Science Olympics brings LKDSB students together for hands-on challenges

Senior students from Lambton and Chatham-Kent tested their science and problem-solving skills in LKDSB’s annual Science Olympics.

Grade 11 and 12 students from Lambton County and Chatham-Kent put their science knowledge to work in the Lambton Kent District School Board’s annual Science Olympics.

The event, launched in 2023, brought students from nine secondary schools together for challenges in chemistry, biology, physics, environmental science, computer science and engineering, the board said in a release.

Participating schools included Great Lakes Secondary School, Lambton Central Collegiate & Vocational Institute and North Lambton Secondary School, as well as schools in Chatham-Kent.

Students identified mystery reagents in microscale chemistry experiments, worked through genetics and molecular-cipher challenges, gathered motion data and built cantilever structures with limited materials. Other activities asked students to map ecological relationships in Great Lakes and watershed environments, or take on competing roles in a fictional municipal planning exercise.

“It’s about creating a fun, welcoming space where they can challenge themselves academically and explore the different disciplines in science,” LKDSB Secondary Program Consultant Avinash Ghosh said in the release.

Chatham-Kent Secondary School finished first in this year’s competition.