Participation in the workshop will allow schoolchildren to fill in those areas that are given little attention in a regular biology course. The knowledge gained will help to take a different look at biology - to see that it is a whole system of various sciences and methods. After graduating from the Biology Department of the Summer School, students will be able to successfully perform at olympiads and conferences.
PROGRAM
The main focus of the program will be on design and research work in various fields of biology, as well as workshops, including excursions, work with laboratory equipment. Schoolchildren will have the opportunity to get acquainted with biology not from a textbook, but through research and real study of the world around them, as well as through communication with professional or educated biologists and biology teachers (Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow State Pedagogical University, Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, University of Cambridge, employees of various laboratories). The topics of lectures and seminars will be related to the topics of research work, some lectures will be held in conjunction with the medical department (MedO). We will pay special attention to such an important thing as the methodology of biological research, which schoolchildren will master in seminars. In addition to the main courses, individual lectures and seminars will be held by such interesting speakers as Alexander Panchin, Alexey Vodovozov, Mikhail Gelfand.
PARTICIPANTS
We are waiting for schoolchildren who have completed at least 8 classes, who want to seriously study biology. We are also waiting for students of biological specialties who are ready to participate in the activities of the department as curators. And, of course, we are waiting for teachers who are ready to share their knowledge and experience.
Biology is the science that studies wildlife. Her modern name appeared only two centuries ago. School program is unthinkable without the study of biology and its subsections - botany, anatomy, zoology. This subject is often chosen by graduates during the passing of the OGE and the Unified State Examination, which indicates its importance and popularity.
A lot of guys want to know more about this science than is supposed to curriculum. They have an excellent opportunity to get acquainted with its sections, features both in theory and in practice. In our city, there are ecological and biological centers, laboratories, clubs and other institutions where young naturalists can get to know the world of plants and animals more deeply, learn about environmental protection.
In addition to gaining new knowledge, children will be able to participate in scientific conferences and competitions, prepare for exams and admission to higher educational establishments. Contact with wildlife brings up kindness, sensitivity, attentiveness, responsibility in children. Classes will be an excellent base for educational and research activities, preparation of projects at various levels - from school to all-Russian.
What a young naturalist should know when experimenting with plants
Experiments are a great opportunity to get acquainted in practice with what the theory has told about. But before you start them, it is important to remember that without accuracy and attentiveness it is better not to even start them. In addition, haste, the desire to speed up the process, can do a disservice. Before the experiment, put on the table only what is needed for it: seeds, plants, earth, appliances, materials, etc. There should be nothing superfluous. If you are faced with the task of growing a plant, then you need to carefully care for it: loosen the soil, fertilize and do not forget about weeding. It is also necessary to have so-called control plants under the same conditions as those used in the experiment. The value of the experiment is increased by diary entries and drawings. After completing the experiments, be sure to write a conclusion - a report on the work done.
What are the benefits of using a microscope?
Very often, children ask questions that baffle parents. For example, the seemingly simple question “Why does nettle burn the skin?” may cause problems. Of course, in the age of the Internet, it is easy to find the answer, but take your time. Try to come to him with the baby, as they say, by experience. A microscope will help you with this. After all, how interesting it will be for both you and your child to examine the structure of a nettle leaf under a microscope. Then the knowledge that you get on the Internet or in a book on entertaining biology will be a great addition to your experiments and will certainly be stored in your memory. It is much easier to talk about the structure of a flower, about cells, using a microscope. He will be a great motivator. cognitive activity, will expand the child's understanding of the world that surrounds us. Hence a deeper interest in the laws of biology and life on Earth in general. Having mastered the microscope, the child will try to find answers to his questions on his own. The most important thing is that a young researcher-biologist will learn to notice the beauty of nature, and in the future, perhaps, he will choose an interesting profession of a biologist.