Conducting Research

Directions: You have to write a research paper about diving on shipwrecks. Don't worry! Research is less intimidating if you break the process into these steps: develop your topic, choose sources, take notes, make adjustments, and then put it all together. Read the step below and answer the question that follows.

Step 1: Develop your topic

In Step 1 of the research process, you develop your topic. That is, you figure out what question to answer or what
problem to solve. Your topic is diving on shipwrecks. What specific information will you use research to find?

Question

Which topic would you be least likely to include in your research?

Select one:
a. what kind of equipment is used in diving
b. what kind of ships have sunk
c. how many shipwrecks are recorded in human history
d. what kind of cargo is found in sunken ships