This document outlines the key steps in conducting research projects in secondary school: 1) selecting a precise and specific topic involving variables, 2) conducting a bibliographical search of libraries and databases to gather information, 3) defining clear objectives and hypotheses, 4) designing a methodology with independent, dependent, and controlled variables, 5) gathering and analyzing data, and 6) writing a report that introduces the topic, methodology, analysis, and conclusions.

1. Research projects in Secondary
1. Introduction
2. Topic selection
3. Bibliographical search
4. Objetives
5. Methodology
6. Analysis & conclusions
7. Writing & presentation
© Patricio Gómez Lesarri

2. 1. Investigation
o Etymology: in / vestigium
(towards/ , trail, clue)
o Answer to a research
question

3. 1. Scientifical research
o Defined and recognizable
topic
o Previous theoretical frame
o New information
o Checking a hypothesis
o Organised & structured
o Reproducible

4. 1. Research phases
o Research question selection
o Documentation
o Goals of the project
o Research design: independent,
dependent and controlled
variables
o Data gathering data
o Analysis & evaluation
o Essay writing

5. 2. Topic selection
Essential & key step
o Viable
o Precise
o Specific
o Closed
o Interesting
o Suggestion: question
involving variables

6. 3. Information
o Libraries &
Information service
o Databases: facilities
which store & retrieve of
information

7. 4. Aims of the project
Objetives
o Viability
o Precision
o Accuracy

8. 5. Research design
Design
Research design
Research question
Raising a hypothesis
Variables design
Controlled variables

9. 5. Project development
Development
Project development
Research scope
Sampling
Data gathering
Data analysis

10. 6. Data analysis & conclusions
o Relation between
variables
o Clasifying
o Comparing

11. 7. Writing or presenting our
project
o Introduction
o Theoretical frame
o Objetives
o Methodology
o Analysis of experimental
data
o Conclusions
o Perspectives
o Bibliography