Scientific Investigations

1

What Initiates an Investigation?

How real investigations begin — observations, questions and accidents

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2

When the Scientific Method Isn't Linear

Hypotheses, serendipity, iteration and self-experimentation

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3

Choosing the Right Methodology

Matching the method to the question and the data needed

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4

Primary and Secondary Investigations

How first-hand data and other people's findings work together

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5

Variables, Samples and Ethics

Designing a fair, safe and ethical investigation

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6

Validity, Reliability and Accuracy

Three different questions every investigation must answer

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7

Drawing and Evaluating Conclusions

Turning results into a justified, honest conclusion

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8

Conventions of a Scientific Report

The shared structure that lets science be checked and reused

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9

The Investigation vs the Report

Why the tidy write-up hides a messy process

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10

Module 5 Review: Scientific Investigations

Bringing the whole investigation process together

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