为了庆祝国际科学日，MYP中学生为学校社区成员带来了一场主题为“火、土、水、风”的科学表演秀。他们将各式各样的科学实验搬上舞台，为大家上演了别开生面的科学启蒙秀！

In celebration of World Science Day, our MYP students brought an inspiring and fantastic performance to honor the importance of science and all its contributions to our society. The variety of science experiments on stage kept mouths agape.

“光”乃万物能量之源。通过植物光合作用吸收后，光会转化成化学能量存储在植物体内，并通过食物链传给世间万物。在科学表演秀上，八年级学生为我们展示了火焰产生的过程。

Light is the energy of all creatures. After being absorbed by plants through photosynthesis, light is converted into chemical energy and stored in plants, which is transmitted to everything in the world through the food chain. In the science show, our MYP3 students take center stage to show us how fire is created.

事实上，火焰远不止一种颜色。在随后的表演中，小小科学家们带来了精彩的实验——运用了一种“魔法”材料让火焰绽放出各式各样的色彩。

In fact, fire has more than one hue. Utilizing a "magical" ingredient, flame blossomed in different hues!

你可曾见过“蓝精灵”？这种神秘的液体被学生“召唤”出来，创造出一种散发着蓝色荧光的物质，让我们仿佛置身于宇宙中央。

Have you ever seen Smurfs? These mysterious liquids are being summoned by our students to produce a material that exhibits blue fluorescence and gives us the impression that we were in the center of the universe.

一个高强度玻璃球为何能通过手的触碰而产生神秘电流从而光芒四射？正在进行中的静电球实验为我们揭秘了静电球的工作原理！

How can a high-strength glass ball shine brightly? Is it generated by a mysterious electric flow through hand-touching? The plasma ball experiment reveals the secret!

如果有一种气体可以让你的音色发生改变，你会愿意尝试吗？这一奇妙的氦气变声体验引来了现场观众的积极响应。

If there was a gas that could make your voice change, would you be willing to have a try? The audience responded favorably to this amazing experience - Helium Voice.

牙膏可以有多大的威力？当它的体积变大无数倍时，它会呈现出什么模样？在这个名为“大象牙膏”的科学实验中，学生简单地采用了几种化学物质，就创造出了一座“泡沫火山”！

How powerful is toothpaste aside from driving away cavities? When it's countless times larger, what will be the result? The Elephant's Toothpaste experiment creates a "volcano of foam"!

相信大家对干冰并不陌生，利用它还可以做出很多有意思的实验，让我们一起享受这场视觉盛宴吧！

We assume you are familiar with dry ice. Actually, there are many fascinating experiments you can do with dry ice. Let's all take in this visual feast together!

科学实践不仅存在于舞台中央，还可以存在于人人可及的学习空间中。在精彩的科学表演秀结束后，不同年级的学生都有机会通过亲身实践来了解科学的运作。

After the captivating scientific performances, students from different grade levels have the opportunity to learn about science through hands-on experience.

TWIS的科学教学团队为社区成员准备了丰富多彩的科学实验，包括水果钢琴、投石机、制作彩虹、创造果冻和制造“史莱姆”等实验。让每一位学生都能够从科学实验中发展好奇心和动手能力。

Our Science Department has prepared a variety of science activities for community members, including Fruit Piano, Playing Volleyball with Machines, Rainbow Dreams, Making Jelly and Making Slime, which enables each student to develop their curiosity and hands-on skills through science experiments.

除了校内的科学实验和活动外，TWIS也一直寻找各种方式帮助学生建立科学与现实生活的联结。最近，MYP中学五年级学生正在学习化学键和热化学，他们正在对巨型共价结构如钻石、二氧化硅和石墨烯等进行深度探究。作为MYP科学学习标准类别D的总结性评估的一部分，学生将运用批判性思维来衡量石墨烯的发展过程并且分析其各种影响。

TWIS is continually seeking ways to support our students in making links between science and everyday life in addition to on-campus scientific activities. MYP 5 students are inquiring into chemical bonding and thermochemistry in which they are researching the structure of giant covalent lattices, such as diamond, silicon dioxide, and graphene. As part of the summative assessment of MYP Science criterion D (Reflecting on the Impacts of science), students use critical thinking skills to evaluate the development of graphene and analyze the various implications. 

为了帮助学生对石墨烯做进一步的探究，我们带领学生前往了一家位于松山湖园区的高新技术公司。这家公司的石墨烯材料主要被用于石墨烯锂电池电极材料、石墨烯复合散热材料、石墨烯显示触摸屏和石墨烯晶体管等。在研学的过程中，学生发现了现代石墨烯的生产方法——哈默法，以及了解到如何检测石墨烯的数量、层的大小、厚度、官能团的含量和层的完整性。得益于高新科技园区的环境，学生可以尽情地在松山湖探究各项高新技术，将现实中的科学融入至课堂知识中。

Further investigation on graphene brought our students to one of the high-tech companies in Songshan Lake. What the company's manufacturing is being used for graphene lithium battery electrode material, graphene composite heat dissipation material, graphene display touch screen, and graphene transistors, among others. Students discovered the modern method of production of graphene - Hummer’s method; the quantity-testing of graphene - the size of the layer, the thickness, the content of the functional group, and the integrity of the layer. Songshan Lake is indeed a convenient place to learn about current advances in technology. 

让我们一起期待伟大实验的诞生！

Let the great experiments begin!