scientific method Crossword Puzzles

10 Clues: Scientists study, or ________ their data. • Scientists keep careful _______ of their data. • The information scientists get is their _______. • A _________ is a summary that explains that data. • Scientists often state a ____________ as a question. • During an experiment, scientists make careful ______. • To test a hypothesis, scientists __________ an experiment. • ...

10 Clues: To investigate and study • What you are trying to solve • Where you test your hypothesis • Another way of saying Hypothesis • The steps you use to solve a problem • A guess supported by previous knowledge • What you have recorded during an experiment • Your summary of what happened during your experiment • The last step in the scientific method and you C.E.R. • ...

10 Clues: An educated guess • The end of an experiment • Objects used in an experiment • A series of steps in an experiment • Information collected during an experiment • Type of variable that is changed in an experiment • A(n) ___________ includes a procedure and materials • The first part of an an experiment/scientific method • ...

10 Clues: things that you notice • something that you want to solve • educated guess on what might happen • the variable that you change on purpose • it either supports or denies your hypothesis • the variable that reacts to the your changes • information you use to help answer your question • the variable that never changes in your experiment • ...

10 Clues: Your problem in the experiment • What you change in the experiment • What stays the same in the experiment • Getting information to solve the problem • A process to find an answer to your problem • Gathering information and details for the experiment • What you are doing to prove your hypothesis right or wrong • ...

10 Clues: never changes • An educated guess. • responds to the variable. • Something that is being changed. • First step in the scientific method. • A scientific procedure to make a discovery. • either validates or disproves your hypothesis. • facts and statistics collected together for reference or analysis. • ...

10 Clues: what you change • IF/THEN statement • something you predict • to test the hypothesis • qualitative and quantitative • thinking about what happened • something you need an answer to • what you measure based on the change • the thing that always stays the same • when you support or refute your hypothesis

10 Clues: single cell organism • 100% of DNA from one parent • Nucleus with advanced cells • DNA past down from 2 parents • collecting energy from the sun • more than one cell in an organism • producing energy without sunlight • No defined nucleus with a primitive cell • organisms collecting energy from the sun • organisms that get their energy from another organisms

10 Clues: the findings or outcomes from an experiment or study. • a series of steps followed to complete a task or experiment. • watching something carefully to gather information and details. • the actions you take to do something, often in a specific order. • something you ask to get information or learn more about a topic. • ...

10 Clues: collected information • testing the hypothesis • variable that you measure • explains what is observed • one way of organizing data • the result of an investigation • " the car is red" is an example • testable, measurable, and specific • variable that you change on purpose • is written in an "If...then...statement

10 Clues: if..then.. • used to protect eyes • used to mix chemicals • what is observed or measured • think about why that happened • what is manipulated or changed • always in the form of a question • what you do to test your hypothesis • the second step of the scientific method • summary of what happened and if you were right

10 Clues: Synonym of "idea" • Synonym of "steps" • Scientific Procedures • Brand, Place, or Type • This word doesn't change • similar definition to "record" • The last step of the Scientific method • The dependent variable depends on the word • This word is depends on the independent variable • "If the water is cold, then the food coloring spreads slower."

10 Clues: If... then... • Data with numbers • To perform a test • Data with your 5 senses • A type of variable that's changed • A type of variable that is measured • After your experiment; what happened? • A type of variable that stays the same • Conduct this before making a hypothesis! • After your experiment; how were you wrong or right?

10 Clues: our believed reason • what the scientist changes • what the scientist gathers • testing a theory and thought • getting results from number 3 • trying to find the real answer • noting and jotting from number 5 • something we notice by our 5 senses • the reason and what we want to know • the results of the scientific method

10 Clues: organizing data • making an educated guess • what you change on purpose • relies on the scientist changes • raw facts in an organized structure • it stays the same and never changes • what a scientist dose to find answers • sharing information about your experiment • seeing if your hypothesis is right or wrong • ...

10 Clues: Good morning, Class! What is my name? • Using your senses to gather information about the real world. • In a controlled experiment, how many manipulated variables are there? • A possible explanation for a set of observations, or an Educated Guess. • This is the 5th step in the scientific method (hint: 2 words no space). • ...

