As a nature teacher, Han Mingzhe, loves taking kids to learn about 1 . "I have the kids close their eyes and let them 2 and remember the trees with their hands. I call this game "Discover My Tree," Han said. When the kids 3 their trees, they light up with joy, like meeting an old friend.
Han is always 4 by his students' imagination. "They might call a walnut (核桃) tree a ‘bomb tree' 5 its falling walnuts are like ‘bombs'. And the Chinese privet (水蜡树) 6 look like a ‘drone' in children's eyes, so 7 call it a ‘drone tree'. " Han said.
Han said that looking at trees is a 8 activity that doesn't need any special tools or knowledge from before.
You can 9 a tree by looking at the bark's (树干的) appearance and color. You can also check for small pores (气孔) the tree uses to "10 " . Then, look at the leaves and see how they are 11 . Look at the leaf shapes and the different parts of a leaf. If you can find a tree with flowers, that's even 12 . You can study the flower's shape and color.
"Apart from looking at a tree in a scientific way, you can also check a tree using your 13 ," Han suggested. You can touch the tree trunk 14 your eyes closed and feel time go by. You can also collect fallen 15 or leaves. "These are the gifts from the tree that you should treasure in your heart, recognizing trees can be both fun and educational. " he added.
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As the legend goes, in the area of Qian there were no donkeys (驴). Later, a man transported one by boat from somewhere else, he found it of no use. So he left the donkey at the foot of a mountain and let it do as it pleased.
A tiger in the mountain, which had seen a donkey before, thought it was a huge monster (怪兽) and was rather scared. So the tiger itself in the woods and watched the donkey. After a while, seeing the donkey stand there without movement, the tiger came out of the woods, got close to it but couldn't find out yet what monster it was.
One day, while the tiger was watching, the donkey suddenly gave a loud cry, frightened the tiger so much that it took to its heels. Yet when turning head, it discovered that the donkey was still at the same place, without at all.
The tiger again slowly came to the donkey, gradually got used to its and felt it wasn't frightful at all. The tiger came much nearer and nearer, and even tried to play a on the donkey at times.
Being very much annoyed (恼怒), the donkey gave the tiger a good . Thus, the tiger felt very and said to itself, "So that's all the tricks it has. "
The tiger gave a big shout, jumped up and put itself strongly upon the donkey. . .
Kew GardensEnjoy yourselves in a wonderland of science with over 50, 000 living plants and different kinds of educational events or interesting activities. Hero is some useful information about planning a school visit to Kew Gardens. Educational session prices: Students will take part in the educational sessions in groups of 15. Prices are different according to different situations: ●45-minute session: £35/group ●90-minutc session: £70/group ●Half day (one session) : £80/group ●Full day (two sessions) : £160/group Required teacher-student ratios (比例) : ●Key Stage 1: 1: 5. ●Key Stage 2: 1: 8 ●Key Stage 3: 1: 10. ●Key Stage 4: 1: 12 If you need help, please contact the Kew staff members. You can also call 0202 332 3333 for direct and quick support. Please do not call 999. Timings: Kew Gardens opens at 10 a. m. Your visit may take three to five hours. The closing time changes the whole year. But the earliest is 3: 30 p. m. We have a fixed schedule for educational sessions, which is from 10: 30 am to 2: 20 p. m. |
At Hangzhou Dinglan Experimental Middle School in Zhejiang, an exciting event took place earlier this year. The students weighed a pig! Since 2017, the school has built a small farm for pigs. Every year, teachers and students work together to brainstorm and use scientific knowledge to weigh the pigs. They have used methods like Levers and Archimedes' principle. This time, students chose to use Magdeburg hemispheres.
First, the students used a pump (泵) to get the air out of the hemispheres, and then connected them to a cage where the pig was. When they turned on electricity to let air in, the pressure inside the hemispheres increased. With a loud "bang", the hemispheres pulled apart, showing a pressure difference.
Then, they calculated (计算) the pig's weight with a special formula (公式), using the pressure difference. Getting the pig to the test site was quite challenging. The pig was much larger than it was last year, making it harder for the students to deal with. "As the pig was about to enter the cage, it suddenly lay down and didn't move at all," 13-year-old Liu Nian told Teens. In the end, they managed to push it into the cage.
After doing it a few times and averaging the results, the students found that the black pig weighed 165. 3 kilograms, very close to its known weight of 154. 5kg.
The task not only brought students great fun, it also deepened their understanding of science through the activity. This helps them know scientific knowledge better and makes science even more engaging.
a. turned on electricity to let air in. b. got the air out of the hemispheres.
c. calculated the pig's weight. d. hemispheres pulled apart.
e. connected hemispheres to a pig cage.
