Scientific Problem Solving

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Across
  1. 4. the investigation and exploration or natural events and of the new information that results from those investigations
  2. 6. variable the factor a scientist observes or measures during an experiment
  3. 8. the act of using one or more of your senses to gather information and take notes of what occurs
  4. 9. system of units the internationally accepted system of measurement
  5. 13. law a rule that describes a pattern in nature
  6. 15. notion a method of writing or displaying very small or very large values in a short form
  7. 17. error the expression of error as a percentage of the accepted value
  8. 19. theory an explanation of observations or events that is based on knowledge gained from many observations and investigations
  9. 20. an interpretation of observations
  10. 21. a statement of what will happen next in a sequence of events
Down
  1. 1. the factors in an experiment that remain the same
  2. 2. group the part of the controlled experiment used to study relationships among variables
  3. 3. data the use of numbers to describe what is observed in an experiment
  4. 5. a possible explanation for an observation that can be tested by scientific investigations
  5. 7. data that is used of words to describe what is observed in an experiment
  6. 10. a logical explanation of an observation that is drawn from prior knowledge and experience
  7. 11. variable that is changed by the investigator to observe how it affects a dependent variable
  8. 12. any factor that can have more than one value
  9. 14. a spoken or written summary of an observation
  10. 16. group the part of the controlled experiment that contains the same factors as the experimental group, but the independent variable is not changed
  11. 18. thinking comparing what you already know, information you are given in order to decide whether you agree with it
  12. 22. the practical use of scientific knowledge, especially for industrial or commercial use