10 Clues: representation of an idea or process. • collection of measurements or observations. • process of using evidence to support or refute claims • Data that is analyzed and interpreted to support or refute a claim. • process of collecting data through the senses or measurement tools. • proposed, testable explanation for something that happens in nature. • ...

13 Clues: an educated guess • a danger or a risk • protective structure for fruit • This person wrote the FFA creed • Organelle used to store water and nutrients • method of classification for all living things • Items such as gloves, hardhats, respirators, and more. • ensures safe and healthful working conditions for workers • ...

10 Clues: A guess • Testing • Things you see • Educated Guess • Stuff you collect • A statement you test • Variable Never changes • Variable Changes it self • Variable Changed on purpose • Method The process to test a theory

10 Clues: things you notice • a series of steps • an "If...then" statement • variable that is measured • compares data to hypothesis • variable changed on purpose • states results of the experiment • the problem needing to be solved • a way of doing something in science • the way of proving a hypothesis and gathering data

10 Clues: someone who works with science • Information from an experiment • the variable that never changes • A process to help solve problems • The variable that you change on purpose • your prediction to your research question • information you gather from different sources • using the scientific method to test a hypothesis • variable that depends on the independent variable • ...

10 Clues: What you notice about your experiment • What is the variable that you change? • What is the group that you modify/change? • A test to see if your hypothesis is correct • Finding background information about your experiment • A prediction about what you think is going to happen • What is the name of the variables that you keep the same? • ...

10 Clues: review data • test results • you know this • educated guess • what you measure • the end of your results • study gather information • anything that can be changed • all the things that stay the same • the process of testing a hypothesis

10 Clues: the scientist changes this • stays the same throughout the experiment • a possible answer to a question or problem • studying to find new information about a topic • relies on the outcome of the independent variable • drawn from the data to either reject or accept a hypothesis • facts collected from the experiment from which to draw a conclusion • ...

10 Clues: to change • an educated guess • a synonym for hypothesis • to collect information about a topic • the first step in the scientific method • the variable(s) that stay the same (type as one word) • the variable changed by the scientist (type as one word) • a summary of your findings after experimenting and analyzing • ...

10 Clues: the thing that is being tested • Any use of the senses to gather information. • a possible explanation or answer to a question • an interpretation of an observation based on prior knowledge • the factor that changes as a result of the independent variable • any piece of information that is acquired through experimentation • ...

10 Clues: The steps in a scientific process • Things you need to complete an experiment • Looking at, watching, collecting information • Looking at data and results and making decisions • A problem that can be answered with an experiment and data • The outcome proving your hypothesis and discussing your results • ...

10 Clues: Summarized results in written form. • The variable that is observed and measured • An educated guess about how something works. • Examine carefully to identify possible results. • The first step in the scientific method is to develop a_____. • An experiment must be____ in order for the hypothesis to be useful. • ...

10 Clues: variable the one thing being tested in the experiment • the statement that sums up the results of the experiment • variable an unplanned variable that affects the outcome • a possible solution to the problem based on the info gathered • a factual explanation of why/how some aspect of the natural world occurs • ...

10 Clues: the predicted outcome a the experiment • the variable you change during an experiment • the step by step method that will be followed • what needs to be done before making a prediction • the variable that is measured/observed during an experiment • the variable that is kept the same throughout the experiment • ...

10 Clues: an assumed explanation for a problem • the act, or habit, of seeing and recording • group in an experiment that does not change • the variable that is changed in an experiment • fact, event, or circumstance that can be observed • personal, sometimes unreasonable, judgment not based on fact • a recognized means of inquiry to provide scientific answers to questions • ...

10 Clues: a forecast • a forecast for your experiment • actors of statistics that must be analyzed. • something you conclude with your five senses • a procedure to test if your hypothesis was correct. • variable: what you change on purpose or what you experiment on. • variable: the variable that never changes and always stays the same. • ...

10 Clues: a forecast • a forecast for your experiment • actors of statistics that must be analyzed. • something you conclude with your five senses • a procedure to test if your hypothesis was correct. • variable: what you change on purpose or what you experiment on. • variable: the variable that never changes and always stays the same. • ...

10 Clues: acts alone • information • educated guess • the act of noticing • something that can change • information expressed in words • information expressed in numbers • acts in response to something else • a test designed to invalidate a hypothesis • aspect of an experiment which serves as a base-line for comparison

10 Clues: the measured variable • the variable that is manipulated • to methodically examine something • using 1 or more of the senses to gather data • all the facts and information gathered by an experiment • a test used to confirm or refute a hypothesis and gather data • a loose guideline used by scientists to gather data about the world • ...

