Scientific Method Review

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Across
  1. 2. Drawing a conclusion or judgment based on data
  2. 3. Observation, Using the senses to gather information about something…WITHOUT Numbers
  3. 5. Method, A method of problem solving by testing a hypothesis
  4. 7. The things that change or can be changed in an experiment
  5. 10. Table, An organized chart to record and keep data from the experiment
  6. 13. The parts of the experiment that stay the same in each trial.
  7. 15. Group, A group that sets baseline data by test the independent variable in its original form.
  8. 16. A prediction (educated guess) that answers your question and must be testable
  9. 17. Each test performed in an experiment
  10. 18. Variable, The changes that are measured in an experiment….the EFFECT
Down
  1. 1. Testing an idea or hypothesis through a controlled investigation
  2. 4. Making and recording measurements/ descriptions
  3. 6. Variable, What CAUSES the changes measured in an experiment. The set or the IF of the hypothesis
  4. 8. A study of the data looking for patterns/relationships, errors, and meaning
  5. 9. Observation, Using tools to gather measurements about something…WITH Numbers
  6. 11. A judgment that tells whether the data does or does not support the hypothesis. (accept or reject)
  7. 12. What it is that you want to test or find out
  8. 14. A collection of facts - usually numbers