The Scientific Method

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Across
  1. 1. The practical application of scientific knowledge to create tools and solve problems.
  2. 5. The factor that you measure or observe in an experiment.
  3. 6. The standard international metric system used by scientists worldwide.
  4. 7. The rule stating that more data points lead to more accurate average results.
  5. 11. A logical conclusion based on observations and prior knowledge.
  6. 12. Beliefs or practices mistakenly claimed to be scientific but lack evidence.
  7. 14. The scientific approach of breaking complex systems down into their simplest individual parts to understand them.
  8. 15. Descriptive data that deals with characteristics rather than numbers.
  9. 16. The data and facts used to support or reject a claim.
  10. 17. Any factor, trait, or condition that can exist in differing amounts or types during an experiment.
  11. 18. Complex networks of interacting parts that work together as a unified whole.
  12. 20. Information gathered directly using your five senses or scientific tools.
  13. 21. A standard or baseline group used for comparison in a scientific experiment.
  14. 22. An observation that has been repeatedly confirmed and accepted as true.
  15. 24. A testable explanation for a scientific question.
  16. 26. Information, facts, or measurements collected during an experiment.
Down
  1. 2. A method where you propose a hypothesis, predict results, and test them.
  2. 3. A structured procedure carried out to test a hypothesis.
  3. 4. A mathematical method used to find patterns and meaning in data.
  4. 8. A systematic way of learning about the natural world through evidence.
  5. 9. Numerical data that can be counted or measured.
  6. 10. The factor that the scientist purposely changes in an experiment.
  7. 13. The study of how different biological parts interact within a whole system.
  8. 19. A well-tested, broad explanation for a wide range of observations.
  9. 21. A scientific test where only one variable is changed at a time.
  10. 23. A representation used to explain or study complex objects or systems.
  11. 25. A statement describing what always happens under certain conditions in nature.