Science was born out of curiosity about all things and the desire for knowledge, and it is the method and angle by which human beings look at the world. The children's book "One Hundred Thousand Whys" is as precious as the popular science book "A Brief History of Time", both of which are reflections on science. Recently, Yuanfudao invited seven scientists from different fields to jointly create the "First Lesson of Science for Teenagers". The series of live broadcast open classes let scientists go to teenagers, and enlighten the wisdom of a new generation of teenagers through the power of role models.
At 19:00 on June 10, a course titled "Magical Fluid Mechanics: Power That Can Be Seen and Untouched" will be broadcast on Yuanfudao APP to primary and middle school students across the country for free. This is the first lesson of the "First Lesson of Science for Teenagers" series of live broadcast lessons. Guo Liang, the chief designer of the supercritical flow load of Tianzhou-6 and the chief science communication expert of the China Association for Science and Technology, personally narrated it to the children.
At the same time on June 11, Guo Yuanyuan, an associate researcher at the Institute of the History of Natural Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, will give a talk on "Where does mathematics come from: discovering the mysteries of mathematics through ancient and modern times"; on June 17, Shi Jun, a Ph.D. "Scientists in the Kitchen: Plants May Be Smarter Than You Think" tells children in a witty and lively language style.
On June 18, Luo Huiqian, Ph.D. in condensed matter physics and popular science writer of physics, will talk about "Discovering the Beauty of Physics: From the Macro to the Micro, Let You Discover the Beauty of Physics"; on June 24, Liu Qian, a researcher at the Beijing Planetarium and a popular science writer, will talk about " Star Trek in Life: Looking for Traces of Astronomy"; on June 25, Dong Hanwen, an associate researcher at the Institute of Geology, Chinese Academy of Geological Zhang Zhihui, an associate researcher at the Institute of History of Science and a member of the Youth Innovation Promotion Association of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, will talk about "Why China Wants Its Own Space Station". Seven scientists from different fields will complete the first "Science Lesson 1 for Teenagers" in an easy-to-understand way, and the first free course will last until July.
It is understood that this is not the first time Yuanfufudao has tried live online science classes. As early as 2018, Yuanfudao invited Xie Xincheng, academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and dean of the School of Physics of Peking University, Wei Hongxiang, assistant director and associate researcher of the Institute of Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and Liang Wenjie, a scientist of the Institute of Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and a Ph.D. from Harvard University. Take the children to explore the "mysterious physics" as deep as the earth's core and as small as nanometers in the form of open classes, so that children can regain their curiosity and interest in the physical world and broaden their scientific horizons. This is also a direct manifestation of "doing a good job of adding science education in the 'double subtraction' of education".
In addition, in May of this year, Yuanfudao also cooperated with Shanghai Haichang Ocean Park to build the country's first immersive marine knowledge popularization restaurant, allowing children to watch real marine animals while enjoying various digital experiences through audio, video, etc. Learning marine knowledge in an interactive way has attracted a large number of local and surrounding students.
We are very close to science. Every question we ask in our daily life is an exploration of science. Yuanfudao hopes to help children build diverse learning scenarios, broaden the boundaries of science, stimulate young people's desire for exploration and scientific research spirit through a series of inquiry-based learning activities such as the first lesson of science for young people, and help cultivate young people with scientific potential and let the scientific spirit Passed on to the new generation of teenagers.