MSSV is a Maine based non-profit organization recognized by the IRS as a 501 (c)(3) corporation. The organization has a president, vice president, secretary-treasurer, and a 5-member board of directors. The bylaws specify that all officers and board members serve without pay.
MSSV presently has two paid part-time persons who handle volunteer coordination and placement, and public information.
MSSV Mission Statement |
Maine School Science Volunteers (MSSV) is dedicated to helping students gain greater understanding of scientific principles. Our volunteer engineers, scientists, and mathematicians utilize their professional experience to support and enrich teacher instruction in middle school science classrooms. MSSV employs a variety of learning activities to stimulate student interest in physical science. |
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A Volunteer (retired math professor) works with 7th grade students on experiment with ohm's law. MSSV owns a large number of the digital meters used in this experiment. Most schools don't have enough meters in working condition to carry out these experiments. MSSV maintains the meters and checks the calibration. We loan them to the schools so that the students can get good results.
MSSV volunteer (retired physicist) demonstrating a method of producing static electricity. The wool scarf and a plastic rod make a good static charge generator. |