10 Clues: Th ability to do work. • The mass per unit volume of a substance • The amount of space that matter occupies • A measurement of the pull of gravity on an object. • A measurable period in which an event or process occurs. • A measured quantity that has magnitude (size), but no direction. • ...

10 Clues: a test of something • the variable you change • a way to test a question • finding evidence and facts • an inquiry about something • a type of data using numbers • a type of data using descriptions • a person's theory about a question • the variables that always stay the same • the variable that changes because of the independent

11 Clues: record & interpret what happened during your experiment • the process of obtaining information by using the senses • review the data & check to see if your hypothesis was correct • organized procedure to study something under controlled conditions • design a procedure or test to find out if your hypothesis is correct • ...

10 Clues: What you change on purpose. • What is seen/observed when something is noticed. • An If/Then statement that is predicted to happen. • Never changes: always stays the same in an experiment. • All the facts and information you gather from the experiment. • What is measured in an experiment. Relies on scientist's changes. • ...

10 Clues: Analyse your data • How did you experiment go? • A test to help prove a hypothesis. • What did you learn from your experiment. • A statement that is supported with evidence. • A variable that never changes no mater what. • A question that can be answered with an experiment. • A variable that is changed to affect another variable. • ...

10 Clues: Uh oh... • Information • How you can compare sizes • I spy with my little eye... • It may be true, it may not be true • Everyone has a way that works for them. • A little bit of this, a little bit of that • When you need to choose or do something different. • A comment/question related to the subject of a conversation. • ...

10 Clues: Synonym of "idea" • Synonym of "steps" • Scientific Procedures • Brand, Place, or Type • This word doesn't change • similar definition to "record" • The last step of the Scientific method • The dependent variable depends on the word • This word is depends on the independent variable • "If the water is cold, then the food coloring spreads slower."

10 Clues: Synonym of "idea" • Synonym of "steps" • Scientific Procedures • Brand, Place, or Type • This word doesn't change • similar definition to "record" • The last step of the Scientific method • The dependent variable depends on the word • This word is depends on the independent variable • "If the water is cold, then the food coloring spreads slower."

10 Clues: Synonym of "idea" • Synonym of "steps" • Scientific Procedures • Brand, Place, or Type • This word doesn't change • similar definition to "record" • The last step of the Scientific method • The dependent variable depends on the word • This word is depends on the independent variable • "If the water is cold, then the food coloring spreads slower."

10 Clues: the testing of a question • the variable that changes • looking over data from an experiment • what stays the same in an experiment • the different aspects of an experiment • an educated prediction of an experiment • something you see that sparks a question • something you ask based off an observation • the variable that needs the independent variable • ...

10 Clues: Done to test a hypothesis • Data that is related to the five senses • The final step of the scientific method • Data that includes numbers and measurements • The variable in an experiment that stays the same • An educated inquiry that typically uses if...then... • The group in an experiment that has received changes • ...

10 Clues: Record data if the experiment. • Something that you see or have seen. • Something that you gather in a experiment. • The variable in the experiment that changes. • What you think not what you know like a Hypothesis. • Something that you test or do figure out something. • The Variable in the experiment that does not change. • ...

10 Clues: written to prove a hypothesis • the change the scientist makes • written as an if then statement • What is changed on purpose only one • it is what you do for an experiment • what you use to write the end of a claim • something you see to help support a claim • something that never changes;is always the same • things you want to stay the same for correct results • ...

10 Clues: - The ending of something. • - Studying on a certain topic. • - Looking into something to gain information. • - A factor that can change over a period of time. • Variable - A variable value that is dependent on another. • Variable - A variable variation that does not depend on another. • - Examining structures or different things to gather information/evidence. • ...

10 Clues: used to find the mass of things • variable that scientists changes • variable scientists study this variable • idea you can test by doing an experiment • used to heat up liquids or solids in a beaker • scientific procedure done to make a discovery • variable that does not change in an experiment • rounded body with narrow neck used for mixing liquids • ...

