Educators think that the only scientists in the world are people who wear white coats and study various phenomena under laboratory conditions. They have to use their own intuition, creativity and imagination in order to make a leap in knowledge. They have to take risks and chances in order to get a result. Then, researchers have to go back and use the principles of the scientific method in order to find out more about how and why they were able to achieve that result. Science and the use of the scientific method is not confined to laboratories.
Welders use scientific principles all day long.
Engineers and architects who design highways and skyscrapers use science. Aircraft mechanics, electricians, boat builders, farmers and coal miners all use a systematized body of knowledge. Plumbers must use scientific principles, otherwise none of us would have running water. The average mediocre carpenter applies more science in a week than most people who work in laboratories apply in a year. If he or she is not using science to repair you car, you should not drive it.