Earth Science 106 Karen Brown www wou edu brownk Scientific Inquiry Gather data Formulate plausible explanations Devise tests and predictions Revise reject or accept explanations Hypothesis vs Theory Hypothesis is an explanation that requires testing Theory has been tested and is supported by the evidence and predicts things not used to formulate the hypothesis Paradigm is a theory that explains wide ranging sets of observations No lab this week Must pass lab to pass this class Instructors will give percent lab grade to one another
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