SCIENCE BATTLE OF BRAINS
One of our most interesting activity
Science Battle of Brains (SCIBOB) is a science education quiz tournament for young secondary school science students.
Face to face encounter on Zoom video conferencing application (temporarily due to Covid 19 lockdown), with other members from all across Africa also joining from their homes to serve as audiences, while the host dishes out senior-level questions selected from different topics in Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Mathematics.
We will be continuing SCIBOB in Nigeria starting with students across northern Nigeria due to the current insecurities that has affected this region, other region will follow up in due course.
A total of 40 questions are expected to be answered.
10 questions each for 4 rounds of Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Mathematics.
Each question carries 5 marks and the contestant that gets the highest number of questions right with the highest number of points earned is declared winner.
Eligibility:
3 science secondary school students (2 Females 1 Male) age 18 and below to represent each state
Fair representative of SS1, SS2 and SS3 participants
Must be from and school in a state in Nigeria to represent that state
Have a valid school identity card and birth certificate
Group A
Kaduna, Benue, Borno, Niger, Kebbi, Bauchi, Kwara, Zamfara, Sokoto, Yobe
Round 1 Round 2
1. Kaduna vs Benue 6. Niger VS Kaduna
2.Kwara vs Sokoto 7. Benue VS Yobe
3.Borno vs Zamfara 8. Kebbi VS Borno
4.Kebbi vs Bauchi 9. Bauchi VS Sokoto
5.Niger vs Yobe 10. Kwara VS Zamfara
Group B
Kano, Kastina, Jigawa, Adamawa, Taraba, Gombe, Abuja, Nasarawa, Plateau, Kogi
Round 3 Round 4
1. Kogi vs Kano 6. Plateau VS Kano
2. Jigawa vs Abuja 7. Kogi VS Taraba
3. Nasarawa vs Gombe 8. Gombe VS Abuja
4. Adamawa vs Taraba 9. Adamawa VS Nasarawa
5. Kastina vs Plateau 10. Jigawa VS Katsina
Each correct answers attracts 5 marks and each round win attracts 3 points. All overall winners qualify and the best losing teams with the highest total marks are considered based on the outcome, four losing team with the least marks are automatically eliminated from the group stage
Group C
1. Winner A1 VS Winner B4
2. Winner A2 VS Winner B3
3. Winner A3 VS Winner B2
4. Winner A4 VS Winner B1
Round of 16
Group C
1. Winner A1 VS Winner B4
2. Winner A2 VS Winner B3
3. Winner A3 VS Winner B2
4. Winner A4 VS Winner B1
Group D
5 .Winner A5 VS Winner B8
6. Winner A6 VS Winner B7
7. Winner A7 VS Winner B6
8. Winner A8 VS Winner B5
Quarter Finals
1. Winner C1 VS Winner D5
2. Winner C2 VS Winner D6
3. Winner C3 VS Winner D7
4. Winner C4 VS Winner D8
Semi Finals
1. Winner Q1 VS Winner Q3
2. Winner Q2 VS Winner Q4
Final
Winner S1 VS Winner S2
Details
Application Opens:
Oct 24, 2021 @ 8:00 am
Application Ends:
Mar 08, 2021 @ 5:00 pm
Cost:
Free
Organizer
Phone:
+234 803 404 7515
Email:
info@sciencesquadafrica.org
Website:
sciencesquadafrica.org
Venue
36 W 138th St. New York, 10037 United States