Across
- 4. a tentative scientific explanation to a problem
- 5. methods that remain consistent during the study
- 7. testing a hypothesis using reliable scientific methods
- 9. a treatment group that is kept in “normal” conditions for the comparison to others experiencing change
- 11. evidence or information gathered from observation/measurement
- 13. the variable being measured in the experiment
- 14. a practice that verifies original results of an experiment
- 15. a well-documented description of how the natural world works
Down
- 1. numeric data that can be counted or measured
- 2. the variable being changed in the experiment
- 3. particular preference or point of view
- 6. a well-supported explanation of how the natural world works
- 8. descriptive data usually of characteristics that cannot be easily measured
- 10. noticing a pattern or problem in the natural world
- 12. a practice that verifies another scientists’ methods and results