Section 1.3 Scientific Methods In your textbook, read about a systematie approach that scientists use. Use the words below to complete the concept map. Write your answers in the spaces below the concept map. conclusions experiments hypothesis scientific law theory 4. * Hypothesis supported by many experiments OBSERVATIONS Existing knowledge Qualitative data Quantitative data 2. THEORY 3. 5. REVISED HYPOTHESIS REVISED THEORY 1. Facts of Testabl statement or nature accepted as truth prediction 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. For each item in Column A, write the letter of the matching item in Column B. Column B Column A a. observation 6. Refers to physical characteristics such as color, odor, or shape b. qualitative data 7. Refers to mass, volume, and temperature measurements c. quantitative data 8. A variable controlled by the experimenter d. independent variable 9. The act of gathering information c. dependent variable 10. Changes in value based on the value of the controlled variable EXPERIMENTS