Students from around the region had the chance to show off their science skills at Lakehead University Friday.
Junior and senior teams of four faced-off , more than 70 students total,against each other and the clock in biology, chemistry and finished with an engineering project.
"It gives them a chance to apply their knowledge outside of the classroom," Lakehead University education dean John O'Meara said.
For Chris Dube, a teacher at Lake Superior High School in Terrace Bay, it's also a great way for his students to meet others in the region who are as excited about science as they are.
"We teach them the curriculum everyday but it's nice for them to apply it to novel situations," he said at the Bora Laskin building while students raced by him in a frantic pursuit to answer a chemistry problem.
"They can take that experience and maybe it'll help them make decisions going on in life."
And while students with athletic ability have plenty of opportunities to show off their skills, this is a way for students with academic skills to compete.
"They can come out here and they can rock it and they can have fun basically," Dube said.
That competition is great but for Dube, the real challenge is taking the knowledge and seeing how far a student can take it, similar to how Olympic athletes push themselves.
"I want the students to challenge themselves and work together as a group," he said.
