Research design and poster plan
Fri, Apr 9, 2027 · Week 12 · Human Anatomy & Physiology (Human Body Systems)
Today's goal: Design a C. elegans investigation and plan a research poster as a project team.
This is a model of the work you should turn in today. Use it to check your own: match the structure and the level of detail, do not copy it. Your data and wording should be your own.
Testable question: Does increasing copper concentration in the water (0, 5, 10 ppm) decrease the movement speed of C. elegans measured as body bends per minute?
Variables:
- Independent: copper concentration (0, 5, 10 ppm).
- Dependent: body bends per minute.
- Controlled: temperature, food, worm age, dish size, timing.
Target sample size: at least 10 worms per concentration, 3 trials each, to make the average reliable.
Poster section outline: Title and question, Background, Methods, Data (table and graph), Conclusion, Sources.
Roles:
- Maria: Methods and data table.
- Sample teammate B: Background and sources.
- Sample teammate C: Graph and conclusion.
- Sample teammate D: Layout and title block.
This model shows the level of evidence and organization needed to complete: A team research-design plan: a testable question about C. elegans, defined variables, a target sample size, a poster section outline, and assigned member roles.
- Identify the purpose, hazards, and required controls.
- Write the procedure in a usable order.
- Confirm materials, measurements, and waste handling before starting.
Keep the structure. Replace the question, facts, measurements, and evidence. Then recheck units, vocabulary, and whether the conclusion goes beyond the evidence.
Also due today: Submit your team design plan on Schoology.
Turn in: Team research design and poster plan
Go to Schoology to turn this in.
Submit one PDF. Put your first and last name in the document header. Name the file: FirstName LastName - Assignment Title - YYYY-MM-DD.pdf.
Open Schoology PDF upload helpIf you cannot get in, see Mr. Mendoza. Do not skip the work.
Claim ceiling: Today's evidence supports a classroom claim about today's lesson. It cannot prove causation, diagnose a real patient, or justify action outside this room.
One exam-style question that uses exactly what you practiced today. Try it before you reveal the answer, then read why each choice is right or wrong.
Tap an answer to see the full explanation. Nothing is recorded or graded.
It builds this reusable test skill: Recognizing the features of a strong testable research question.
- Name the concept or data pattern being tested.
- Cross out choices that violate that rule or the evidence.
- Justify the best remaining choice before checking the answer.