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Basic Science Process Skills

The document outlines 12 basic science process skills: observing using the 5 senses, classifying by grouping objects according to characteristics, measuring and using numbers with standardized tools, making inferences by relating observations to prior experiences, predicting outcomes, communicating findings, controlling variables in experiments, developing hypotheses, understanding space-time relationships, interpreting data, operationally defining terms, and experimenting. It provides examples and activities to explain each skill, such as observing object characteristics using different senses, classifying animal reproduction methods, measuring and recording object lengths, and stating inferences drawn from various statements.

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Basic Science Process Skills

The document outlines 12 basic science process skills: observing using the 5 senses, classifying by grouping objects according to characteristics, measuring and using numbers with standardized tools, making inferences by relating observations to prior experiences, predicting outcomes, communicating findings, controlling variables in experiments, developing hypotheses, understanding space-time relationships, interpreting data, operationally defining terms, and experimenting. It provides examples and activities to explain each skill, such as observing object characteristics using different senses, classifying animal reproduction methods, measuring and recording object lengths, and stating inferences drawn from various statements.

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BASIC SCIENCE PROCESS SKILLS

1) Observing
2) Classifying
3) Measuring and using numbers
4) Making Inferences
5) Predicting
6) Communicating
7) Controlling variables
8) Making hypothesis
9) Using space - Time relationship
10) Interting data
11) Defining Operationally
12) Experimenting

1) Observing
Observing involves collecting information about objects or phenomenon by using the
five senses.

 Sight
 Hearing
 Touch
 Taste
 Smell

2) Classifying
Classifying is a process of grouping objects according to certain characteristic for a
purpose.

When do we need to classify?

 When there are many items or information


 items or information are not organised

3) Measuring and using numbers


Measuring and using numbers is a process of observing quantitatively using numbers
and standard or standardised measuring tool as the reference unit. For example :
using a metre stick to measure the length of a table.

4) Making Inferences
 Making Inferences is a process of making early conclusions by relating
previous experiences with immediate observations.
 We make inference to plan actions or to make a choice.
Activity 1 : Observe
Colour the sense involved in each of the observation below.

a) The cake is fragrant and sweet.

Taste
Smell
Hearing

b) The noisy parrot has white feathers.

Sight
Touch
Hearing

c) The small alarm clock sounds so loud.

Hearing
Taste
Sight

d) The white shirt is fragrant and so soft.

Smell
Sight
Touch

e) The round cake is decorated with colourful icing.

Sight
Taste
Touch
Activity 2 : Classifying
Classify the animals below according to the way of reproduction.

tortoise
fish
monkey
rabbit

goat duck snake elephant

laying eggs

Animals

give birth
Activity 3 : Measuring and using numbers
The picture below shows two types of objects.

a) What is the most suitable tool to be used for measuring the length of the objects
above?

Metre ruler
Centimetre ruler

b) Measure the length of each object above with the tool you stated in (a)

Pencil
Spoon

c) Explain the way of using the tool you stated in (a).


Activity 4 : Making Inferences
State the most suitable inference for the statement given.

a) The flower plant wilts after 3 days placed inside the house.

Inferens :

Example : Lack of water / lack of sunlight

b) The fish in the river died.

Inferens :

c) The deer run away when chased by the tiger.

Inferens :

d) The flower plant bend towards the window after 3


days.

Inferens :

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