science process skills by sabrina fiorini & alexandra bosch
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SCIENCE PROCESS SKILLS
By Sabrina Fiorini& Alexandra Bosch
There are three dimensions of science that are important when
understanding science process skills:First Dimension includes:• Content of Science• Basic concepts• Our scientific
knowledge
Second Dimension of Science
Process of Doing Science:• Ask questions• Used in our daily lives• Provides skills for the
future• Used in every area of
life
Third Dimension of Science
Science Attitudes:• Curiosity• Imaginative• Enthusiastic about
questions• Enthusiastic about
solving problems
Teaching Respect for Science Methods and Values:
• Seeking to answer questions
• Using evidence• Realizing importance of
rechecking data• Understanding science
theories can change• Understanding science
knowledge can change
Six Basic Process Skills:
• Observation• Communication• Classification• Measurement• Inference• Prediction
Six Basic Process Skills
• Are integrated together• Are also important individually
• Can be in logical order• Observation and communication
(Younger Students)• Inference and Predication
(Older Students)
Observation
• Fundamental science process skills
• Use of the five senses:1. Seeing2. Hearing3. Touching4. Smelling5. Tasting
Classification
Classify:• Places• Objects • Ideals• Events
Generate:• Lists • Tables• Charts
Measurement
Such as:• Length in meters• Volume in Liters• Mass in grams• Force in Newton's• Temperature in degrees
Celsius
Communication
May include:• Oral • Written• Mathematical• Organizing Ideas using: Visual representations Appropriate vocabulary Mathematical
equations
Inference
• Explanations or interpretations
• Follows an observation• Differs from an
observation• Can be modified• Are continuously being
constructed
Predicting
• Making an educated guess
• Forecasting future observations
• Based on observation• Based on inferences• Correct predictions • Provide confidence in
the inference
Experiment
• Testing a Hypothesis• Manipulation and
control of independent variables.
• Effects on dependant variables
• Interpret and present results
• Integrate process skills• Report
Inquiry
Includes:• Asking questions• Formulating a
procedure• Gathering empirical
data• Drawing conclusions
based on data• Carries out scientific
thinking
Examples of Science Process Activities
• Shaking a sealed can (Grades 1-2)
• Circuit game (Grade 3)• Dice-in-a-box (Grade 4)• Pattern experiments
(Grades 5-8)• Build your own lava
lamp
Integrated Science Process Skills
• Formulating hypotheses • Identifying variables• Defining variables
operationally• Describing relationships
between variables• Designing investigation• Experimenting
Integrated Science Process Skills Continued…
• Acquiring data• Organizing data in
tables and graphs• Analyzing investigations
and their data• Understanding cause
and effect relationships• Formulating models
LAB SAFETY!!!
• Distinguish “safe” vs. “unsafe” behaviors
• Identify safety symbols• Evaluate situations• Identify the proper
techniques• Handel lab emergencies • Use appropriate lab
equipment
Bibliography• Lancour, K. (n.d.). Training Guide . Retrieved
March 30, 2009, from http://www.tufts.edu/as/wright_center/products/sci_olympiad/pslsl_training_hammond.pdf
• Science Process Skills: Classifying. (n.d.). Retrieved March 30, 2009, from http://arapaho.nsuok.edu/~adams001/ProcessSkills.htm
• Teaching The Science Process Skills. (2007, June 12). Retrieved March 30, 2009, from http://www.longwood.edu/cleanva
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