In order to vigorously promote the spirit of science and the spirit of scientists, stimulate the interest of teenagers and children in learning science, and truly use the "live" science education resources, the Hexi District Education Bureau, Tianjin Science and Technology Press, and the Tianjin Education Society Primary and Secondary School Comprehensive Practice Professional Committee jointly held a series of public lectures on "Scientists on Campus", which were carried out for primary and secondary school students in the city in a combination of offline and online ways.
On April 19, the first event kicked off at Machangdao Primary School in Hexi District. Tan Baolin, a researcher at the National Astronomical Observatories of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, doctoral supervisor, and chief professor of plasma astrophysics at the School of Astronomy and Space Science of UCAS, was invited to give a lecture on popular science courses to teachers and students of the university. He Mubin, Chairman of the Professional Committee of Comprehensive Practice of Primary and Secondary Schools of Tianjin Education Society and Director of the Information Center of Tianjin Academy of Education Sciences, Yang Yuanyuan, Deputy Secretary-General of the Comprehensive Practice Committee of Primary and Secondary Schools of Tianjin Education Society, Tao Zifu, Deputy Director of Hexi District Education Bureau, and teachers and researchers of Comprehensive Practice of Hexi District Teacher Development Center attended the offline event. The city's primary and secondary schools and kindergartens combine science courses for online learning and viewing.
Professor Tan Baolin gave a vivid answer to the question of "Where do we come from, where do we be, and where are we going?" with the title of "Pursuing the Light of the Sun and Guarding the Homeland of Mankind". Interacting with the scientists at zero distance, the students were very excited, listening and taking notes, and the blank paper was full of children's whimsical ideas. Professor Tan patiently and meticulously answered the questions raised by the students, sowing the seeds of science in their hearts. This lively and interesting popular science lesson ended with Professor Tan's message to the young people to "love science and pursue a bright, brilliant and beautiful life".
In the next step, on the basis of holding a series of high-quality public lectures on "Scientists on Campus", Hexi District will continue to make good use of the social classroom, enrich and expand scientific practice activities in the way of "inviting in" and "going out", and comprehensively improve the scientific literacy of adolescents and children.