Across
- 3. Explains “why” or “how” the evidence supports the claim. Can include scientific rules.
- 5. A process of objectively assessing something to make a judgment about it.
- 6. The group that is left “normal” and does not receive the experimental treatment; acts as a baseline for comparison.
- 8. The group that the experimental treatment (independent variable) is applied to.
- 11. An observable event that occurs in nature or a designed system that can be studied using the scientific method.
- 13. Something that remains the same between all the groups in an experiment
- 17. Using numbers or measurements to describe the characteristics of something
- 18. The variable that is measured during an experiment (what data is collected).
- 19. A statement that answers a scientific question.
- 21. Assumptions made based on your observations.
Down
- 1. To make an educated guess about a future outcome
- 2. A diagram or drawing that represents a system and all its components
- 4. A specific, clear, step-by-step set of instructions to be followed during an experiment.
- 5. The scientific data and details that support a claim.
- 7. Information gathered or noticed using your senses.
- 9. A well-tested and widely accepted explanation for a natural phenomenon that is based on the scientific method.
- 10. The variable that is changed during an experiment (what you are testing).
- 12. A proposed explanation, with evidence, to the scientific question that was asked; written in the “if/then” format.
- 14. To arrange or group together into categories based on shared qualities or characteristics.
- 15. Words or descriptions that describe the characteristics of something.
- 16. A system of measurement based on the number 10, that is used in science and the majority of the world.
- 20. A statement that describes or predicts a natural phenomenon, based on repeated observation and experimentation