The Scientific Method

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Across
  1. 4. The first step in scientific problem solving is to recognize the ________________
  2. 7. ______________ method: the procedure scientists use to help explain why things happen the way they do.
  3. 10. ___________ variable: The one thing that the experimenter changes on purpose
  4. 11. A conclusion about our observations.
  5. 12. A testable explanation for the details you observe; an educated guess
  6. 13. The numbers and information gathered from conducting the experiment
Down
  1. 1. ___________ group: The group that gets some kind of change or treatment
  2. 2. Things that can change
  3. 3. What you do to test the hypothesis
  4. 5. ___________ variable: The thing the experimenter measures at the end
  5. 6. A summarizing statement made at the end of an experiment
  6. 8. ___________ group: The group that does not get a change or treatment
  7. 9. An explanatory statement that has been repeatedly confirmed through experimental testing