Scientific Method Matching

Name

Period

1.

Show the relationship between sets of

data x = words & y = numbers

2.

WORD BANK
Shows the relationship
between sets
of data (X&Y are both numbers)
Bar graph

3.

Used to represent percentages

4.

Poisonous

Control

Corrosive
Dependent Variable

5.

Will burn away skin or materials

6.

Ability to burn

Flammable

Hypothesis

Independent Variable

7.

Evaporates Quickly ; vaporizes easily

8.

Ability to give off energyLine

or particles
graph by breaking
apart atoms of certain elements

9.

Inference (infer)

Pie graph
(circleimportant
graph)
Formal document containing

information about the characteristics and actual or

Radioactive
potential hazards of a substance

10.

SDS Compare the

All conditions are kept constant.
results of your experiment
to the results
(formerly
called of this
test.

11.

The factor that changes during the experiment.

It changes in response to theToxic
independent variable.
results Wait & see what occurs EFFECT

12.

The factor that is set beforeVolatile

the experiment.
The change I made and want to test. CAUSE

13.

An observation based on what you already know.

To conclude based on evidence

14.

A proposed explanation to a problem that is

testable.
an educated guess

MSDS)

Date

2
5
4

11
9

10

11
12

13
14
Across
2. The ________ describes the steps you use during an experiment
4. The ______ _______ is a process used by scientists to find answers to questions or solve
problems
6. The first step of the scientific method is to define or identify the _________.
8. Sometimes scientists make a mistake, or ______, and need to do an experiment again.
10. The ______ variable is the part of the experiment that is affected by the independent variable.
12. After the experiment, scientists organize and ________ the data.
13. The information collected during an experiment is called ___.
14. Scientists make ______ to help them make a hypothesis or collect data during an experiment.
Down
1. The ___ is the part of an experiment that is not being tested and is used for comparison
3. After an experiment, scientists write a ___ which summarizes their experiment and results.
5. The ____ variable is the part of the experiment that is being tested or the part that is changed
by the person doing the experiment
7. The ____ is an educated guess.
9. Scientists use their data to make charts and ___ to communicate the results of an experiment.
11. After the scientist makes a hypothesis, they perform an ____ to collect data.

Word Bank:
analyze
conclusion
control
data

dependent
error
experiment
graphs

hypothesis
independent
observation
procedure

problem
scientific method