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

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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?