Jake’s explanation of the scientific method in Chapter 6 not only guides his science fair project but also symbolically functions as a model of the way people can think about their own experiences in the world. He explains the scientific method thoroughly and notes that it begins with observations of the world. These observations generate questions and hypotheses about the answers to the questions. Hypotheses can be tested through experimentation, and the results of this testing can be used to draw conclusions. This is exactly what Jake does when he notices the collection of objects in his junk drawer and remembers reading about electromagnets. He wonders if he can make an electromagnet and hypothesizes that he can, and when his first experiment fails, he wonders why. He hypothesizes that the battery is dead, runs an experiment to test this idea, and finally succeeds in making his first electromagnet. From this, he concludes that the process works and makes it the basis of his science fair project. He runs the actual project according to the same scientific method. In a larger sense, though, Jake Drake, Know-It-All is the story of an experiment in Jake’s personal life. Jake’s observations of the world lead him to hypothesize that he will be happier if he does whatever he needs to do—including violating his own moral principles—in order to win exclusive use of the Bluntium Twelve computer. He tests this hypothesis throughout Chapters 2-7 but ultimately realizes that the result of his testing is his own unhappiness. In Chapter 8, he states his conclusions—and, importantly, lets these conclusions guide his choices moving forward, into the final chapters of the novel. This models how everyone, not just scientists, can benefit from the scientific method’s logical and reliable approach to answering questions.