Instructions for completing Research Plan

Follow the instructions and download all the required forms listed below complete electronically, print, sign, scan and upload with signatures dated accordingly. Pay attention to the common omissions and/or mistakes listed for each of the forms.

Do not fill the forms on a browser. You must download and then complete electronically.

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Research Plan

( Research Template for Elementary and Middle / Junior)

Research Plan Instructions

(For High School / Senior)

BEFORE Experimentation

Each participant must submit a one-page research plan (Do not submit a research paper or report).

MUST be written in present/future tense.

The Research Plan should include:

A. Question or problem being addressed
B. Hypothesis/ Engineering Goals
C. Detailed description of methods or procedures
D. Bibliography – 3 or more for Elementary and 5 or more for Junior and Senior

Please note that data is not to be included

Missing Student Name(s) & Project Title

Incomplete Bibliography –
Must be 3 or more for elementary and 5 or more for Junior and Senior