SIP MODULE 1: TOPIC BRAINSTORMING & PROPOSAL Science JHS

Group Members: Group Number:

Date:
Grade Level & Section: Score: /50

Science Investigatory Project Title Proposal

“For the Community”
Objectives
In this module, SIP groups will come up with chosen concepts around the community and
identify a major concept that will be the focus of their research, considering that the variables of their
chosen concept hold more impact and is feasible. The groups will also come up with a proposed testable
product that can be used to help solve the problem.

Procedures
Part 1: Brainstorming of Concepts from the Community (9 points)
1. Identify Concepts. Explore your community and its observable concepts. Identify 3 concepts
that you think have a great impact on the community.
2. Stating the Motive. The purpose of selecting the concepts shall be described in this part.

Step 1: Identify Concepts Step 2: Stating the Motive

(1 points each) (2 points each)

Example: Example:
Face Masks The community uses face masks a lot and sometimes it makes us
wonder what other effects it has on us humans and our environment?

1.

2.

3.

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Part 2: Identifying & Dissecting 3 Main Concepts and Formulating Testable Questions &
Objectives (21 points)
Take note: When thinking about the dissected topics, make sure to have a clear vision of testing out the
group’s topic in a laboratory/school setting. The SIP is also project-based, so make sure that your group
will come up with a topic that you can create a product, device, or prototype that can be tested.

1. Identify. From the concepts that your group has identified, choose 1 major concept that you find
more interesting than the others.
2. Dissecting. Further dissect the things that can be observed more from the concept chosen. What
specific problems could arise in this concept? How can you help the community solve this
problem? What are you curious about the main concept?
3. Select. Select 1 topic from the dissected parts of the main concept. It will be better to choose the
topic that is testable with experiments, and most importantly, feasible.
4. Raise Testable Questions. Raise a minimum of 3 testable questions that are centered on the
selected topic.
5. Formulate Objectives. After creating the questions, form a main objective or goal of your
research. Then, follow it up with specific objectives in line with the testable questions.

Step 1: Step 2: Dissecting Step 3: Step 4: Step 5:

Recognizing (5 points) Select Raise Testable Formulate
Main Concept (5 points) Questions Objectives
(1 point) (5 points) (5 points)

Example: 1. Overproduction of Effects of Alternative 1. What is the effect of Main Objective:

Non-reusable Face Face Masks to Skin reusable face masks To examine the effects
Face Masks masks Irritation to the face of the using a reusable face
2. Impact of reusable (chosen because there wearer? mask to the skin of the
face masks to the is a foreseeable 2. Does using the face user.
community product that can be mask increase
3. Effects of Alternative tested) irritation to the Specific Objectives:
Face Masks to Skin user? 1. To identify if the
Irritation 3. To what extent face mask causes
could the face mask skin irritation.
be used before it 2. To examine the
can cause skin extent where the
irritation? face masks can be
considered
“irritable”
3. To assess the

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impacts of using
face masks to the
skin.

Part 3: Title Proposal (Oral Presentation)

1. The group shall create a short presentation of their output from Part 1 & 2. The title proposal is
scheduled to be on Week 3.
2. Each member shall prepare answers to the following questions:
a. What is the purpose of the study?
b. What testable product is proposed in the study?
c. What foreseeable problems would arise from the experimentation? How would the group
solve those problems?
d. Can the group think of other alternatives to make the product more feasible?
3. Criteria of the Oral Presentation:

Criteria 5 4 3 2

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Organization Very logical, coherent Generally logical, A bit scattered but Rather hard to follow,
and complete mostly coherent, acceptable, somewhat significant omissions
generally complete coherent, occasionally and/or substitutions
scrambled, some
noticeable omissions but
still understandable

Presentation Clear, precise, Mostly clear, good grasp Occasional confusion or A lot of confusion, not
convincing, articulate, of material, only lack of clarity, occasional in control of facts, and
good audience occasional stumbles, gaps in theory or key details, very
connection minor uncertainty on important details, nervous and stiff,
some facts or details somewhat nervous or frequently at a loss for
jittery words

Quickly grasped Occasionally Some misunderstanding of Frequently

questions, clear and apt misunderstood a questions, responses may misunderstood a
Public Q&A
responses, good question, responses be vague or inaccurate, question,
control of both theory usually good though did not always give a full incorrect or inadequate
and findings occasionally vague, response, may answer a responses,
generally apt grasp of different question lack of confidence in
question and how to response,
answer argumentative

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Interaction
Clearly understood the Adequate understanding Weak but acceptable Lacked adequate
with topic proposed, and of topic proposed, understanding of topic understanding of the
material could aptly generally understood proposed, could present topic proposed,
contextualize or objectives, perhaps a bit the objectives but not objectives &questions
interpret the objectives reluctant to attempt to always clear on are not always
extend theory or explain implications, occasionally understood, confused
the purpose of choosing confused details or or uncertain about the
the concept important concepts implications of the
proposed product,
contradictions or
confusion evident in
how the material is
handled

Total: __ /20

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