The popular science arena of "Youth Science" focuses on agriculture this year.

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When students participate in scientific competitions, science exhibitions are no longer the only way, and the topics are not necessarily limited to physics, chemistry, biology and other textbook knowledge. In the TSMC Cup "Youth Science Popularization" competition sponsored by the Science and Education Center of National Taiwan University, young people between the ages of 15 and 18 can sign up in groups of three. Listening, speaking, reading and writing is the competition mode, and "New Discovery of Grain" is the theme of this year. The winner has a prize of 45,000 yuan.

Writing articles and short scientific lectures test the expression ability of teenagers.

"narrative ability is an important tool for science learning." Chen Chu-ting, director of the Science Education Development Center of National Taiwan University, says that in the past, most of the common science competitions in Taiwan were science exhibition competitions that emphasized experiments and data, but the most important thing in science learning was to be expressed through words and language. therefore, the Science and Education Center of National Taiwan University planned a science competition based on "listening, speaking, reading and writing" three years ago.

The "Youth Science" competition not only takes writing articles and short speeches as the competition mode, but also adopts the team competition mode to answer the opponent's questions on the spot, from which the judges judge the contestants' thinking and expression ability. Chen Chu-ting, with elegant white hair, believes that science is not rigid and boring knowledge. "Youth science competitions test young people's ability of expression, and I hope that the winners can also become idols for young people."

A series of food safety problems occurred in Taiwan last year, and this year is the United Nations year of Family Agriculture, countries around the world are increasingly concerned about the issue of agricultural food. Chen Chu-ting believes that agriculture is the foundation of civilization, but the development of agricultural and food science and technology has led to food safety problems and the unsustainable development of the earth, so the theme of this year's competition is "New Discovery of Grain."

Eight reading books on the theme of agriculture and grain

After Guo Huaren's short talk, the teenagers asked Guo Huaren: why is agricultural science and technology so developed, and the income of farmers is still on the low side? Shoot / Yang Zhenyu

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