Nature of Science

6. Scientific findings should be based on facts that have empirical ________.
7. Not every ___________ needs the scientific method.
8. The first thing that must happen in any scientific investigation.
10. The predicted outcome of an experiment. It is often referred to as an educated guess.
13. The outcome of an experiment based on the data collected.
15. An investigator should ____ an experiment or trial to verify or confirm their results.
16. A test of a hypothesis.
17. The test subject (or subjects) left alone, or allowed to carry on as usual, to compare to the test subjects. This makes sure the results are not random or accidental.

1. A numbered list that is a detailed description of all the steps in an experiment.
2. The collected data that is focused on numbers and values.
3. An observation made with one or more of the five senses.
4. This is the variable that is kept the same to ensure the experiment is a fair test.
5. To draw a conclusion based on prior knowledge or experience.
9. The term that means to search for knowledge about a topic.
11. The variable that is the result of the experiment. It is also called the dependent or responding variable.
12. The _____ variable is what is changed on purpose in an experiment. It is also called the independent or manipulated variable.
14. These are what people believe or how they feel, therefore, they are not scientific.