This document outlines the course outline for Basic Science Research I, a grade 7 subject that equips students with research skills. Over four quarters, topics covered include the scientific research process, identifying variables, designing experiments, collecting and analyzing data, testing hypotheses, and communicating findings. Students will practice skills like selecting research topics, formulating hypotheses, conducting experiments, and presenting their work. The goal is for students to complete a simple science investigatory project to demonstrate their research abilities.

1. MAKATI SCIENCE HIGH SCHOOL
Kalayaan Ave., Cembo, 1214 City of Makati
BASIC SCIENCE RESARCH I
COURSE OUTLINE
2019-2020
Subject Description: BASIC SCIENCERESEARCH I
CurriculumLevel: Grade 7
Time Allotment/Week:Four (4) hours/week
Course Description:
This introductory course in scientific research equips the students with research skills that
will enable them to prepare science research project. The students are expected to learn the cyclical nature
of scientific research and the iterative process of research writing. It aims to develop skills in selecting a
research topic, stating the problem, formulating hypothesis, gathering data, writing and documenting the
research report among others. At the end of the course, students are expected to conduct simple science
investigatory project.
QUARTER TOPCS/SUBTOPICS
SUGGESTED
LABORATORY
ACTIVITIES/
OUTPUTS
First Quarter
I. INTRODUCTIONTO RESEARCH
A. Definition of Research
B. Aims, Objectives and Goals of Research
C. Importance of Research
D. Characteristics of Good Research
E. Research Ethics
F. Classification of Research:Historical,
Descriptive and Experimental
II. THE SCIENCE RESEARCH PROCESS
A. Model ofScience Research Process
(The inter-relationship between and among
the different steps of the science research
process)
B. The Research Topic
1. Sources and Ways to Identify a
Research Topic
2. Guidelines in the Selection of a
Research Topic
C. Defining a Research Problem
1. Differentiate main Problem (general)
and sub problem (specific)
2. Things to consider in making a
statement of the problem
3. How a research problem become a
significant one
4. The purpose of defining the scope and
setting the limit of the problem
5. The importance of identifying or
specifying the variables to be observed
6. Types of variables: Independent,
Dependent, Extraneous
D. Formulating the Hypothesis
1. Definition of hypothesis
2. The importance of hypothesis in
designing the experiment
3. Types of hypothesis and its form
4. Ways of formulating the hypothesis
Activity 1: Selecting a
Research Problem
Activity 2: Stating the
Problem
Activity 3: Stating the
Hypothesis

2. Second Quarter
E. Planning the Research Design
1. Two phases in planning the research
design
1.1 Theoretical Phase
1.2 Actual Experiment Phase
2. Types of Research Design
2.1 One Group, Two Group and
Parallel Group
2.2 Completely Randomized Design
(CDR)
2.3 Complete Block Design
F. The Time Table and Its Importance
How to make a Gantt Chart
G. Materials and Methods
Rules to follow in writing the Materials
and Methods
1. Research Proposal(Before)
2. Technical Report (After)
H. Establishing Patterns ofTrends in the
data collected
1. Continuous Data vs Discrete Data
2. Qualitative Data Vs Quantitative Data
3. Nominal Data vs Ordinal Data
4. Interval Data vs Ratio Data
I. Tabulating and Graphing the Data
1. Forms of Graphs: Bar,Line, Pie Graphs
2. Types of graph suited to the type of
data
J. Describing the Data
1. Ways of describing a set of numerical
data
2. Measure of Variation
K. Interpreting Qualitative and Quantitative
Data
Activity 4: Research
Design
Activity 5: Classifying
Data
Activity 6: Making
Data,Tables and
Graphs
Activity 7: Identifying
Measures of Central
Tendency
Third Quarter
L. Testing Hypothesis
1. Descriptive vs. Inferential Statistics
2. Population vs Sample
3. Appropriate Statistical Test
3.1 T-Test,Z-Test, F-Test
3.2 Chi-Square
3.3 ANOVA
3.4 Correlation Coefficient
M. Making Conclusions and Recommendations
Guidelines for making Conclusion and
Recommendation
N. Writing the Abstract
O. Format of Project Write-Up (Intel
Philippines Science Fair)
Activity 8: Identifying
Statistics
Activity 9: Research
Design
Activity 10: Working
with Research Data
Activity 11: Writing
Conclusion and
Recommendation
Activity 12: Writing
Abstract
Quarter Output: SIP
III. PRESENTATIONOF A SIMPLE
INVESTIGATORYPROJECT
A. Presenting your SIP

3. Fourth Quarter
B. Preparing a Visual Display
C. Giving Oral Presentation
D. Writing a Scientific Article
IV. EVALUATION OF RESEARCH OUTPUT
A. Discussion on Proofreading Symbols
B. Checklist for Evaluating a Research Paper
C. Reading and Evaluation of Environmental
Science Research Article
D. Writing of Environmental Science
Research Article Review
Quarter Output:
Scientific Research
Article Review
Marian Grace C. Toribio
Teacher