Across
- 3. Non-biased observations that can be proved to be true.
- 5. A planned series of actions that test whether an idea is true.
- 6. An orderly process of gathering and thoroughly examining facts and testing them to find out whether they can explain something that happens.
- 11. Personal views or beliefs that are not necessarily based on facts or evidence.
- 12. The pursuit of knowledge about the natural world and the application of that knowledge.
- 14. Pieces of information obtained through observation.
- 15. thinking A method of carefully examining a subject or idea using a variety of thought processes to construct and evaluate knowledge.
- 16. The process of actively exploring topics through critical thinking in order to generate questions and interest, explanations based on evidence, and creative solutions to problems.
- 18. Claims, assumptions, and methods that are commonly thought to be based on science but are not scientific.
- 19. The process of using the senses to collect information. An observation is also a piece of information gathered by using the senses.
Down
- 1. A statement that proposes a testable explanation for a natural phenomenon.
- 2. laws Descriptions of things in nature that always happen when observed under specified conditions
- 4. theories Explanations for natural phenomena that are based on a body of facts and can be supported by the results of experiments.
- 7. Statements that describe facts and express the causes, meanings, and consequences of those facts
- 8. or data, gathered through observation and conducting experiments.
- 9. evidence
- 10. A prejudice, or unfair opinion, either for or against something or someone. Bias can cause errors in the data collected during scientific investigations, which can lead to inaccurate conclusions.
- 13. Statements that present ideas as truth.
- 17. The use of scientific knowledge for practical purposes.