Skills for Study Level 2 Teacher's Book - Cambridge University Press

Part CInvestigatingThe aim of this lesson is for students to improve their researching skills through:• understanding the research process• understanding primary and secondary research• analyzing the process of choosing a research question• writing research proposals.1 Understanding the research process1aSuggested answers1 Create a research question or hypothesis2 Research to gather data3 Decide if the data answers the question or proves the hypothesis1bSuggested answersQuestion/HypothesisHow feasible is a proposed new dam?How can the efficiency of paperproduction be improved so that lesswater is used in the process?What are the economic impacts offlood and drought in Ethiopia?How can the quality of drinkingwater in a municipal water supply beimproved?Children’s education in the poorestdeveloping countries is affected bythe amount of time that they spendtravelling to collect water each day.Household water use can be halvedby increasing taxes on water.Data neededData on local conditions; impacton local economy, environment,community; cost; technical issues;amount of water provided.What is current process? Dataabout current processes – howmuch water, energy, etc. used andwhy; alternative systems that exist;how much water they use.Data on previous floods; dataabout effect on household, localand national economies from lostbusiness; damage costs.Data on existing quality;comparative data with alternativesystems; data for quality in thosesystems.How much time children spendtravelling to collect water; howmuch time is lost from school asa result; how much time they losefrom school as a result of beingtired; how their concentration isaffected as a result of being tired.Water use statistics in a regionwithout water taxes; statistics fora region / regions where taxes areapplied.Unit 2 Part C ∙ Investigating 50