Download - Processes of science gr 6
WHAT ARE THE PROCESSES OF
SCIENCE?
SCIENCE IS A WAY OF LEARNING ABOUT THE NATURAL WORLD.
The processes of science include:•Observing• Inferring• Predicting• Classifying• Evaluating•Making models• Conducting scientific experiments
OBSERVING
Qualitative• Descriptions that cannot
be expressed in numbers
Quantitative• Numbers or amounts
Using one or more of your senses to gather accurate information
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INFERRING
The girl is celebrating her birthday.
*This is an inference because we are explaining the observation of the balloons as a sign of a birthday.
Explaining or interpreting the things you observed
YOUR TURN!
Identify each statement as either a qualitative observation, quantitative
observation, or an inference.1. The classroom walls are yellow.2. Sixteen students were present for roll call.3. The chalkboard is 1 meter high and 2
meters wide.4. The friendliest people were there first.5. The empty aquarium tank is waterproof.
WERE YOU CORRECT?
Qualitative Quantitative Inference
1. The classroom walls are yellow.2. Sixteen students were present for roll call.3. The chalkboard is 1 meter high and 2 meters
wide.4. The friendliest people were there first.5. The empty aquarium tank is waterproof.
PREDICTING
The girl will have cake and open presents later.
Making a statement or claim about what will happen in the future based on past experience or evidence.
CLASSIFYINGGrouping together of items that are alike in some ways.
MAKING MODELSCreating representations of complex objects or processes.
EVALUATINGComparing observations and data to reach a conclusion about them.
Type of Year Average Number of Hurricanes
Normal Year 5.8
El Nino Year 4
*Evaluation - There tends to be less hurricanes during an El Nino year.
SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATIONThe way in which scientists study the natural world.
1. Question2. Observe/Research3. Hypothesize/Predict4. Test/Make Models5. Evaluate6. Conclude