Enhanced K-10 Curriculum · Ms. Lily Anne Cerillo's Research Class

SALIKSIK/sa·lik·sík/ · to search every corner

Every research question starts as a single spark. In this class you'll learn to connect it, synapse by synapse, to evidence, to data, and finally to an answer you can defend.

Ala eh, simulan na natin!Start the cycle What does saliksik mean?

Point at the brain to make its neurons fire. Click for a burst.Drag your finger. The brain follows and its neurons fire.

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5 stages 2 phases 240 hours 3-term school year

Ang Salita · The word

A word older than the classroom

sa·lik·sík

salitang-ugat (root word) · Tagalog

  1. Noon to search every corner of a house
  2. Noon to untangle knotted hair
  3. Ngayon research, as in pananaliksik

Long before it meant research, saliksik meant something you did at home. Spanish-era Tagalog dictionaries describe it as searching every corner of a house, and as untangling knotted hair.

“Salicsiquin mong hanapin.”Look everywhere to find it. An example sentence from an old edition of the Vocabulario de la lengua tagala.

Your brain does the same thing when you research. It searches every corner of what it already knows, then builds new connections until a messy problem becomes a question you can actually answer.

The first Vocabulario de la lengua tagala was printed in 1613 in Pila, Laguna, right next door to Batangas.

Click the book to open itTap the book to open it

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How the marks work

Each character is a consonant with a built-in a. A mark above changes it to i/e; a mark below changes it to o/u. The cross-shaped mark cancels the vowel, so ᜃ (ka) becomes ᜃ᜔ (k).

That cross mark arrived in the Spanish era. Earlier writers usually left final consonants out, so they would have written ᜐᜎᜒᜐᜒ and trusted the reader to fill in the rest.

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Reading ᜐᜎᜒᜃ᜔ᜐᜒᜃ᜔ in Baybayin

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Ang Siklo · The cycle

The Saliksik Cycle

Five stages wired together like a neural circuit. You go around once in Phase 1 to build and defend a proposal, then again in Phase 2 to carry it out. Explore each stage on the brain below: click an area, or search for a stage.

Click a colored area of the brain, or drag to turn it.

    Each stage lights up its own part of the brain to help you remember it. Real thinking uses the whole brain at once.

    Sa bawat yugto · In every stage

    ETIKA

    Ethics isn't a stage you finish and leave behind. It runs through the whole cycle, from your first question to your final defense.

    Phase 1 asks you to apply ethical standards in all stages of the research process and to cite your sources properly (Research Ethics · LC 9–10).

    • Humingi ng pahintulotGet informed consent before you collect data from anyone.
    • Ingatan ang privacyKeep participants' names and answers safe and confidential.
    • Maging tapatReport your data honestly, even when the results surprise you.
    • Kilalanin ang pinagkunanCite every source you use.

    Suriin ang iyong papel · Check your paper

    Upload your research paper and an AI will scan how well it handles ethical considerations, with a percentage score and tips to improve.

    Ang Kurikulum · The curriculum

    Built on the SPSTEM Enhanced Special Program in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics

    Grade 9 Research, Special Program in STEM: from a community problem to a STEM solution in one school year. Follow the trail week by week, clear the three gates, and finish at the Science Fair.

    Phases
    2
    Gates to clear
    3
    Weeks on the trail
    42
    Hours in all
    240

    Ang Mapa · The research map

    Pick a term, then tap any stop to see what to do that week.

    • Phase 1 · Community research
    • Phase 2 · STEM prototype
    • Gate (synapse)
    • Test
    • Term exam

    Gate 1 · Oct 26–30

    Approved proposal

    Defend Chapters I–III before a panel, 10 minutes per team.

    • Chapters I–III
    • ISEF Forms 1, 1A, 1B and research plan
    • Pitch deck

    Gate 2 · Dec 7–11

    Working Prototype v1

    Demo a working prototype to the class panel.

    • Prototype v1 that works as designed
    • Project logbook
    • Safe build

    Gate 3 · Mar 8–12

    Science Fair

    Present at the school-based Science Fair, judged on ISEF rules.

