record data of numbers of bees measure the distances of bee flights draw a conclusion about when bees fly gather information about flight patterns
I gave my students this multiple choice question: Joanne wants to investigate factors that affect different patterns of the flight of bees. Which step in the scientific method must she follow before forming a hypothesis?

Only one answer is correct among these 4 choices:
- record data of numbers of bees
- measure the distances of bee flights
- draw a conclusion about when bees fly
- gather information about flight patterns

Could you tell me which one is correct?

gather information about flight patterns