Science process skills definition example

 Observing. the action or process of closely A principal watching a teacher give a

observing or monitoring something or lesson to her class in order to judge her
someone. effectiveness as an educator.

 Classifying. arrange (a group of people or things) The learner will use a magnet to classify
in classes or categories according to objects as magnetic or nonmagnetic.
qualities or characteristics.

 Measuring. To discover the exact size or amount of The learner will find the mass of
something. different liquids that have the same
volume.

 Communicating. share or exchange information, news, The learner will discuss possible errors
or ideas. with other classmates.

 Inferring. An inference is an explanation based The learner will write a conclusion at the
on an observation. It is a link between end of each investigation.
what is observed and what is already
known.

 Predicting. An educated guess based on The learner will predict what is a box
observations and inferences about an based on observations using the sense of
observed event or prior knowledge. touch.