Training Materials

Unit 1: Community-Engaged Scientific Research

Topic 1.1: What Is Scientific Research?

Review the main ideas. Be sure to ask any questions you have about the main ideas. 

  • Scientific research is asking a question and using a step-by-step process to collect information to answer the question.

  • Scientific research helps answer questions about how things work. This includes understanding how to help people be healthy and live the lives they want to live.

Practice using these ideas with the discussion questions.

  1. What are some examples of scientific research helping people?

Practice using these ideas with the “putting it into action” activities.