World Book Day | Middle school students talk to academicians, writers, aerospace experts... to solve the "confusion" of reading

General Secretary Xi Jinping sent a congratulatory letter at the first National Reading Conference: " I hope that children will develop reading habits, read happily, and grow up healthily ." The "National Science Literacy Action Plan Outline (2021-2035)" proposes that by 2035, the proportion of Chinese citizens with scientific literacy will reach 25%.

On the occasion of World Book Day on April 23, Science Popularization China and China Middle School Student Newspaper jointly launched a special report, inviting scholars and writers in the field of science to share their reading experiences and provide good reading suggestions. Let us walk with science and ignite our dreams with reading!

April 7 to 16

The editorial department of China Middle School Students Newspaper launched a

A survey on the popular science reading preferences of middle school students

Through questionnaires and interviews

The investigation interviewed

Beijing, Guangdong, Jiangsu and other 17 provinces and cities

More than 2,000 middle school students

turn out

As shown below -

Popular science reading preferences of middle school students

Through investigation, we know

Middle school students are generally interested in popular science reading

There is an urgent need to improve scientific literacy

But when it comes to popular science reading

The students have a lot of confusion.

After understanding the confusion of the students

Science Popularization China and China Middle School Student Newspaper

Quickly organize student journalists to take action

Ask experts to answer your questions

Let’s take a look together!

Thanks to the student reporters Liu Tianzi, Xiao Zifang, Jiang Zhiyuan, Lu Duomi, Yu Yitong of China Middle School Students’ Newspaper, and Zhang Meng and Li Dong, teachers of Beijing No. 5 Middle School, for their strong support for this article.

Reporter: Song Yingying and Yang Jing from China Middle School Students Newspaper

Design: China Middle School Student Newspaper Pika Qingliu