10 Clues: To share your findings with other people. • A procedure designed to test a hypothesis. • An educated guess or a testable prediction. • To look for patterns in your collected information. • A step-by-step plan you create to test your hypothesis. • Things that can be changed or controlled in an experiment. • The final summary of what you learned from your experiment. • ...

22 Clues: Having to do with an organisms Physical processes • Having to do with an organism's thinking and understanding • An assumption about behavior that is tested through scientific • The scientific study of behavior that is tested through scientific • Psychologist A psychologist who is concerned with helping students learn • ...

22 Clues: Having to do with an organisms Physical processes • Having to do with an organism's thinking and understanding • An assumption about behavior that is tested through scientific • The scientific study of behavior that is tested through scientific • Science The pursuit of knowledge about natural phenomena for its own sake • ...

22 Clues: Assumptions made based on your observations. • A statement that answers a scientific question. • To make an educated guess about a future outcome • Information gathered or noticed using your senses. • The scientific data and details that support a claim. • A diagram or drawing that represents a system and all its components • ...

12 Clues: the amount of matter in a object • A change in form, not composition • Matter with a definite composition • anything that has mass and takes up space • a well tested explanation supported by evidence • A measure of the gravitational pull on an object • The standard for measurement in the metric system • A combination of substances not chemically combined • ...

12 Clues: father of modern anatomy (human body) • Religious body that opposed Copernican ideas • Scientific _____:process for experimentation • Kepler’s idea; path of planets around the Sun • idea that earth and planets revolve around sun • Doctor/Scientist who discovered blood circulation • mathematically proved Copernicus’ heliocentric theory • ...

11 Clues: A solution a scientist proposes to solve a problem • method An explanation a scientist develops based on facts • Someone who looks at the world in a reasonable and logical way • Kepler German astronomer, he proved that the planets orbit the sun. • A step by step method for performing experiments and other scientific researc • ...

13 Clues: – a sweeping change • – sun-centered universe • – anti-Church teachings • – the earth-centered universe • Geocentric-earth centered universe • heliocentric-sun centered universe • Bacon- developed the scientific method • – knowledge is based on reason (thinking) • a scientifically acceptable way of thinking • – exiled, or thrown out of the (Catholic) church • ...

20 Clues: first feminist. • where Galileo was born. • made the laws of gravity. • believed in Absolute Monarchy. • astronomer supported Copernicus • invented the scientific method. • where the enlightenment started • backed up the scientific method. • backed up Galileo and Copernicus • the first person to make a vaccine. • believed in the freedom of religion. • ...

10 Clues: describes something using numbers • describes something using adjectives • information collected using the five senses • the process of finding facts in an organized way • an assumption based on observations and prior knowledge • _____________ variable, or the "treatment" in an experiment • ______________ variable, or the thing we measure in an experiment • ...

10 Clues: Never changes • Facts and stats collected • What you change on purpose • To perform a scientific procedure • The response to the independent variable • The end and final statement of an experiment • Process for experimenting to reach conclusions • The number of independent variables used in an experiment • A person who has expert knowledge about a type of science • ...

10 Clues: Why did that Happen? • Experiment to find this • Put your findings into a solid answer • Things that you notice about something • Re work your guess on what will happen • Your theory about what will happen when __ • If my hypothesis is correct, then a, b and c • Variables that change throughout the experiment • Variables that do not change throughout the experiment • ...

10 Clues: Numerical Data • Data with descriptions • Sample sized considerations • The "normal" in a experiment • The variable that you measure • The variable that you manipulate • An absolute truth in science that occurs in the same situation/under the same circumstance • A hypothesis that has been tested over and over again all the while getting the same results • ...

10 Clues: To investigate and study • What you are trying to solve • Where you test your hypothesis • Another way of saying Hypothesis • The steps you use to solve a problem • A guess supported by previous knowledge • What you have recorded during an experiment • Your summary of what happened during your experiment • The last step in the scientific method and you C.E.R. • ...

10 Clues: Never changes • An if then statement • Something that the scientist will change • A collection of analysis and observations • Look over data collected from an experiment • A series of steps used to answer a question • An answer to if your hypothesis was right or not • A test to see if a hypothesis was correct or not • Something that never changes and remains the same • ...

10 Clues: Something we measure • See, hear, smell, feel, taste • The variable that you always change • Something scientists usually conduct • This is something we do use our 5 senses • The ending or a new beginning of an experiment • Scientists use this while conducting experiments • Something we think about before a science experiment • ...

