The scientific method is used to generate a database of scientific knowledge. A generally accepted hierarchy of scientific knowledge includes:
Facts: an idea or action that can be verified.
Concepts: rules that allow for categorization of events, places, people ideas, etc.
Principles: relationship(s) between/among facts and/or concepts; used to generate if-then statements.
Laws: firmly established, thoroughly tested, principle or if-then statement.
Theories: set of facts, concepts, and principles those organize multiple findings and allow for description and explanation.
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