Unit 1

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Across
  1. 5. What you do with your results at the end of the scientific method.
  2. 7. An organized procedure to study something under controlled conditions.
  3. 9. The part of an experiment that changes.
  4. 10. The correct way to write a hypothesis; an IF THEN BECAUSE _________
  5. 13. What you think of before you start an experiment; the first step of the scientific method.
  6. 14. A testable idea or explanation that leads to scientific investigation.
  7. 15. The part of an experiment that never changes under any circumstances.
  8. 18. Sense based observations. ex. blue, bitter
  9. 19. A system of ideas that explains many related observations and is supported by a large body of evidence acquired through scientific investigation.
  10. 20. Any factor that can change in an experiment, observation, or model.
Down
  1. 1. The process of obtaining information by using the senses; the information obtained by using the senses.
  2. 2. The knowledge obtained by observing natural events and conditions in order to discover facts and formulate laws or principles that can be verified or tested.
  3. 3. A pattern, plan, representation or description designed to show the structure or workings of an object, system, or concept.
  4. 4. The observations, measurements, and other types of data that people gather and test to support and evaluate scientific explanations.
  5. 6. The part of an experiment that is measured.
  6. 8. Information gathered by observation or experimentation that can be used in calculating or reasoning.
  7. 11. The amount of times you test your hypothesis.
  8. 12. Measure based observations. ex. 5 cm
  9. 16. A descriptive statement or equation that reliably predicts events under certain conditions.
  10. 17. What you are measuring if warmer water temperatures increases the heart rate of fish.
  11. 21. What you are changing if you are testing if more light will increase the movement of meal worms.