That Day We Opened a Med School 那一天我們開(kāi)設(shè)了醫(yī)學(xué)院

The 6thgrade students at Shanghai American School’s Pudong campus made a startling discovery: an epidemic in the library! Or at least the plants there were experiencing one. In response, young ‘plant doctors’ in Ms. Fung-kee-Fung’s classroom are now rushing back and forth, donned in white lab coats, some carrying clipboards, others feverishly recording data onto their laptops. Just like real doctors, the students are bent over microscopes, inspecting leaves, looking for any clues that may help them diagnose their plants’ illnesses. Around this middle school science room, plants of different sizes and shapes adorn window sills and desks, transforming it into a lush, green hospital, and the students into fearless doctors.

上海美國(guó)學(xué)校浦東校區(qū)六年級(jí)的學(xué)生有了驚人的發(fā)現(xiàn)：學(xué)校圖書(shū)館里爆發(fā)了流行病。至少是圖書(shū)館里的植物之間爆發(fā)了流行病。Fung-kee-Fung女士課堂上的小小“植物醫(yī)生們”立刻反應(yīng)過(guò)來(lái)，他們穿著白大褂來(lái)回奔波，一些學(xué)生拿著寫(xiě)字板，一些學(xué)生則忙于將數(shù)據(jù)記錄到他們的筆記本電腦中。就像真正的醫(yī)生一樣，學(xué)生們彎著腰，使用顯微鏡對(duì)植物的葉子進(jìn)行檢查，尋找著可能幫助他們?cè)\斷出植物所患疾病的線索。在上海美國(guó)學(xué)校初中部科學(xué)教室，窗臺(tái)上和課桌上擺滿了大小和形狀各異的植物。科學(xué)教室儼然成為了一所郁郁蔥蔥的植物醫(yī)院，而學(xué)生們則成為了無(wú)所畏懼的植物醫(yī)生。

The idea for the plant doctor program emerged from a previous unit that focused on studying animals and their habitats. However, this semester, Ms. Fung-Kee-Fung and her classes decided to take a turn focusing on plants instead of animals. Each plant doctor works with a sick plant (contributed by a member of the SAS community) and becomes personally invested in the task of reviving it. They give their green patients a name, make and record observations, and set out to find a cure. Then, slowly, the young doctors begin the treatment process, carefully observing how the plant reacts each step of the way. When the plant is finally healthy, just like a real doctor, the students discharge it.

植物醫(yī)生項(xiàng)目的想法源于此前一個(gè)專(zhuān)注于研究動(dòng)物及其棲息地的學(xué)習(xí)單元。不過(guò)，本學(xué)期, Fung-Kee-Fung女士和她教授的班級(jí)決定專(zhuān)注于研究植物，而非動(dòng)物。每位植物醫(yī)生負(fù)責(zé)一棵患病的植物（由上海美國(guó)學(xué)校社區(qū)成員提供), 負(fù)責(zé)讓植物恢復(fù)健康。他們給自己的植物病人起名，進(jìn)行觀察并做記錄，最終找到治療方法。小小植物醫(yī)生們便開(kāi)始慢慢地實(shí)施治療，在每個(gè)環(huán)節(jié)仔細(xì)觀察植物對(duì)治療的反應(yīng)。植物恢復(fù)健康后，學(xué)生們會(huì)讓植物“出院”，就像真正的醫(yī)生一樣。

Nothing like opening a Med school in 6th grade to make the SAS community a greener and more vibrant place.

再?zèng)]有什么比六年級(jí)開(kāi)設(shè)的“醫(yī)學(xué)院””課程讓上海美國(guó)學(xué)校社區(qū)變得更加綠色，更加活力十足了。

BOTANY. EVERY DAY AT SAS.

學(xué)習(xí)。上海美國(guó)學(xué)校的每一天。