The Scientific Method

Answer the following questions and submit them before the deadline .  Your responses should be 3-4 well written sentences. If you do not understand the question, please write that down with an explanation of what you do not understand. Since groups have yet to be created, place a single or double digit number in the group number box.

1. Please identify and describe yourself:

   First Name	Last Name
   ID Number

2. What is your group number?

    
   

3. What is the difference between a theory and a belief ? Be as specific as you can and provide an example of each.

    
   

4. Many scientists do not use controlled experiments when drawing conclusions regarding natural phenomena.  Why are their conclusions accepted by the scientific community?

    
   
   

5. A large number of observations over hundreds of years can be summarized by the statement, “Heat always flows from a hot object to a cold object.”  This could be called:

   The law of heat flow
   The hypothesis of heat flow
   The theory of heat flow
   The heat flow model