Student Resources

Below are a bunch of resources to help you with your project:

• Here are a couple of resources we used to help in prior Hayes School Science Fairs:

  • How to Create a Science Fair Project

  • How to Prepare for the Big Day

• Massachusetts Science & Engineering Fair (MSEF) resources page - Includes sample timelines, checklists, and more. Here are a few we think are especially helpful:

  • Science Fair Ready Checklist - Follow this guide for the key steps and expectations for your Science & Engineering Fair journey

  • Sample Timeline Template

  • Middle School Science Fair Manual

  • Middle School Forms Checklist

• Massachusetts Science & Engineering Fair (MSEF) middle school fairs page

• Massachusetts Science & Engineering Fair (MSEF) student page - Includes links to 4 podcast episodes that also correspond to the steps of the Science Fair Ready framework:

  1. Inspiration: Ideas for brainstorming and project selection.

  2. Build a Strong Base: Do the background research and develop your question.

  3. Explore and Reflect: Set up your experiment, data collection and analysis.

  4. Telling Your Story: Tips for dynamic visual and oral presentations.

• Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) Science and Engineering Practices - The practices describe behaviors that scientists engage in as they investigate and build models and theories about the natural world and the key set of engineering practices that engineers use as they design and build models and systems.

• Mr. Picard's Engineering at Home website - Created by Mr. Picard as the Baker School ECS teacher when school went remote due to COVID. This site is designed with a K-5 audience in mind, but everyone can enjoy the challenges!

• Science Buddies - Hands-on science resources for home and school.