Nature of Science Ch1

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Across
  1. 3. - when you make a forecast of what will happen in the future based on past observations or evidence
  2. 5. - describes an observed pattern in nature without attempting to explain it.
  3. 7. - a well-tested explanation for a wide range of observations
  4. 9. – the factor that changes because of the manipulated variable.
  5. 12. - the process of grouping together items that are alike in some way.
  6. 13. – the factor you are purposely changing to test a hypothesis
  7. 14. - using one or more of your senses to gather information
Down
  1. 1. – possible answer to a scientific question
  2. 2. - how close a group of measurements are to each other.
  3. 4. – a summary of what you have learned from an experiment
  4. 6. - how close a measurement is to the true and accepted value.
  5. 8. - when you explain or interpret things you observe
  6. 10. - an approximation of a number based on reasonable assumptions
  7. 11. - factors that can change in an experiment.