Many third grade activities involve these basic process skills.  Occasionally, some activities expose the students to higher level process skills.

BASIC PROCESS SKILLS

OBSERVING

Using the five senses to find out about objects and events

CLASSIFYING

Grouping things according to similarities or differences

COMMUNICATING

Using the written and spoken word, graphs, drawings, diagrams, maps, or tables to transmit information and ideas to others

MEASURING

Developing and using appropriate units of measurement for length, area, volume, time, weight temperature

INFERRING

Explaining an observation or set of observations

PREDICTING

Making forecasts of future events or conditions based upon observations or inferences