You have probably taken many Science courses where the first chapter of your textbook presents the scientific method. Have you ever noticed that the "steps" in the scientific methods are rarely ever worded in the exact same way?' Why would that be? Isn't science supposed to be about accuracy and step-by-step procedures? First you do this, then you do that, so that you can collect this and write about that. So here's my challenge to you: Do not think about the scientific method as steps or procedures that a scientist must complete before he or she gets answers to the questions that were asked Chapter 1
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