Once children in grades 5-9 start research, what topics will they be interested in? These include, but are not limited to:
●Are raw eggs in the supermarket trustworthy?
●Does cat and dog saliva have a bactericidal effect?
……
This is the topic of the 7th Suzhou Youth "Little Life Scientist Training Program" in 2024, which stood out from nearly 2,000 students in Suzhou City, and more than 20 young life scientist candidates!
How do they do their research? Was their research process interesting? And what are their conclusions?
A young life scientist candidate doing an experiment
Recently, after a 10-week training, more than 20 candidates for young life scientists gathered in Xiangcheng Middle School to bring their own posters for a scientific display, revealing 100,000 whys on the spot!
More than 20 candidates from the final evaluation came to a scientific version of "Huashan Discussion of the Sword", now follow the camera and see the wonderful moments of the final evaluation!
Live hits
Recently, the final evaluation ceremony of the 7th Suzhou Youth "Little Life Scientist Training Program" was held in Xiangcheng Middle School.
The final evaluation ceremony was hosted by Suzhou Science and Technology Association and Suzhou Education Bureau, co-organized by Suzhou Industrial Park Science and Technology Association, Suzhou Industrial Park Education Bureau, Suzhou Xiangcheng District Science and Technology Association, Suzhou Xiangcheng District Education Bureau, and Suzhou Industrial Park Science and Technology Mayor's Group.
The review of this year's Suzhou Youth "Little Life Scientist Training Program" was led by Zhu Min, academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and researcher of the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
More than 20 "Little Life Scientist Candidates" presented their projects to the expert jury led by academicians and the public.
In the expert review process
The whole defense lasted 90 minutes
The contestants entered the judging area in turn
The expert jury scored the performance of the contestants on the spot
Finally, in the presence of experts and spectators
This year's "Little Life Scientist Training Program" activity
The first and second prizes were won from the last 20 contestants
It's born
Honorary title of "Little Life Scientist".
First Prize of "Little Life Scientist Training Program".
Listed in alphabetical order
Second Prize of "Little Life Scientist Training Program".
Listed in alphabetical order
First prize:
Huang Leyao, a student from Xiangcheng Middle School
Prize:
Lu Shiqi, a student from the Experimental School of Soochow University
Sun Yuchen, a student from Lu Mu Experimental Primary School
Congratulations to the above students who have worked hard to achieve results
I would also like to say to all the teachers in front of and behind the scenes
Great work!
The "Little Life Scientist Training Program" is a public welfare project for students in grades 5-9 in Suzhou, aiming to provide international advanced science laboratories, top teaching teams, professional research courses and other resources for young people, create a scientific, international and professional life science learning platform for young people, and cultivate experiential learning methods and scientific thinking skills for young people.
Since September 2017, the training program has been successfully held for the seventh time, cultivating nearly 7,000 students and completing the in-depth training of more than 100 students, among which the first batch of students have entered the university and started a new life.
At the ceremony, Academician Zhu Min delivered a speech.
He said: "The result is not the most important thing, the important thing is that through such activities, students have a seed of science in their hearts, and the interest in science is the driving force for pursuing a career in science in the future." Everyone's topics come from the science around them, and through such projects, you can turn learning into happiness, integrate happiness into learning, and ultimately grow. I firmly believe that there will be excellent scientific talents among these contestants in the future. ”
Zhu Jianping, Secretary of the General Party Branch of Xiangcheng Middle School, delivered a speech as a representative of the school.
He said: "Science education is the key to cultivating top-notch innovative talents, and this activity helped students understand scientific knowledge, master scientific methods, cultivate scientific thinking, and also convey the spirit of scientists, let students understand the pursuit and value of scientists, and stimulate students' interest and enthusiasm for science." The school will take this opportunity to tap the social advantages and resources and cultivate a group of young people with the potential of scientists. ”
Huang Leyao, a student from Xiangcheng Middle School, focused on exploring the effects of different colors of LED light sources on the growth of plant seedlings
Traditional farming is no longer a sustainable option, and the development of three-dimensional farming techniques is on the agenda, but this must address the issue of light. In this experiment, I took soybean, mung bean, black bean and sweet buckwheat as the experimental objects, and compared their growth in red, green and blue LED light, no light and natural light exposure to study which color of light has a prominent effect on the growth of seedlings.
The instructor, Ms. Tian Qiongge, said that the "Little Life Science Scientists" program focuses on cultivating students' scientific thinking ability and hands-on experiment ability, providing students with a rare opportunity to understand the frontier fields of life sciences. During the registration period, I encourage the children to actively sign up for the competition, and when they complete round after round of learning tasks, they will also send me survey reports, learning insights, etc., and I will give feedback in time and propose ways to improve. When the children are in the top 200, I cheer them on and give my all to help and guide them without reservation. "Selecting experimental topics, discussing experimental procedures, and making ...... display boards" Huang Leyao stood out and won the honorary title of "Little Life Scientist".
△ The teaching and research group makes suggestions together
Huang Leyao said that in this activity, he not only gained a lot of useful and interesting knowledge, but also further improved his comprehensive ability such as on-site response and oral expression. This journey has reached the end, but he has stood on a new starting point, and will continue to move forward and embark on the road of endless exploration!
Source: Xiangcheng Education
Edit: Mochi