IDENTIFYING A RESEARCH TOPIC

A. Think of a topic that interests you and write it in the middle circle of the concept map below.
Then think of key words on concepts that are related to the topic and write them on the other
circles.

ELECTRIC
CLEAN ENERGY ENERGY SOURCE

HYDROELECTRIC RENEWABLE
ENERGY SOLAR ENERGY
ENERGY

GEOTHERMAL
WIND ENERGY ENERGY

RESEARCH TOPIC AGENDA/PROPOSAL

A. Complete the data in the table below to help you identify a clear research topic.

MY RESEARCH TOPIC

What general topic is of my interest to me? Material Efficiency

Let us limit the scope of the topic that you chose by completing the table below.
 CATEGORY QUESTIONS
1. Persons or outcomes of people to
What is renewable energy?
be studied
What is solar energy?
What is geothermal energy?
What is wind energy?
What is hydro electric energy?
Why is energy so valuable?
Why is it called renewable energy?
Why is it clean energy?
ANSWERS
Renewable energy is energy that is
collected from renewable resources,
which are naturally replenished on a
human timescale, such as sunlight,
wind, rain, tides, waves, and
geothermal heat.
Solar energy is radiant light and heat
from the Sun that is harnessed using
a range of ever-evolving technologies
such as solar heating, photovoltaic,
solar thermal energy, solar
architecture, molten salt power plants
and artificial photosynthesis.
Geothermal energy is the heat from
the Earth. It's clean and sustainable.
Resources of geothermal energy
range from the shallow ground to hot
water and hot rock found a few miles
beneath the Earth's surface, and down
even deeper to the extremely high
temperatures of molten rock called
magma.
Wind energy (or wind power) refers
to the process of creating electricity
using the wind, or air flows that
occur naturally in the earth’s
atmosphere. Modern wind turbines
are used to capture kinetic energy
from the wind and generate
electricity.
Hydroelectric energy, also called
hydroelectric power or
hydroelectricity, is a form of energy
that harnesses the power of water in
motion—such as water flowing over
a waterfall—to generate electricity.
Energy powers computers,
transportation, communications,
cutting edge medical equipment and
much more. For developing nations,
the need for reliable and affordable
energy is more fundamental. It can
improve and even save lives.
For it collected from renewable
resources that regrows and/or
replenishes over time.
For it generates little to no pollution

Why are solar, geothermal, wind and
How can it be of much better than the
2. Place of study
3. Time period of the research
4. Spheres of human interest
5. Social artefacts
Why can it be the future of energy
consumption?
hydroelectric energy related to
renewable energy?
How does it affect or daily lives?
How does it affect pollution?
How does it relate to the
environment?
current sources of energy?
How does it help in the long run?
Where is the specific location of the
study topic?
How long will my study take?
What human activity or interest do I
want to study?
If applicable, what particular social
artefact or interaction will my topic
have on?
For it is a better and cleaner way to
meet our energy needs
For all of it are forms of renewable
energy
It is very essential to our life for
energy is the way that we can do
what we can
It produces little to no pollution
It generates less pollution thus
helping the environment
It generates less to no pollution and
its resources is basically infinite
It can help us humans in our energy
crisis
Variable
Variable
The understanding of the essence of
clean energy
Not Applicable

B. Complete the statements below. State the topic of your proposed research and the working title of
the paper, these will be the research topic and working title of the term that you must write and
submit at the end of the course.

The topic of my research of my research study is about RENEWABLE ENERGY

The working title of my research is RENEWABLE ENERGY AS THE POTENTIAL FUTURE

OF ENERGY PRODUCTION, USAGE AND CONSUMPTION
BIBLIOGRAPHY:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renewable_energy

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_energy

https://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/hydroelectric-energy/

https://www.awea.org/wind-101/basics-of-wind-energy

https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/geothermal-energy/tech.html

https://www.imperialoil.ca/en-ca/company/about/importance-of-energy/the-importance-of-energy

https://www.ucsusa.org/clean-energy
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Jullian Paolo C. Balbastro

XII – STEM VII