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Process Skills Unit
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| data | information gathered from observations |
| hypothesis | a scientific prediction |
| experiment | the procedure used to test your hypothesis |
| purpose | reason for the experiment;sometimes posed as a question |
| analyze | organize the data as a chart, table, graph, diagram, map, or a group of pictures |
| conclusion | decide whether the data supports the hypothesis or not |
| variable | things can control or change the outcome of the experiment |
| classify | put into groups based on similar properties |
| properties | something you can observe |
| communicate | share information using charts, graphs, tables, pictures or diagrams |
| measure | find size, distance,time, volume, area, mass, weight or temperature of an object or event |
| infer | to draw conclusions based on ideas,observations, facts, and past experiences |
| observe | use your senses to learn about an object or event |
| mass | the measure of the amount of matter in an object |
| weight | the measure of the pull of gravity on an object |