Okla. Admin. Code § 210:15-3-70.2
The following words and terms, when used in this Subchapter, shall have the following meaning, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Classifying" classifying establishes order. Objects, organisms, and events are classified based on similarities, differences, and interrelationships.
"Communicating" communicating is the process of describing, recording, and reporting experimental procedures and results to others. Communication may be oral, written, or mathematical and includes: organizing ideas, using appropriate vocabulary, graphs, other visual representations, and mathematical equations.
"Experimenting" experimenting is a method of discovering information. It requires making observations and measurements to test ideas.
"Inquiry" inquiry can be defined as the skills necessary to carry out the process of scientific or systemic thinking. In order for inquiry to occur, students must have the opportunity to ask a question, formulate a procedure, and observe phenomena.
"Interpreting" interpreting is the process of recognizing patterns in collected data by making inferences, predictions, or conclusions.
"Modeling" modeling is the active process of forming a mental or physical representation from data, patterns, or relationships to facilitate understanding and enhance prediction.
"Observing and measuring" observing is the first action taken by the learner to acquire new information about an object or event. Opportunities for observations are developed through the use of a variety of scientific tools. Measurement allows observations to be quantified.
"Qualitative changes" qualitative changes refer to any characteristics of, relating to, or involving quality or kind. Examples include texture, color, or odor.
"Qualitative observations" qualitative observations describe property such as color, texture, odor, and taste (as appropriate). Qualitative observations utilize descriptive language.
"Quantitative changes" quantitative changes can be measured by quantity or amount. Examples include mass, volume, and temperature.
"Quantitative observations" quantitative observations describe the amount of mass, weight, temperature, length, and time. Quantitative observations require the use of numbers.
"Safety" safety is an essential part of any science activity. Safety in the classroom and care of the environment are individual and group responsibilities.
"Serial order" serial order refers to the task of ordering objects from least to greatest and greatest to least.
Okla. Admin. Code § 210:15-3-70.2