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Where do I begin?Getting started
1st … your interest• From what you have experienced.
1st … your interest• From what you have read.
1st … your interest
….From what you enjoyed doing.
What Science topics are related to my interest?
List of Science Categories
List of Science Categories• Information Technology
• Microelectronics
• Materials Development
• Environmental Technology
• Solid Waste Management
• Nutrition and Food products
• Non-conventional Energy Sources
• Microbiology
• Biological Pest Control
• Pollution Control
• Process Technology
• Aquaculture
• Physiology
• Medicine
• Appropriate Technology
What Then?
Identify a Topic
2nd … identify the topic
readask
observe
2nd … identify the topic
•Current events or emergent ideas.•Problems that require solutions•Products that may be tested•Reports about what scientists are working on•Problems encountered when using new technology•Specific needs of a certain community
I already have a topic. What’s
next?
Narrow down your
topic
Broad Topic
Specific Topic
3rd … narrow down your topic
Take Note:
• What’s current
• Recommendations
• What has been studied
• New ways of gathering data
Read Further
3rd … narrow down your topic
Scan reference list and correspond
?
I am interested
with forests.
Specifically with forest animals.
So am I done?
Identify a research problem
4th … identify a problem
• Identify a question to be answered
•Outline the specific steps to be taken
•Ascertain the feasibility
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forest
animals
Fruit eating bat
birds
Respond to the following questions:
1.What general topic interests you?
2.What general action of the topic interests you?
brainstorming
Topic
Action
Concept Map
roots
Plants (topic)
stems
Reproduc-tion spore
s
growth (topic)
water
Concept Map
Conceptualizing a possible research problem …
Experimental research
Four question strategy1.What materials are readily available
for conducting experiments on ()?
2.How do ( )?
3.How can I change the set of ( ) materials to affect the Action?
4.How can I measure or describe the response of ( ) to change?
Four question strategy•1. What materials are readily available for conducting experiments on ( plants ) ?
•Soils, plant fertilizers, water,
light/heat, containers
Four question strategy
•2. How do ( plants ) act?
•Plants grow
Four question strategy•3. How can I change the set of ( plant ) materials to Affect the action?
• Water-amount, scheduling, method
• Plants – kind, spacing, age, size
• containers – location of holes, shape, size, colour, materials, number of holes
Four question strategy
•3. How can I measure or describe the response of ( plants ) to change.
• * count the number of leaves
• * measure the length of longest stem
• * count the number of flowers
• * determine the rate of growth
Conceptualizing a possible research problem…
Descriptive Research
Guide Questions
• 1. What are the characters of ( ) ?
• 2. What factors can be related to the existence, presence, development or distribution of ( ) ?
• 3. What are the uses of ( ) ?
• 4. What is in ( ) that makes it suitable or a potential to be used as ______?
Conceptualizing a possible research problem…
Technology or developmental research
Guide questions1. How do ( ) work?
2. What makes ( ) work?
3. What are the commercially available models/ designs of ( )?
4. What part(s) of ( ) that can be modified?
Guide questions5. What are available designs, systems
or parts that can replace the existing model of ( )?
6. What are the available materials for the construction or development of (
)?
7. How can ( ) be modified or designed to suit the intended use?
I think I’m ready
now… ARE YOU?
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