As one long-term public popular science education program set by Chengdu Giant Panda Breeding Research Foundation, "Panda Class" aims to popularize the popular science knowledge of many other animals and plants living in panda protection zone, such as golden monkey and red panda, etc., by popularizing the popular science knowledge of "protecting giant panda".
As the first phase of “Panda Class” program, "Lushan Session" has special significance. Lushan is one of the habitats of giant panda. By conducting group activities, Lushan invited the teachers and students in Lushan to participate in public education activity of this phase, making them lover their hometown, increasing their awareness to protect environment and animals & plants resources, as well as mobilizing, affecting or promoting the environmental awareness of their relatives and friends, so as to decrease the damage and effects of human activities on natural resources.
By visiting Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding and Chengdu Zoo, teachers and students have learned about relevant knowledge about some endangered and rare animals such as giant panda, red panda and golden monkey, etc. Through garden touring activity and game activities, they have understood the importance of protecting environment and endangered and rare animals. On the discussion meeting after activities, from students’ speech, we found that they have formed a sense of ownership on protecting the natural environment of their hometown and have discovered the beauty of nature and they advocated that excessive consumption should be reduced as to protect the environment and also the animals living in the world. We believe that their sense of responsibility will definitely pose effects on the lifestyle of adults around them.
The theme on the last day of "Panda Class: Lushan Session" activity is "Pursue Science, Fly Your Dream". On that day, teachers and students came to Sichuan Science and Technology Museum and learned the power of science and dreams. The activity was ended successfully in teachers and students' happy laughter.