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Science Investigatory Project Doing an investigatory project considers as a major achievement of any students in Science. Through scientic investigation, they earn ho! to app y the ac"uired #no! edge, scientic concepts, theories, princip es and a!s of nature. They can use their higher-order process or thin#ing s#i s in conducting a research. $et us provide you a %rief description of the parts of the Science &nvestigatory 'roject (eport %e o!. Title The Tit e shou d %e c ear and precise. &t has an o%jective or purpose. &t shou d not %e !ri)en too ong or too short. *y just reading the tit e, you can determine !hat the investigative study is a a%out. Abstract The A%stract shou d %e one or t!o paragraphs on y. &t inc udes your research pro% ems, the method or procedure that you used and the ndings or conc usion of the study. Chapter I 1. Introduction and Its Background The &ntroduction is a%out one page on y !herein it inc udes the %ac#ground of the study and its rationa e. &t usua y eads into the research pro% em. 2. State ent o! the Proble The Statement of the 'ro% em has t!o categories name y+ the genera pro% em and specic pro% ems. ,sua y, one genera pro% em and three specic pro% ems !hich derived from the genera pro% em. The research pro% ems shou d %e specic, re ia% e,va id, measura% e, o%jective y stated. &t can %e a "uestion form or in a dec arative statement.

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%. &or ulation o! the 'ypothesis The 0ormu ation of the Hypothesis has t!o types name y+ the nu hypothesis and a1rmative hypothesis. Hypotheses is a scientic guess !hich intends su%ject for thorough investigation. &t is recommended to use nu hypothesis in your research project. (. Signi)cant o! the Study The Signicant of the Study indicates ho! important is your investigatory project for the peop e, environment and community as a !ho e. &t is rea y re evant in the changing !or d or g o%a impact into the e d of techno ogy. *. Scope and +eli itation o! the Study The Scope and De imitation of the Study covers the range of your research. &t inc udes the period of research, the materia s and e"uipment to %e used, the su%ject of the study or the samp e of the study, the procedure and the statistica treatment to %e used. ,. +e)nition o! Ter s The Denition of Terms has t!o types+ the Dictionary-derived denitions and the Operationa denitions !hich derived from ho! these terms !ere used in your research. Chapter II -evie. o! -elated $iterature and Studies -elated $iterature The (e ated $iterature are statements ta#en from science %oo#s, journa s, maga2ines, ne!spapers and any documents from authori2ed scientists, Science e3perts or !e -#no!n Science agencies. These statements can support your study through their concepts, theories, princip es and a!s. 0ootnoting is important on this part. -elated Studies The (e ated Studies are those researches !hich may %e oca and foreign studies !ho can a)ri%ute to your research or can support your investigation scientica y. 0ootnoting is a so important on this part. Chapter III /ethodology has severa parts name y+ the su%ject of the study, the procedure and the statistica treatment 1. The Subject o! the Study The Su%ject of the Study inc udes your popu ation and the samp e. &t app ies the samp ing techni"ues to o%tain a good samp e of the study. 4our samp e shou d %e va id and re ia% e. 2. The Procedure The 'rocedure is the step %y step and systematic process of doing your research. &t inc udes the materia s !ith right amount of measurements, the appropriate e"uipment to %e used in doing the scientic investigation. &t consists of severa tria s !ith contro varia% es, independent varia% es and dependent varia% es. 5athering of data is essentia in any #ind of research. &t is recommended to use contro and e3perimenta set-ups to arrive at va id conc usion.
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%. The Statistical Treat ent The Statistica Treatment comes in various !ays. &t can %e mean, median, mode, percentage, 6hi-s"uare, standard deviation, T-test, 'earson r, Spearman ran# or Anova & or Anova &&. &t is recommended to use T-test in any e3perimenta research. Chapter I0 Presentation1 Analysis and Interpretation o! +ata 1. Presentation o! +ata1 Analysis and Interpretation o! +ata The data gathered shou d %e presented in order to %e ana y2e. &t may %e presented in t!o forms name y+ through ta% e or graph. 4ou may use %oth of them if you !ant to c ear y gure out your data. A ta% e has a%e s !ith "uantity, description and units of measurement. 5raph has severa types name y the ine graph, %ar graph, pie graph and pictograph. 6hoose !hat type of graph that you prefer to use. Ana y2e the data that had %een gathered, presented in ta% e or graph scientica y. 4ou interpret the data according to !hat had %een "uantied and measured. The numerica data shou d %e interpreted c ear y in simp e and descriptive statements. 2. -esults (esu ts sho! the ndings or outcomes of your investigation. The resu t must %e %ased according to the interpreted data. Chapter 0 Su 1. Su ary1 Conclusion and -eco ary endation

The Summary %rie7y summari2es your research from 6hapter & to 6hapter &8 !hich inc udes the research pro% ems, methodo ogy and ndings. &t consists of one or t!o paragraphs on y. 2. Conclusion The 6onc usion is the direct statement %ased on ndings or resu ts. &t shou d ans!er your hypothesis and research pro% ems. %. -eco endation

The (ecommendation is given %ased on your conc usion. 4ou may give fe! recommendations !hich you thin# can he p the fe o! Science students, researchers, consumers or the entire community !here peop e ive in.

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