PROJECT+CHECKLIST


 * =Checklist topics= || ===Check it off when you===

feel that you are done
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 * ===Come up with a question that you can answer with an investigation.=== ||  ||
 * ===Come up with a descriptive title that relates to your investigation.=== ||  ||
 * ===Do some background research on topics related to your question.===

Create your bibliography as you work.
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 * ===Decide on a method for how you will investigate your question. Will it===

be an experiment, a systematic observation, or a data exploration?
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 * ===Figure out what materials you will need for your investigation and===

how you will get these materials.
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 * ===Develop your hypothesis. This is a statement or prediction that can===

either be supported or rejected by the results of your investigation.
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 * ===Identify your Independent, Dependent, and Controlled variables.=== ||  ||
 * ===Decide how you will measure your dependent variable and make a===

your observations.
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 * ===Start and run your investigation, collecting your data, and making===

observations.
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 * ===Analyze and organize your results into tables, charts, and/or graphs.=== ||  ||
 * ===Do some research to help explain your results. Update your bibliography.=== ||  ||
 * ===Get feedback from peers and give feedback on their projects.=== ||  ||
 * ===Write up your investigation as a report to be presented and shared.=== ||  ||