Selecting a Topic

Your WASP topic needs to be in the form of a question. This question will provide the impetus and drive for your project. There are a number of suggested topics on the WASP site, however not all of them are written in the form of a question. If you choose one of these topics you will need to carefully read the information provided and decide upon a question. I have also emailed an extensive list of questions that could form the basis of a WASP project.

Your next task is to decide on a question for your WASP topic.

• What do you want to investigate?
• What are you trying to find out?

The more specific your question, the easier it will be

Part of your WASP project involves an investigation / prac or some sort of model demonstrating the knowledge you have gained through the project.

• What experiments do you plan to carry out?
• What model do you plan to construct?
• How do these relate to your topic?
• How will these help answer your question?

Any research project starts with what is called a literature review. Essentially this is a summation of knowledge that is already out there. Your literature review will provide key information about your area of investigation. If you have chosen your topic from the WASP site, you will have some research questions outlined already. If you have selected a new topic, the background questions will be decided through consultation with me.

Before you return from the holidays, I will be checking your blog for a post detailing the above information.