Research Project Lesson Plans
Intro to CaL Research
Students become familiar with what City as Lab is.
Students define the word “research”
Initial brainstorm for CaL
Students select their final topic of research
Students form their CaL groups
Secondary research for rationale and hypothesis
Students understand the NEED for secondary research
Writing rationale for their projects
Students write a rationale for their project
Writing hypothesis for their groups
Student groups write a hypothesis for their RQ.
Phase 1 submission
Students write the introduction section of the research paper for submission to CaL
Unpacking feedback on phase 1
Student groups unpack the feedback provided by CAL and make necessary revisions.
Data collection methods Intro
Students understand what data means
Students understand different methods of data collection
Data collection methods Selection
Students select and discuss the appropriate data collection methods for their own RQ.
Data collection methods – Finalization
Students finalize their data collection methods.
Unpacking feedback on phase 2 + Finalizing data collection plan
Incorporating the feedback received and finalizing how students will collect the data for the RQ.
Delegating duties and organizing data
Students distribute duties for data collections.
Data analysis
Students analyse their data and start structuring it in a presentable form.