<human>:  How does the scientific method help scientists better understand the world around them?
<bot>: The scientific method is a systematic process of observation, hypothesis, experimentation, and analysis that helps scientists better understand the world around them. This method allows scientists to form hypotheses and test them by running experiments and analyzing the data. By using this process and repeating experiments, scientists can make reliable predictions about things they have observed and that have yet to be observed. This systematic way of approaching problems helps to provide a better understanding of the world and helps to answer scientific questions.