People now keep flat-faced dogs such as French bulldogs (法国斗牛犬) as pets because they are cute. Some people call these dogs "lazy" because they get sleepier more easily than other dogs during the day. However, these cute dogs are having a hard time, according to a recent study.
Scientists at Eotvos Lorand University in Hungary watched 92 family dogs of different types while they were sleeping. During the study, the dogs spent about three hours with their owners in the sleep lab. With nothing special to do, the dogs soon fell asleep. At that time, the scientists recorded the dogs' brain activities by an electroencephalogram (EEG, 脑电图) , which doesn't hurt the dogs.
The study found that the flat-faced dogs slept more than the other kinds. This may be because they don't get enough sleep at night. The scientists explained that this is because of sleep apnea (睡眠呼吸暂停症), which only happens in French bulldogs. During their sleep, they can't get enough air and may find it difficult to breathe, which makes them wake up from time to time. Some French bulldogs may sleep while holding a toy ball in their mouths. Owners may think this is funny. But they're actually doing it to keep their airways open so they can breathe more easily.
This, however, is only one of the health problems dogs have because of breeding. According to the website Pet Helpful, a lot of pet dogs are bred based on what people like, such as shorter legs, heavier bodies, and larger ears. Bulldogs are one of the victims.
Lots of pet lovers are calling for people to respect dogs as they are. Breeders must take the health of their dogs seriously instead of just for cuteness, Australian vet Karen Hedberg told ABC News.
Believed to be the source of all life, water has flowed with Chinese culture for thousands of years. It influences not only Chinese civilization (文明) but many wise ideas in Chinese philosophy (哲学) .
Chinese civilization began thousands of years ago along the Yellow and Yangtze rivers. linking the culture to water from its beginning. Water is highly important for life and growing things. Knowing the strong power of water, Chinese people have always tried to use it in the best way. For example, Yu, the first ruler of the Xia Dynasty, controlled floods by digging the waterways so that the water could easily flow into the sea.
Water is also given philosophical meanings to educate Chinese people and rule the country. According to Xunzi, Confucius (孔子) often thought about water, believing it had qualities such as fairness and courage. He once said that, "He who is wise loves water; he who is virtuous loves mountains." Therefore, Confucianism (儒家思想) suggests that people should learn from water and train their sense of morality, Inspired by water. Laozi gave birth to the idea of "overcoming hardness with softness and non- action". These ideas later continued encouraging rulers to follow the laws of nature and respect the will of the people. Ancient Chinese philosopher Xunzi compared a ruler and his people to a boat and water, saying "Water can carry a boat but can also overturn it". "Being the most common thing in daily life, water plays an important role in Chinese culture that builds the Chinese civilization," reported Medium website.
a. Nonaction and overcoming hardness with softness.
b. Water can carry a boat but can also overturn it.
c. He who is wise loves water; he who is virtuous loves mountains.
①Confucius ②Xunzi ③Laozi
Do you like watching "eating shows"? They are very popular with people now. There are a great number of eating videos online. . Some can even eat 36 dumplings in a few minutes and have 6. 5 kg of noodles in one meal.
However, there are some problems about those eating videos. . Sometimes, they are too full to eat all of the food, so they waste (浪费) a lot of food. Also, overeating is a bad eating habit. "It is not good for the eaters' health," a doctor said.
. Douyin puts out a message, saying, "If there is any food waste in a video, we will close the eater's ID. " Kuaishou also says people should eat healthily and stop food waste.
Those new rules have caused (引起) a hot discussion online. . "There is no reason to waste food. The more food we save, the fewer people will go hungry. . After all, having a healthy body is the most important thing in our life," a Weibo user said.
A. Many people think the ideas are great
B. What's more, eaters should care about themselves
C. Eaters always prepare lots of food before the show
D. Luckily, fewer people choose to follow these shows
E. To improve the way of eating, some people take action
F. In the shows, "big eaters" have lots of food in a short time
G. People needn't worry about their weight problems when watching the shows
A: Hey, Linda. You look so worried.
B: Yes, it's my dog Lulu. She didn't feel well this morning.
A: Have you taken her to the animal hospital?
B: Yes, my father has taken her there.
A: Not yet. But I'm planning to keep one. A cat, maybe.
B:
A: Cats are always gentle, and they don't need much space since they're small.
B: It's true. But you still need to be responsible and take care of it very carefully.
A: Having a pet is far more than just playing with it.
A. Is anything wrong?
B. Where are you going?
C. Oh, I'm sorry to hear that.
D. Yes, I couldn't agree more.
E. By the way, do you have a pet?
F. Why do you want to keep a cat?
G. I'm afraid I can't agree with you.
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Dear ▲,
How time flies! My life as a junior high school student is coming to an end.
Wish you a happy life.
Yours,
Alan