Process Skills :
observing
measuring
communicating
classifying
predicting
inferring
length of time: milliseconds, seconds, minutes, hours, days, weeks, months, years, decades etc.
length of objects or distance: mm, cm, m, inches, foot etc.
pH using pH strips and a colour grid
temperature using a thermometer
voltage using a voltmeter
observing over time, e.g. watching how a piece of bread goes mouldy over a series of weeks or days
observing effect of one variable on another e.g. how the temperature of the water effected a substance dissolving.
Observing which substances dissolve in water
classifying solids, liquids and gases to allow you to compare and contrast their properties
classifying animals into groups such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians
allows similarities and patterns to be spotted which can help in classifying new things using the same rules.
Hypothesising a results before they carry out the experiment
Using prior knowledge to come up with the most likely outcome
Being able to share ideas with peers to expand your own understanding
Learning how to explain your findings or ideas in a coherent way to others
Adjusting your own ideas to accommodate ideas from others
Presenting your findings in a table or graph
Using existing knowledge to assume similar results in a different situation
Allows knowledge to be questioned and exceptions to a rule to be spotted e.g. if a child infers that a platypus is a reptile because it lays eggs but finds out that it is a mammal.
Can allow for a hypothesis to be generated