In the last blog post the importance of background research was proved beyond doubt for any science fair project topic. In this one we talk of dividing that background research into three parts that will allow you to actually do comprehensive and relevant research.

You have picked the hypothesis and now it is time to isolate the keywords in the possible hypothesis and the topic that you are researching. This will allow you ease of access if you are using the internet based search engines for your research. It will also allow you to organize your research data better. So the first part of background research is to pick your keywords.

Now comes the second and more difficult part. This is writing the research questions. Unlike the hypothesis that covers the whole topic, the research questions will ask very specific queries. These would be related to the different stages of the experiment that you are conducting for the hypothesis. Make these questions as graphic and specific as possible to help the project.

The third part is to take cognizance of the different concepts and areas of science that you are dealing with while conducting the science fair project experiments. This will allow you to research the topic better in a traditional library. Once your background research is through, you can move in to the next phase of the science project.