MODULE 1: DEVELOPING A RESEARCH QUESTION

State your topic in the form of a question; that way it's easier to identify the main concepts. Main concepts will be the words or search terms you use in your research.

Research Question	Main Concepts
What health effects are associated with polluted drinking water?	Water Health effects Pollution

Find the main concepts exercise

For example, all of these words are potential search terms:

Water	rivers lakes oceans bays	estuaries harbors marine
Pollution	pollutants waste oil spills acid rain	sewage runoff contamination solid waste
Risk Factors	disease reaction