#1 Selecting a Topic

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questionGENERATE POSSIBLE QUESTIONS2question
Research can focus on the history of a topic, can describe the topic, can compare the topic to something else, or can experiment with the topic. With a good topic, you should be able to generate several questions about it.
Ask yourself some of these questions about your topic:

Who?   What?   Where?   When?   Why?   How?  What if...?

Now develop questions about your topic in each category.
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WHY?___________________________________________________________________

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HOW?___________________________________________________________________

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PUT A STAR IN FRONT OF YOUR MOST IMPORTANT OR MOST INTERESTING QUESTIONS.

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Adapted 2006 from Research Process, Cape Elizabeth Middle School; Copyright 1996
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