Nature of Science

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Across
  1. 3. : The study of matter and energy.
  2. 8. : Clear questions that drive it.
  3. 9. : Scientists use their data to make charts and ____ to communicate the results of an experiment
  4. 11. : A ________ is a limiting rule or circumstance.
  5. 12. : Investigation and exploration of natural events and the new information of natural events and the new information that results from those investigations
  6. 13. : The ____ variable is the factor that is affected by the independent variable or is being measured.
  7. 15. : Gathering information using your five senses.
  8. 17. : A statement of what will happen next in a sequence of events.
  9. 19. : Having an experiment repeated by others.
  10. 20. : All claims must be backed up with specific ____.
  11. 21. : An organized set of investigation procedures used by scientists.
  12. 22. : Logical explanation of an observation that is drawn from prior experience.
Down
  1. 1. : Possible explanation for an observation that can be tested by scientific investigations
  2. 2. : The ____ is the group that is used for comparison.
  3. 4. : ____ data describes characteristics and non-numerical
  4. 5. : The study of earth, including rocks, oceans and the atmosphere.
  5. 6. :____ Data that is counted or measured in numerical values.
  6. 7. : ________ is to repeat or do many trials in an experiment.
  7. 10. : _____ Science is the study of living things.
  8. 14. : An _____ is a statement of what will happen next in a sequence of events.
  9. 16. A ____ is the factors that do not change during the experiment.
  10. 18. : The ____ variable is the factor in the experiment that is being tested or the part that is changed by the person doing the experiment.