Nature of Science Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 3. an objective, verifiable observation.
  2. 5. A guess about an object or outcome based on your observations
  3. 11. the advancement of society; Solves problems based on our needs
  4. 12. facts and research from scientists to explain WHY
  5. 14. A type of observation that describes qualities
  6. 16. A type of variable that the experimenter will deliberately change or manipulate in the investigation; "cause"
Down
  1. 1. the advancement of knowledge; Answers questions based on our observations
  2. 2. groups that are being tested
  3. 4. the aspects of an experiment that are held constant/consistent
  4. 6. A type of observation that uses numbers to measure something
  5. 7. Objective description of something you can see, smell, touch, taste, hear
  6. 8. A type of variable that changes in response to the independent variable; "effect"
  7. 9. group used for comparison with your experimental groups. This is the “normal” group
  8. 10. a statement based on repeated experimental observation that describes an aspect of the world.
  9. 13. Broad concept or principle (HOW); Describes patterns in nature
  10. 15. An explanation of an observed phenomenon