Across
- 5. in order to avoid bias you can have the data collected by someone who does not know which group is test and which is the control
- 6. The group in the experiment that is not being manipulated, there in order to compare results
- 7. numeric measurements for data collected
- 10. information needed before an experiment
- 12. in the science community we will ask more interesting questions and read data in different ways if we have _______ of backgrounds represented
- 13. how many variables we want to test at a time
- 16. Our preconceived knowledge of the world that shapes how we observe things
- 17. when work is shared with a large audience
- 19. ____ review - when other experts provide feedback
- 21. making an assumption based on prior knowledge
- 22. genus of the species we were observing
Down
- 1. the steps taken in an experiment
- 2. refine this for the experiment at the beginning
- 3. observations that are not numeric, like color/texture/smell
- 4. to notice the senses or tools
- 8. these are simpler, usually highly abundant, organisms used in experiments to learn about humans or other organisms
- 9. the part of the experiment one is changing
- 11. materials and necessary assets for an experiment
- 14. moral principles that guide your behavior, should be considered when testing on live organisms
- 15. ____ size, a good experiment has a large one with many test subjects
- 18. a run of the experiment, we want many
- 20. the group that is being manipulated