By Sofia Mercier

Student writer

On Feb. 11, Medway Middle School hosted its 17th annual Science Fair which included 41 participants and 23 different projects focused on a variety of natural and physical sciences, including neuroscience, biology, physics, aerospace, and more. 

MMS’s 7th and 8th graders participated in either a research project or a scientific investigation. 

Scientific investigators conducted an experiment of their own and recorded their procedures and test results, ultimately determining whether or not their hypothesis was correct. These projects featured lemon lights in “Electrifying Lemons” by Matthew Willey, Caleb Taylor, and John Fasolino, as well as bacterial culturing in “Is It True? Investigating the 5-Second Rule” by Bennett Simon. 

Research projects ranged from “Cancer: The Immortal Disease” by Abby Waugh to “Exploring the Quantum World” by Aarush Juluru to “Elephant Toothpaste by Krish Brahmbhatt, Adrian Wilkey, and Michael Pelletier.

The research was conducted over the course of a four-month period, beginning in October and ending in late January. At the end of their exploration, a written paper and tri-fold board displayed their findings and included their question, hypothesis, method, results, and conclusion.

This year’s winners include:

1st Place (a two-way tie)

Bennett Simon with “Is It True? Investigating the 5-Second Rule” - Scientific Investigation 

Nate Dorr with “Fly Away” - Research (Physical sciences and technology)

2nd Place: 

Tanish Rao Asu with “DNA: The Code of Life” - Research (Chemistry and Life Science) 

3rd Place (a two-way tie): 

Pedro DaSilva, Lucas Healy, and Jas Bandaru with “Archimedes: Inventor of the Solar Death Ray” - Research (Science Engineering and Technology)

James Cotsford and Jack Patterson with “Ants Impact on the Environment” - Research (Life Science)