Scientific Investigation

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Across
  1. 4. self-reproduction with variations
  2. 5. well-tested, broad explanations that unify lots of observations.
  3. 7. average sum of data points
  4. 9. an educated guess as to what will happen during your experiment
  5. 10. a preliminary explanation of how something works in nature, and it can be tested in some way.
  6. 12. steady state of being regardless of external environment
  7. 14. logical conclusions based upon observations
  8. 16. information, facts or data supporting a claim, assumption or hypothesis
  9. 18. pieces of information gathered directly with senses or tools
Down
  1. 1. a plan for asking questions and testing possible answers
  2. 2. what the experimenter manipulates or allows to change
  3. 3. statements made in science based on an experiment
  4. 6. group or condition of IV that serves as a “baseline” for comparison
  5. 8. gradual change in characteristics of populations
  6. 11. The variable that responds to changes in the independent variable
  7. 13. powers all life processes
  8. 15. use evidence, apply logic, and construct arguments based on data.
  9. 17. information generated by observations and experiments