What is Science? Hypothesis vs Theory vs Law

What is science?

• Study of astrology and signs

• Sharing uncited opinions

• Asking questions and finding answers

• Study of essential oils

What animal did the ameoba sisters feel like they needed to rescue? Hint: #team_____

• Mice

• Earthworms

• Cheetahs

• Cows

A hypothesis is:

• a good idea

• always a correct explanation that can be tested

• a possible explanation that can be tested

• has been tried and tested multiple times that is correct

A scientific theory is:

• supported by facts

• widely accepted

• tested over and over again

• a believable notion & 100% true

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The _________ theory is one theory we have looked at this year in Biology.

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A scientific theory usually graduates (turns into) a scientific law.

• True

• False

A scientific law explains ____________________, and a scientific theory ___________.

• what/natural phenomena, why/explanation of scientific idea

• why/explanation of scientific idea, what/naturalphenomena

In biology, we study laws too. Which ones will we be looking at? Genetics, peas, father of genetics

• Atomic Laws

• Mendel's Laws

• Laws of gravity

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