A teacher, while discussing the topic 'Heat Transfer' with class VI students, demonstrates through experiments involving a metal spoon in hot water, a block of ice melting, and the warming of the Earth by sunlight.
She then encourages the students to think about how heat moves from one object to another and the effects of heat transfer. Which of the following cognitive processes are likely to be employed by students in answering?
(a) Comparing
(b) Experimenting
(c) Deductive reasoning
(d) Recording