Adentan education directorate holds science exhibition for schools
The Directorate of Education of the Adentan Municipal Assembly (AdMA) has held a science exhibition for basic and junior high school s (JHS) in the municipality.
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The assembly hopes that through the initiative, the foundation for Mathematics, Science, Technology and Innovation would be laid to get the next generation interested.
The Director of Education in the municipality, Dr Angela Tina Mensah, stated that the assembly was planning to hold a science exhibition for kindergarten pupils in July this year.
The exhibition
The fair was aimed at giving the pupils and students insights into the study of Mathematics and Science and was also used to showcase solutions to some challenges the society faced using technology.
Participants in the event were drawn from 19 public and private schools in the municipality. The schools displayed their scientific projects.
Among some innovations at the exhibition were a solar hat, a home-made electric game, a geometric board, a simple grinding mill, an electric circuit game with a music player and a solar heat dry cooker with regulator among other inventions.
Increase science development
Dr Mensah said it had become necessary to train children in science and technology in order to get them well prepared for the future.
“Human needs are being transformed through innovations and technology. We do not know yet the skills that will be needed for tomorrow but technology has the power to transform the world,” she said.
She said almost all professions in the 21st century needed advanced technological skills to respond to the changing world.
“None of us can predict how the world will change in our lifetime or what new scientific advances will pop up, but we know that every technology is dependent on a solid base of Science and Mathematics,” she said.
She urged schools in the municipality, particularly private institutions, to participate in science projects to arouse interest in their students.
Support
For her part, the Coordinator of Science, Technology, Mathematics and Innovation Education (STMIE) of the Ghana Association of Science Teachers (GAST), Mrs Kate Efua Adjei, underscored the need to put knowledge learnt in the classrooms into practice.
“Most often, we are only admirers and observers of scientific innovations but science education is learning by doing. We need to continue discovering by finding out the problems facing the society and finding simple ways to solve them,” she added.
Mrs Adjei said most students were not interested in Science because they did not have money to buy materials needed for practical work. She, therefore, urged educational institutions to endeavour to assist students with their practical work to shore up their interest.
She also appealed to the government to support the study of science and innovation in the country in order for the upcoming generations to explore to add value to the society.
