IRS- Hao Xian, Yi Xian, Aziel M. Soriano, Benjamin

A STATEMENT OF YOUR RESEARCH TITLE
:The History of golf balls, how they are made and the role that they play in the game called golf.

EXPLAIN WHY IS IT FOCUSSED

: It is focussed as the research title is very specific, focussed and gives a clear indication of the subjects of study.

EXPLAIN WHY IS IT SIGNIFICANT

: It is significant as it is the only type of ball that is used in the game of golf, and improvements may be implemented based on the research.

EXPLAIN WHY IS IT FEASIBLE

: It is feasible as it is not hard to do and resources are more or less readily available.  This is because golf balls are small and can be easily found/ bought and it is within our means.

EXPLAIN WHY IS IT MANAGEABLE

: It is manageable as all of the golf balls have about the same weight and size.  Therefore, it is manageable as the golf balls are all about the same and there is only one type of golf ball that we would have to research on.

EXPLAIN WHY IS IT ACCESSIBLE

: It is accessible as many people have already conducted similar research and information is readily available on the internet.

STATE AT LEAST 3 SOURCES OF INFORMATION THAT YOU WILL BE DRAWING YOUR RESEARCH UPON (3 web links) AND WHY YOU CHOOSE THEM.

http://num.math.uni-goettingen.de/bail/documents/proceedings/tai.pdf

We chose this website is it is a comprehensive research done by people from a university.  It also has a similar topic to our research.

http://wings.avkids.com/Book/Sports/instructor/golf-01.html

We chose this website as it is very comprehensive and includes a lot of information relates to our research.

http://radicalgolfcarts.com/articles/science-behind-golf-balls.asp

We chose this website as it provides a lot of information on golf balls, which we are researching on.

STATE YOUR TYPE OF DATA COLLECTION AS IN TIP 5

: To draw out general principles or recommendations for a macro or complex issue by using CASE STUDIES


The type of data collection that we would use is through experiments and simulations.

IRS - Iffah, Chang Han, Isaac, Jerome

A STATEMENT OF YOUR RESEARCH TITLE
: How people interpret optical illusions

EXPLAIN WHY IS IT FOCUSSED
: Concentrating on how the illusions affect people

EXPLAIN WHY IS IT SIGNIFICANT
: It reflects the way we think about optical illusions when we see them

EXPLAIN WHY IS IT FEASIBLE
: There are many types of optical illusions and different optical illusions get different results from different people.

EXPLAIN WHY IS IT MANAGEABLE
: It does require much resources and time and optical illusions are also found very easily.

EXPLAIN WHY IS IT ACCESSIBLE
: There are optical illusions everywhere.  (-:

STATE AT LEAST 3 SOURCES OF INFORMATION THAT YOU WILL BE DRAWING YOUR RESEARCH UPON (3 web links) AND WHY YOU CHOOSE THEM.
: Internet resources, unlimited information
: Surveys
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STATE YOUR TYPE OF DATA COLLECTION AS IN TIP 5
: Survey


Nurain Iffah, Wee Chang Han, Jerome Heng, Isaac Lim

IRS - Godfrey, Brendan, Cassandra, Genevieve

(A) A statement of your research title
Differences in the influence of genres RnB music and Heavy metal music
(B) Explain why is it focussed
We are only concentrating on two popular genres in the music industry on how differently they are affecting people in their life. Besides this research is confined to between only SST students.
(C) Explain why is it significant
We are able to narrow down from this research that which genre of songs of the two is a better and safer one to hear.
(D) Explain why is it feasible
These two genres of songs can be easily found now and it should be easier for us to compare the two genres based on a song each from the genres individually.
(E) Explain why is it manageable
Students nowadays have a touch for music, it can arouse them to be interested to be part of this research.
(F) Explain why is it accesible
Survey can be carried out within the school population, or we can use the web to push off our findings to another level.
(G) State at least 3 sources of information that you will be drawing your research upon (3 links) and why you choose them
• http://wikipedia.org/
• http://answers.yahoo.com/
• http://www.anus.com
(H) State your type of data collection as in tip 5
Surveys and web researches

IRS - Iffah, Chang Han, Isaac, Jerome

A STATEMENT OF YOUR RESEARCH TITLE
: Vehicle that provides as much speed while using as little force as possible
EXPLAIN WHY IS IT FOCUSSED
: It is a vehicle that uses little force
EXPLAIN WHY IS IT SIGNIFICANT
: It brings something to the world of transportation something revolutionary
EXPLAIN WHY IS IT FEASIBLE
: Based on what Physics would tell us, we can create a vehicle like this
EXPLAIN WHY IS IT MANAGEABLE
: Physics is a subject that we learn and is a bit knowledgable on.
EXPLAIN WHY IS IT ACCESSIBLE
: If more information is needed, the web should provide enough assistance
STATE AT LEAST 3 SOURCES OF INFORMATION THAT YOU WILL BE DRAWING YOUR RESEARCH UPON (3 web links) AND WHY YOU CHOOSE THEM.
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STATE YOUR TYPE OF DATA COLLECTION AS IN TIP 5
: To draw out general principles or recommendations for a macro or complex issue by using CASE STUDIES


