Observing sunspot activities, making aerospace models, and planting organic vegetables without soil, a few days ago, the 2022 Shijiazhuang National Science Popularization Day series of activities kicked off. In recent days, from schools to communities, from online platforms to of

Observation Sunspot Activities , making aerospace models, and planting organic vegetables without soil. Recently, the 2022 Shijiazhuang National Science Popularization Day series of activities kicked off. In recent days, from schools to communities, from online platforms to offline activities, various science popularization activities have been one after another, allowing the people to immerse themselves in the fun of science, while also touching the temperature of science popularization.

In recent years, Shijiazhuang City has actively promoted popular science work. By consolidating the popular science position and building a popular science platform, it has launched a large number of influential brand popular science activities. The infrastructure has developed rapidly, the team of popular science talents has continued to grow, and the number of people participating in popular science activities has continued to rise.

" sunspots is a place where magnetic fields gather. The weather or climate abnormalities on the earth are closely related to sunspot activities." On September 16, on the playground of the Berlinzhuang School in Shijiazhuang City, teacher Chu Yuntao explained the knowledge of sunspots to the children while guiding them to observe sunspots using the astronomical telescope . The fascinating explanations, coupled with the mysterious starry sky, immerses the children in it. "Through science popularization activities, it can not only stimulate children's desire for knowledge, but also complement daily teaching, which will help improve students' comprehensive quality." Chu Yuntao said.

"Youth science and technology education activities are the 'highlight' in science popularization work." Liu Baojun, vice chairman of the Shijiazhuang Science and Technology Association, introduced that in recent years, Shijiazhuang has actively carried out colorful science popularization activities in primary and secondary schools, creating brand science popularization activities for young people such as "Dream Aerospace" space seed planting of Zhaiying Street Primary School in Chang'an District and "Science and Technology Carnival" of Yuhua West Road Primary School in Qiaoxi District, and constantly sow the seeds of science for young people.

"In order to reduce the impact of the epidemic, we also actively organize online popular science activities so that children can feel the charm of science at home." Liu Baojun said that this year they also organized children to conduct popular science experiments through online live broadcasts, and online visits to the production process of smart agriculture online, benefiting teachers and students of more than 30 primary and secondary schools.

The key to promoting popular science work is to be close to society and the masses. Only by delivering the scientific and technological knowledge required by the masses to the door can popular science work be carried out in depth.

Not long ago, a cultural, technological and health " Three Going to the Countryside " service event was held in Jingxing County, Shijiazhuang City. 43 municipal "three-drawing-to-country" member units not only sent funds, projects and materials with a total amount of 249 million yuan, but also opened science and popular services such as health clinics and agricultural technology lectures.

In Nanhengkou Ceramic Water Town, doctors not only patiently explain health knowledge to farmers, but also distribute health manuals to the elderly; in Xiaozuo Town, , Liu Yuqiang, a corn expert from Shijiazhuang Institute of Agricultural and Forestry Science, set up a "field classroom". "The knowledge brought by experts today is very practical. Such an activity is down-to-earth and delivers the knowledge we urgently need to at our doorstep." The farmer Gao Qiqi said with emotion.

The "Three Going to the Countryside" activity of culture, science and technology and health is a brand work for supporting and benefiting agriculture carried out by Shijiazhuang City since 1996. Now the member units have expanded to 48, and the activities are vigorously carried out every year, contributing to the development of the "Three Rural Issues" and rural revitalization.

In order to better promote grassroots science popularization work, Shijiazhuang City established the "Science Popularization Tour Propaganda Service Team" in 2009. In addition to more than 200 volunteers who carry out popular science activities at the grassroots level all year round, there are more than 1,800 village-level industrial technology instructors established by the agricultural department. More than 400 new varieties and new technologies are promoted every year, and more than 8,000 agricultural technicians and farmers are trained.

Liu Baojun introduced that Shijiazhuang City currently has 4 national science popularization education bases, 8 provincial science popularization education bases, 34 municipal science popularization education bases, more than 50 popular science activity stations (rooms) at all levels and types within the city, more than 4,900 registered science volunteers, and 31 science volunteer teams. By integrating these resources, it will help further revitalize science popularization resources and allow the people to enjoy a popular science feast at their doorstep. "In the next step, we will innovate the popular science form, open up new channels for popular science, hold more popular science activities that the masses like, and form a trend of talking about science, loving science, learning science, and using science in the whole society.” (Guangming Daily reporter Geng Jiankuo, Chen Yuanqiu, correspondent Zhao Yuanjun, Shi Zixian)

Source: Guangming Daily