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Watch the Video for Students: "Isn't Evolution Just a Theory?" and consider:
• | How does the scientific meaning of the term theory differ from the way that many people use it in everyday life? |
• | How does a theory differ from a hypothesis? |
• | How do scientists use both inference and directly observed evidence to test hypotheses and develop theories? What is their relative importance? |
• | Why is Darwin's theory of evolution considered to be a strong theory? |
To read more about science, see the online version of Teaching About Evolution and the Nature of Science
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