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Summary
The scientific method is a series of steps and a thought process that goes into finding a conclusion for a question. The first step is to identify a question/problem that you will answer. Next you do some research to see if anyone else has done anything similar. Then with that knowledge, you form a Hypothesis/educated guess of the outcome. Once you have a hypothesis you can start planning to test your experiment. Then you analyze the data that you collected and compare it to your hypothesis. After you have done all this you can share your results to those around you.
S&EP
I constructed physical, mental or conceptual models to represent and understand phenomena when I studied the scientific method. I found that almost everything follows the scientific method whether you consciously use it or not. For example, when you lose something you first say, "where is my phone?" Then you think about where you last saw it. Once you think you remember you construct a hypothesis, "I think I left it on the kitchen counter." Then you go to the kitchen counter and find it is not there. In this case you go around testing different places. If you did find it, you say, "I guess it was where I thought it was!" So then if you are very outgoing you post on some social media saying you found your phone and lost it. If you are a normal person, you make a note for future losses where it might be.
XCC
I think the fact that we always use this no matter what is a pattern. Whenever we want to find something out or look for something, we always use the scientific method. From finding your keys to random curiosity. Humans have always used this and you use it many times a day with no idea you are. There are plenty of patterns like this in the world, some more common than others. There are most likely many we have yet to discover.
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