The Scientific Method Name:______________________ Date:___/___/2022

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Across
  1. 4. This a quantity that can have more than a single value.
  2. 5. This is the first step of the scientific method.
  3. 7. This happens when what the scientist expects changes how the results are viewed.
  4. 8. This variable is always found on the horizontal axis usually called x-axis.
  5. 9. This is an explanation of things or events based on knowledge gained from many observations and investigations.
  6. 12. It is the application of science to help people.
  7. 13. This should be performed before the hypothesis.
  8. 15. Scientists do this to learn new information about the natural world.
  9. 16. This is a statement of what happens in nature and seems to be true all the time.
Down
  1. 1. This is an organized set of investigation procedures.
  2. 2. In the scientific method you do this to test the effect of one thing on another using controlled conditions.
  3. 3. This variable is always found on the vertical axis, usually called y-axis.
  4. 6. It resembles something in the natural world. Scientists build it and then test it to see how it acts.
  5. 10. This is a factor that doesn't change when other variables change.
  6. 11. This is a possible explanation for a problem using what you already know and what you observe.
  7. 14. This is the standard by which the test results can be compared.