Tools of Science: Testable Questions

Every good scientist asks questions about how the world works - and that’s because scientists are naturally curious. But in order to actually make scientific progress scientists need to ask a very specific type of question - the Testable Question. In this video we’ll discuss the 5 criteria that a testable question should meet and we’ll look at an example of how such a question is applied to the real study of oceanic viral infections. Testable questions are fundamental to science whether you are working in arctic or creating a project for a science fair.

Produced for
Rutgers University - Department of Marine and Coastal sciences
by Tilapia Film

Principal Investigators:
Kay Bidle - Rutgers University
Kim Thamatrakoln - Rutgers University

Janice McDonnell (and her Education and Outreach team) for their guidance and educational content for the film.

This film was funded by a grant from the NSF.
Additional Funding by the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation