Methods of Science
Across
- 3. Theory: An explanation of observations or events that is based on knowledge gained from many observations and investigations.
- 4. The median is the middle number in a data set when the data are arranged in numerical order.
- 7. The mode of a data set is the number or item that appears most often.
- 11. Any factor that can have more than one value.
- 13. An interpretation of observations.
- 14. Law: A rule that describes a pattern in nature.
- 15. A spoken or written summary of an observation.
- 17. Variable: The factor that is changed by the investigator to observe how it affects a dependent variable.
Down
- 1. A possible explanation for an observation that can be tested by scientific investigations.
- 2. Variable: The factor a scientist observes or measures during a experiment.
- 5. A larger explanation of an observation that is drawn from prior knowledge or experience.
- 6. The act of using one or more of your senses to gather information and take note of what occurs.
- 8. : A statement of what will happen next in a sequence of events.
- 9. Range is the difference between the greatest number and the least number in the data set.
- 10. The mean or average of a data set is the sum of the numbers in a data set divided by the number of entries in the set.
- 12. Thinking: Comparing what you already know about something to new information and deciding whether or not you agree with the new information.
- 16. digits: The number of digits in a measurement that are known with a certain degree of reliability.