Thinking Like a Scientist/Scientific inquiry

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Across
  1. 2. the diverse ways in which scientists study the natural world and propose explanations based on the evidence they gather
  2. 5. the sharing of ideas and experimental findings with others through writing and speaking
  3. 6. observations that deal with a number or amount
  4. 7. factors that can change in an experiment
  5. 8. statement that describes what scientists expect to happen every time under a particular set of conditions
  6. 13. a well tested explanation for a wide range of observations or experimental results
  7. 14. making a forecast of what will happen in the future based on past experience or evidence
  8. 16. coming up with inventive ways to solve problems or produce new things
  9. 17. report observations and results truthfully
  10. 18. the variable that is also known as the dependent variable and changes in response to the manipulated variable
  11. 20. the variable that is also known as the independent variable and is changed on purpose
  12. 21. an experiment in which only one variable is manipulated at a time
Down
  1. 1. a healthy attitude of doubt
  2. 3. observations that deal with descriptions that cannot be expressed in numbers
  3. 4. process of grouping together items that are alike in some way
  4. 9. the facts, figures, and other evidence gathered through observations
  5. 10. an attitude of being eager to learn
  6. 11. a summary of what you have learned from an experiment
  7. 12. a possible explanation for a set of observations or answer to a scientific question
  8. 15. based on reasoning from what you already know and attempt to explain what is happening or has happened
  9. 19. using one or more of your senses to gather information
  10. 20. representations of complex objects or processes