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You arrive home late at night. You walk up to the front door, unlock it, and reach in to turn on the light switch located just inside the front door. The light does not come on! Now what?

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An overview of the scientific method is presented.

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Hi,
We can characterize the scientific method by several steps:
1. Ask a question
2. Gather information (observe)
3. Form hypothesis
4. Perform experiment
5. Analyze and interpret data
6. Report results
7. Retest

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