Nature of Science

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Across
  1. 1. A pattern, plan representation, or description designed to show how a system or object works.
  2. 3. A proposed explanation for an observation
  3. 5. The focus of an investigation, which a hypothesis attempts to answer.
  4. 10. The critical last step in the scientific process that allows us to share what we have learned with others.
  5. 11. The use of the senses to note what is occurring in the world around us.
  6. 13. A description of natural phenomena inspired by consistent and repeated observations.
  7. 14. The variable being measured in an experiment
Down
  1. 2. A test designed to evaluate a hypothesis by limiting variables and measuring results.
  2. 4. A set of interacting components considered to be a distinct entity when studied.
  3. 6. Information collected as part of an experiment
  4. 7. An explanation of natural phenomena that has been supported by extensive observation and experimental results.
  5. 8. The systematic use of the senses to test explanations of the natural world
  6. 9. The mathematical and graphical breakdown of data to understand experimental results.
  7. 12. The variable being manipulated in an experiment