| A | B |
|---|
| observing | using the senses to collect information |
| comparing & contrasting | discovering similarities & differences between objects or events |
| classifying | sorting or ordering objects or ideas into groups or categories based on their properties |
| measuring | determining dimensions, volume, mass, or time by using instruments that measure |
| communicating | using pictorial, written or oral language to describe an event, action, or object |
| recording data | writing down the results of an observation |
| inferring | making statements about an observation that provide a reasonable explanation |
| predicting | guessing what the outcome of an event will be based on observations, and prior knowledge |
| hypothesizing | stating a problem to be solved as a question |
| planning investigations | determining a reasonable procedure that could be folloed to test an idea or hypothesis |
| interpreting data | creating or using tables, graphs, or diagrams to organize and explain information |
