Scientific Method Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 8. A process, or step taken, to produce reliable results to answer a specific question.
  2. 10. Watching carefully with attention to details.
  3. 11. A factor or condition that can be controlled or change in a scientific experiment.
  4. 12. Facts and statistics collected together for reference or analysis
  5. 13. The items used in an experiment. They are listed using clear descriptions, exact measurements and amounts.
  6. 17. A factor or condition in an experiment that does not change it remains the same.
Down
  1. 1. Data that is virtually any type of information that can be observed and recorded that is not numerical in nature. Examples: written documents, interviews, and various forms of in field observation.
  2. 2. A prediction or explanation based on limited evidence
  3. 3. The group in an experiment that receives the variable being tested. One variable at a time.
  4. 4. What the scientist is testing.
  5. 5. What the scientist is measuring.
  6. 6. Data expressing a certain quantity amount or range. (Think quantity and numbers)
  7. 7. Planning a set of procedures to investigate a relationship between variables.
  8. 9. A series of steps followed in a regular and definite order.
  9. 14. Careful study that is done to find new knowledge or information about a subject.
  10. 15. To study something closely and carefully
  11. 16. The standard to which comparisons are made in an experiment.