ResearchUnboxed / Programme

Learn the craft of asking.

Twelve planned workshops. Many ways to investigate. Develop the habits that turn curiosity into careful, meaningful work.

Planned programme · Dates, session lengths and meeting arrangements are to be confirmed.

01 / A flexible pathway

Explore

Read widely and map what interests you.

Question

Turn an interest into a focused, feasible question.

Investigate

Choose evidence and methods that fit the question.

Analyse

Interpret patterns and acknowledge uncertainty.

Communicate

Make your reasoning clear to others.

Research is iterative: return to your question as new evidence changes your thinking.

02 / Workshop outlines

Build a practice, session by session.

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Session 12 is a recommended addition to complete the proposed 12-session cycle; it was not part of the original session detail.

03 / Try an analysis

Evidence you can
work with.

Get UCI Iris from the original source ↗

A spreadsheet-first investigation

  1. Download Iris from UCI. Keep the original file unchanged and note its source and access date.
  2. Import the data into a spreadsheet. Use the documented variable names and centimetre units; keep species labels separate from measurements.
  3. Choose one measurement. Calculate its mean, median and range; compare within species before pooling groups.
  4. Plot petal length against petal width. Label both axes, units and groups, and describe a visible pattern without claiming causation.
  5. Write one interpretation and two limitations. This historical sample does not represent every iris plant.

Optional: reproduce the graph in Python or use Desmos statistics. Record transformations so someone else can retrace your work. No programming or personal student data is required.

04 / Proposed school-year plan

Room to develop an idea.

September

Orientation, approvals, recruitment and leadership arrangements.

October–November

Social-impact writing and essay preparation. External deadlines are managed separately.

December

Optional consolidation and planning — an added suggestion, not a proposal commitment.

January–March

Research skills workshops and project development.

April

Project feedback and competition preparation where confirmed organiser schedules make it relevant.

May–June

Communication, publication literacy, summer-opportunity guidance and the planned symposium.

This is a proposed sequence, not a confirmed calendar. External competition schedules are managed separately.

An invitation to be curious

Bring a question.
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Grades 8–12 · All disciplines · Beginners welcome

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