Practice 1: Determine the Type of Investigation Based on a Description

Let’s see if you can determine what type of investigation is being described. Click on the correct column below.

Practice 2: Determine the Type of Investigation Based on a Scientific Research Question

All investigations contain a research question. Let’s see if you can identify the type of investigation being conducted based on the research question.

Directions

1. Read each research question and decide what type of investigation would be the best to conduct to answer this question.
2. Click on the title of the column in the chart for the type of investigation.