ベーシックサイエンス（理科）では、理科４分野の身近な現象を題材に探究活動を行っています。
現在は地学分野です。
実験室に入ると、何やら透明な管が並んでいます。
今回は、「沈む粒子の不思議」というテーマです。
大きさの異なるビーズ球や金属球の沈降時間を測定しました。
この現象から、地層がどのようにできるのか考えを深めることができます。
「金属球が消えた！」という声やストップウォッチの測定音が教室に響いていました。
物理・化学・生物・地学の理科４分野についての探究活動はこれで終了です！
ベーシックサイエンス（理科）では、「仮説の立て方」や「データ処理の仕方」について学び、「プレゼン作成と発表」を行いました。
これを生かして、今後はプレ課題研究を行います！
On saturday 17th, 7 second-year students and 2 first-year students from the commerce cource participated in the 5th Saturday Education. This time, they walked up the old walking course of Mt.ishizuchi. They enjoyed the beauty of nature, feeling the mystery in the mountains. At Gokurakuji temple, they learned about “the attraction of mountains”, “how to spend time in nature” and “the history of the Ooboki district.” They had a wonderful time feeling the autumn coming.
We invited Mr. Sasaki, from Saijo City Hall's Tourism Promotion Division, Industry and Economy Department, and Ms. Nguyen, a CIR, to give a lecture on "Multicultural Community Development in Saijo City," to 1st grade students They learned about the current status of international exchange in Saijo City, found some issues to be improved, and thought about their research themes. It was a valuable opportunity for the students to learn about what is going on in Saijo City.
On August 27 (Sat.) and 28 (Sun.), a two-day science camp was held, in cooperation with Kyoto University, Kochi University, and Saijo City. On the first day, students were separated into two groups and did the field work after a lecture. A team collected information of the region and geography by using GPS. B team collected organisms. On the second day, A team made a map based on the information collected the day before, and B team made the biological specimen in the morning. In the afternoon, students invited people from the community and presented them the results of the two days. It was a very valuable opportunity to understand the region, while contacting with university researchers.
On Monday, 12th, we held open classes on Improving ICT Utilization in Class. Two teachers conducted lessons using ICT in English and Japanese classes. In each class, every student used their own laptop, and enjoyed the class with a positive attitude.