Resources

Resources

Current Student Grant/Project Assistance Opportunities

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Resources for Students

Want to know how to create a great science fair project? Check out some of the videos below from MSEF and the Archimedes Initiative to learn about how other students developed exciting projects and competed well at State and International Science and Engineering Fairs.

• MSEF High School Manual/Handbook - has all the rules and info you need to guide you in the fair.

• List of Research Categories from MSEF

• Requirements for the Project/Research plan

• MSEF Student Resources: has resources prepared by MSEF and high school students who participated in past fairs.

  • "How-to" Guides & other Cool Stuff. A list of resources to help you develop your research topic from MSEF.

  • Resources for Research at Home, during the pandemic. Published by the Society for Science & the Public, organizer of the Regeneron International Science & Engineering Fair (ISEF)

Videos

The Archimedes Initiative has a YouTube Channel with videos on how to do a project, as well as project presentations by students. Here's a list of some of their videos.

• • What's in it for Me? (archimedesinitiative.org)

  • Choose Your Own Science Adventure (archimedesinitiative.org)

  • Revving Your Literature Search (archimedesinitiative.org)

  • Defining Your Question (archimedesinitiative.org)

  • Creating Experiments from Scratch (archimedesinitiative.org)

  • Hunting Down Data (archimedesinitiative.org)

  • Decoding the Data (archimedesinitiative.org)

  • Cornering Conclusions (archimedesinitiative.org)

  • Holding Court With Judges (archimedesinitiative.org)

  • Straight Talk from Fellow Students (archimedesinitiative.org)

  • Learning Beyond the Textbook (archimedesinitiative.org)

  • Conquering Fear, Building Confidence (archimedesinitiative.org)

  • Teaming Up vs. Going Solo (archimedesinitiative.org)

Resources for Teachers/Schools

First year sending students to the regional fair? Interested in more detailed info? Need funds to buy research supplies for your students? Here are resources to help you get started.

• NEW! MSEF Resources for Teachers- newsletter with lots of great links as well as MSEF office hours on specific topics to support you as you guide your students in their projects.

• MSEF Mini-Grants for new schools or schools expanding their science fairs

• MSEF online courses for teachers supporting student research and MSEF Educator Day at MIT