This is an elective course in the foundations of science research. This course will teach students some of the basic skills and concepts necessary to do independent scientific investigation. Topics that will be presented are as follows: The scientific method, basic experimental design, measurements and uncertainties, basic statistics, writing lab reports, using internet resources, computer applications, laboratory techniques, development of research projects for laboratory techniques, development of research projects for science competitions such as the LI Science Fair and Siemens and Intel Science competitions. Registration in the course requires teachers’ recommendation and three years commitments through senior year. Students enrolled for a second year in research require course pre-approval from instructor as well as completion of required summer work. Freshmen taking this course require Honors Living Environment as a co-requisite, sophomores taking this course require Honors Chemistry as co-requisite, and juniors taking this course require either A.P. Biology or Physics as a co-requisite for the course.
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