Nature of Science Terms

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Across
  1. 5. the study of the natural world around us.
  2. 6. The variable that is tested.
  3. 7. describes the way the world works around us, explains WHAT
  4. 9. Multiple runs of an experiment
  5. 11. A test that is run to collect data about an observed issue.
  6. 12. The variable that must remain the same throughout an experiment.
  7. 13. Idea or prediction written in an If/Then statement, needs to be testable
  8. 15. An observation using numbers (42cm)
Down
  1. 1. A descriptive observation (A green leaf)
  2. 2. The variable that is measured or observed in an experiment.
  3. 3. multiple trials conducted by the same person.
  4. 4. final decision reached after examining data.
  5. 8. A possible explanation for something that has occurred in nature. Explains WHY/HOW
  6. 10. When a scientist does someone else's experiment.
  7. 14. The information gathered at the end of an experiment.