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Investigatory Project - It is a planned undertaking in a particular field of science. An undertaking which applies certain specific principles / scientific ideas as a research activity which aims to develop one's ability and determine possible solutions to a particular problem.
SCIENCE INVESTIGATORY PROJECT
- an investigation about a scientific problem (question);
- a problem-solving process using the scientific method.
PHASES OF CONDUCTING AN INVESTIGATORY PROJECT
PHASE I : THE PROPOSAL (20 points)
The proposal is a detailed written plan of how the project will be done. It is like designing an experiment. Since it is yet to be done, the future tense of the verbs is used.
It contained the following parts:
I. PROBLEM
a. It is stated as a question/scientific inquiry.
II. TITLE
a. It is patterned from the question, however it must contain only the essential words.
III. RATIONALE
a. The background of the problem. It answers the following questions:
1. How did you arrive at that kind of problem?
2. Why do you like to investigate that kind of problem where in fact there are hundreds of problems out there?
IV. MATERIALS
a. What are the things you need in solving your problem? Are you going to buy them or just borrow?
V. PROCEDURE
a. What are the orderly steps you are going to do to solve your problem?
b. How are you going to present the data that you will gather? Will it be through graphs or tables?
VI. IMPLICATION
a. In case your problem will be solved, what will be its importance to the school or to the community? Will your findings benefit others?
VII. TIME TABLE
a. How are you going to schedule the making of your project against the deadline set by your teacher? Are your schedules attainable?
VIII. BUDGET
a. How much each material you need costs in the market?
b. How much are you going to spend for the project as a group? How much will be the contribution of each member?
c. Do your parents approve your budget? Did your leader inform them about the possible expenses through a letter?
IX. PROPONENTS
a. Who propose the project? The group names appear here.
PHASE II: THE INVESTIGATION (20 points)
- as soon as your proposal is approved you can now start investigating. Your procedure will be your guide. Keep track of all your observations and data by placing them on a table. Document also your works by photographs, videos, etc.
PHASE III. THE OUTPUT (60 points)
- after conducting the investigation you are now ready to organize your gathered data and present your findings. The output has three levels:
1. THE WRITTEN REPORT (30 points)
a. A recall of all the things you did to solve your problem. The mode of the verb is in the past tense.
IT HAS THE FOLLOWING PARTS
1. PROBLEM
2. TITLE
3. ABSTRACT
a. Sometimes judges do not have time to study all the details of your work, they only read the abstract, thus it’s called the SHOW WINDOW of your project. It must contain brief explanation of the following:
1. Purpose of the study
2. Procedure
3. Findings
3. INTRODUCTION
a. Just enrich your proposal’s rationale. It makes a good introduction.
4. REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE
a. This contains findings of other studies or investigations similar as yours.
5. PROCEDURE
a. Two parts of the proposal are combined here:
a. MATERIALS
b. PROCEDURE
You must explain in details the things you did to solve the problem. The proposal procedure is your guide in making this portion.
6. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
a. This shows the data you have gathered arranged or presented in tables or graphs. The data must already speak of the whole thing (general).
b. You must discuss too the results. What do those data mean?
7. CONCLUSION
a. This briefly states the immediate answer/findings about the problem.
8. RECOMMENDATION
a. If others would be doing your project, what would you advise them?
9. RESEARCHERS
a. Your names
10. ADVISER
a. Your Science teacher’s name
II. THE EXHIBIT (20 points)
It is a showcase of your IP mounted on a board (to be explained by your teacher). It must attract viewers so that they may get interested to your IP.
III. THE ORAL DEFENSE (20 points)
You will present your work to a panel of judges and they will ask you questions about your project.
Example of time table:
TASKS
TARGET DATE
TEACHER’S DEADLINE
1. Submission of Problem and Title
2. Writing the IP Proposal
3. Submission of IP Proposal
4. Invetigation Period
5. Submission of Gathered data
6. Writing the IP Written Report
7. Submission of IP Written Report
8. Making the Exhibit Board
9. Preparing for the Oral Defense
How Do I Write an Investigatory Project Report?
An investigatory project report most commonly refers to the writeup following a scientific study. To write this type of report, an experiment first needs to be done, then the steps of the experiment need to be documented to be included in the report. The report should be a breakdown of the steps taken to complete your experiment. Ideally, the thesis of the report should be the goal and outcome of the experiment.
Instructions
1 · Begin the report with a hypothesis. A hypothesis is an educated guess regarding the outcome of the experiment. Make this a statement, not a question. State the expected outcome to be compared to the actual outcome.
· 2
List materials needed for the experiment. Write this section in paragraph form. Remember the basics of lists within paragraphs; use a colon. For example, an in-paragraph list of materials may look like this: "Materials needed are: flour, water, incense and thyme."
· 3
Outline the procedure used to complete the experiment. Include details, and attempt to clarify any steps that seem confusing.
· 4
Present your data. This is the results section of the report, and this is where the report may diverge from standard paragraph form. Graphs, charts or time lines may be used to clarify your research.
· 5
Compare the results to the hypothesis in the next paragraph. This paragraph will finish your research report and prove or disprove your original educated guess.
· 6
Use a control, or a base for observation, if required by the experiment. For example, to test reactions in saltwater, regular water can be used as a control to test reactions in regular water before trying the saltwater.
Requirements:
- Short Bond Paper (8" x 11")
- Computerized (Times New Roman 12, Double-Spaced Paragraph, Justified except the chapter title. It should be centered)
Chapter I - Introduction
1.1 Background of the Study- states the rationale of the study. It explains briefly why the investigator chose this study to work on.
