🧪 Hypothesis Frames with Dopamine

Students practice turning focused questions into hypotheses using if-then-because structures and neuroscience evidence from short reading excerpts, annotated diagrams, and mini CER examples. They compare stronger and weaker hypotheses, paying attention to whether the claim names a condition, predicted response, brain structure, and likely chemical pathway. Each student drafts a hypothesis and a brief rationale grounded in petting zoo notes and scientific vocabulary.