Problem Research

Description:

Problem statements are the first step of establishing a project. Unfortunately, problem statements lack research backing up the project. In the real world, you'll need to propose the problem to gain support and funding to pursue your problem.

In this class, you will conduct research to justify your problem. To do this, please go to www.mypltw.org and look at the justification for your problem PowerPoint to see how to justify your problem.

Task:

• Go to my.pltw.org and look at what it's like to justify your problem and how to do this.
• Using the research analysis sheets, begin to research to see whether your problem statement is ACTUALLY a problem. The important things to look for are:
  • Statistics
  • Data/Results
  • Websites that are reputable
  • Communities who share your same problem
• Complete 5 research analysis sheets for every person.

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