Across
- 4. The internationally accepted system of measurement.
- 6. An explanation of observations or events that is based on knowledge gained from may observations and investigations.
- 9. Comparing what you already know with information you are given in order to decide whether you agree with it.
- 10. The factor a scientist observes or measures during an experiment.
- 12. An interpretation of observations.
- 14. The act of using one or more of your senses to gather information and take note of what occurs.
- 16. The investigation and exploration of natural events and of the new information that result from those investigations.
- 17. A logical explanation of an observation that is drawn from prior knowledge or experience.
- 18. A statement of what will happen next in a sequence of events.
Down
- 1. The practical use of scientific knowledge, especially for industrial or commercial use.
- 2. A possible explanation for an observation that can be tested by scientific investigations.
- 3. The factors in an experiment that remain the same.
- 5. A rule that describes a pattern in nature.
- 7. The part of the controlled experiment used to study relationships among variables.
- 8. Any factor that can have more than one value.
- 11. The factor that is changed by the investigator to observe how it affects a dependent variable.
- 13. The part of a controlled experiment that contains the same factors as the experimental group, but the independent variable is not changed.
- 15. A spoken or written summary of an observation.