Students experience with creative STEM products

Học sinh trải nghiệm với sản phẩm sáng tạo STEM- Ảnh 1. — A group of students from grade 5/5 of Nguyen Van Troi Primary School (District 4, Ho Chi Minh City) with a STEM product using solar energy for traffic lights

On April 5, the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Education and Training organized a STEM Education Festival with the theme "Green City". The festival gathered hundreds of creative STEM products (integrating interdisciplinary knowledge of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) and creative products and STEM lessons made by students and teachers of Thu Duc City and districts.

Học sinh trải nghiệm với sản phẩm sáng tạo STEM- Ảnh 2. — Students experience STEM application products

STEM experience activities, robotics, model exhibitions, innovative STEM educational solutions, science and technology, STEM/STEAM... within the framework of the festival attracted a large number of students and teachers to visit and experience...

Học sinh trải nghiệm với sản phẩm sáng tạo STEM- Ảnh 3. — Dr. Nguyen Van Hieu, Director of the Department of Education and Training of Ho Chi Minh City, visited the booth and talked with students making creative STEM products.

A group of students from grade 5/5 of Nguyen Van Troi Primary School (District 4) brought a research product using solar energy for traffic lights. Student Pham Quang Nhat, one of the three members of the group, shared: "With the theme of Green City, we chose to learn, research and create products applying scientific knowledge in grade 5 under the guidance of teachers. We are really happy because we can both learn and apply knowledge to make products. In addition, there is an awareness of protecting and joining hands with everyone to protect the environment and protect our city."

Ms. Dao Thi Lan, a teacher at Nguyen Truc Primary School (District 8), brought students to visit and experience. "Students who come here can experience and see their friends making products, which will motivate them to learn and apply, and have a passion for practical scientific research," Ms. Lan said.

Học sinh trải nghiệm với sản phẩm sáng tạo STEM- Ảnh 4. — Mr. Nguyen Bao Quoc, Deputy Director of the Department of Education and Training of Ho Chi Minh City, speaking at the STEM Education Festival

Mr. Nguyen Bao Quoc, Deputy Director of the Department of Education and Training of Ho Chi Minh City, said that the STEM Education Festival is a playground that creates conditions for students to share their knowledge and understanding of the fields they are interested in.

Through the activities of the festival, students will experience STEM in an active learning environment, together solving practical problems in life. From there, they can develop skills, thinking, encourage the spirit of learning and discovery to gradually master science and technology right from primary school, contributing to the development of the movement of learning, applying information technology, developing young human resources to meet the requirements of industrialization and modernization of the country.

"The festival is also an opportunity to spread STEM teaching methods among teachers to meet the requirements of the 2018 General Education Program, creating opportunities for teachers from schools to meet, exchange, share teaching experiences, design and organize lessons in the direction of STEM, integrate interdisciplinary and build teaching topics to improve the effectiveness and quality of education in schools...", the leader of the Department of Education and Training emphasized.

Source link