We hope to improve public’s positive and accurate understanding of sugar and fiber through some activities. We  conducted science popularization activities on different topics, targeting  audiences ranging from kindergarten students to adults. At the same time we published popular science articles, organized online lectures and offline community activities to let different people know about sugar control and fiber enhancement and related popular science knowledge related to our project.

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Summary of lecture content: concept introduction of synthetic biology; influence of synthetic biology

For more information about this lecture, please refer to our presentation slides (+PPT 1).

Since this presentation is geared toward upperclassmen, most of whom have some basic knowledge of biology, our content will be a bit more academic. Everyone was able to understand it well and gave us some feedback to improve it!

The purpose of the lecture is to let more people understand the nature of synthetic biology and arouse interest in synthetic biology.

Lecture object: sophomores in the Integration Department of Hangzhou School Affiliated to Shanghai Foreign School

Lecture effect: Basically, all students can understand it. After direct inquiry, most students said that they have a basic understanding of synthetic biology.

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Problems encountered during the lecture: The time is not well coordinated, resulting in the delay of the lecture time and progress.

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Reflection and improvement: Coordinate the time and personnel of each class in advance of the next lecture, and strive to leave a good impression on the audience.

Purpose of this lecture: Our school is a K-12 institution. In an effort to engage a wider audience and increase their understanding of biological knowledge, we have chosen to focus on young children.

Main contents: Our project is related to intestinal digestion and will also provide an initial understanding of gut microbiota to the children, promoting knowledge about protecting the gut. Educating young children about gut microbiota can help them pay more attention to healthy eating and hygiene habits in their daily lives.

For more information about this lecture, please refer to our presentation slides (+PPT 2).

In order to make it easier for the children to understand the lectures, we used many real-life examples to combine with the knowledge to trigger their desire to explore the knowledge. The small games related to academics set up during the lectures also enlivened the atmosphere and created a cheerful and active learning atmosphere. Every child was able to actively participate in the interaction.

Process of this lecture: With the help of the teacher, we contacted the head of the kindergarten of the school, coordinated the lecture time, and two members of our team and the general captain went to the kindergarten to conduct a microflora science class for the kindergarten children. The class lasted about 20 minutes, and about 20 children participated in the class. We also prepared some small gifts for the children who answered the questions actively. The whole class went smoothly.

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Classroom engagement: Most children basically understand, a few may not be able to understand, the teaching effect is OK.

Some children are not able to understand the content of our lectures, and some terms may not be understood, but the class atmosphere and interactive links are actively participated in the children.

Some children can not concentrate on the lesson; Being shy about answering questions leads to silence or stagnation.

 

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Reflection: In the next lecture, perhaps we can choose a slightly older group to ensure the smooth progress and development of the activity.

Because kindergarten children may not be easy to understand some of the more professional knowledge at the current stage, the effect of popular science may be relatively weak. If different groups of people, Such as primary school students, are selected as popular science objects, the effect may be different, but the overall progress of this activity is relatively smooth.

Theme of the event: Sugar

Purpose:

1. Sources of sugar, advantages and disadvantages and ways to protect teeth.

2. Introduce project objectives and products

Location: Tianlin Community and Kangjian Community

Participants: All team members and children who have signed up

Activity implementation

Preparatory process:

1. Community publicity and registration

2. Prepare the lecture PPT

3. Prepare for the promotion of QR code on each account platform

4. Prepare candy, clay and a sign-in sheet

For more information about this lecture, please refer to our presentation slides.

Specific procedures and links

1. Import: Let children guess what is in the bag (candy)

2. Topic introduction

3. Interactive session: Give candy to each group of children and ask them to sort it; Ask and share children's classification methods; Watch an animated tooth decay film

4. Related explanation: Sources of sugar; The pros and cons of sugar; Tooth protection; Project objectives and products

5. Art creation: Clay to make your favorite candy

6. Sharing and communication: Children share their works and discoveries

7. Summary: Summarize the activity and emphasize the main points of learning

8. Extended activities: learn to search on the project account after class

The community activity went well in general, and our interaction with the children was also very good. After teaching the children about sugar, we asked the children to make different shapes of candy with clay, and the children were actively involved. What should be improved is that we did not know that some children were allergic to clay before the activity, and we should know the relevant situation earlier to ensure the smooth progress of the activity.

