Where can I find a sample of an investigatory project with its parts?
The following is the accepted standard for presenting investigative projects. Propose a question or purpose: What do you want to find out? Write a statement that describes what you want to do. Use your observations and questions to write the statement. Identify Variables: When you think you know what variables may be involved, think about ways to change one at a time. If you change more than one at a time, you will not know what variable is causing your observation. Sometimes variables are linked and work together to cause something. At first, try to choose variables that you think act independently of each other. Write your hypothesis: Based on your gathered information, make an educated guess about what types of things affect the system you are working with. Identifying variables is necessary before you can make a hypothesis. Design an Experiment: Design an experiment to test each hypothesis. Make a step-by-step list of what you will do to answer each question. This list is called an