Chem task verbs

Calculate

Perform mathematical steps to arrive at a final answer, including algebraic expressions, properly substituted numbers, and correct labeling of units and significant figures.

Describe

Provide the relevant characteristics of a specified topic.

Determine

Make a decision or arrive at a conclusion after reasoning, observation, or applying mathematical routines (calculations).

Estimate

Roughly calculate numerical quantities, values (greater than, equal to, less than), or signs (negative, positive) of quantities based on experimental evidence or provided data.

Explain

Provide information about how or why a relationship, process, pattern, position, situation, or outcome occurs, using evidence and/or reasoning to support or qualify a claim. Explain “how” typically requires analyzing the relationship, process, pattern, position, situation, or outcome; whereas, explain “why” typically requires analysis of motivations or reasons for the relationship, process, pattern, position, situation, or outcome. Also phrased as “give one reason.”

Identify/ indicate/ circle

Indicate or provide information about a specified topic in words or by circling given information. Also phrased as “what is?" or “which?” or other interrogatory words.

Justify

Provide evidence to support, qualify, or defend a claim and/or provide reasoning to explain how that evidence supports or qualifies the claim.

Make a claim

Make an assertion that is based on evidence or knowledge

Predict/ Make a prediction

Predict the causes or effects of a change in or disruption to, one or more components in a relationship, pattern, process, or system

Represent/ draw/ write an equation/ complete a diagram

Use appropriate graphs, symbols, words, and or models to describe phenomena, characteristics, and or relationships