Across
- 5. variable that changes in response to the independent variable (also called dependent)
- 7. a well-tested explanation for a range of observations (example: Theory of Pangaea)
- 8. making a forecast for the future
- 9. what you do with your senses to gather information
- 10. a kind of experiment where only one variable is changed at a time
- 12. what scientists expect to happen every time (Example: Newton's Laws of Motion)
- 13. possible explanation for a set of observations
- 14. the type of observation that deals with numbers
- 16. a type of definition used in the scientific method to help further explain or measure
- 17. purposely changed variable (also called independent)
Down
- 1. factors that change in an experiment
- 2. the type of observation that uses the five senses
- 3. a way of learning about the natural world
- 4. sharing of ideas with other scientists through writing and speaking
- 6. an attitude of doubt
- 11. facts, figures, and evidence
- 15. explaining and interpreting what you observe
- 17. things like diagrams, charts, pictures, to represent larger or smaller objects, prototypes, buildings, and many more