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Exploring the Scientific Method: Cases and Questions by Steven Gimbel (Editor) Paperback, 406 Pages, Published 2011 ISBN-10: 0-226-29483-8 / 0226294838 ISBN-13: 978-0-226-29483-4 / 9780226294834 From their grade school classrooms forward, students of science are encouraged to memorize and adhere to the “scientific method”—a model of inquiry consisting of five to seven neatly laid-out steps, often in the form of a flowchart. But walk into the office of a theoretical physicist or the laborat |