a question: A sentence that ends with a question mark.
focused: It is about one issue.
specific: It names the species (common mouse), substances (distilled water) or environment (oak forest in Rijswijk) that the research is about.
researchable: The answer to the question can be found with the help of experiments or observations.
Slide 2 - Slide
A good hypothesis is...
a sentence.
The answer to your research questionthat you expect to find before you start your research.
Based on what you have already learnt about the topic (at school or from other sources).
Slide 3 - Slide
Which of these is a good research question?
A
The amount of protein in an apple
B
What is the amount of protein in an apple
C
Do all apples contain protein?
D
What is the amount of protein in an apple?
Slide 4 - Quiz
Which question is the most focused and specific?
A
What do apples do to your body?
B
Which nutrients are found in apples?
C
Which nutrients are found in Jonagold apples ?
Slide 5 - Quiz
Which question can be answered using a simple experiment?
A
Does a Jonagold apple contain protein?
B
How much protein do all the Jonagold apples contain together?
C
Why do Jonagold apples contain protein?
Slide 6 - Quiz
Alyza sees moss growing on oak trees in her town. She notices that the moss does not grow all over the tree trunks, but only on parts of the trunks. Which question could she use to research this phenomenon?
A
Where does moss grow?
B
Which species of moss grow on tree trunks?
C
Why does moss grow on trees?
D
Does the same amount of moss grow on all sides of the trees?
Slide 7 - Quiz
Which research question belongs to the results on the right?
A
Which temperature do
yeast cells like best?
B
What is the influence of fermentation on yeast cells?
C
What is the influence of temperature on fermentation by yeast cells?
D
What do yeast cells do?
Slide 8 - Quiz
Soufian has chosen the research question: "How much do European common frogs eat per month in the summer?". What is his hypothesis?
A
A European frog eats so much because Europe is cold.
B
A European common frog eats 4 kg of food per month in summer.
C
A European common frog eats 4 kg.
Slide 9 - Quiz
Ben chooses the question: "What is the effect of water on the height of sunflowers?". What would be a good hypothesis?
Slide 10 - Open question
I want to research the height of students at the Lely Lyceum. What could be my research question?
Slide 11 - Open question
include
don't include
Anna's research question is: What kind of food do black bears eat?
Which background information should she include?
diseases that black bears can get
where the black bear lives
what the polar bear eats
info about the black bear's teeth
Slide 12 - Drag question
I support my hypothesis with 'theory'. What do I do, so I can write the 'theory' chapter?
A
I must go ask my teacher
B
I must ask Chatgpt
C
I must study other scientific reports
D
I must study other reports and think
Slide 13 - Quiz
The dependent variable is the variable that...
A
causes an effect
B
depends on a cause
C
causes a change
D
depends on a variable which you controlled
Slide 14 - Quiz
A study found: in homes visited by a doctor more people die than in homes not visited by a doctor. Pick the correct conclusion
A
There is relation between doctor visits and death.