STEAM FAIR, Assignment 5

Your Assignment 5:

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ASSIGNMENT 5, BACKGROUND RESEARCH

Key Info

Background research is necessary so that you know how to design and understand your experiment. To make a background research plan — a roadmap of the research questions you need to answer — follow these steps:

1. Identify the keywords in the question for your science fair project. Brainstorm additional keywords and concepts.
2. Use a table with the "question words" (why, how, who, what, when, where) to generate research questions from your keywords. For example:

What is the difference between a series and parallel circuit?
When does a plant grow the most, during the day or night?
Where is the focal point of a lens?
How does a java applet work?
Does a truss make a bridge stronger?
Why are moths attracted to light?
Which cleaning products kill the most bacteria?

Throw out irrelevant questions. 

CHALMERS BACKGROUND RESEARCH EXPECTATIONS:

You must have at least 5 final research questions asked and answered. These questions MUST be related to your experiment or engineering design project regarding the “science” behind your experiment. Also, think about the REAL WORLD RELEVANCY to your project. If you can’t think of one, that’s a problem!

Brainstorm questions here; then highlight your top 5 questions and begin your research.