How to do science education well in primary and secondary schools? The Ministry of Education answered the reporter's questions as follows:

The first is to coordinate with the standardization of off-campus training. Guiding scientific and technological training institutions should not only impart knowledge, but also cultivate students' scientific spirit.

The second is in the same direction as the science and technology competition. Guide children not only to participate in competitions, but also to cultivate the spirit of "dedication to science" and constantly enhance the feelings of home and country.

The third is to coordinate with various talent plans such as "middle school students' talent plan", "strong foundation plan", "top students in basic disciplines" and "science camp in colleges and universities".

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Science education is based on imparting basic scientific knowledge, relying on quality education, experiencing scientific thinking methods and scientific inquiry methods, cultivating scientific spirit and attitude, establishing a complete view of scientific knowledge and values, and cultivating the basic ability of scientific research and application of science and technology.

Science education is a holistic education with all teenagers as the main body, school education as the main position, natural science education as the main content, and involving technology, history of science, philosophy of science, science culture, sociology of science and other disciplines.

In order to make teenagers master the basic knowledge and skills of natural science, learn scientific methods, experience scientific inquiry, understand the relationship between science and technology and society, grasp the essence of science, cultivate scientific spirit, and comprehensively cultivate and improve scientific literacy.

By cultivating qualified citizens with scientific literacy, developing social productive forces and improving social and cultural level, scientific spirit and humanistic spirit can be integrated in modern civilization.

"Science education refers to social activities that impart scientific and technological knowledge and cultivate scientific and technological talents." "Science education is a purposeful activity to improve people's scientific literacy." "Science education is an education to cultivate scientific and technical talents and improve national scientific literacy (including scientific knowledge, scientific concepts, scientific values, scientific methods, scientific spirit and scientific ethics, etc.). )."

"Science education involves four areas: personal needs, social problems, employment preparation and academic foundation for further study. Therefore, it is an education that teaches students the scientific knowledge of daily life and the future scientific and technological world, educates students how to deal with scientific and social problems, and enables students to have the scientific and technological foundation necessary for choosing a job in the future and the theoretical foundation necessary for continuing to study science. "