Honors Biology: Brainstorming, Topic Selection, and Research Questions

• I can collaborate with others to exchange topic ideas and develop new understandings.
• I can identify resources that can be used to generate research ideas.
• I can list possible research topics related to biology.
• I can create research questions to help guide my inquiry.

Introduction and Preliminary Research: Wednesday, August 23rd/Thursday, August 24th (1st half of class)

1. Review project guidelines and libguide.

• Project Guidelines

2. Create a Honors Biology Project folder in your Google Drive. All your project materials will be stored here.

3. Complete preliminary research and 2 topics worksheet.

• Science in Context: View by Subject
• Possible Topics
• 2 Topics Worksheet
• 2 Topics Worksheet Example
• Off-Campus Passwords for Databases
  • Check in your planner or with the librarians for the password for this page!

4. HOMEWORK: 2 Topics worksheet due to Canvas on Tuesday, August 29th @ 11:59 PM.

• Canvas link

Focusing Topic and Research Questions: Friday, September 1st

1.  Focus your final topic and create research questions

• Focusing Topic Flowchart Example
• HBio Focusing Topic Worksheet 
  • Be sure to move this to your Honors Biology Project folder.  To do this, click File, Move to, and add this assignment to your Honors Biology Project folder.
• Focusing Topic Worksheet Example
• Titles from Previous Final Papers: Example for How to Focus Topic

2. HOMEWORK: Final topic worksheet due to Canvas on Thursday, September 7th at 11:59 PM.

• Canvas link