奋勇争先，北大附中深圳南山分校国际部2019-20STEM活动周

　　STEM (Science, technology, engineering, maths) week aims to promote student interest in the sciences, an important cornerstone in the advancement of any society. Scientific interest starts in the classroom, but is cemented by hands on context, and so STEM week activities are key in pioneering the next generation of scientists, engineers, and mathematicians. Now more than ever STEM engagement is crucial for encouraging participation in the sciences.

　　STEM（科学、技术、工程、数学）周旨在提高学生对科学的兴趣，这是任何社会进步的重要基石。科学兴趣从课堂开始，通过具体实践巩固，因此STEM周活动是开创下一代科学家、工程师和数学家的关键。现在比以往任何时候都更需要STEM参与，这对于鼓励参与科学研究至关重要。

　　On Monday evening, grades 7-10 put forward a 6 person team of their greatest scientific minds to compete against one another in the science bowl general knowledge quiz.

　　周一晚上，7-10年级的学生组成了他们自己的最强科学头脑6人小组，在科学碗常识竞赛中互相比拼。

　　To even the playing field, Grade 7 faced off against grade 8, and grade 9 faced off against grade 10 in a quick-fire first to answer style quiz.

　　为了平衡赛制，7年级对8年级，9年级对10年级，进行速战速决的抢答式知识竞赛。

　　After 15 tough rounds (where each question gained 2 points, and the subsequent bonus scored 5), we were given 2 victors. 经过15轮艰难的角逐（每题2分，随后的附加题5分），2队胜出。

　　Grade 7 comes out on top with a score of 36-23七年级以36比23的成绩名列前茅

　　Grade 10 narrowly wins with a score of 29-27.10年级以29比27险胜。

　　For our second round contest on Tuesday – scores were carried over to the airplane engineering round. Students were tested on their ability to research models, and to build effectively , accurately, and quickly.

　　星期二，第二轮比赛进行；第一轮比赛的得分继续在飞机工程赛上累计。第二轮比赛测试学生研究模型的能力，以及有效、准确和快速构建模型的能力。

　　Each team was asked to build 5 planes that could be used to test in 2 categories: distance, and flight duration. Once built, each grade were given 3 attempts to throw for each category.

　　每个小组被要求制造5架飞机，可用于两类测试：飞行距离和飞行时间。一旦建成，每一个等级都有3次尝试投掷。

　　Every team put forth some great builds, and we saw some close calls, but in the end Grade 8 came out on top with the higher scores of the night.

　　每个队都取得了不起的成就，我们也看到了某些选手旗鼓相当。但最终8年级以当晚更高的分数拔得头筹。

　　Grade 8 wins the engineering contest with 25pts八年级以25分的成绩赢得工程竞赛

　　Grade 9 come second with 22pts, followed by grade 7 with 14pts, and grade 10 with 9pts.

　　9年级以22分位居第二，7年级以14分位居第三，10年级以9分位居第四。

　　Final standings saw the underdogs grade 7 finish with a HUGE 53 points. Congratulations to them on their well-deserved win.

　　在最后的积分榜上，7年级这队黑马以53分的高分位居榜首。冠军，他们当之无愧。

　　Some honorable mentions:

　　-Well done to grades 7 and 10 on their victories for a tough general knowledge quiz.

　　-Congratulations on some of the most impressive builds of the night to grade 9 – a shame that it wasn’t quite enough.

　　-Well done to grade 8 on their win of the engineering challenge.

　　以下几点值得提醒：

　　-科技碗常识竞赛颇有难度，七年级和十年级两队的成绩值得赞赏；

　　-工程建模环节，9年级展现了一些令人印象深刻的模型——遗憾的是，完整度还不够。

　　-恭喜8年级在工程挑战赛中获胜，干的漂亮。

　　Lastly, we would like to thank the teachers involved in the set up and execution of a well run couple of days ——thanks to Tim, Winnie and Lu for the extra overtime hours put in, the planning, and the organization.

　　最后，我们要感谢北大附中深圳南山分校国际部2019-20STEM活动周图片本次活动周所有的组织人员和执行老师，谢谢他们为本次为期两日的活动所作出的努力。谢谢Tim, Winnie以及Lu的投入，策划和组织。