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How to turn an interest into a project
A four-step method for getting from "I like marine biology" to a question you can test with the equipment you actually have.
- topic-selection
- scoping
- getting-started
Choosing a Topic6 min
Resources
Curated guides, templates, and reading — the things worth knowing before you need them.
6 resources
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What makes a research question testable
The four properties every fair-ready question has, with before-and-after rewrites.
- question
- scope
- testable
Research Questions6 min
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Control-group checklist
A one-page printable checklist to run against your procedure before data collection starts.
- checklist
- controls
- protocol
Control Groups3 min
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Engineering design criteria template
A fill-in template for stating design requirements, constraints, and test criteria before you build.
- template
- requirements
- iteration
Engineering Safety4 min
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Variables: independent, dependent, controlled, confounding
How to identify all four in your own design, with a worked example.
- variables
- confounds
- design
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Writing a falsifiable hypothesis
A worked template, plus the four failure modes that make a hypothesis untestable.
- hypothesis
- falsifiability
- template