The First Step in the Scientific Method Is ____; the Third

The first step in the scientific method is ____; the third step is to ____.

A) identifying a question of scientific interest; choose a research method and a research design
B) forming a hypothesis; choose a research method and a research design
C) identifying a question of scientific interest; collect data to test the hypothesis
D) collecting data to test the hypothesis; choose a research method and a research design