Nature of Science Maze
Read each box, type the term, and follow the path labeled with your answer. A wrong answer sends you off-route — you’ll find out when you hit a dead end. Reach FINISHED by the correct path.
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A
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I'm what you notice
directly using your
senses or tools.
✓ Observation
B
I'm a logical
interpretation reasoned
out from what you
! ✓ Inference
C
I'm a forecast of a
future result, often an
if-then.
✓ Prediction
D
I'm a testable,
proposed explanation
you can investigate.
✓ Hypothesis
E
I'm a controlled
procedure built to test
an explanation.
✓ Experiment
F
I'm the one factor the
tester deliberately
changes.
✓ Independent variable
G
I'm a short summary of
what a single test's
results showed.
✓ Conclusion
H
I'm the measurements
and records gathered
during a test.
✓ Data
I
I'm a broad,
well-tested explanation
of WHY something
✓ Theory
J
I'm descriptive,
non-numerical
information about
✓ Qualitative data
K
I'm a single piece of
confirmed, repeatable
truth.
✓ Fact
L
I'm a statement
describing WHAT nature
does, not why.
✓ Law
Observation Observation Inference Inference Data Data Hypothesis Hypothesis Prediction Prediction Theory Theory Experiment Experiment Independent Independent variable variable Observation Observation Data Data Conclusion Conclusion Qualitative Qualitative data data Theory Theory Law Law Law Law Observation Observation Conclusion Conclusion Hypothesis Hypothesis Inference Inference Experiment Experiment Conclusion Conclusion Theory Theory Inference Inference Data Data Law Law Prediction Prediction Law Law Data Data Conclusion Conclusion Fact Fact FINISHED!