The Scientific Method Vocabulary
Across
- 3. graph A graph that uses dots connected by lines to show how amounts change over time
- 5. Observations observations that use numbers to give information about an experiment
- 8. Variable The variable that is changed in an experiment
- 9. graph A graph that uses rectangular bars to compare different types of data
- 10. Observations observations that use your five senses (hear, see, taste, touch, smell) to give information about an experiment
- 11. making a prediction about something that is observed
- 13. the result of the experiment
- 14. statement a question in an experiment that we want to answer
Down
- 1. Variable The variable that responds or reacts to the independent variable when it is changed
- 2. the step in the scientific process that determines how well the experiment went and if there are ways to improve the experiment
- 4. An educated guess about how one variable (the IV) will affect another variable (the DV)
- 6. Design a step by step process an experimenter follows when conducting an experiment
- 7. Held Constant Variables in an experiment that don't change
- 12. Variable Used to compare your results to. Is the DV without the IV.