The Scientific Method
Name: ______________________ Date: ____________
Write the missing letters on the lines to finish each word.
1.
p
c
d
u
r
e
A particular course of action intended to achieve a result
2.
h
y
p
t
h
e
s
A tentative insight into the natural world
3.
d
a
a
A collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn
4.
e
x
p
r
m
e
t
The act of conducting a controlled test or investigation
5.
o
e
r
v
e
To discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
6.
r
s
u
l
t
A phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon (plural)
7.
a
n
a
l
z
To make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical ___ of
8.
r
c
o
d
Anything providing permanent evidence of or information about past events
9.
c
o
n
l
s
i
n
A position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration
10.
q
e
s
i
n
The subject matter at issue
11.
d
e
i
g
The act of working out the form of something
12.
c
d
u
c
t
Manner of acting or controlling yourself
13.
m
a
t
r
i
a
Artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers (plural)
14.
e
p
m
e
n
t
An instrumentality needed for an undertaking or to perform a service
15.
v
r
b
l
e
Something that is likely to vary