April 22, 2024 is the 55th World Earth Day, and the theme of this year's Earth Day is "Planet vs. Plastics". In order to thoroughly study and implement the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, publicize Xi Jinping Thought on Ecological Civilization, guide the whole society to establish the concept of ecological civilization of "respecting nature, conforming to nature, and protecting nature", promote the construction of beautiful Qianshan, and jointly build an earth home where man and nature coexist in harmony, Tianzhushan Global Geopark, Anqing Qianshan Ecological Environment Branch and Qianshan Pailou Central Primary School jointly carried out the 55th "World Earth Day" and the 5th Asia-Pacific Geopark Week Science Popularization Campaign. In the form of museum-school cooperation and joint construction and common benefit, Tianzhushan Geopark will give full play to the social education function of the museum and jointly build a "second classroom" for popular science education.
On May 28, Tianzhushan UNESCO Global Geopark invited
more than 50 teachers and students from Doumu Central Primary School to hold a
science popularization activity on biodiversity protection in Tianzhushan
Geopark Museum.
This activity was carried out through visiting the
geopark museum, a science popularization lecture on biodiversity and a knowledge
contest, in a novel and active way. Students experienced the mystery of the
earth, the splendid of the ancient Wan State culture, life evolution, common vertebrates
and Paleontological fossils in Tianzhushan UGGp.
Through this science popularization activity, students
learnt about the current situation of biodiversity, the important relationship
between biodiversity and the development of mankind and the significance of
biodiversity protection, further aroused their awareness to protect the
eco-environment and the nature.