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 * **SCIENCE PROCESS SKILLS** ||
 * **SKILL** || **DESCRIPTION** ||
 * Observing || Determining the properties of an object or event by using the senses ||
 * Classifying || Grouping objects or events according to their properties ||
 * Measuring/Using Numbers || Skills include:
 * Describing quantitatively using appropriate units of measurement
 * Estimating
 * Recording quantitative data
 * Space or time relationships ||
 * Communicating || Using written and spoken words, graphs, tables, diagrams, and other information presentations, including those that are technology based ||
 * Inferring || Drawing a conclusion about a specific event based on observations and data; may include cause and effect relationships ||
 * Predicting || Anticipating consequences of a new or changed situation using past experiences and observation ||
 * Collecting, Recording, and Interpreting Data || Manipulating data, either collected by self or by others, in order to make meaningful information and then finding patterns in that information that lead to making inferences, predictions and hypotheses ||
 * Identifying and Controlling Variables || Identifying the variables in a situation; selecting variables to be manipulated and held constant ||
 * Defining Operationally || Defining terms within the context of one's own experiences; stating a definition in terms of "what you do" and "what you observe" ||
 * Making Hypotheses || Proposing an explanation based on observations ||
 * Experimenting || Investigating, manipulating materials, and testing hypotheses to determine a result ||
 * Making and Using Models || Representing the "real world" using a physical or mental model in order to understand the larger process or phenomenon ||
 * **CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS** ||
 * **SKILL** || **DESCRIPTION** ||
 * Analyzing || Studying something to identify constituent elements or relationships among elements ||
 * Synthesizing || Using deductive reasoning to pull together key elements ||
 * Evaluating || Reviewing and responding critically to materials, procedures, or ideas, and judging them by purposes, standards, or other criteria ||
 * Applying || Using ideas, processes, or skills in new situations ||
 * Generating Ideas || Expressing thoughts that reveal originality, speculation, imagination, a personal perspective, flexibility in thinking, invention or creativity ||
 * Expressing Ideas || Presenting ideas clearly and in logical order while using language that is apporpriate for the audience and occasion ||
 * Solving Problems || Using critical thinking skills to find solutions ||


 * **SCIENTIFIC REASONING SKILLS** ||
 * **SKILL** || **DESCRIPTION** ||
 * Longing to Know and Understand || The desire to probe, find information, and seek explanation ||
 * Questioning of Scientific Assumptions || The tendency to hold open for further verification presented assumptions, encounters, and ideas ||
 * Search for Data and Its Meaning || The propensity to collect information and to analyze it in context ||
 * Demand for Verification || The inclination to repeat and replicate findings and studies ||
 * Respect for Logic || The inclination to move from assumption to testing and data collection to conclusions ||
 * Consideration of Premises || The tendency to put into context the reason for a particular point of view ||
 * Consideration of Consequences || The tendency to put into perspective the results of a particular point of view ||
 * Respect for Historical || The inclination to understand and learn from earlier ideas, studies, and events ||