The International Department of Tsinghua High School held the "Science Day" activity

On November 9, 2016, the International Department of Tsinghua High School held the annual "Science Day" activity。

Primary school students started their first Science Day by "telling fairy tales" related to the International Department's STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Mathematics) curriculum。The children take turns in class order to enter classrooms with different themes, such as hydrogen balloon rockets, rubber boats, toothpick cabins and pneumatic car making。At the same time, teachers and students in the upper grades also join in the activities of the junior school "Science Day" to help the children。While the children have fun, they also enrich their scientific knowledge。

The first part of the game for junior high school students is the "Escape Room" game, where they need to solve various difficult problems to pass the level。The questions covered light and lasers, mirror illusions and the brain, ships and buoyancy, paper Bridges, and the solar system。After lunch, there will be a physics competition, including "cell toss game, flying paper plane, scarecrow, Angry birds" and so on。The science teachers are entertaining and teaching, leaving unforgettable memories for the children。

High school students also participated in the Escape Room game, and later participated in workshops on topics such as "debating," "fingerprinting," "Robotics," "STEAM Lab," and "Infectious disease.。After lunch, there is a wonderful "brainstorming quiz" where students rush to enjoy the competition。

In addition to a variety of seminars, students had the honor of listening to a special guest from Tsinghua University.Presentations by Dr. Wayne Johnson and Dr. Xu Shengyong on topics of "Veterinary Medicine and Biology" and "Nanooriginals" respectively。同时，来自中国科学院国家天文台的毛淑德博士也就“天体物理学”进行的精彩的讲演。