What are the 10 basic science processes?

Answer 1

The 7 basic science processes are:

Observing - using the senses to gather information about an object or event.

Example: Describing a pencil as yellow

Inferring - making an "educated guess" about an object or event based on previously gathered data or information.

Example: Saying that the person who used a pencil made a lot of mistakes because the eraser was well worn.

Measuring - using both standard and nonstandard measures or estimates to describe the dimensions of an object or event.

Example: Using a meter stick to measure the length of a table in centimeters

Communicating - using words or graphic symbols to describe an action, object or event.

Example: Describing the change in height of a plant over time in writing or through a graph.

Classifying - grouping or ordering objects or events into categories based on properties or criteria.

Example: Placing all rocks having certain grain size or hardness into one group.

Predicting - stating the outcome of a future event based on a pattern of evidence.

Example: Predicting the height of a plant in two weeks time based on a graph of its growth during the previous four weeks.

Experimenting - This process is a systematic approach to solving a problem. Usually experimenting is synonymous with the algorithm called scientific method which follows these five basic steps:

1. Problem
2. Hypothesis
3. Predictions
4. Test of Predictions
5. Evaluation of Hypothesis