Nature of Science Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 3. the act of noticing and describing events and processes by using your senses
  2. 6. it is the part of the experiment that is measured or observed
  3. 8. a statement based on repeated experimental observations that describes some aspects of the universe.
  4. 13. a procedures that tests a hypothesis
  5. 15. a well-tested explanation of the natural world
  6. 16. an instrument in which a beam of electrons is used to produce an enlarged image of a very small object.
  7. 17. a conclusion based on observations, evidence and reasoning
  8. 18. an experiment where only one variable is changed.
Down
  1. 1. an educated guess
  2. 2. an organized way to answer questions and develop solutions
  3. 4. the part of your experiment that is purposely changed to test the hypothesis
  4. 5. information gathered through observation or experimentation
  5. 7. when a scientific experiment is reproduced exactly by a different person
  6. 9. a belief or claim that is not supported by any evidence or facts
  7. 10. study of the physical and natural world through observation, experimentation, and the testing of theories against the evidence obtained
  8. 11. when a scientific experiment is repeated over and over again by the same person
  9. 12. process that allows other scientists to examine and review the claims made by a scientists before it is published
  10. 14. a tool that can identify, observe and magnify objects by transmitting light through a string of lenses.