    • Final paper and abstract
    • Display board and Prototype v2
    • Fair presentation

    A team that misses a gate reworks that stage before moving on.

    What you need to accomplish

    With your team

      On your own

        Your ticks are saved only on this device.

        Rules of the road ISEF 2026

        • Teams of 3The ISEF maximum. Lock your team before the school fair.
        • IRB before field workInterviews and surveys need approval first: Term 1, Week 3.
        • ConsentInformed consent for adults; assent plus parent permission for minors.
        • Forms on timeForms 1, 1A, 1B, research plan, and 2A by Term 2, Week 5.
        • AI useAI may be a cited resource only. No AI-written plan, abstract, poster, or citations.
        • Display sizeMax 76 cm deep × 122 cm wide × 240 cm high.
        • Safe boothNo liquids, soil, glass, sharp items, flames, QR codes, or school logos.
        • Credit everythingEvery photo, graph, and image credited, including AI images.

        How you're graded

        40%Written Work
        40%Performance Tasks
        20%Term Exam

        Based on DepEd Order No. 8, s. 2015. Dates follow the three-term calendar of DepEd Order No. 9, s. 2026 (SY 2026–2027: June 8, 2026 – April 8, 2027).

        Mga Aralin · Lessons

        Sixteen lessons, one research year

        Every lesson has lecture notes, worked examples, tips, and an activity sheet with its rubric. Pick a term or a stage of the Saliksik Cycle, then open a lesson.

        Term
        Stage

        Every lesson comes with a printable PDF of the full lesson, with every table, diagram and activity sheet. Open a lesson, then choose View full lesson.

        Mga Gawain · Activities

        Practice it here, then do it for real

        Six short activities for the hardest skills of the year. Pick one to begin. Everything you type stays on this page.

        Plano · Research planner

        Plan your research, day by day

        Sign in and plot your own tasks on the class calendar, around the gates and exams. Your teacher can see your plan and leave you a note.

        Add a plan

        Tungkol · About

        A research class that starts in the barangay

        Para sa aking mga mananaliksik

        Welcome to Saliksik.

        This year you will not just read about research. You will do it, in our own community in Batangas. You will listen to the people who live with a problem, look for what others already know, build something that might help, test it honestly, and share what you found.

        This site is your companion for the whole journey. Come back to it whenever you are lost, stuck, or curious. Every stop on the map has the next step waiting for you.

        Saliksikin ang bawat sulok. Search every corner.

        Ms. Lily Anne CerilloResearch teacher · SPSTEM

        The class at a glance

        Program
        Enhanced Special Program in STEM (SPSTEM)
        Curriculum
        Enhanced K-10 Curriculum, DepEd
        Hours
        240
        Terms
        3
        Phases
        2
        Gates
        3
        Phase 1
        Explore the community with words: interviews, observation, surveys
        Phase 2
        Measure a STEM solution with numbers: build, test, present
        Final output
        A tested prototype, a research paper and a Science Fair board

        How to use this site

        1. 1Learn the cycleFive stages, from Usisa to Bahagi
        2. 2Find yourself on the mapSee this week's task and the next gate
        3. 3Open the lessonNotes, examples, the activity sheet
        4. 4PracticeTry the skill before you use it
        5. 5Check your ethicsRun the check before you submit

        Our research promises

        • Ask first. No interview or survey before IRB approval and signed consent.
        • Protect people. Use codes, not names. Keep consent forms in the team folder.
        • Credit every source. If you can't open the original, don't cite it.
        • Think for yourself. AI may help you brainstorm. It never writes your paper.
        • Report what happened. A failed trial is still data. Never invent results.
        • Give back. Share your findings with the community you studied.

        The name ᜐᜎᜒᜃ᜔ᜐᜒᜃ᜔ is saliksik written in Baybayin. Lessons follow the DepEd Enhanced K-10 Curriculum and the ISEF rules for pre-college science fairs. 3D graphics by Three.js; type set in Sora, Lexend, JetBrains Mono and Noto Sans Tagalog.