Across
- 7. The process of collecting data that describes qualities or characteristics
- 10. The transmission of ideas, methods and knowledge in an accessible and helpful way
- 12. The variable you manipulate, control, or vary in an experimental study to explore its effects
- 14. When the researcher conducting the study is in favor of a certain result
- 16. A statement based on experimental measurements and observations; a summary of the results
- 17. Sensory experiences that allow scientists to collect data on the natural world
Down
- 1. A quantity that does not change
- 2. Something you don't understand but you can do an experiment to help you understand
- 3. The process of collecting and analyzing numerical data
- 4. A proposition, a finding or a system of explanation that is presented as science but that lacks the rigor essential to the scientific method
- 5. When the same scientist conducts the experiment multiple times
- 6. The variable that changes as a result of the independent variable manipulation
- 8. An educated guess as to what will happen during your experiment; it is often written using “IF” and “THEN”
- 9. A planned experiment set up to test your hypothesis and to find out if your hypothesis incorrect
- 11. When other scientists get the same result of another one’s experiment when it’s repeated
- 13. Assumption based on observations
- 15. An element that remains unchanged or unaffected by other variables