Scientific Thinking Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 5. - A series of actions or changes that lead to a result.
  2. 6. - To show that a claim or explanation is incorrect using evidence and reasoning.
  3. 8. - The process or sequence of events that explains how something works.
  4. 10. - To provide evidence or reasoning that strengthens a claim or explanation.
  5. 11. - A limitation or restriction that affects a solution or design.
  6. 12. - A claim supported by evidence and scientific reasoning.
  7. 13. - To forecast what is likely to happen based on patterns, evidence, or scientific principles.
  8. 19. - The standards or requirements used to evaluate a solution or design.
  9. 21. - To share scientific information, ideas, or findings with others.
  10. 25. - A scientific account that describes how or why something happens based on evidence.
  11. 28. - The process of making a design or solution as effective as possible.
  12. 33. - To explain the meaning of data, observations, models, or evidence.
  13. 34. - The way two or more systems, objects, or factors affect one another.
  14. 35. - A model that imitates a real-world system or process.
  15. 37. - A difference or alteration in a system, object, or process over time.
  16. 38. - Anything that has mass and occupies space.
  17. 39. - To examine information carefully in order to identify patterns, relationships, or meaning.
  18. 40. - To explain and defend a claim, conclusion, or decision using evidence.
  19. 42. - The result of a cause or action.
  20. 44. - The amount or number of something that can be measured.
  21. 45. - A representation of an object, system, or process used to explain or predict phenomena.
  22. 47. - The relationship between quantities, sizes, or amounts.
  23. 48. - An event or factor that produces an effect.
Down
  1. 1. - To develop or create an explanation, argument, model, or solution using evidence.
  2. 2. - The consistency of results when observations or investigations are repeated.
  3. 3. - The purpose or role of a structure, object, or system.
  4. 4. - The ability to meet current needs without reducing the ability of future generations to meet their needs.
  5. 7. - The arrangement and organization of parts within an object or system.
  6. 9. - A group of connected parts that work together as a whole.
  7. 14. - A relationship in which two variables change together.
  8. 15. - The degree to which evidence, data, or conclusions accurately represent reality.
  9. 16. - Information, observations, measurements, or data used to support a scientific claim.
  10. 17. - A connection between two variables, systems, or events.
  11. 18. - The logical explanation that connects evidence to a claim.
  12. 20. - An individual part of a larger system.
  13. 22. - The detailed examination of data, evidence, or information to draw conclusions.
  14. 23. - To gather information, data, or evidence from a source.
  15. 24. - The condition of remaining relatively unchanged over time.
  16. 26. - A factor that can change in an investigation or system.
  17. 27. - A repeated trend, arrangement, or occurrence observed in data or nature.
  18. 29. - A statement or conclusion that answers a question or explains a phenomenon.
  19. 30. - To identify differences between two or more things.
  20. 31. - To judge the quality, accuracy, or effectiveness of evidence, claims, or solutions.
  21. 32. - A process in which a change in a system influences future changes in that system.
  22. 33. - A scientific study designed to answer a question or solve a problem.
  23. 36. - To modify or improve a model, explanation, or solution based on new evidence.
  24. 37. - To examine and assess the strengths and weaknesses of an idea, model, explanation, or argument.
  25. 41. - The relative size, distance, time, or magnitude of something.
  26. 43. - To identify similarities between two or more things.
  27. 46. - The ability to cause change or do work.