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  • Scientifically Useful Hypothesis: Squirrels only eat nuts.
  • Scientifically Useful Null Hypothesis: Squirrels do not only eat nuts.
  • Scientifically Unuseful Hypothesis: Dinosaurs like cinnamon toast crunch.
  • Scientifically Unuseful Null Hypothesis: Dinosaurs do not like cinnamon toast crunch.

How do an observation, a hypothesis, and a prediction differ?

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What makes a hypothesis useful for scientific investigations that try to explain the natural world?

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Give examples of hypotheses that are and are not scientifically useful. State the null hypothesis that corresponds to each of your examples.

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