#从今天起记录我的2023 #
Spring has arrived, everything is recovering, and children are often taken to major forest parks. While having fun and watching plants, I am often troubled by children's various strange reasons why they are so troubled.
What are the other ways to give children popular science plants besides Baidu search? What do plant researchers do?
The following are some of my small experiences in plant science popularization to share for your reference.
1. What do plant researchers do?
I remember an episode in Peppa Pig where the Paige family traveled to Australia, first visiting Madame Kangaroo's work base.
Mrs. Kangaroo led everyone to the beach, pointed to the sea and said, "That's my office."
Then Mrs. Kangaroo led everyone to the bottom of the sea with a submarine, and saw the rainbow-like seabed, Mrs. Kangaroo introduced to everyone: "These are corals, and corals are composed of many, many microorganisms." ”
It turns out that Mrs. Kangaroo is a marine biological researcher whose job is to study and protect these reefs.
The same is true of plant researchers, who are people who are specifically responsible for discovering, observing, and studying plants.
Second, why study plants
There are thousands of plants in nature, why should we study them? Studying plants in different fields has different meanings.
1. Some plants are also medicines
We have more than 2,000 years of traditional Chinese herbal medicine in China, more than 12,000 kinds of traditional Chinese herbal medicine, common three or four hundred species, these are the types of plants.
If the active ingredients and effects of these three or four hundred Chinese herbal medicines can be studied in depth, it will bring great changes to human health.
2. Biodiversity
In addition, plant research is also of great help to protect the ecological environment.
Only by understanding more about the natural world and plant habits can we better ensure biodiversity. We can learn more about wildlife.
3. Provide more food
In addition, plant research is of great significance for increasing yield and incrementing crop products.
Yuan Longping developed "hybrid rice" to solve the problem of population and food shortage in the world.
Scientific planting methods allow us to eat a variety of vegetables and fruits all year round.
4. Others
In addition, plants are a source of renewable and degradable materials, and studying plants can help us make better use of resources and protect resources.
Third, give children how to do popular science plants
1. Cartoons
Recommend a cartoon "Apu Meow Plant Science"
An episode of plant knowledge popularization, using a short story to tell you the role of plants
For example, the following episode is about white radish
Apu Meow ate too much, holding his stomach and feeling uncomfortable, and the white radish elf fell from the sky.
Eating white radish can help digestion. But Apu meowed, shook it and said, "Don't don't, the white radish eats love to fart." ”
Uh..." "Let's have a drink then."
As soon as he heard the drink, Apu drank it with a grunt, and said that it was delicious.
It turns out that the drink is also made of white radish, and white radish boiled with water and some white sugar is not only delicious, but also helps to eliminate and nourish the stomach.
In the compendium of herbal medicines, it is called "the most favorable of vegetables", and it also has the effect of fitness and disease prevention and skin rejuvenation and anti-aging. It turns out that white radish has so many benefits!
2. Picture books
For example, this "Mountain Outing Guide"
This book is my most recently indicated, panoramic watercolor illustration for 5+ year olds.
The child is like returning to his grandparents' house in the countryside. Explore the four seasons of the mountain in 20 themed activities.
Meet wildflowers in the fields, visit the growth of dragonflies, go to the mountains to pick mushrooms, track the snow footprints of animals...
Finally, isn't it fun to have a bunch of parent-child activities?
Of course, there are many documentaries on the Internet that can give children popular science. I think younger children are more receptive to popular science from watching cartoons.
As for drawing popular science, it is more important, because it is not only popular science knowledge, but more importantly, accompanying reading.