Nature of Science

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Across
  1. 1. this sense would be most helpful to a scientist who was looking to describe the texture (or feel) of a new synthetic product
  2. 2. a factor in an experiment that can change
  3. 3. this important part of a data table or graph helps the reader understand magnitude
  4. 4. this sense would be most helpful to a scientist looking to determine if two unknown chemicals, when mixed, produce a gas
  5. 6. this type of study typically happens outside a controlled experiment, such as outdoors or in a classroom where the variables are less likely to be easily controlled
  6. 8. this type of graph is good for displaying random data points that may or may not contain a pattern
  7. 10. this is the term used to describe the "scientific method" which forces users to travel from step to step without much variation
  8. 15. scientists design these which in turn generate data
  9. 16. this type of knowledge is the collection of things you learned in the past
  10. 17. a student collects data during an experiment and records their data in inches and not centimeters, this is an example of a ___ error
  11. 20. in a data table and graph, a number should always be followed by a unit
  12. 21. this term is used to describe the model that better explains how scientists do conduct good science
  13. 24. this is another name for the independent variable
  14. 25. this sense would be most helpful to a scientist looking to locate different species of birds located within a forest
  15. 27. these are collected using one or more of the senses
  16. 29. the x-axis is the ___ axis, the "left to right" axis
  17. 31. a factor in an experiment that is not changed
Down
  1. 1. this typically appears at the top of a data table or graph and contains information for the reader about the content of the data table or graph
  2. 2. the y-axis is the ___ axis, the "up and down" axis
  3. 5. this type of graph is good for displaying data points that show a trend over time
  4. 7. this sense would be most helpful to a food scientist looking to develop a new flavor of ice cream
  5. 8. this sense would be most helpful to a scientist using a microscope to examine cells on a microscope slide
  6. 9. a ___ explains how something happens, like how organisms change over time
  7. 11. observations are used to make these conclusions based on evidence and reasoning
  8. 12. a student records the density of unknown objects from an experiment so that they match the expected density of each substance, this is an example of a ___ error
  9. 13. another name for a data table used by scientists to collect and organize their data
  10. 14. this type of graph is good for displaying percentages
  11. 18. these predictable events allow scientists to make additional predictions, even about events that have yet to happen
  12. 19. a ___ explains what happens when a particular set of conditions are met, such as how mass is conserved in a chemical reaction
  13. 22. a controlled experiment tests this many variables at a time
  14. 23. in science, most measurements are collected with ___ measurements
  15. 26. science is ___, not subjective
  16. 28. this is the variable that is measured, such as the height of a plant in a controlled experiment
  17. 30. this type of study takes place inside, where the environmental conditions can usually be better controlled