1.1 Skill builder: Planning - research

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT one of the three main stages of a scientific investigation?

• Planning

• Conducting

• Evaluating

• Communicating

Open Ended

Describe the role of 'communicating' in a student research project and why it is important.

Multiple Select

Which of the following are important considerations when selecting a topic for your student research project?

• Choosing a topic assigned by your teacher

• Selecting an area of science you like

• Ensuring materials are available to you

• Testing something impossible to access

Draw

Brainstorm all the ideas you have about ONE scientific subject you are interested in.

Categorise them in the mind map.

These will help guide your research and identify relationships between key terms.

Open Ended

What is the difference between primary data and secondary data in scientific research?

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a key reason to determine whether a source of data is reliable or unreliable?

• To ensure the accuracy of your research findings

• To make your research look more impressive

• To save time during the research process

• To avoid using too many references

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of a reliable scientific resource?

• A blog post with no references

• A peer-reviewed scientific article

• A random social media post

• A fictional novel

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT an example of an unreliable resource according to the lesson?

• Social media sites

• Word of mouth

• Wikipedia

• Peer-reviewed scientific journals

Multiple Choice

Why is it important to include a variety of resources in your bibliography for a student research project?

• To make your project look longer

• To show you have researched your topic thoroughly

• To impress your teacher

• To avoid using the internet

Open Ended

List and explain the key components required to correctly format a reference for a scientific article, as shown in the lesson.

Open Ended

How confident do you feel about your ability to classify data as primary or secondary after this lesson?

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a learning objective for this lesson?

• Classify data as primary or secondary

• Determine whether sources of data are reliable or unreliable

• Record secondary resources as formatted references

• Design a scientific experiment