Do not touch the whiteboard or marker at
Do not touch the whiteboard or marker at your table!
Whiteboard Use • • Do not waste marker juice Do not use anything that might scratch it No permanent markers / sharpies! Sharing is caring!
Wheel vs. Auto Mobile Pogo Stick Car
Theory vs. Law Theory Law • Is a well tested • Is a statement that explanation for a describes what wide range of scientists expect to observations or happen every time experimental results. under a particular set of conditions. • Can be changed as new info is discovered. • Describe patterns in nature and are considered rules.
Theory vs. Law Theory • Can be changed as new info is discovered. Law • Describe patterns in nature and are considered rules. • (A car changes design every year, new technology improves it constantly) • (The wheel design has not changed, remains the same)
Theories Laws -Explains HOW and WHY -Provides mathematical relationships only. No explanation of how or why.
Untrue Model: Lifecycle of a Law • Does not go like this: • Hypothesis – Theory – Fact – Law
It’s just a theory? -Tested over time, includes many facts and evidence for support -Some change, but many are constant
Classify • Classify the paper in the envelope into TWO piles. • Try and guess which pile is theory and which one is law. • DO NOT mark, tear, fold, roll, or otherwise hurt my paper or envelopes!!! >: |
Theory vs. Law Venn Diagram Theory Law
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