2.+Choosing+a+Topic

What topics will you choose? How will you develop your research question? Where can you find ideas and help? These websites given will provide some ideas for projects..... try the topic wizard at Science Buddies.

Science Buddies [|International Science Fair] [|Greater New Orleans Region Science Fair] []

ASK a Scientist - [] Chem: [] Earth and Environment: [] Explore **Tulane** University and others: []
 * Consider contacting a Scientist at a local university or in your field of interest:**
 * UNO** - Biology: []
 * LSU:** @http://www.lsu.edu/research.php


 * Use the Question Strategy to determine which variables you will manipulate when designing your experiment:**

__//1. What is the general topic or subject that you are interested in?//__ Like crickets Like rockets //__2. What does it do? What actions could you observe?__// chirp, eat, hop, reproduce, interact with other crickets Accelerate to different altitudes, spin, fall to Earth... //__3. What might you change to effect the subject?__// Temperature, light, food.... Fins, engines, weight.... __//4. How could you quantitatively measure the change?//__ Count number of chirps Measure highest altitude in meters.

Once you answer these questions, you are ready to prepare your **__Experimental Design Diagram__**.