Scientific Theory Vs. Law
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Biology
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9th - 12th Grade
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Medium
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Allyson Holloway
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8 questions
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1.
SLIDE QUESTION
30 sec • Ungraded
2.
OPEN ENDED QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
All of the theories below have turned out to be wrong.
Research one of the following scientific theories and provide a brief description about why the theory was wrong.
Einstein's Static Universe
The Blank State Theory
The Martian Canals
The Expanding Earth
Spontaneous Generation
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3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following best describes how theories relate to laws?
Theories are laws that have not been proven true yet
Theories attempt to explain why things happen and laws predict what will happen
Laws attempt to explain why things happen and theories predict what will happen
Laws are theories that have not been proven true yet
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following might be an example of a theory?
You develop an equation that successfully predicts the size of a crater given the size of the meteor
A broad explanation describing how inherited traits change in a population over generation.
A precise mathematical relationship that calculates the trajectory of a projectile.
A step-by-step procedure for testing how light intensity affects plant photosynthesis
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NGSS.HS-LS3-2
NGSS.HS-LS4-4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What made Mendeleev's theory about the organization of matter in the periodic table so powerful?
His theory predicted unknown elements that were later found
He was the first scientist to attempt to organize elements in a pattern
His theory later 'grew up' into a law about elemental properties
When he paired oxygen with potassium, it went 'OK'
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NGSS.HS-PS1-1
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
New data is found which goes against what scientists predicted should happen. Which of the following is a potential result of the new research?
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NGSS.HS-LS4-1
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following is true of a theory that has been found to be incorrect?
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