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Oral Questioning And Discussion Skills

Just as the quality of scientific inquiry depends upon asking worthwhile questions, the quality of inquiry scinece teaching is guided by effective questioning. The effective teacher displays an open and questioning mind, making it clear that learning never ends just as the world of science is changing and growing at a rapid pace.

Many times, the process of finding the answer to a question is more important than the answer itself. By asking different levels of questions interactively and employing suitable reinforcement towards pupil’s responses, the teacher can guide the thinking precess of the pupils. In the precess, the teacher can also involve more and more pupils so that questioning forms an important part of class discussions.

Having Fun With Science Experiment

After the UPSR examination, all the year six students are having fun. So I brought them to the science lab to do some science works. And they really enjoyed it and they suggested to do it again after Hari Raya. Now they can really enjoy science works in science lab after the test. Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri to all my boys.

Basic Science Process Skills

The basic science process skills are what people do when they do science. Children using these same skills are active learners:

• They use their senses to observe objects and events and they look for patterns in those observations.

• They classify to form new concepts by searching for similarities and differences.

• Orally and in writing, they communicate what they know and are able to do.

• To quantify descriptions of objects and events, they measure.

• They infer explanations and willingly change their inferences as new information becomes available.

• And they predict possible outcomes before they are actually observed.

Seven Science Process Skills

1.  OBSERVING: Using your senses to gather information about an object or event. It is description of what was actually perceived. This information is considered qualitative data.

2.  CLASSFYING: Grouping or ordering objects or events into categories based upon characteristics or defined criteria.

3.  INFERING: Formulating assumptions or possible explanations based upon characteristics.

4. PREDICTING: Guessing the most likely outcome of a future event based upon a pattern of evidence.

5. MEASURING: Using standard measures or estimations to describe specific dimensions of an object or event. This information is considered quantitative data.

6. COMMUNICATING: Using words, symbols, or graphics to describe an object, action or event.

7. USING SPACE/TIME RELATIONS: Describe an object’s position i.e., above, below, beside, etc., in relation to other objects. Or describe the motion, direction, spatial arrangement, symmetry, and shape of an object compared to another object.

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