Five Fingers of the Scientific Method by Glenn Frank.....

find the facts

filter the facts
focus the facts
face the facts
follow the facts

The facts or truths are found by experimentation; the motivation is material. The facts are filtered
by research into the literature; the motivation is material. The facts are focused by the publication
of results; again the motivation is material. Thus the first three-fifths of the scientific method
have a material motivation.....