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    O scientists use theories to explain inferred patterns and forces. O Laws identify or describe relationships among observed phenomena.

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    Theory vs.

    Law

    Theories are inferred explanations for observed phenomena.


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    Scientists use theories to explain inferred patterns and forces.1

    Laws identify or describe relationships among observed phenomena.

    Chiappetta, E.L., Koballa, Jr., T.R., Science Instruction in the Middle and Secondary Schools (Macmillan Publishing Company, 1994), 14.

    Laws are principles or ideas used by scientists to describe what observably exists.2

    Chiappetta, E.L., Koballa, Jr., T.R., Science Instruction in the Middle and Secondary Schools (Macmillan Publishing Company, 1994), 14.

    Material adapted from: Lederman, Norman, Ph.D., Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois, Department of Mathematics and Science Education. 2003.

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