Brendan Ng, Wee Chang Han, Jerome Heng, Isaac Lim

Chen Hao Xian, Aziel M. Soriano, Benjamin Woo, Yi Xian

The topic is "the history of golf balls and how they are made and the role they play in the game called golf."
-How the material of the ball affects the game
-Wikipedia.org

Chen Hao Xian, Aziel Soriano Morales, Benjamin Woo

The topic is "the history of golf balls and how they are made and the role they play in the game called golf."
-How the material of the ball affects the game
-Wikipedia.org

IRS Group A Enoch Yang, Imanni Mikraj, Harriz Adry & Kaela

(A) Aerodynamics of vehicles, cars and helicopters (remote controlled)

(B) It is focused as aerodynamics only applies to movement and can be applied to all vehicles

(C) As vehicles are commonly used, making them aerodynamic decreases the effort and energy they consume.

(D) It is feasible as the vehicles are remote controlled toys.

(E) It is manageable as the remote controlled vehicles are very small, lightweight and we have a required software to assist us

(F) It is accessible as remote controlled cars and helicopters are accessible in toy stores. We also own our own remote controlled cars and helicopters.

(G)

1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerodynamics

2. http://www.up22.com/Aerodynamics.htm

3. http://www.dynamicflight.com/aerodynamics/

(H) Experiments, observations and case studies.

Lim Yong Xiang Justin, Carven Ng, Jemima Leong Hoi Mun, Lim Jing Yi - S1-04

Our topic is...

The comparison between Edgar Allen Poe's poem 'Dreams' and Lisa Zaran's 'Dreams' to investigate the evolution within the topic of 'Dreams' of Poetry.

a) It is already focused as it is already focused from the idea of 'Literature' and 'Poetry'. Our previous idea was to analyze four but we changed it to two to keep it more focussed.
b) We find this topic significant as we can analyze how poetry would evolve, targeting the very modernization of Poetry, only it is more focused :)
c) We find this feasible as we only have to analyze the two poems and make our inferences from the documents. We might also have to do some research about this topic of poetry to find out how the general idea of poetry has evolved.
d) It is highly manageable as we can break up our time easily.
e) It will be accessible as we can get all the resources from the library (certain books), interent and our brains.
g) Web Links that we will use:
www.poetryloverspage.com/poets/poe/dreams.html
http://famouspoetsandpoems.com/poets/lisa_zaran/poems/20970.htmlhttp://lowres.uno.edu/classes/cyberlit/papers/fall05/wagler.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dream

h) Our types of data collection will be a sort of 'Case Studies' as we study the poems and make our inferences from there.

Lesson 2 - Choosing and defining a topic

In Term 3 Week 2's lesson, you are to choose and define your topic for IRS. Here are the tips:

Choosing and defining a topic for IRS is like setting your own exam question. Therefore, you must choose a topic that allows you to score well by ensuring that:

1. The topic is FOCUSSED. This is because it is easier to give an in-depth and insightful answer to a more focussed question compared to one that is very broad and general.

2. The topic is examining an important and SIGNIFICANT issue. The way you present the topic must bring out its significance.

3. The topic is feasible, the required information is ACCESSIBLE and the scope is MANAGEABLE. This ensures that you do not set yourself up for failure or put yourself in a difficult situation.

4. You can find SUFFICIENT INFORMATION about the topic. This gaurantees that you have the necessary information to substantiate your ideas in the written report.

5. There are 5 types of data collection method that you can choose from. They are:
(a) To make generalisations about a target population by usingSURVEYS
(b) To gain an in-depth and holistic understanding of an issue or about a group of people by using INTERVIEWS
(c) To examine a particular behaviour by using OBSERVATIONS
(d) To make a causal claim by using EXPERIMENTS
(e) To draw out general principles or recommendations for a macro or complex issue by using
CASE STUDIES


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(B) EXPLAIN WHY IS IT FOCUSSED
(C) EXPLAIN WHY IS IT SIGNIFICANT
(D) EXPLAIN WHY IS IT FEASIBLE
(E) EXPLAIN WHY IS IT MANAGEABLE
(F) EXPLAIN WHY IS IT ACCESSIBLE
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