Across
- 4. grouping items that are alike in some way
- 7. observation that deals with descriptions
- 8. a possible answer to a question
- 10. well tested explanation
- 11. variable that is purposely changed
- 13. using one or more of your senses to gather information
- 16. variable that gets no special treatment
- 17. models creating representations of complex objects or processes
- 18. a way of learning about the natural world
Down
- 1. a factor that may change in an experiment
- 2. law what will happen every time under a particular set of conditions
- 3. observation that deals with numbers
- 5. variable that may change in response to the manipulating variable
- 6. experiment in which only one variable is changed
- 9. facts gathered during an experiment
- 12. making a statement about what will happen in the future
- 14. comparing observations and data to reach a conclusion
- 15. variables that remain the same throughout the experiment