window

• the smell of a flower

Which tool is best for measuring how tall a person is?

• ruler

• meter stick

• hand span

• thermometer

You put an ice cube in the heat of the sun. What is the best prediction?

• It will turn into fire.

• It will melt.

• It will grow bigger.

• It will bounce.

You touch a rock and say, “It feels rough and hard.” What are you doing?

• measuring

• observing with touch

• predicting