Which of the following statements about the scientific method is not true? Science proves nothing. The first step in the scientific method is to make observations. Hypotheses are based on data. Scientific theories and laws always hold true. Theories that we have been unable to disprove are called laws.

The statement that is not true about the scientific method is: 'Theories that we have been unable to disprove are called laws.'<br /><br />Scientific theories and laws are different. A scientific theory is a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world that is based on a body of evidence and has stood up to repeated testing and scrutiny. A scientific law is a statement based on repeated experimental observations that describes some aspect of the world. Theories are not called laws just because they have not been disproven.