Question | Answer |
Observe | Using the senses to collect information |
Inferring | Making statements about an observation that provides a reasonable explanation |
Classifying | Sorting or ordering objects or ideas into groups or categories based on their properties |
Measuring | Determining dimensions (length/area), volume, mass/weight, or time of objects or events by using instruments that measure these properties. |
Numbers | Used to order, count, add, subtract, multiply, and divide to explain data. |
Communicating | Using pictorial, written, or oral language to describe an event, action, or object. |
Predicting | Guessing what the outcome of an event will be based on observations and, usually, prior knowledge of similar events. |
Hypothesis | To state a problem to be solved as a question. |
Experiment | To perform a test to support or disprove a hypothesis. |
Model | To make a picture, written or physical representation to represent an object or event. |
Variables | To identify things in an experiment that can be changed or controlled. |
Comparing and Contrasting | Discovering similarities and differences between objects or events. |
Recording Data | Writing down the results of observations. |
Interpreting Data | Creating or using tables, graphs, or diagrams to organize and explain information. |