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Process Skills

Process Skills. Put these notes in your folder/binder to use in the near future!. OBSERVATION. The study of an object in detail. To observe Carefully explore all the properties (characteristics) of an object or substance Two types Qualitative Quantitative. Qualitative Observation.

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Process Skills

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  1. Process Skills Put these notes in your folder/binder to use in the near future!

  2. OBSERVATION • The study of an object in detail. • To observe • Carefully explore all the properties (characteristics) of an object or substance • Two types • Qualitative • Quantitative

  3. Qualitative Observation • An observation that obtains information by using your five senses. • Color • Smell • Taste • Hardness • Texture

  4. Quantitative Observation • An observation in which information is obtained through instruments and measurement • These are more precise (more accurate) than qualitative • Mass • Length • Volume

  5. INFERENCE • The interpretation of an observation. It attempts to explain an observation based on evidence gathered. • Therefore, an inference is not a guess because it is based on evidence.

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