"The fragrance of lotus carried by the breeze, the clear sound of dewdrops on bamboo." Summer arrives in full force as promised. This season is one of growth and discovery. Saying goodbye to the daily companionship of campus life, the long summer vacation opens up a broader classroom for our development. Take a look at the carefully curated special assignment experience packages prepared by our teachers! Let's savor the cultural essence through poetry and art, explore true knowledge through practice, and embrace the summer with a sincere heart!
In the first place, Chinese language: Poetry and Painting Blend, Words and Ink Express Meaning. In classic poems and texts, there are vast landscapes, the hustle and bustle of life, as well as the myriad emotions hidden within the words by the literati, and also the timeless connotations. Words are the foundation, while ink is the dress. When profound poetry and paintings meet, and when each fallen autumn leaf becomes a poetic bookmark, poetry and painting encounter and blend.
Grade: 7th and 8th grades
Specific requirements: Students can choose any ancient poem or text from the new term Chinese textbook, use their imagination, and use colorful and exquisite paintings to decorate it; or use leaves to create ingenious and creative bookmarks. Let's experience the unique charm of Chinese language and inherit classic culture through creation!
In the second place, Mathematics: Data Statistics - Discovering Life. Numbers reflect the daily growth and routines of life, with data revealing the patterns of life. This summer vacation, let's become little statistical researchers and record our daily schedules with pen and paper. Use mathematical tools to sort out the details of the vacation. Capture the life within the data. Invite you to view your summer life from a statistical perspective and develop self-discipline and learn to grow through data exploration!
Grade to participate: 7th and 8th grades
Specific requirements: Life Statistics Practice Assignment - "My Summer Vacation Data Study" 1. Research topics (choose any two): ① Sleep time statistics; ② Daily exercise duration statistics; ③ Daily reading duration statistics 2. Operation steps: ① Continuously record 28 days of real data; each week's data as one group; ② Calculate: average, median, mode, simple variance comparison; ③ Hand-draw bar charts, try to imitate the textbook format to simply draw the data distribution; ④ Finally, write the data analysis conclusion: which days are in the best state and how to adjust and optimize. Note: Each person can choose any two to complete, all works will be in A4 paper format as finished products, and will be collected uniformly at the beginning of the school year.
In the third place, English: Poster Creativity - The Charm of My Hometown During the long summer days, every step brings joy. This summer, may all of you become little English promoters and explore your hometown, uncovering its local charm. Draw the summer scenery with every stroke, praise the beauty of your hometown with every word. May you all improve your English skills through this creation, discover the wonders around you, and cherish the wonderful memories!
Grade: 7th and 8th
Specific Requirements: Special Poster Creation Assignment - "The Beauty of My Hometown" (The Beauty of My Hometown) 1. The works should be presented in the form of hand-drawn posters, introducing the local customs, features, and landscapes of your hometown. The content can cover famous scenic spots, local specialties, folk culture, and beautiful hometown scenes, presented in both Chinese and English. Show the unique charm of your hometown. Suggestions: Use a combination of pictures and text, write neatly and properly, and try to use the vocabulary and sentence patterns learned from the textbooks; Use your creativity to design the poster to make it more outstanding. Please properly keep the works and submit them on time for participation in the display and evaluation.
In the fourth place, History: Replicating Cultural Relics, Touching History. Cultural relics are witnesses of history, carrying the memories of time. Compared to written accounts, they are more intuitive and vivid. The Historical Feature Assignment invites students to manually replicate a cultural relic work, such as the magnificent Simuwu Ding. During the replication process, one can gain a deeper understanding of the historical stories behind the relics and experience the inheritance of human civilization. Let history "come alive" and "move" right in front of us!
Grade Involved: 7th and 8th grades
Specific Requirements: Replicate a cultural relic work by hand, provide an original picture, note the name, and it would be better if a video or a brief description is provided.
In the fifth place, Morality and Law: Labor Practice, Embark on the Journey of Growth Through labor, students can cultivate themselves; through action, students can clarify their conscience. Labor is the most vivid classroom for growth. Only by engaging in labor can students understand the hardships of life. Only through practical experience can they clearly understand the responsibility they should undertake. We gain independence and confidence through our daily efforts. With a practical attitude, we feel the responsibility and warmth that belong to us.
Grade Requirements: 7th and 8th grades
Specific Instructions: You can participate in career experiences in various industries to gain real insights through short videos; or you can engage in community service to help your neighbors. Through household chores and social practices, you can hone your life skills, experience the hard work of your parents, and master basic life skills in practice, which will make you more independent and confident on your journey of growth!
In the sixth place, Biology: Microscopic World in an Ecological Bottle
Everything in the microcosm lives together and forms its own universe. A small corner of the bottle contains all the secrets of ecology. In a tiny transparent container, plants absorb light energy to generate vitality, small animals move freely and act, microorganisms silently complete the material cycle, and water, soil, sand and rocks build a complete miniature nature. A balanced and lively mini ecosystem is novel and interesting.
Grade: 7th and 8th grades
Specific requirements: 1. Create a sustainable miniature ecological bottle: Use a transparent container (such as a glass bottle or plastic bottle) to make a closed or semi-closed ecological bottle, containing the following components: ① Producers: aquatic plants (such as duckweed, water plants), moss or small terrestrial plants. ② Consumers (optional): small aquatic animals (such as snails, small fish, small shrimp), note that the number should not be too many. ③ Decomposers: microorganisms in the bottom soil or sand. ④ Non-biological environment: water, sand, rocks, air and so on. 2. Observation and recording: Record the changes of the ecological bottle every day or every week, complete the "Observation Record Sheet of the Ecological Bottle", including: environmental changes such as water quality, humidity, and light. The growth and behavior states of plants and animals; phenomena that occur (such as condensation of water droplets, new sprouts of plants, decomposition of animal excrement and so on.).
Last but not the least, Chemistry: Kitchen Chemistry - Wondrous Changes Chemistry is not just dry formulas; it is the magic hidden in daily life. The ingredients in the kitchen, such as rice, salt, sugar, fruits, and seasonings, are all natural chemical reagents. Vinegar dissolves eggshells, acid-base color changes, and scale melts away. The collision brings about the wonderful magic unique to life. Let's transform into life magicians and unlock the chemical mysteries hidden in our daily meals through observation, recording, and creation!
Grade: 7th and 8th
Specific requirements: Record a short video of kitchen chemistry phenomena, such as eggshell reacting with vinegar, sugar dissolving, lemon acid removing scale in the kettle, in addition to using purple cabbage juice to test soap water and white vinegar. Submit it to our homeroom teacher at the beginning of the term for participation in the display and award evaluation.
In a nutshell, in the midst of the hot summer, the sun shines brightly. The wind blows through the treetops, with the cicadas chirping in harmony. All things thrive towards the sunlight. This summer vacation, we look forward to seeing you bloom like the colorful flowers in summer to discover great mysteries in the small world you explore, and to see you stand facing the sun with full harvest and growth, moving forward towards the light!