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| SCIENCE SKILLS |
| OBSERVING : |
| When you observe you use your senses. You must pay close attention to everything that happens. |
| Measuring : |
| When you measure, you compare an unknown value to a known value. Measuring makes observations more exact. |
| Inferring : |
| When you infer, you form a conclusion based upon what you think explains an observation. |
| Organizing : |
| When you organize, you work in an orderly way. You put your information in order. |
| When you predict, you state ahead of time what will happen based upon what you already know. |
| Predicting : |
| Analyzing: |
| Hypothesizing : |
| Modeling : |
| Classifying: |
| When you model you use a copy of what you are studying to help explain it. A model can be 3-dimensional, a drawing, or a diagram. |
| When you analyze, you study information carefully. |
| A hypothesis is a suggested solution to a problem based upon what is already known or observed. |
| When you classify, you group things based upon how they are alike. |
| click on the picture for more information on microscopes. |