Across
- 6. Any use of the senses to gather information.
- 7. the factor that changes as a result of the independent variable
- 8. a unifying explanation for a broad range of hypotheses and observations that have been supported by testing
- 9. a summary of many experimental results and observations; laws tell how things work.
Down
- 1. the thing that is being tested
- 2. a series of steps that scientists use to answer questions and solve problems.
- 3. an interpretation of an observation based on prior knowledge
- 4. a possible explanation or answer to a question
- 5. the element that remains unchanged and is not affected by other variables in the experiment
- 7. any piece of information that is acquired through experimentation