Reg 2 science fair showcases creativity, innovation at its best

It was a display of creative minds, innovation, and talent at the Cotton Field Secondary School in Region Two (PomeroonSupenaam) on Thursday when the region hosted its Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics (STEAM) fair under the theme “Transforming Education Through Innovation and STEAM.”

The talented students wowed those who turned up to witness the event with their displays and the fluen cy with which each exhibit was explained. The projects were mainly done by nursery, primary, and secondary school students.

Golden Fleece Nursery School’s project was mainly about the reusing of old tyres to make sinks, swings, dining tables, and chair sets among other innovative ideas.

In the primary category, CV Nunes Primary School presented a Mathematics game comprising numbers, number dice, and snake and ladder games.

In explaining the project, a student of the school said that she saw the need for improvement in Mathematics at the National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) and as such, her teachers put together an educational game that will assist students to enjoy and make Mathematics a fun subject.

The Aurora Primary School project was based gory, inventions were very unique and innovative. The Anna Regina Secondary School created an invention that converts wood into fire briquettes, which are used as fuel instead of firewood which when burnt releases carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.

The Essequibo Technical Institute was far beyond innovative. They created a on the recycling of coconut shells to make jewellery, utensils, and household items. In explaining the idea behind the project, one student explained that coconut shells when disposed of pollute the environment, so using them to make something creative would be more beneficial. huge Biomass Gasification Power Plant to provide gas fuel for power generation which is considered one of the best ways for substituting fossil fuels.

Meanwhile, the other schools that participated are the Huis t’Dieren Nursery, Riverstown Nursery and Primary, Abrams

“When we dispose of coconut shells, especially in swamps, it eventually breeds mosquitoes that when feeding on humans spread sickness such as malaria. So, we went around the environment, grabbed coconut shells, and started to carve earnings, chain pendants, make bags and bands among others here on display.” the brave student said.

In the secondary cate-

Creek Primary, Huis t’Dieren Primary, Aurora Primary, Fisher Primary, 8th May Primary, Sparta Primary, Jacklow Primary, Hampton Court Primary, Lima Sands Primary, 8th of May Secondary, Aurora Secondary, Cotton Field Secondary, Wakapao Secondary, Cotton Field Secondary, Johanna Cecelia Secondary, Charity Secondary, and Abram Zuil Secondary School.