An Introduction to the Scientific Method Crossword Puzzle-HP

Crossword

                1 Q  U  A  L  I  T  A  T  I  V  E
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2 E  X  P  E  R  I  M  E  N  T  A  T  I  O  N        
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4 O  B  S  E  R  V  A  T  I  O  N            A    
                 T     5 P  R  E  D  I  C  T  
                 A      H          T    
      6 S  C  I  E  N  T  I  F  I  C            
                 I      L              
                 V      O   7 R          
8 D   9 H  Y 10 P  O  T  H  E  S  I  S    I          
 E        R              O    V          
 T        O   11 M     12 E  X  P  L  A  I  N      
 A   13 L    V    Y          H    L          
 I    A    E   14 T  H  E  O  R  Y   15 S  E  N  S  E  S
16 L  A  W        H                        
 E   17 S  T  E  P  S                        
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Across:

1A(n) ___________________ observation does NOT include numbers.
2Modern science is an attitude of observation and _____________________.
4A(n) ______________________ tells what happens once or a few times without attempting to explain why.
5Because laws and theories are well-tested without ever being disproven, they can be used to ___________________ what will happen under particular circumstances.
6A hypothesis is considered to be ______________________ if it is testable with reproducible experimentation.
9A(n) _________________________ is a tentative explanation.
12A hypothesis attempts to ____________________ why something happens one time or a few times.
14A(n) _____________________ attempts to explain why something happens over and over. It has been tested many times without ever being disproven.
15A good set of observations uses as many of the five ___________________ as possible.
16A(n) ______________________ is a generalization, principle, or pattern observed in nature.
17The scientific method is not a rigid set of ____________________ used to solve problems.

Down:

1A(n) ______________________ observation DOES include numbers.
3A(n) ________________________ is something about which scientists agree at a given time.
5Kepler and Newton practiced in a time when science and _____________________ were not quite separate.
7Robert Hooke and Isaac Newton were bitter professional _____________________.
8Good observations are as _______________________ as possible.
10Science cannot _____________________ anything true.
11____________________________ are typically defined as traditional views, fables, legends, or stories.
13__________________________ tell only what happens and have been tested over and over without ever being disproven.