Interview questions for People in science Related Careers

Name 

Profession 

Title 

Where do you work?

What do you study? 

What did you study in high school? 

Did you go to college and for what degree? 

Did you need any other special training? 

If you learned about …........................................ from an Elder, who did you learn from and how?

 

Scientific Method, Scientific Inquiry and Research

What do you study? 

How long? 

Where? 

Can you discuss knowledge, skills, and attitudes/dispositions required to do your work?

What types of tools/technology do you use to assist you in your research? 

What type of observations do you make? 

What is your hypothesis about your work? 

What type of data (qualitative and/or quantitative) do you collect? 

What are the procedures you use to collect data? 

How do you analyze the data? 

What do you learn from it? 

What are the results of your work? 

What conclusions can you draw from your research? 

How is this study ….......................... important for the local area and on a global level?   

Are there more questions you still want to research? 

Talk about your observations of ...........................

 

Additional questions

What do you do when you’re not working?

Hobbies, favorite activities….

If there is something that you would like us to know that you haven’t already talked about, what would that be and why would you want us to know it?

 

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