Research Plan (To Accompany Form 1A)

Research Plan (to Accompany Form 1A)
A) Rationale
Include a brief synopsis of the background that supports your research problem and explain why this
research is important and if applicable, explain any societal impact of your research.
While many tools have been developed with the specific purpose of helping the day-to-day life of
people with hand issues, they never seem to be there when people need them. They are often
inconvenient and bulky. When solutions are hard to use, they become impracticable. Thus, the need
for the product being developed in this science fair project becomes obvious.
B) Research Question(s), Hypothesis(es), Engineering Goal(s),

Expected Outcomes.
How is this based on the rationale described above?
Research Question(s):
Hypothesis(es):
Engineering Goal(s): This project aims to engineer a product that can benefit people with low hand
mobility.
Expected Outcomes: The expected outcome of this product would be to make daily tasks easier for
people with hand issues. It should help them complete fine motor motions such as opening bottles and
doors and picking certain items up.
Procedure(s)
Detail all procedures and experimental design including methods for data collection. Describe only your
project. Do not include work done by mentor or others.
1) Look up how to design print on the specific 3-D printer being used.
2) Research differing designs that have been used in the past for opening bottles and converting door
handles.
4) Research designs for arthritis friendly pencil attachments and other designs for tweezers.
3) Find ways to expand on said designs by slimming them down and making them able to fit in
someone's pocket.
4) Find designs for cases similar to ones for Swiss army multi-tools.
5) Print each tool and the case.
6) Attach these designs by putting them in the modified case.
7) Test each tool on multiple types of the specific product they were each designed for.
8) Note how effective each tool is and how versatile or not it is.
9) Ask family members with arthritis and other hand issues to rate how well the product and how much
it helped them.
Risk and Safety

Identify any potential risks and safety precautions needed.
As most of this project involves designing and printing, no risks are of concern.
Data Analysis
Describe the procedures you will use to analyze the data/results.
The number of times each tool successfully helped with a task will be recorded and shown on a pie
chart. The tools will be considered effective if they work 90% or more of the time.
IF Applicable
Below are subject-specific guidelines for additional items to be included in your
research plan/project summary as applicable.
Human participants research:
a. Participants: Describe age range, gender, racial/ethnic composition of participants. Identify
vulnerable populations (minors, pregnant women, prisoners, mentally disabled or economically
disadvantaged).
b. Recruitment: Where will you find your participants? How will they be invited to participate?
c. Methods: What will participants be asked to do? Will you use any surveys, questionnaires or tests?
What is the frequency and length of time involved for each subject?
d. Risk Assessment: What are the risks or potential discomforts (physical, psychological, time involved,
social, legal, etc.) to participants? How will you minimize risks? List any benefits to society or
participants.
e. Protection of Privacy: Will identifiable information (e.g., names, telephone numbers, birth dates,
email addresses) be collected? Will data be confidential/anonymous? If anonymous, describe how the
data will be collected. If not anonymous, what procedures are in place for safeguarding confidentiality?
Where will data be stored? Who will have access to the data? What will you do with the data after the
study?
f. Informed Consent Process: Describe how you will inform participants about the purpose of the
study, what they will be asked to do, that their participation is voluntary and they have the right to
stop at any time.
Vertebrate animal research:

a. Discuss potential ALTERNATIVES to vertebrate animal use and present justification for use of
vertebrates.
b. Explain potential impact or contribution of this research.
c. Detail all procedures to be used, including methods used to minimize potential discomfort, distress,
pain and injury to the animals and detailed chemical concentrations and drug dosages.
d. Detail animal numbers, species, strain, sex, age, source, etc., include justification of the numbers
planned.
e. Describe housing and oversight of daily care
f. Discuss disposition of the animals at the termination of the study.
Potentially hazardous biological agents research:
a. Give source of the organism and describe BSL assessment process and BSL determination.
b. Detail safety precautions and discuss methods of disposal.
Hazardous chemicals, activities & devices:

• Describe Risk Assessment process, supervision, safety precautions and methods of disposal.

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B) Research Question(s), Hypothesis(es), Engineering Goal(s),

Risk and Safety

Vertebrate animal research:

Hazardous chemicals, activities & devices:

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