Across
- 3. Grouping together items that are alike in some way.
- 7. Using one or more of your senses to gather information.
- 8. Reasoning that is based on personal feelings or values.
- 9. The variable that is purposely changed in an experiment.
- 11. A set of beliefs that may make use of science, but are not based upon scientific evidence or objective reasoning.
- 12. An observation that deals in descriptions that cannot be expressed in numbers.
- 13. Evaluating observations and data to reach conclusions about them.
- 14. An idea that may be formed from evidence but is not confirmed by evidence.
- 15. Facts, figures, and other evidence collected during scientific investigations.
- 16. A possible answer or explanation to a scientific question.
Down
- 1. Making a statement or a claim about what will happen in the future based on past experience or evidence.
- 2. An error in the design of an experiment
- 4. Observations and conclusions that have been repeated.
- 5. Reasoning that is based on evidence.
- 6. The factor in an experiment that may change in response to the independent variable.
- 10. Making assumptions based upon reasoning from prior knowledge and observations.
- 12. An observation that deals in numbers and amounts.