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Summary of lecture content (personnel, coordination process, duration)

The lecture was jointly organized by Shanghai International Studies University Hangzhou Affiliated School and iGEM School team of Link Education Shanghai Campus. We are also honored to have Masters in Biology from the Chinese Academy of Sciences to share their knowledge and insights with us. Four members of our school team participated in the lecture, which took about half an hour. Synthetic biology has evolved from a preliminary concept to a hot topic in the scientific community today, with many wondering what are the key technologies in the field, how they have advanced the field, and how we can use these technologies to design and build new biological systems. Our school team talked about the development history of synthetic biology, some ethical issues and risks, and the stories of people involved.

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Purpose of the lecture

Synthetic biology has evolved from a preliminary concept to a hot topic in the scientific community today, and many people are curious about what are the key technologies in the field, how are they driving the development of the field, how can we use these technologies to design and build new biological systems, and we want to educate you about synthetic biology, I also cooperated with students from other schools to complete this lecture and communicated with professional teachers. We look forward to meeting and exchanging ideas online as we delve deeper into the world of synthetic biology.

For more information about this lecture, please refer to our presentation slides (+PPT 4).

We have also provided links to the sessions to be viewed online for some of you who are not comfortable traveling offline to hear the talks. We also made only one promotional poster, and the team members as well as our teacher friends helped us publicize it on their social media apps. More people were able to learn about sugar and fiber control and the popularization of science.

Lecture effect

Overall, the lectures went smoothly and the connection was smooth. At the same time, new knowledge was popularized by students and teachers from other schools.

Problems encountered in lectures

In the early rehearsals and lectures, the total time of the four of our team members was relatively short, so in the follow-up, we refined the parts of each lecture, added some examples, and also added the stories of relevant characters, and finally successfully carried out the lecture with reasonable time planning.

Reflection & Improvement

Our lectures are not connected and communicated with another school team. It would be better if the parts of the two school teams could be more closely connected.

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purpose

Sugar Escape has published some popular science articles to help people learn more about sugar substitutes, know the dangers of sugar substitutes, and not eat blindly. And help everyone pay more attention to eating habits in daily life, and understand that sugar reduction diet is a healthy habit, better understand 0 calorie sugar, expand the scope of transmission.

Content summary

Our article content is combined with some popular science articles on network integration and added our own content. Give you popular science what is the real 0-calorie sugar, and advocate everyone to eat fewer sugar products, there is harm, and call for a sugar reduction diet.

For more information, please refer to our article collection (+PDF 2).

Our articles, as well as the little science videos, have been well received after going viral on social media. We have gained a few subscriptions from our fans, which is also the motivation for us to persist in scientific research and science popularization for the public good. Looking at the comments of some fans expressing gratitude and praise, we will also continue to popularize science to help more people in need and realize our value!

Reflection and improvement

We can go to more platforms to collect information, so that the content of the article will be more specific and complete.

 

In order to popularize the public's understanding of intestinal flora and insulin, the Sugar Escape team has produced two online courses, including the production of ppt and the launch of Bilibili, a well-known public platform in China.

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Lecture content:

1. Causes and prevention and treatment of intestinal flora disorders.

2. Introduction to insulin

https://space.bilibili.com/438157074

We have videos about introducing our body's gut flora and also insulin ...... uses simpler and more straightforward language to popularize science and is better understood by the viewer. Many viewers have liked and followed us, and some have subscribed to our videos, which is one of the sources of motivation for us to continue to popularize science, and we will be committed to helping more people in the future to continue to popularize science.

The purpose of the lecture:

to give the public a simple understanding of intestinal flora and insulin, and also to make the public more aware of the necessity of the existence of our products. ( Regulate intestinal flora as an auxiliary product to treat hyperglycemia)

Lecture highlights part:

Slides comprehensively introduce the two parts of intestinal flora and insulin from all aspects, supplemented by Chinese and English bilingual subtitles for easy understanding.

Lecture defects and expected improvement:

Considering the release to the domestic platform, we may try to lecture in Chinese next time.

Our EDU has carried out different types of activities, through which we have carried out science popularization of sugar control and fiber enhancement for different groups, and understood the public's understanding of this, so that we can better position and develop products. In the activities, we also have some areas that can be improved, for example, when giving a lecture to the kindergarten at school, it is difficult to make an appointment, we should prepare in advance. At the same time, we can also have more interaction with other schools or experts to enrich the content and fun of our activities.