Observing
What skill uses your five senses to notice things around you?
observation
What do we call a guess based on observations and prior knowledge?
inference
What are we doing when we look for similarities or differences between objects?
comparing
What tool do you use to measure length in centimeters?
ruler
This involves the process of giving and receiving information.
communication
Name two of the five senses we use to observe.
sight and hearing
If you see dark clouds, and guess it might rain, which skill are you using?
predicting
If you group rocks by size or color, what skill is that?
classifying
If you use a kitchen scale to weigh flour, which skill are you using?
measuring
True or False: A bar graph uses bars to show data amounts.
True
Is noticing the smell of flowers an example of qualitative or quantitative observation?
qualitative
You see footprints and wet ground—what can you infer happened?
Someone walked there after it rained.
Group the following by color: apple (red), banana (yellow), grape (green). What process skill is this?
classifying
Name the tool you would use to measure time in minutes.
clock or stopwatch
What graph shows parts of a whole using slices?
pie graph
You look at two plants and count that one has 7 leaves and the other has 9 leaves—what kind of observation is that?
quantitative observation
What’s the difference between inferring and predicting?
An inference explains something based on what’s seen; a prediction is an educated guess about what will happen.
Explain a way to compare two pencils.
One is longer, one is shorter; one is yellow, the other is red.
It helps measure angles in shapes. It's like a circle with numbers that tells us how bent something is, like corners in triangles or squares.
Protractor
If you draw pictures to show how many red, blue, and green marbles you have, what kind of graph are you using?
pictogram
Give an example of an observation using more than one sense.
Answers may vary.
I saw a red apple and smelled its sweet scent.
You notice plants growing taller in sunlight than in a dark room—predict what might happen if you moved both into full sun.
The plant in the sun will continue growing taller than the one in the dark.
Give an example of classifying items by more than one feature.
Group buttons by size and then by color within each size group.
This tool helps us pour the right amount of liquid or dry ingredients for cooking.It ensures recipes turn out tasty by measuring accurately
Measuring Jug
What type of graph would show how height changes over a week?
line graph