Across
- 4. The first step in scientific problem solving is to recognize the ________________
- 7. ______________ method: the procedure scientists use to help explain why things happen the way they do.
- 10. ___________ variable: The one thing that the experimenter changes on purpose
- 11. A conclusion about our observations.
- 12. A testable explanation for the details you observe; an educated guess
- 13. The numbers and information gathered from conducting the experiment
Down
- 1. ___________ group: The group that gets some kind of change or treatment
- 2. Things that can change
- 3. What you do to test the hypothesis
- 5. ___________ variable: The thing the experimenter measures at the end
- 6. A summarizing statement made at the end of an experiment
- 8. ___________ group: The group that does not get a change or treatment
- 9. An explanatory statement that has been repeatedly confirmed through experimental testing