小學生在求學時期,大多只能夠透過書本或互聯網增進科學知識,如果想進行實驗,大部分同學都就要到中學階段時選修理科才有機會實際接觸科學實驗儀器。有見及此,何建駿(Cyrus)及四位科學志同道合,成立小小實驗室「Amusing Science」,旨在讓小朋友自小接觸科學,啟發他們的小宇宙。
Cyrus與幾位合夥人唸大學時分別主修各個理科範疇,包括生命科學、營養學、遺傳學及生物科技等,涵蓋多個學術領域,他們有感香港小朋友較遲才有機會接觸科學實驗,所以希望透過有趣的實驗,培養他們對科學的興趣,好玩之餘,亦增進科學知識。Cyrus表示全部科程皆由獲PHD學位的科學家設計,務求安全及適合小朋友參與,而語言則以英語為主。
由於參與對象年齡介乎6至10歲,實驗一定要有趣味,方能提高他們的興趣,例如其中一個實驗是蘇打粉加醋所產生的火山爆炸效應,就令他們非常雀躍。Cyrus亦會因應不同的節日安排不同性質的實驗,在剛過去的母親節,他教小朋友透過植物吸水的作用來染花,還可以帶回家當作母親節禮物。他認為小朋友愈早接觸實驗,能較快建立正確的態度,做實驗講求準確、整潔,他們會學懂做實驗前排放好所需的工具,不過由於他們年紀尚小,要處理細節,例如將液體倒入試管時,就可能掌握得不好。做實驗亦能啟發他們的邏輯思維,除了做實驗時會問問題外,他們回家後亦會多觀察身邊事物,Cyrus笑言有時有些實驗要待一星期才有結果,他們一星期後就會很雀躍地趕到實驗室想知道自己的實驗是否成功,有時候可能因為過程時計算出錯或倒的份量不正確而導致失敗,小朋友亦可從中學習,務求下次更小心,不再出錯。
「Amusing Science」每個月都會有不同的主題,下個月就以「人體的奧秘」為主,會解剖青蛙、牛眼及豬肺等,當然解剖不會由小朋友親自操刀,但就可以親身學習不同的器官結構,比只從書本學習有趣得多。Cyrus會根據小朋友的性格來分組,例如讓一個較活躍的小朋友帶動一個較文靜的小朋友來提高學習氣氛。他們於暑假更會與幼稚園及小學合作舉辦興趣班及親子班,稍後亦考慮提供予中學生的科學實驗。
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