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The goal of the Bergen County Academies' Bioscience Research Program (BRP) is to enable a student in any academy to learn how biologists work as scientists in the research laboratory.  In order for a student to gain this insight, they need to learn how the investigation process works. 

The Research Investigation Process (RIP) (See
Textbooks) includes five major phases of activity:
1.
Introductory
2. Methods
3.
Results
4. Discussion
5. Presentation

In each phase, there are many procedures that should be learned and then applied.
1.
The Introductory phase includes:

a) Making an observation

b) Formulating a research question

c) Gathering background information

d) Comparing known facts with the observation: Is there still a question?

e) Reformulating research question (if needed)

f) Constructing an explanatory hypothesis (a tentative answer)
2.
The Methods phase includes:

a) Creating a research investigation design

b) Identifying the subject, number and source

c) Obtaining equipment and supplies

d) Defining a procedure for the experiment

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