Research Seminar

Class Info

In Research Seminar, we work on our MSSEF (Massachusetts State Science and Engineering Fair) Projects. These projects are a major focus in our year. In total, we put six months of constant work into our projects. The projects are due in February, during C term and are accompanied by a 20+ page Research Paper. In fact, C term is seen as the most difficul t term of the year because of the fact that the project is due. Every year, several Mass Academy students go to the State Science Fair and regularly win top awards there. In fact, several years ago, a Mass Academy student went to the International Science Fair.

Sample Work

Timeline: A timeline I set up to map out when/how I will do my project this school year.
Research Plan: The plan submitted in order to have my project approved.
Patent Search: A worksheet from the beginning of the year, in which I learned how to search for patents.
Final Paper: The final, complete paper for the Research Seminar Project.