Inquiry/SCI Methods Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 2. Describes evidence that documents only what actually happened as exactly as possible
  2. 5. Describes how close together or reproducible repeated measurements are
  3. 6. Describes evidence that can be seen independently by others if they repeat the same experiment or observation in the same way
  4. 7. A variable that is kept constant in an experiment
  5. 10. The mass per unit volume of a given material
  6. 12. Anything that has mass and takes up space
  7. 14. Meaningful digits in a measuring quantity
  8. 15. The exact procedure that is followed each time an experiment is repeated
  9. 18. Each time an experiment is tried
  10. 19. Refers to the smallest interval that can be measured
  11. 20. A process of learning that begins with a hypothesis and proceeds to prove or change the hypothesis by comparing it with scientific evidence
  12. 22. the system used in the US
  13. 25. A process of learning that starts with asking questions
  14. 27. A collection of all the techniques you use to do an experiment
  15. 28. A method if using conversion factors and unit canceling to solve a unit conversion problem
  16. 29. The applications of science to meet human needs and solve problems
  17. 30. The variable that you believe is influenced by the independent variable
Down
  1. 1. a ratio that has the value of one and is used in setting up a conversion problem
  2. 3. The variable that is kept constant in an experiment
  3. 4. Two results are only significantly different if their difference is much larger than the estimated error
  4. 8. A factor that affects how an experiment works
  5. 9. A relationship in which one variable decreases when another variable increases
  6. 11. A relationship in which one variable increases with an increase in another variable
  7. 13. A variable that you believe might influence another variable
  8. 16. How close a measurement is to an accepted or true value
  9. 17. A possible explanation that can be tested by comparison with scientific evidence
  10. 21. To figure something out from known facts using logical thinking
  11. 23. A rule that describes an action or set of actions in the universe and that can sometimes be expressed as a mathematical statement
  12. 24. A group of variables that are related
  13. 26. a fixed amount of something