THEORY VS LAW 82415 THEORY VS LAW ESSENTIAL

THEORY VS. LAW 8/24/15

THEORY VS. LAW ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS v. What is a theory? v. What is a law? v. How does a theory compare to a law? v. Can a theory ever become a law?

WHAT IS A LAW? A description of a specific relationship under given conditions in the natural world. v. Written in equations/math formulas v. Tells us WHAT HAPPENS in nature.

BOYLE’S LAW P=1/V v. If you increase pressure on a gas, you decrease the volume. EXAMPLE HERE

NEWTON’S LAW F=M*A v. If you increase the acceleration of an item, you increase the force of impact.

NEWTON’S LAW F=M/A v. If you increase the acceleration of an item, you increase the force of impact.

WHAT IS A THEORY? An explanation of why or how things happen in nature. v. Not mathematical. v. Supported by LARGE amounts of evidence.

EXAMPLES OF THEORIES v. Theory of Natural Selection v. Climate Change Theory v. Kinetic Theory of Gases v. Atomic Theory

THEORY VS. LAW ESSENTIAL QUESTIONSREDUX v. What is a theory? v. What is a law? v. How does a theory compare to a law? v. Can a theory ever become a law?

THEORY VS. LAW REFLECTION FOLDABLE ØCreate a 2 -flap foldable, either horizontally or vertically folded. ØThis will go on the left side facing your notes from today. ØYour foldable must have: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Titles Picture of each Definition of each Description or sentence using each 2 examples of each COLOR