xianning, hubei: the first lesson of the new semester is full of the feeling of the science and technology olympics
2024-09-01
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xianning, september 1 (china news service) (hu chuanlin and liang xin) robot dogs compete with pet dogs in "dancing", monkey robots "drill" collectively, and "control" water splashes in the swimming pool... primary and secondary schools in xianning, hubei province ushered in the new school season on september 1. the "first lesson of the new semester" held by the city's second experimental primary school was full of technology and olympic style.
robots "dance" to welcome the start of school. photo by yu yingwei
at around 8 a.m., when students walked into the school gate with their schoolbags on their backs, a robot dog "danced" to welcome everyone back to campus. its flexible posture attracted a pet dog to come and "interact." not far away, dozens of wukong robots began to "exercise" in unison, and students stopped to watch.
it turned out that this was the "first lesson of the new semester" carefully arranged by the school this fall. in front of the science and technology exhibition stand, staff from the xian'an district science and technology museum showed the students the physical phenomenon that occurs when "dry ice meets water", and taught them how to understand the simple computer programming process and how to use the "safety creation table" to make handicrafts.
at the just concluded paris olympics, chinese athletes achieved remarkable results. on the first day of school, the school specially organized students to carry out the "dreaming of the olympics" physical fitness demonstration, and invited gymnastics coaches to teach children to master sports skills such as vaulting horse, balance beam, and pommel horse.
professional coaches instruct children in horse vaulting. photo by hu chuanlin
there is a public swimming pool across the street from the school. the school organized students who like swimming to practice diving in the pool, and each class also watched an "olympic theme" video in the classroom.
practicing diving and controlling the splash in the swimming pool. photo by xia zhengfeng
"science and technology are like a small seed. we should plant it in the hearts of children and water it patiently." tan lu, principal of xianning no. 2 experimental primary school, said that the school has always focused on cultivating students' scientific and technological innovation literacy. in the first lesson of this fall semester, the school combined science and technology with the olympics, hoping to use scientific and technological elements to light up the children's dreams, so that they can have a healthy body and study hard and make progress every day. (end)
