record data of numbers of bees measure the distances of bee flights draw a conclusion about when bees fly gather information about flight patterns
I am hesitating between 4 options to answer the following question, which option should I choose?
Question: Joanne wants to investigate factors that affect different patterns of the flight of bees. Which step in the scientific method must she follow before forming a hypothesis?
Possibilities:
- record data of numbers of bees
- measure the distances of bee flights
- draw a conclusion about when bees fly
- gather information about flight patterns

gather information about flight patterns