This is part of a set of science related puzzle caches written for students at Harney Middle School, but of course, everyone is welcome to sweep the dust off the science neurons and locate them as well. This cache is a white bucket with typical SWAG, which hopefully will be encouragement for students to solve the puzzle and find it.
In order to crack the code, match the steps and important parts of the scientific method with their descriptions to find the coordinates. A slight degree of difficulty is added when you consider that some numbers are used twice. For example, there are two zeros.
Since this is a hike in the desert, remember to bring water and to watch for critters. There is a possibility of meeting with some homeless individuals in this area. Some of them are nice, and some might not have your best interest at heart. Therefore, adult supervision is strongly advised.
N. 36 degrees ___ ___. ___ ___ ___
A B C D E
W. 115 degrees 0 ___. ___ ___ ___
F G H I
___A. Problem
___B. Research
___C. Hypothesis
___D. Experiment
___E. Control
___F. Variable
___G. Observation
___H. Data
___I. Conclusion
0. The one thing that’s different in the experiment; the treatment
0. Usually stated as a question
2. A test to try to prove the hypothesis wrong
3. A guess as to what the answer to the question might be
4. The answer to the question along with a possible explanation as to why.
5. The information gathered from the results of the experiment
7. Using all the senses and even machines or tools to detect the results of the experiment
9. Studying, reading about, and thinking about the problem
9. Keeping all the variables the same except one