Highlights

Non-urban and non-mountainous school science education activities.

Science Communication

Through hands-on experience, students can understand the meaning of the center of gravity and lever balance, and understand the basic principles involved. The four main axes of the course are: arousing attention, relevance, building confidence, and gaining satisfaction, in order to motivate students to learn. Students are interested and curious when they are engaged in hands-on activities, and have a positive expectation for future learning. The course ends with the creation of a balance bird, which utilizes the two physical phenomena discussed in the course. The first is the principle of leverage, which uses the combined moment of the two wings and the three points on the tail (force point and resistance point) to obtain balance (using the bird's beak as the fulcrum). The second is the balance of the center of gravity. In addition to finding the fulcrum, it also uses the characteristic that when the horizontal position of the object's center of gravity is below the object, the center of gravity will move below the fulcrum. When an external force is introduced, it will return to its original position. In the creation of a balance bird, students can directly experience the combination of science, mathematics, and engineering, and cultivate their creativity and design and production abilities.

Activity Goals aligned with SDGs Projects