more on hypotheses
hypotheses help explain puzzling situations or events. hypotheses answer "how", "what, and "why" questions. explain each of the following situations with a hypothesis:
1. you hang a bird feeder, fill it with food, but no birds come to it.
2. in your new house, you see fewer stars from your bedroom window. you're looking at the same place in the sky.
3. after you put a plastic food container in the dishwasher, its lid no longer fits correctly.