59 Lagos Students Score Above 70% in Periodic Table Challenge
59 Lagos Students Score Above 70% in Periodic Table Challenge
59 Lagos Students Score Above 70% in Periodic Table Challenge
Fifty-nine students of Comprehensive Senior High School, Alapere, Lagos State, have demonstrated impressive mastery of Chemistry after scoring above 70 per cent in a challenge that tested their ability to reproduce the periodic table from memory.
The achievement was recorded during the school’s Chemistry Challenge Day, which attracted 70 students who participated in the exercise.
The challenge was assessed by the Chairman of the Chemistry Teachers Association of Nigeria (CTAN), Education District II, Maryland, Lagos, Ajijola Bamidele, alongside members of the association’s executive committee.
The school’s Principal, Adedeji Adesanmi, said the programme was designed to deepen students’ understanding of Chemistry while promoting scientific creativity, innovation and practical learning.
A Senior Lecturer at Yaba College of Technology and Chairman of the Chemistry Society of Nigeria, Lagos State Chapter, Dr Oluseun Popoola, urged the students to complement classroom instruction with practical and vocational skills.
He stressed the importance of developing competencies beyond academic knowledge to prepare young people for opportunities in science, technology and entrepreneurship.
The event also featured chemical demonstrations aimed at making scientific concepts more engaging and accessible to the students.
The school’s Chemistry Educator, Akindele Faosiyat, encouraged the students to acquire practical skills that could equip them for entrepreneurship and future employment.
The performance of the students highlights the importance of innovative teaching methods and extracurricular academic activities in strengthening science education in Lagos schools.
