Bond Secondary 2019 Science Expo -- A Science Experience Outside of Books

On April 12th, 2019, Bond held its first large-scale Science Expo, which attracted all the students to visit. This expo was organized by students from Grade 9 to Grade 12 under the guidance of the teachers. They set up five classrooms with different themes to show the principles and phenomena related to physics, chemistry, biology, astronomy, psychology and etc.
Elementary students who visited the expo said that the event was very interesting and allowed them to learn scientific knowledge that they neglect in daily life. When asked which booth is the most interesting to them, most of the Grade 6 and Grade 7 students invariably voted for the remote control robot.
The designer of the remote control robot, Michelle Hack, was very happy at the polling result, the robot's production took her a lot of thoughts and time, and even her father was involved to gave her guidance on some electronic components.
Another group of students in the same room, Chika Osigwe and Dawn Kumar, wanted to show the students the principles of sewage water filtration. Several transparent plastic bottles connected together with a cup at the bottom to collect filtered water, this is a simple filtering device.
"I know that our device is not as cool as the remote control robot, but we chose this because we feel that this principle is very useful. Because our life is inseparable from water, learning to filter water in crisis situations, and getting clean drinking water is a Survival skill.” Chika explained.
Almost every group of students encountered a small or big situation. Ru Yun and her partner spent a week making orbital models, hoping to use the small balls to move in orbit to show the energy conversion of dynamic potential energy, gravity potential energy, and friction force. They made several adjustments to the model, allowing the ball to successfully push the wheel.
“I think this event is particularly meaningful. It teaches the younger children some scientific knowledge through the fun expo, and has a sense of mission of scientific inheritance.” Ke Jingjia, who showed the principle of cold shrinkage and inflation, said.
The significance of this scientific exhibition has a deeper meaning than "inheritance", which is to train students' comprehensive ability and deepen the understanding and exploration of science by scientific model makers. In fact, Dr. George Jacob, the science team responsible for organizing the event, said when he invited the teachers and students to visit the expo:
“This expo is a very important for all students, giving students the opportunity to explore, understand and experience the knowledge they have acquired in the science class. Let them inspire creative thinking when devising how to present scientific principles. And experience the importance of teamwork in the production process, the ability to exercise communication and presentation while explaining the scientific principles to other students. At the same time, it is also an opportunity for younger students to explore the interests of various scientific fields."
It is not limited to the study of textbooks, but cultivates comprehensive scientific literacy in hands-on production and dynamic expression. This is the expectation of Bond's diversified teaching for students' growth.