Across
- 3. occurs when a scientist completes multiple trials of his/her own experiment
- 7. the group in an experiment which did not receive manipulation of the independent variable; it is identical in every way except that the experimental groups receive manipulation of the independent variable (2 words)
- 9. the factor in a scientific investigation that is deliberately manipulated or changed by the investigator or scientist (2 words)
- 11. an organized procedure to study something under controlled conditions
- 12. the process of obtaining information by using the senses
- 13. a testable idea or explanation that leads to scientific investigation
- 15. the factor in a scientific investigation that changes as a result of manipulation of one or more independent variables; the data being recorded (2 words)
Down
- 1. information gathered by observation or experimentation that can be used in calculating or reasoning
- 2. a pattern, plan, representation, or description designed to show the structure or working of an object, system or concept. Models are used in science when objects are too large, small or abstract to be physically held or viewed
- 4. occurs when another scientist copies another scientist's experiment
- 5. a way to find the answers to a question using the scientific method (2 words)
- 6. a broad explanation that is widely accepted because it is supported by a great deal of evidence
- 8. a diagram showing the relationship between variables, measured along a pair of axes at right angles
- 10. states what will always happen, but do not tell us why
- 14. the knowledge obtained by observing natural events and conditions in order to discover facts and formulate laws or principles that can be verified or tested