To answer "How do scientists figure things out?", Beakman uses the scientific method step by step to answer the question, "Does salt water conduct electricity?" they conduct an experiment to test their hypothesis and form a conclusion.

Jack Skellington uses the Scientific Method to answer the question, "What is Christmas?" He borrows science lab equipment then follows the scientific process to figure out what is Christmas. He makes observations of the artifacts he collected from Christmas Land, asks the question, "What is this?", forms a testable hypothesis, makes a prediction, and tests the prediction. He never completes the last step, which is using the results to make new hypotheses or predictions, because of the havoc he caused while testing the prediction.

U.S. Marshals have tapped Richard's lawyer's phone and listen to recordings of a conversation between Richard and his lawyer. As they listen to the tapes, they make observations and use their inference skills to determine his location.

Dr. Maturin and Midshipman Blakeney reach the Galapagos islands and make observations about the different species that live there. Within a few minutes, they've already discovered several new species.

The Ghostbusters are in a library, searching for a ghost that haunts the building. Using the clues the ghost left behind, they successfully locate her.