Measuring and Using Numbers
- A quantitative observation using equipment.
Classifying
- Grouping or ordering objects or events according to a classification scheme or patterns.
Inferring
- Ideas developed or explanation made based on observations.
Predicting
- Forming an idea or making a forecast based on a certain set of data.
Using Space-Time Relationship
- Describing changes in parameter with time. Examples of parameters are location, direction, shape, size, volume, weight and mass.
Interpreting Data
- Giving rationale explanations about an object, event or pattern obtained from the collected data.
Defining Operationally
- Defining terms within the context of one’s own experiences; stating a definition in terms of “what you do” and “what you observe”.
Controlling Variables
- A variable is something that varies or changes. Controlling variables is manipulating one variable or factor that may affect the outcome of an event while other variables or factors are held constant.
Hypothesising
- Stating a problem to be solved as a question that can be tested by an experiment. Hypotheses are intellectual guesses about the relationships between variables.
Experimenting
- Setting up a planned situation and using most of the science process skills to collect and analyze data to draw conclusions in order to test the hypothesis or to solve a problem.
'Observation is a passive science, experimentation an active science.'
(Claude Bernard)
(Claude Bernard)
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