You are a science student completing an outline to guide you in conducting an experiment. You create a main topic called Equipment. You create subtopics for this main topic named Bottles, Scale, and Safety Glasses. Which outline step are you performing?

You are grouping related items under the main topic “Equipment.” Bottles, Scale, and Safety Glasses are all pieces of equipment, so placing them under that heading is organizing. Ordering would arrange items in a sequence, while brainstorming would generate ideas without grouping them.

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