10 Clues: A variable that relies on the experiment • a sentence of inquiry that asks for a reply • either validates or disapproves your hypothesis • what you think will happen during an experiment • A variable that is kept the same in the experiment • data that you have found after testing your hypotheses • A variable that you change on purpose in an experiment • ...

10 Clues: what happened in the experiment • what you want to find an answer to • what you think the answer to your question is • how you will prove or disprove your hypothesis • when you compare the data with your hypothesis • type of variable that's changed in order to test the hypothesis • type of variable that must stay the same through out the experiment • ...

10 Clues: x • control • Infomation • Being sciency • you can depend • Not dependable • Educated guess • Something you notice • Something that happens • a process for doing something

10 Clues: The final step of the scientific method • The first official step of the scientific method • The variable that is changed, or manipulated in an experiment. • Data that uses numbers to describe the results of an experiment. • The variable that changes in response to the independent variable • ...

10 Clues: What you do to gather data • The effect of the independent variable • The variable that you change on purpose • The things that stay the same no matter what • Taking your data and figuring out why it happened • Evidence that specifically connects to your claim • The process that you take while solving a hypothesis • ...

10 Clues: To test something • To find background information on • The knowledge you get from researching • To make a guess after you got knowledge • The outcome of the independent variable • The end result of the Scientific Method • To think of something that you can't answer • A sequence of steps to lead to a conclusion • Variables that can be changed in an experiment • ...

10 Clues: only thing that changes • the thing/s that stay the same • A fun way to test a hypothesis • data in the form of numbers and units • the act of showing everyone the answer • the answer that responds to the independent variable • data data that is observations like colors or temperatures • facts learned can be anything learned through the experiment • ...

10 Clues: : A possible answer to a question. • Variable:what you change on purpose • Variable:Relies on the scientist changes • : how, what, when, why, where, who or which. • Variable:Never changes and always stays the same. • : Want to make sure to keep a few things the same. • : a statement based on experimental measurements and observations. • ...

10 Clues: stating whether your hypothesis is correct • you usually form a question because of this • proposing a possible answer to your question • group: one of the two groups in an experiment • testing a hypothesis to find out if it is correct • studying data from the experiment by making a graph • variable: changes because of the independent variable • ...

10 Clues: what you change on purpose • variable that never changes • a procedure taken to make a discovery • the things you change in an experiment • the response to the independent variable • data with the amount of something; numbers • data about the quality or state of something • information that is useful for answering your question • ...

10 Clues: information • anything that you notice • what you change on purpose • a possible explanation for anything • validates or disproves the hypothesis • science only deals with the _______ world • what can be affected as a result of the change • a scientific process done to test a hypothesis • something that stays the same throughout an experiment • ...

10 Clues: What you are wondering • The variable that you measure • What you are experimenting about • What you observe with your 5 senses • The variable that you change in your experiment • The measurements that you record and put on a sheet • Answering questions as you look back at your experiment • Restating your hypothesis and whether it was prove or disapproved • ...

10 Clues: An educated guess • The variable that changes • an examination of your results • an interpretation of the result • Is always the same, never changes • A procedure that tests a hypothesis • The variable that responds to the change • Noticing and discovering things around you • Steps that help scientists to conduct experiments. • ...

10 Clues: what you change on purpose • It relies on the scientists changes • Never changes always stays the same. • a judgment or decision reached by reasoning. • the ability to notice things, especially significant details. • facts and statistics collected together for reference or analysis. • is a process for studying and experimenting to help you reach conclusions. • ...

10 Clues: data numerical observations • the objective of an experiment • data which supports a conclusion • a visual method of presenting data • data observations based on the senses • any claim that can be proven incorrect • the steps followed during an experiment • the information collected during an experiment • the explanation based on the results of the experiment • ...

10 Clues: last step • if___ then___ • what normally happens • always a ? first step • variable that changes • type of data that is # • variable that is measured • when you test your hypothesis • Type of data that is observations • what you do so you can make a hypothesis

10 Clues: First step in scientific investigation. • variable A variable that never changes. • variable relies on the scientists changes. • Either validates or disapproves your hypothesis • What changes in an experiment that affects the outcome • Identify properties using one or more of the five senses. • Testable explanation for observations (if, then statement) • ...

