Dalian Shahekou Science and Technology Center for Primary and Secondary School Students is located at No.726, Southwest Road, Shahekou District, Dalian, covering an area of 7,800 square meters and a construction area of 590 1 square meter. After seven years of development, the Science and Technology Innovation Center has taken the lead in becoming the national excellent popular science education base of the education system in the three northeastern provinces; Take the lead in becoming the meteorological popular science education base of the national education system; Take the lead in becoming an advanced experimental base for comprehensive practical activities in China; At the same time, it was awarded the National Fire Safety Education Base, the National Youth Science Education Demonstration Base of China Academy of Sciences, the National Advanced Unit of Comprehensive Practice Evaluation and Research, and the National Marine Science Education Base. The 15 science and technology interest group established by the science and technology center won 8 national awards and more than 1000 provincial and municipal awards. The science and technology center takes "interest enlightenment" as its school-running concept and "improving students' scientific and technological awareness and practical ability and cultivating students' innovative thinking" as its training goal. Through continuous exploration and practice, we have independently developed more than 20 compulsory and elective courses of inquiry experience in eight categories, including model making, manual electronics, experimental invention, modern information, brain thinking, astronomy and meteorology, and formed three modules, namely experience and sentiment, popular science design and production, scientific research and exploration, covering people and exploration.
On the basis of self-developed courses and under the guidance of experts, the Science and Technology Center has formulated curriculum standards of different ages for each course, forming an evaluation system of science and technology education from kindergarten to junior high school. Since its establishment, the Science and Technology Center has been open to the public free of charge. More than 6.5438+0.2 million students and residents visit the Science and Technology Innovation Center every year, giving full play to the radiation leading role of the comprehensive practice base.
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Science and Technology Center is located at No.726, Southwest Road, Shahekou District, with an area of 7,800 square meters and a building area of 590 1 square meter. In June, 2007, Shahekou District Government was transformed from a middle school according to the strategy of rejuvenating the country through science and education and the needs of education development in Shahekou District. The concept of "fun and enlightenment" was established at the beginning of the preparation of the technology center; Taking "improving students' scientific and technological awareness and practical ability and cultivating students' innovative thinking" as the training goal; It has many functions such as popular science education, training, activities, scientific research and service. The center has educational, practical, open, innovative, scientific and comprehensive educational resources. Since its establishment, the Science and Technology Center has been open to the society, especially to young people. More than 6.5438+0.2 million students and residents visit the Science and Technology Innovation Center every year. At the same time, it has also won the concern and love of leaders at all levels: International Security Promotion Association, Director Gao Hong of the Department of Basic Education of the Ministry of Education, Inspector Group and Director of the State Council Outline, leaders of China Association for Science and Technology, leaders of China Meteorological Society, deputy director of the Provincial Education Department, leaders of provincial inspectors, representatives of provincial people's congresses, former Dalian Municipal Committee, secretary Xia Deren and other leaders have visited and guided the Science and Technology Innovation Center. The center uses high-quality resources to carry out science and technology education, and is open to communities and schools free of charge. It has received more than 200 positive publicity reports from CCTV, Liaoning TV, Dalian Daily and other news media, which has a strong social response and received good social benefits. Being able to give full play to the advantages of resources and actively carry out solid and effective science and technology education, practice and competition activities among the majority of students has won certain honors. Take the lead in becoming the national popular science education base of the education system in the three northeastern provinces; Take the lead in becoming the meteorological popular science education base of the national education system; Take the lead in becoming an advanced experimental base for comprehensive practical activities in China; At the same time, it has obtained the national fire safety education base; China Academy of Sciences National Advanced Base for Youth Popular Science Education; National advanced unit for comprehensive practice evaluation and research; Liaoning popular science education base; Advanced unit of comprehensive practical research in Liaoning province; Dalian National Defense Education Base; Dalian friendly environmental education base and other honorary titles. It has become a scientific education base, a curriculum development and education research base, a student extracurricular activity base and a community education service base in primary and secondary schools in our region. It is a paradise for students to practice.
Principles of science and technology center: science and life tradition, modern country and world reality and future
The characteristics of science and technology center: interest and enlightenment, exhibition and participation in educational and scientific research practice and creation
Functions of science and technology center: education, training, activities, scientific research and service.
Exhibition and Experience Zone: Since its establishment, the exhibition and experience zone on the first floor has welcomed tens of thousands of visitors from all over the country, provinces, cities and districts, primary and secondary school students in Shahekou District and students from other schools in other areas. There are more than 60 kinds of popular science experience instruments such as physiological experience, animal bionics, physics and optics. We can get on the unicycle and feel the fun of the square wheel; You can also tilt the cabin and feel the mystery of the other world; You can also play China's classic puzzle game to test your intelligence. The courses developed here meet the interests and needs of children of different ages for scientific knowledge, and are a paradise for children to develop their intelligence, stimulate their interest and improve their scientific literacy!
Making demonstration area: be able to independently use tools and drawings to make experimental models and debug the models; Able to independently design the hull and install the power system. Through activities, students can establish a scientific concept and cultivate the spirit of innovation, unity and cooperation. So as to improve students' scientific literacy and cultivate their innovative spirit.