Nature of Science Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 3. group the group or thing that does not have a variable added or changed/ the portion of an experiment that you do NOTHING to; it is used as a comparison to the experimental group
  2. 5. to state what you think will happen under certain conditions based on data or observation
  3. 9. a procedure carried out to carefully observe the natural world that may include making systematic observations, asking questions, gathering information, analyzing data, summarizing results, drawing conclusions, and/or communicating results
  4. 13. a procedure of steps carried out under controlled conditions to test a hypothesis/answer a question
  5. 14. any factor in an experiment that can be changed in order to study or test a hypothesis in a scientific experiment. There can only be ONE changed variable per experiment for it to be valid
  6. 15. a belief or judgment; what someone thinks/feels
  7. 17. a term used to describe a question that can be answered through an experiment or observation
  8. 18. to examine methodically (piece by piece) by separating into parts and studying how they are interrelated
  9. 19. a prediction that can be tested
  10. 20. a factor that is not changed in an experiment; all the parts that stay the same to keep the experiment fair and consistent
Down
  1. 1. one person conducting the same, exact experiment over and over and over again
  2. 2. a term used to describe the certainty of data or results of an investigation or experiment; to have a valid experiment, it can only have ONE variable
  3. 4. using your 5 senses and/or scientific instruments to collect information about the world
  4. 6. multiple sets of measurements/observations in an investigation
  5. 7. the measure of how close the result is to the actual value when taking measurements or recording observations
  6. 8. objects or ideas that represent other things; they help us to understand objects or ideas that are too small or too big to see with our eyes
  7. 10. a statement that tells what an investigation showed, based upon observations and data
  8. 11. when others carry out an experiment and get the same results
  9. 12. information/measurements that are collected from observation, experiment or investigation; scientists analyze and record this information in order to draw conclusions.
  10. 16. measurements or observations collected and recorded in an experiment or investigation