Research Problem/Question
1. What broad topic are you
interested in? You may need to do
some background research to find
out more about it first.
2. What topic
are you interested in? Brainstorm
or do a library search to identify
possible sub-topics and pick on
3. List a few possible questions
about your specific topic area
4. Choose one to be your main
research question. Analysis (why
or
how) questions are best
5. Make your question as clear and
specific as possible. Specify what
you mean for all general words
(e.g. women, media)
Nature: the physical world and
everything in it (such as plants,
animals, mountains, oceans, stars,
etc.) that is not made by people. :
the natural forces that control
what happens in the world. : the
way that a person or animal
behaves : the character or
personality of a person or animal.
Plants
Why are the plants green?
Will the plants survive if you put it
inside your house?
Why plants need sunlight, water,
air and nutrients from soil?
Why plants need sunlight, water,
air and nutrients from soil??
Plants – a living thing
Sunlight, water, air and nutrients
from soil – this are example of
abiotic that can help living things
grow or survive
6. Create a preliminary thesis.
Answer your question in a one
sentence. This thesis will likely
change after you’ve done your
research
The soil gives stability to the
plants; it also stores the water and
nutrients which the plants can take
up through their roots. The
sunlight provides the energy which
is necessary for plant growth . The
air allows the plants to "breath".