The AUN Charter School's Annual Science Fair Exhibition is all about cultivating and boosting students' enthusiasm towards Science & Technology while encouraging creativity and innovativeness through science inventions.
This year's edition of the Science Fair exhibition which took place on Friday, November 11, 2022, at the School's premises on the AUN North Campus. It featured a parade of different students' projects that showcased interesting scientific experiments and research, leaving teachers, parents, and guests optimistic about the future of careers in science and technology.
Ms. Rose Clarkson, the AUN Charter School's Supervisor, explained that one of the core objectives of the curriculum of the AUN Charter school is to promote hands-on and interactive learning experiences, adding that a regular science exhibition is one of the key ways to widen the horizon for students' knowledge and interest in subjects like math, chemistry, technology, and biology through their creativity innovations
"By engaging them in scientific innovations, we are giving these students the right platform that would expose them to the vast career opportunities that are relevant as well as give them the avenue to improve their organizational, speaking and researching skills."
The exhibitions were showcased by students in grades seven to eleven and featured innovative experiments conducted using natural and scientific components such as electricity, light, soil, oxygen, and water. Some other magnificent inventions were made out of cardboard papers, glues, plastics, wood, wires, batteries, hose, and tapes among other related materials.
Nada Barre Mba, a grade ten student, exhibited a vertical Aquaponics Greenhouse- a farming system using wooden boards, plastic pipes, and bottles. Ms. Nada explained that the non-traditional farming system integrates fish farming (aquaculture) with plants grown only in water without soil (hydroponics). She further revealed that the greenhouse works in a symbiotic system where the fish waste supply nutrient-rich water for the growing plants and the plants naturally filters the water in which the fishes live. Outlining the advantages of Aquaponics, Ms. Nada said this farming system is eco-friendly with less water and soil consumption while also being chemical-free for healthy plant growth.
Two other students Udimiemo Solomon Anto and Heavens Nwokoma Eligwe, both in grade 7, also built an impressive remote-controlled car using cardboard papers, radio transmitters, batteries, gears, and a motor. The visibly excited students were proud to showcase their masterpiece construction while explaining techniques that went into building the impressive, brightly colored machine built from scratch after they followed careful instructions from a video.
Some students leaned towards promoting mental well-being for improved learning among students with math anxiety and made extensive research and presentations on the causes, effects, and how to remedy the common problem.
Dr. Atinga Atimi, the School's Science Teacher, attributed the success of the fair to the students' dedication to research their ideas and presentations. He said he was thrilled to see that the students were eager to showcase the dexterity and creativity of their distinctive project pitches, describing it as a great feat for both the school and the students.
Reported by Tina Bitrus