1.2 Statement of Problem/Objectives – the nature & scope of the problem should be presented with clarity. Two types of objectives maybe stated:
1.2.1 General Objective – this is related to the problem as given in the early part of the section.
1.2.2 Specific Objective – this states the purpose of each experiment conducted.
1.3 Significance of the Study- the importance of the study is explained in this part.
1.4 Scope and Limitations – states the coverage & extent of the study.
Chapter II - Review of Related and Literature
2.1 Review of Related Studies
2.2 Review of Related Literature
Chapter III - Methodology
3.1 Materials / Equipments - the exact technical specifications, quantities and source of method of preparation for all materials used should be given. Specifically built equipment used in the study must be described and the description accompanied
by a picture.
3.2 General Procedure - the manner & sequence by which each experiment or set of observations were done & how measurements were obtained should be described in detail. Avoid using the “recipe style” when stating the step-by-step procedure. Use the narrative form in the past tense.
How To Make An Investigatory Project
· Abstract
After finishing the research and experimentation, you are required to write a (maximum) 250-word, one-page abstract. An abstract includes the a) purpose of the experiment, b) procedures used, c) data and d) conclusions. It also includes any possible research applications. The abstract should focus on work done since the last fair.
· Research Paper
A research paper should be prepared and available along with a project data book, and any necessary forms or relevant written materials. A research paper helps organize data as well a
1. Title page - title of the project must be brief, simple and catchy
2. Statement of problems/objectives - the nature & scope of the problem should be presented with clarity. Two types of objectives may stated:
1. General Objective - this is related to the problem as given in the early part of the section
2. Specific Objective - this states the purpose of each experiment conducted.
3. Methodology - provides enough details so that a competent worker can repeat the experiments
1. Materials/Equipment - the exact technical specifications, quantities and source of method of preparation for all materials used should be given. Specifically, built equipment used in the study must be described and the description accompanied by a picture
2. Treatment/General Procedure - the manner & sequence by which each experiment or set of observations were done & how measurements were obtained should be described in detail. Avoid using the "recipe style" when stating the step-by-step procedure. Use the narrative form in the past tense.
4. Results and discussion - this may be divided into sub-sections describing each set of experiment or observations.
1. Findings - the data maybe presented in full & discussed descriptively in the test or these maybe summarized in tables, pictures & graphs. The statistical test used to determine the possible significance of the finding should be described. Tables, pictures & graphs should make the presentation of the data more meaningful.
2. Analysis of Data - the interpretation of the findings are discussed & the significant features shown in the tables, figures or graphs are pointed out.
5. Conclusions - the general truth implied or illustrated by the results should be clearly stated. The evidence based on the results should be summarized for each statement.
6. Recommendations - consists of suggestions on future actions such as a new direction of research or further experiments to be performed, practices that might be adapted or discard in order to attain certain goals or objectives.
7. Bibliography - a list of the references used in guiding the research work and writing and paper.
· Visual Display
You want to attract and inform. Make it easy for interested spectators and judges to assess your study and the results you have obtained. Make the most of your space using clear and concise display.
Topics of Investigatory Project:
1)effects of a toxic chemical (any pesticide) on a aquatic animal (a dish)
2)Studying learning behavior in simple organisms
1. POWDER ON BUTTERFLIES' WINGS
i was thinking of experimenting about what could be the benefit of the pourous substance at the butterflies' wings. i know it could make humans/ animals blind, but i bet there is a hidden benefit beyond it, don't you think?
2. THE NECTAR OF FLOWERS
we all know that nectar is a great help in pollination, but i was thinking, what else could it do? what more help can it give us?
3. ALTERNATIVE USE OF TOBACCO
tobaccos are used for making cigarretes, and we must admit the fact that cigarette is severly hazardous to our health. but if the government would stop the manufacturing of cigarettes (IF EVER), we all know that cigarette industries would die and about thousands will lose their jobs and have no more means of living. so we see the need to find an alternative use of tobacco. and this time, something that is not dangerous (to everyone's health).
4. tUBa-TUBA PLANT AS AN ALTERNATIVE SOURCE OF BIODIESEL
i also thought of how to prove that tuba-tuba (Jatropa curcas) can indeed be an alternative source of biodiesel here in the philippines
5. VIRGIN COCONUT OIL: HOW...?
just wondering how could virgin coconut oil really help every human body recover from sickness, stress, and so on. what is in this oil that could not be found in other oils? does it have side effects? how did he discovery of this oil (and its benefit) originate? If it is true that it wad discovered long before the brink of world war II, then why it took them a long time to show it up to the open?
6. cAN WE POSSIBLY HAVE FOODS THAT ARE AT LEAST 95% HEALThy?
i watches oprah one evening, and i discovered that almost all of the foods we eat are not good for the heart, and may lead us to heart cancer and even the threatenning by-pass operation. accorind to dr. mehmet oz, a world-known heart surgeon, we must eat foods that are, if possible, fresh. and secondly, among the 1st five of the list of ingredients has no sugar in it! we should also aviod 'enriched flour..etc, hydrogenated bla bla bla and sat fat, corn syrup, and so on!!!
so, can we possibly live a healthy lifestlye? away from these hazardous substances that are mixed with our everyday meals and snacks?
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, first we need to find the multiples of the denominator 7 i.e. 7, 14, 21, 28, 35 . . . and the multiples of the denominator 3 i.e. 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24 . . . The least common multiple of the denominators 7 and 3 is 21.
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