This page will guide you in connecting your observations to broader scientific themes and help you generate research questions that are both meaningful and feasible. Explore the following resources to help support you develop a research question for your project:
Topic Exploration Worksheet: A worksheet to help you explore your topic further and identify related scientific themes.
Follow these steps, or use the Topic Exploration Worksheet for more detailed support.
Scientific research questions are designed to explore the relationship between different variables—factors that can change or be manipulated—and the contexts in which they are observed. A good research question identifies what you want to measure (the dependent variable), what might influence it (the independent variable), and the specific setting or conditions for your study. These elements make the question focused and allow for measurable, quantifiable outcomes.
To help you develop effective research questions for your NatureHood project, the provided templates offer structured guidance. Each template helps you frame a question that is both meaningful and appropriately scaled for your two-week observation window, ensuring that you can gather relevant and manageable data.