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WorksheetsScience Process Skills
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 26mins
4. gathering information using all the five senses
Inferring
Observing
Hypothesis
3. forming an idea of an expected result – not a guess – but a belief of what will occur based upon the present knowledge and understandings, observations and inferences.
Hypothesis
Inferring
Predicting
What science skill involves the sharing of observations, ideas, models, or conclusions with others by means of talking, writing, drawing, making physical models, creating charts, etc...
Mary wants to know how far she can stretch the rubberband before it breaks. She stretches the rubber band and uses a ruler to record the length in centimeters each time. What skill is this?
Experimenting
Measuring
Inference & Predicting
Classifying
The steps you follow when performing your experiments that include variables.
investigation
Watching
Communicating
Experiment
Mrs. Cloud want to see the effect of a new grain on her cows. Before she feeds them, she separates them into three groups based on how much they weigh and how much food they eat.
Classifying
Representing data
Communicating
Listening to the music involve making observations using your...
eyes
ears
nose
tongue
Watching the birds flying involves observations using your...
eyes
ears
nose
tongue
We observe things with our _____________.
five senses
two hands
ten fingers
The book measures 15 cm long.
inferring
measuring
classifying
observing
The clouds are becoming dark, so it might rain later.
observing
predicting
inferring
comparing
Donut, cake, ice cream and chocolate is a group of sweet foods.
observing
inferring
classifying
comparing
The teacher gave the pupils a task in using the information from the table to make a bar graph.
observing
inferring
classifying
communicating
We _____________ objects to know if they are smooth or rough.
taste
smell
touch
listen
The pencil is long, smooth, and color yellow.
observing
measuring
classifying
There is a puddle of water. It might have rained earlier.
inferring
predicting
Your explanation of HOW the lab connects to science concepts we have learned about in class.
claim
evidence
reasoning
The answer to the original problem/question, drawn from your observations.
claim
evidence
reasoning
Specific data that supports your answer. This is usually in the form of data or averages from your observations.
claim
evidence
reasoning
Observation or Inference: I notice the tree by the pond has no leaves on it.
Observation
Inference
Which two of these can be observations about a gorilla?
The gorilla wants a bigger banana.
The gorilla has 5 fingers on his right hand.
The gorilla is hungry.
The gorilla has dark brown hair.
Which of these choices are inferences about the picture.
The gorilla wants a bigger banana.
The gorilla has two eyes.
The gorilla will be hungry after he eats that banana.
Which of these are an observation.
The animal lives in a cold climate.
The animals are a family.
The animals will go for a swim later.
The animals have long beaks.
What observation could be made about the picture.
The child is feeling cold.
The child will play outside.
The child is dressed with many clothes
The child will stay warm while he is outside.
What inference could be made about this picture.
The child is wearing mostly red.
This is a child.
The child is cold.
The child is overdressed.
Ms Hawkins is stressed, so after school she is going to get ice cream.... is a(n)
Inference
Prediction
QuaLITative Observation
QuaNtitative Observation
What is a prediction you can make?
The water has waves.
There are zero people on the beach
The water is cold
Ms. Hawkins will spend the next 4 hours on the beach.
Which of these is an inference?
Which one(s) are observations?
Statements that forecast what might happen in the future.
Prediction
Field Study Investigation
Test Variable
Model
