Technology Carnival
The annual Science and Technology Festival at Zhuhai No. 1 Middle School opened on May 6, with this year’s theme being “Aviation.” A series of exciting activities including model aircraft flying competitions, psychological quality expansion challenges for air force pilots, and robot competitions were held.
This year, both the “Old (da) Master (xue) Machine (sheng)” and “Young (xiao) Innovator (xue)” appeared on site! Come and see how they engage with the Technology Carnival!
Most Favorite: Model Aircraft Flying Performance
The first event following the official opening of the Science and Technology Festival was the model aircraft flying performance, which is the favorite of the children. Unlike previous performances that featured only one or two solitary planes, today’s performance was conducted in formation, with as many as a dozen planes taking to the sky simultaneously, performing rolls and spirals, showcasing various fancy maneuvers that amazed everyone present.
Most Intense: Psychological Quality Challenge
A match on the football field attracted everyone’s attention! This event is called the “Air Force Pilot Psychological Quality Expansion Challenge,” where each team consists of 8 members, with the “nose” leading the way and the “tail” following, while the 5 members in the middle walk forward within a large circle made of newspapers. This expansion project is adapted from air force formation training and serves as an excellent exercise for the participants’ psychological quality and team awareness.
Most Popular: Robot Competition
This year, the Science and Technology Festival introduced a wireless robot competition for the first time, where various robots made by the children were showcased and competed against each other. How to make the robot bowl? How to transport and store? How to control the force when grabbing balls of different sizes? These questions tested the students’ knowledge and intelligence.
This fun Technology Carnival
attracted not only college students but also elementary school students!
Don’t believe it? Just take a look!
Zhuhai University Students Join for the First Time
The works from the School of Science and Engineering of the International College of Beijing Normal University-Hong Kong Baptist University, the School of Engineering Technology of Beijing Normal University, and the School of Mathematics and Civil Engineering of Beijing University of Technology made their debut at Zhuhai No. 1 Middle School. This is also the first time that college students have brought high-tech works to the middle school during the Science and Technology Festival, further enhancing the technological innovation content of the event.
Participation from Students Across the City
Three elementary school students from Yang Paohan Memorial School participated in the bridge model design and production competition under the guidance of their teacher. Additionally, teachers and students from over a dozen schools in the city, including Fenghuang Primary School, Wenyuan Middle School, and Jiuzhou Primary School, participated in events such as the aviation painting creativity competition.
Come and listen
to what everyone thinks about this Science and Technology Festival!
@Zhuhai No. 1 Middle School Student:
Model aircraft is a broad field that includes computer programming, aircraft design, and debugging between the upper and lower computers during control. All this information can be found online, which is a form of autonomous learning that helps build one’s own knowledge system.
@Elementary School Student:
The robots designed by those older brothers and sisters have many functions. I really like these robots and want to make robots in the future.
@Zhou Qingsong, Head of the Science and Technology Festival:
When we initially designed this robot, it was impossible to be perfect; there would definitely be some flaws. How to solve these flaws varies for everyone. I think the main thing is the ability to analyze and solve problems, which is the biggest exercise. On the other hand, we hope to take the lead and encourage other schools to develop comprehensively in this area and achieve significant progress together.
@Zhan Baozhu, Vice Principal of Zhuhai No. 1 Middle School:
Technology is the foundation of national strength, and innovation is the soul of national progress. I hope every student learns and enjoys participating in various activities of the Science and Technology Festival, striving to master innovative methods and continuously improve their innovative abilities and scientific literacy.
Assistant Teacher says
The Science and Technology Festival at Zhuhai No. 1 Middle School is held once a year and has been running for 11 years. The event not only plays a positive role in cultivating the scientific interest and literacy of the school’s students but has also become a brand event for primary and secondary schools across the city, attracting many students to visit and learn. Who knows, in the coming years, we might see some technological talents emerge from these little ones.
Source: Comprehensive report from Zhuhai TV and Zhuhai Special Zone Daily
