Myth: Hypotheses Become Theories Which Become Laws

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Myth 1

Hypotheses Become Theories Which Become Laws

Nursena Yuce

Sedef Koç

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Hypotheses

Theories

Laws

Hypotheses

• Educated guess
• A prediction 
• A tentative or proposed explanation 

Based on evidence.

Theory

• In everyday language: hunch or speculation.
• In science: comprehensive explanation of an important feature of nature supported by facts gathered over time.
• Allow  us to make predictions.

Key features.

Law 

• Rules that predicts how things will behave in certain conditions.
• Commonly written as equations.

Why does this myth occur 

Hypotheses Become Theories Which Become Laws 

• The interpretation of the word are very similar.
• A different or shortsighted meaning is given to the words.

Hypotheses                  Theories             

Theories                  Laws  

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Examples

• Hypotheses: if i eat vegetables, then i will lose weight faster.
• Theories: Theory of evolution, natural selection etc.
• Laws: Law of conservation of energy

Hypotheses 

Theories 

Laws

An educated guess

Based on evidence 

An experiment is a method to test it.

Backed up by experiments

Based on facts

Are not likely to change, unless there is a bunch of evidence against it.

Written as equations 

Can be used to form theories

Rules that predict how things behave 

Questions?