Scientific Inquiry

2. practical use of scientific knowledge, especially for industrial or commercial use
5. contains the samefactors as the experimental group, but the independent variable is not changed
7. the investigation and exploration of natural events and of the new information that results from those investigations
10. comparing what you already know with the information you are given in order to decide whether you agree with it
11. factor you observe or measure during an experiment
14. using one or more of your senses to gather information and taking note of what occurs
15. used to study
18. interpretation of observations
19. any factor that can have more than one value
20. words used to describe what is observed
21. a change in the independent variable changes the dependent variable
22. expression of error as a percentage of the accepted value

1. accepted system of measurement
3. rule that describes a repeatable pattern in nature
4. factor in an experiment that stays the same
6. numbers used to describe what is observed
8. method of writing or displaying very small or very large numbers
9. factor that you want to test; is changed by the investigator to observe how it affects a dependent variable
11. spoken or written summary of observations
12. explanation of observations or events that is based on knowledge gained from many observations and investigations
13. possible explanation for an observation that can be tested by scientific investigations
16. statement of what will happen next in a sequence of events
17. logical explanation of an observation that is drawn from prior knowledge or experience