[Answer] 3. I arrive at work just as it starts to rain. At least I avoided getting wet, but I quickly notice a few people who will be having bad luck soon enough. They are opening something inside the building before they leave. What are these people opening?

Step 1 : Introduction to the question "3. I arrive at work just as it starts to rain. At least I avoided getting wet, but I quickly notice a few people who will be having bad luck soon enough. They are opening something inside the building before they leave. What are these people opening?"

...1. ponchos 2. raincoats 3. windbreakers 4. umbrellas Opening an umbrella indoors is supposedly a cause of bad luck. Any of the other three would just be common sense! This superstition can be traced to Victorian England.

[Answer] 10. You are interested in doing an experiment on bacteria. You notice that bacteria tend to grow on agar gel. Every time you look at a dish of agar, you see bacterial colonies. What do you call this step of the scientific method?

Step 1 : Introduction to the question "10. You are interested in doing an experiment on bacteria. You notice that bacteria tend to grow on agar gel. Every time you look at a dish of agar, you see bacterial colonies. What do you call this step of the scientific method?"

...1. Observation 2. Theory 3. Fact 4. Hypothesis You looked at something and noticed it. That's the first step of the method!