Scientific Method Crossword By: Nick Mellis

4. a mistake that is made in an experiment
5. a group or individual used as a standard of comparison for checking the results of a survey or experiment
8. a process in the scientific method where you discuss and interpret the data collected from your project and explain whether or not it supports your hypothesis
10. an established or official way of doing something
11. an issue or obstacle faced in the scientific method or what is being tested
12. an organized procedure that helps scientists or anyone answer a question or begin to solve a problem
14. a variable whose variation does not depend on that of another (X)

1. a variable whose value depends on that of another (Y)
2. an “educated guess,” based on prior knowledge and observation on the results and what will happen in an experiment
3. a statement that says if your hypothesis was correct or not
6. the action or process of watching recording something or someone carefully or in order to gain information
7. a scientific procedure performed to make a discovery, test a hypothesis, or demonstrate a known fact
9. used to represent data in an experiment
13. the information gained from observing and testing an experiment