"科学乐趣日":将小学学生与自然和微生物学联系在一起的机会
Elizabeth J Archer1, Corinne B Whitby1, Robert M W Ferguson1
1School of Life Sciences, University of Essex, Colchester, UK.
Microbial biotechnology
|December 11, 2025
概括
科学乐趣日促进了小学生对微生物和科学职业的理解. 这些事件增加了对科学工作的兴趣,并提高了对微生物学的认识.
科学领域:
- 微生物学教育 微生物学教育
- 科学外展活动科学外展活动
- 在STEM领域的参与.
背景情况:
- 英国小学微生物学教育有限.
- 社会缺乏对有益微生物活动的认识.
- 需要在年轻学习者中促进对科学和自然的积极态度.
研究的目的:
- 提高小学学生 (9-11岁) 的微生物意识.
- 培养对科学和自然的积极态度.
- 鼓励与科学相关的职业愿望.
主要方法:
- 组织了"科学乐趣日",实践实验室和户外活动.
- 在活动前后对300多名小学生进行了调查.
- 收集关于学生对微生物的理解和对科学事业的兴趣的数据.
主要成果:
- 事件后学生对微生物的知识显著增加 (2024年68.7%至88.0%;2025年49.3%至79.1%).
- 增加了希望从事科学事业的学生比例 (29.6%到41.9%在2024年;21.8%到32.9%在2025年).
- 来自贫困地区的学生对科学事业的兴趣更高.
结论:
- 课外科学活动有效地提高了对微生物学的理解.
- 宣传项目积极影响人们对科学和自然的态度.
- 科学乐趣日成功地鼓励小学生的科学职业愿望.
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