What is the correct order of the steps used in the scientific method?

(1) pose a question (2) conduct background research (3) formulate a hypothesis (4) test the hypothesis (5) analyze the data and draw a conclusion (6) communicate the results
(1) pose a question (2) conduct background research (3) formulate a hypothesis (4) test the hypothesis (5) analyze the data and draw a conclusion (6) communicate the results

(1) formulate a hypothesis (2) test the hypothesis (3) analyze the data and draw a conclusion (4) communicate the results (5) conduct background research (6) pose a question
(1) formulate a hypothesis (2) test the hypothesis (3) analyze the data and draw a conclusion (4) communicate the results (5) conduct background research (6) pose a question

(1) conduct background research (2) formulate a hypothesis (3) pose a question (4) test the hypothesis (5) analyze the data and draw a conclusion (6) communicate the results
(1) conduct background research (2) formulate a hypothesis (3) pose a question (4) test the hypothesis (5) analyze the data and draw a conclusion (6) communicate the results

(1) test the hypothesis (2) analyze the data and draw a conclusion (3) communicate the results (4) conduct background research (5) pose a question (6) formulate hypothesis

I'm not so sure so B?

I think the first one that starts with post a question....

The correct order of the steps used in the scientific method is:

(1) Pose a question
(2) Conduct background research
(3) Formulate a hypothesis
(4) Test the hypothesis
(5) Analyze the data and draw a conclusion
(6) Communicate the results

Based on the given options, the correct answer is:

(1) Pose a question (2) Conduct background research (3) Formulate a hypothesis (4) Test the hypothesis (5) Analyze the data and draw a conclusion (6) Communicate the results

Therefore, the correct answer is the first option.