Describe a daily life situation where you feel someone was following a scientific method.
A doctor diagnosing a patient follows the scientific method.
First, the doctor observes the patient's symptoms like fever, cough, or body pain. Then, the doctor asks questions about when the symptoms started and how severe they are.
Based on these observations, the doctor makes a guess about what illness the patient might have.
To test this guess, the doctor may order blood tests or other examinations.
After analysing the test results, the doctor confirms the diagnosis and prescribes appropriate treatment.
This step-by-step process of observation, questioning, guessing, testing, and analysing is exactly how the scientific method works.
Explanation
The chapter provides examples of people using scientific method in daily life: a cook wondering why dal spilled (was there too much water?), a bicycle repair person finding why a tyre is flat (where did air leak from?), an electrician checking why a bulb is not working (problem with bulb or switch?). The chapter states that anyone who follows the scientific method is working like a scientist.
Solution Steps
The doctor observes the patient's symptoms.
The doctor asks questions about the symptoms.
The doctor makes a guess about the illness.
The doctor tests the guess through examinations.
The doctor analyses results to confirm diagnosis and prescribe treatment.