Hypothesis Law or Theory Hypothesis a prediction a

Hypothesis, Law or Theory • Hypothesis: a prediction, a reasonable statement that can be tested (predicts) • Law: statement or mathematical expression of something that always happens; testable (describes) • Theory: an explanation, broad generalization that is based on observation, experimentation, and reasoning; not testable; is modified as new information is discovered (explains)

In your lab notebook: Classify as a theory, a hypothesis, or a law: 1. Good things happen to good people. 2. If hair and eye color are related, then all blondes have blue eyes. 3. Gravity attracts all objects that have mass. 4. If the second moon of Jupiter has a relatively small mass, then it has a hollow center. 5. Every action has an equal and opposite reaction. 6. Populations of organisms develop different traits through mutations in response to their environment.

On binder paper: Classify as a theory, a hypothesis, or a law: 1. Good things happen to good people. L 2. If hair and eye color are related, then all blondes have blue eyes. H 3. Gravity attracts all objects that have mass. L 4. If the second moon of Jupiter has a relatively small mass, then it has a hollow center. H 5. Every action has an equal and opposite reaction. L 6. Populations of organisms develop different traits through mutations in response to their environment. T