Lagos – The Redeemers International Secondary School Maryland Lagos on Monday, in Lagos, emerged the 2015 Schlumberger Excellence in Educational Development (SEED) schools science project challenge and exposition.
The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) reports that the school won with the project titled, TRISS. The use of cashew shells to produce termicides for the control of termites.
The winner were awarded with a trip to Paris and an upgrade in their science laboratory.
The second and third positions went to the University Preparatory Secondary School, BeninCity and Niger Delta Science School, Rumuola, Port Harcourt respectively.
The second place winner presented a project titled, Wireless Bomb Dectator, Jammer and Defuser while the third place winner was on Smart Phase Selector with fuel-less generator control.
They both would be getting upgrades in their science laboratory in form if equipments.
NAN reports that the SEED school science project challenge is a collaborative process designed to give educators, mentors,students and stakeholders opportunity in practical problem solving activities.
Participants engage in a broad range of activities through the calendar year which runs annually from March to December each year.[pro_ad_display_adzone id=”70560″]
NAN also reports that the challenge which is also in corroboration with the Nigerian Academy of Science is an opportunity for educators to share their passion for science with students.
Earlier, Mr Ado Oseragbaje, Vice President, Schlumberger West Africa said that developing talent and knowledge to use to develop new ideas was the main focus of SEED project.
He said that the SEED was a school science project that Schlumberger used in fostering learning of science by young people so as to develop Nigerian talents in the sciences.
“Emphasis is on science and technology because science, engineering and technology provides the essential elements and conditions for economic development,” he said.
He also urged organisations, private and government bodies to join hands with them in expanding the platform which allows students, teachers, mentors to engage and corroborate on science activities.
Dr Sonny Kuku, Joint Medical Director and Chairman Eko Corporation Plc, said that science was the basis of living and development and as such should be accorded its right.
“We need to understand and learn science for the critical development of the economy of the country,” he said.
He called for partnership between industries aand schools and also urged industries to adopt schools science projects to aid in their development and growth.
Kuku said that he hoped the experiments that had passed the acid test today would be taken to industries and the students also encouraged by the industry.(NAN)