| Research Question (3 Classes)
Students will review how to ask a research question. Students will also work with the teacher and mentor to brainstorm and select a testable research question. Students will base their research question as potential modifications of the experiments from the introduction. Based on their interest, three students or less can be grouped together.
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| Background Research and Hypothesis (5 Classes)
Students will work in their groups to find and summarize relevant research that builds off an existing body of research connected to the group’s research agenda. Afterward, students should create a hypothesis relating to their research question and background research.
Research Paper: Introduction (Part 1):
Research Paper: Background Research and Hypothesis (Part 2):
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| Methods and Materials Proposal (5 Classes)
Students begin work on their proposal with the mentor and teacher to figure out how their research will be executed/analyzed and potential results they may observe. If students complete this section early they can conduct a mini-pilot of their methods. Research Paper: Materials and Methods (Part 3):
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| Execute Experiment and Analysis of Results (8 Classes)
Students will use this time to customize their experiments and execute their experiments while collecting data. Students will also look through and analyze the behavioral data they collected from their experiment. Research Paper: Analysis (Part 4):
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| Discussion and Journal Article (10 Classes)
Students will synthesize the results and put their research into journal form to be submitted. Students should submit early enough to get feedback from the peer-reviewers and make corrections before the BrainWaves journal gets published. Research Paper: Discussion (Part 5):
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| Presentations (2 Classes)
Students will share their research papers and presentations with the community.
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