11 Clues: record & interpret what happened during your experiment • the process of obtaining information by using the senses • review the data & check to see if your hypothesis was correct • organized procedure to study something under controlled conditions • design a procedure or test to find out if your hypothesis is correct • ...

10 Clues: The outcome of an experiment. • Observations made with senses. • Can be proven with the use of tests. • Part of the experiment that is changed • An examination to find out what's happening • A variable that remains the same in an experiment. • What you think the outcome of an experiment will be. • ...

10 Clues: a thing predicted; a forecast • detailed examination of the elements or structure of something. • an element, feature, or factor that is liable to vary or change • facts and statistics collected together for reference or analysis. • a variable (often denoted by y ) whose value depends on that of another. • ...

10 Clues: test • class • change • method • improve • evaluate • what you notice • name of the squid • last thing you make • yellow, green, and brown

10 Clues: numbers of data • you change this • a proposed explanation • you do not change this • the final answer to a question • the shape or color of something • data that is collected and organized • data you collect by looking at something • something you do to figure out a question • something that is tested in an experiment

10 Clues: Tests a Hypothesis • An if then statement • Stays the Same in experiment • A variable changed on purpose • A variable changed by another • Collected data and observations • A series of facts and statistics • Validated or disproves hypothesis • Data you collect with your senses • Allows people to learn about earth

10 Clues: doing-a-test • aren't-changed • gather-information • changed/thing-experiment-on • taste-touch-hear-smell-look • looking-up-information-to-learn-more • use-to-see-if-the-hypothesis-is-correct • if-the-result-match-your-hypothesis-or-not • the-reason-why-you-are-doing-the-experiment • observation,hypothesis, research,experiment,retest,conclusion

10 Clues: a fake drug • the study of life • the variable you measure • a hypothesis must be ____________ • and educated guess based on an observation • relates to whether conduct is right or wrong • a factual explanation of an aspect of nature • a _______ sample size gives better representation in the results • wearing personal protective equpiment is essentail for our ___________ • ...

10 Clues: if your hypothesis was proven wrong • if your hypothesis was proven right • Information collected from an experiment • Something noticed about the world around you • examination of the data collected from an experiment • An educated guess made based on an observation/question • A set of methods and variables performed to test a hypothesis • ...

10 Clues: summarize • educated guess • trying to solve • studying the topic • something you notice • the variable that changes • the research based on words • the research based on numbers • the variable that does not change • the variable that changes based off the independent variable

10 Clues: deals with numbers • process for experimenting • a way to test your hypothesis • a variable that is not changed • observatuon using your 5 senses • the variable that is manipulated • affected by the independent variable • how you think your experiment will turn out • a question you come up with after observing • a hypothesis with lots of data to back it up

10 Clues: ________variable that NEVER changes • the problem the scientist is aiming to solve • investigation to prove or disprove a hypothesis • the result the experimenter predicts will happen • any collected information gathered from an experiment • knowledge gained through your senses or scientific equipment • a statement of whether your hypothesis was correct or incorrect • ...

10 Clues: subjective observations made using the 5 senses • an educated guess as to the outcome of an experiment • observations and measurements taken from an experiment • observations made with measurements, numbers, and units • a variable that is changed because of the independent variable • the variables that are controlled and aren’t changed in an experiment • ...

10 Clues: what has to stay the same. • A problem that you need to solve. • An observation made by your senses. • This proves or disproves a hypothesis. • an unproven guess to answer the question. • this is what you measure in an experiment. • A process that helps you design an experiment. • this is what you can manipulate in an experiment. • ...

10 Clues: the method to test your hypothesis • observations that include numbers and measurements • observations and measurements you collect during an experiment • the variable that you measure during the experiment (the data) • the variable that is changed by the scientist to test the hypothesis • the prediction or educated guess on how your experiment will turn out • ...

10 Clues: The examination of data. • What you change on purpose. • A testable answer to a question. • Never changes always stays the same. • The response to the independent variable. • Process scientist use to answer a question. • A decision reached by reasoning and research. • A type of sentence that we ask to gain information. • ...

10 Clues: a way of doing something • using your senses to see and learn • to find the size or weight of something • to examine something to get information • a person who studies one or more sciences • make a educated guess about what will happen • a statement based on all the evidence you collected • a test or procedure done to learn or prove something • ...