STEM Quiz Tournament
Imhotep's Legacy Academy has held an annual since 2018.听 The STEM Quiz Tournament provides African Nova Scotian junior high and high school students with an opportunity to compete in a test-of-knowledge contest on STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) subjects, including biodiversity, inventions and innovations, and achievements of scientists and cultural icons throughout Africa and the diaspora.
ILA's 2022 Science Literacy Week Activity
ILA's Science Literacy Week activities are on the theme of mathematics, and will comprise two parts.
Part 1:听Hands-on Mathematics Activity for Grades 4-9 learners!听Fun Mathematics Activity kits will be provided to all registrants in preparation for the workshop so that students may follow along with ILA Mentors who will deliver the activity in-person and virtually via Microsoft Teams. Those attending virtually will receive a mailed kit once they register. This event is scheduled for Friday, September 23rd, 2022, 5:00pm-6:30pm ADT at the ILA Makerspace (1360 Barrington Street, Sexton Campus).
Part 2:听 ILA will hold an in-person / hybrid STEM Quiz Tournament on Saturday, September 24th, 2022, 2:00pm-3:30pm ADT, at the Kenneth C. Rowe Management Building (Rm 1020) (Tentative Location). The STEM Quiz Competition will be open to students from Grades 6 - 12 of African heritage who register for the event. Students may register as a team of 5 players or individually. Individual registrants will be assigned to a team. Teams will be assigned a Coach if necessary.
ILA will use the to deliver the mathematics related questions (e.g., straight answer, multiple-choice, true or false, fill-in-the-blank). Student participants will log-in to Kahoot! to answer questions posed by the Quizmaster.
The registration deadline is September 10th, 2022 at 11:59pm. Use this link to !
Teams may be comprised as follows:
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For answers to any questions, please contact ILA's Project Engineer, Ms. Nikita Wambyakaley by phone (902-809-6558) or by email (pje.imhotep@dal.ca).