Chapter 1: Scientific skills
What you need to learn in this chapter
- Classify objects or events into groups or categories based on their similarities and differences
- Make predictions or hypotheses based on observations and prior knowledge
- Conduct experiments or investigations to test predictions or hypotheses
- Collect and analyze data using appropriate tools and techniques
- Draw conclusions based on the data collected and make inferences or generalizations
- Communicate and present findings and results using appropriate scientific language and formats
2. Scientific Attitudes and Values
- Develop curiosity and interest in the natural world
- Show open-mindedness and willingness to explore new ideas and perspectives
- Demonstrate honesty and integrity in conducting scientific investigations
- Practice patience and perseverance in the face of challenges and setbacks
- Show respect for the environment and all living things
- Collaborate and work effectively in a team to solve scientific problems
By studying this chapter, we will learn how to use scientific skills and attitudes to better understand the world around us and to solve problems in a systematic and logical manner.
Topics in this chapter
1. Science Process Skills
What you will learn in this topic
- Observe with using all the senses involved and tools if necessary to make observations qualitatively for describe the phenomenon or changes that take place
- Compare or recognize definitely similarities and differences based on common characteristics
- Measure and use numbers by using tools and standard units with proper technique
- Make an inference with state the initial conclusion or a description of that reasonable for something observations with use that information obtained
- Predict by making expectations about something events or phenomena based on observation, past experience or data
- Communicate with record information or ideas in the appropriate form and present such information or ideas Systematically
- Using relationships space and time with compose the occurrence of something phenomena or events in chronological order based on time
- Interpret data with choose relevant ideas about objects, events or patterns found in the data to make a description
- Operationally define by describing one interpretation of a matter done and noticed for a situation according to that aspect determined
- Controlling variables by determining responding, constant and manipulated variables in an experiment
- Make a hypothesis with make a general statement which can be tested about relationships between variables in an experiment
- Experimenting by using basic science processes skills to collect and interpret data as well as formulate to prove the hypothesis and make a report
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