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From Topic to Title. Otherwise known as…... HELP!. The best topic for you is one that you find “in your own backyard”. Biggest Mistake THINKING you have to have an idea (problem) already defined. You TRY to make a problem appear by MAGIC.
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Otherwise known as…... HELP!
The best topic for you is one that you find “in your own backyard”
Biggest Mistake THINKING you have to have an idea (problem) already defined
Animals people rocks music shopping clothing Talking on the telephone television computers issues about the environment So, what do you like?
Wait a minute, you could perform a thousand projects over EACH of those ideas
What makes a person be involved with gangs? (people) How can I best train my dog? (animals) Then you come back with
Does the length of the training session with a dog have a marked difference in whether the animal retains the skill? (animals)
Does violence on television have a greater detrimental effect on children between the ages of 3 & 6 or 6 & 12? (television)
Does atmospheric temperature have an effect on the ability to tune an instrument? (music)
Set a goal for yourself! • I will read or think about my project ________ minutes or hours a week until I come up with an idea!
GOOD LUCK! And HAVE FUN!!!!!!!!
Presented for the Dallas Morning News Get and Edge Workshop August 27, 2005 By Karen Shepherd Research Sponsor Plano Senior High School 2200 independence Parkway Plano, Texas 75075 kshephe@pisd.edu