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When is it best for a child's scientific initiation to begin?
In this regard, Zuckerberg, a rich man worth 45 billion, has his own approach.
When his daughter was not yet a full moon, he read a quantum mechanics picture book to her daughter and watered her curiosity.
He also invited Dr Chris Ferrie, a well-known physicist who teaches at the University of Sydney, to serve as his daughter's science initiation teacher, who even designed a series of popular science short films for children, "Zuckerberg's Science Enlightenment Lessons for His Daughter".
Zuckerberg is very much advocating the cultivation of scientific interest in children, in his view, many things in the world are not obvious, but need to be explored and learned to understand.
Yes, scientific enlightenment has never been afraid of early, choose the right popular science books, open scientific enlightenment early, not only can increase knowledge, broaden horizons, but also help children learn a scientific way of thinking, develop a lifelong thinking habit.
Today, I would like to introduce you to a popular science book in Europe and the United States: "How to Win the Nobel Prize", this book is in
European and American families have almost one hand, in a unique way of storytelling, to introduce all kinds of knowledge to children in a simple way, which is the first choice of parents when giving their children science enlightenment.
Gather expert authority, super creator to ensure the quality of content
Popular science books for children,
The most important thing is the authenticity and authority of the content, and the author must be professional enough to ensure that the content is accurate and will not mislead young readers.
As a scientific enlightenment book that has swept Europe and been unanimously recommended by many Chinese and foreign scientists, "How to Win the Nobel Prize" is personally written by Nobel laureate Barry Marshall to escort the accuracy and professionalism of the book content.
Barry Marshall, who co-won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Robin Warren in 2005. They found that Helicobacter pylori, as well as stomach ulcers, can be caused by germs and can be treated with antibiotics. To advance the research, Barry experimented with themselves and validated their theory.
This scientist full of adventure and exploration spirit, his profound knowledge and scientific thinking are all integrated into "How to Win the Nobel Prize", telling the story of the Nobel Prize winner from the perspective of a scientist, vividly analyzing one scientific knowledge point after another, so that children can stand on the shoulders of giants, learn scientific knowledge, and cultivate scientific thinking.
Words are abstract, high-quality illustrations can make abstract content "come alive", when the content read has a concrete and interesting picture, children are more willing to accept, and easy to remember what they read.
Illustration of "How to Win the Nobel Prize"
The Australian comic book legend Bernard Carleo is the author of the concise and vivid style, which plays a very good auxiliary role in the expression of the content of the whole book.
For example, the image of Einstein created in the book is kind and cute, and is deeply loved by children, and such a scientist image, like a naughty and erudite old friend, can instantly close the psychological distance between children and scientific research.
Illustrations that make children feel interesting and intimate can enhance children's interest in reading, and can also show each knowledge point more specifically, making it easier for children to understand the scientific knowledge introduced in the book.
Rejecting traditional preaching, the fantasy journey sparked interest in reading
Dry popular science preaching, no one will like, but full of unknown, time-travel adventures, almost no children will refuse.
"How to Win the Nobel Prize" subverts the traditional stereotypical model of preaching, the author Barry incarnated as the "best tour guide", together with the little girl Mary, took the young reader through 11 wonderful time and space journeys, visited 11 Nobel laureates, asked them the questions that people were most interested in, and collected different scientific knowledge during the journey.
Opening the book, the young reader's fantastic journey begins with a mysterious private gathering...
Marconi, Tu Youyou, Einstein and a dozen other scientists from different eras and different countries gathered together, some of them have passed away, some of them are arguing with him when they win the award, they are not even born, but all these objective factors have broken down and hindered their smooth communication.
Such a fantasy scene is something that the protagonist of the book, the little girl Mary, accidentally discovers when she visits Professor Barry Marshall.
In order for Mary to help them keep the secret of this cross-temporal gathering, the great scientist gave the little girl a privilege: accompanied by Barry, Mary could visit them in eleven people's time and ask her questions.
Mary's cool science journey full of surprises has officially begun.
On the first stop of the trip, Mary and Barry arrive in Switzerland in 1905, where they meet Albert Einstein, a young man, in a cramped and crowded office.
Here, the young reader will join Mary in gaining a preliminary understanding of the concept of special relativity through Einstein's "personal" explanation.
Einstein laughed, "You know what? The faster you move, the slower the time speed. How old do you say you are? Ten years old? ”
Mary nodded.
"Imagine you leave Earth today and fly for five years at the fastest speed (let's say 99.5 percent of the speed of light). This is important to you. How old will you be when you get back to Earth? ”
"It's simple, I'm fifteen years old."
"Exactly. But because of your movements, you feel that the time is slower than that of your friends on Earth. Fifty years have passed for them. Imagine that they all grow wrinkles and get old. ”
Mary frowned, "That said, I traveled forward through time. ”
In these interesting dialogues, young readers can form a preliminary impression of the obscure concepts of special relativity, space-time fulfillment, etc., and in the process of asking and answering questions, the way of thinking can also be exercised.
The meeting with Einstein ended in a discussion about time travel, and on the following journey, Marie and the little readers visited Marie Curie's laboratory, met Marconi, the inventor of radio, on a luxury yacht...
Through 11 fantastic trips, young readers can know and understand the stories of 11 Nobel Laureates, learn scientific knowledge in different fields such as physics, chemistry, medicine, etc., and develop good thinking habits under the leadership of scientists.
Develop featured content and experiments to ensure that what you have learned is put to use
Experiment is one of the most important scientific research methods, and to cultivate a "little scientist", we must start from cultivating his experimental ability.
At the end of each trip, the book will introduce several easy-to-operate and obvious small experiments, which can not only cultivate hands-on ability, but also improve the fun of learning in the process of personal experience, stimulate children's love for science, and narrow the distance between children and science.
For example, DNA research may sound high-end and complex, but in fact, a few strawberries can get you started studying DNA.
The materials are easy to get in daily life, and the steps of operation are very simple:
Those white line-like clouds are the molecules of strawberry DNA, a simple single experiment, you see the "secret" of strawberries hidden under the appearance, the diversity and magic of the world, through these small experiments, displayed in front of children.
Newton once said, "If I haveseen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants." This means that if I see farther than others, it is because I stand on the shoulders of giants.
Standing on the shoulders of giants such as authorities and experts, absorbing their knowledge and wisdom, we can do more with less in the process of learning and growth, and achieve the best results.
And the "How to Win the Nobel Prize" carefully created by the Nobel Laureate is the "giant's shoulder" when the child carries out the science popularization, which can help the child open the door of science under the most interesting and authoritative guidance.