On April 3rd, the long-awaited annual Physics Day took place at SHSID. The theme is "More Than Physics". Through a series of interesting lectures, experiments, demonstrations and competitions, these enriched students' knowledge of physics, stimulated their enthusiasm for learning physics and improve their comprehensive literacy.

During the winter holiday, students have begun to prepare for the activities of Physics Day. They explored the mysteries of physics by choosing one of four options: a balloon cart, a physics cartoon, an experimental demonstration, or a debate. On the day of the event, their ingenious ideas and research results are finally revealed to us.

1. Balloon Cart

On April 3rd, the balloon car contest was held outside Zhentao Building under the joint organization of physics teachers and students. During the two-day competition, students from Grade 9 and 10 took part in the contest with their own balloon carts developed and manufactured during the winter vacation, which also attracted many teachers and students to stop and watch. Surrouned by continuous cheers, carts with amazing horsepower rushed forward. Some are so motivated that they start far ahead. Some run smoothly and were durable; Some are not good-looking but exceeded others from behind. Finally, the cart using the reaction force of air surpassed the cart that repeatedly being winning by using the elastic potential energy of a stretched balloon, thus turning the tables and making the win all the more legendary! The students' fantastic ideas are really amazing! The hosts’ passionate commentary is also touching everyone's heartstrings through out the event.

2. Physics Comics

As a popular project among students, drawing comics is not easy. It not only requires students to fully understand physics knowledge, but also need to combine interest and novelty to solidify and visualize physics knowledge. Many teachers and students stopped to appreciate the cartoon works posted in the lobby of Zhentao Building. We hope everyone had the chance to take a look at some of the excellent works on display.

3. Experimental Demonstration

Some students chose the experimental demonstration project. They designed and demonstrated an interesting physics experiment by using the small objects found everywhere around them. At noon on April 4, a crowd of teachers and students gathered around the booths to watch the magic demonstrations and discuss the physical principles behind these experimental phenomena.

4. Debate

At noon on April 6th, the Science debate competition of Physics Day series activities was held in Zhentao Building Lecture Hall. The topic of this debate is: Should scientific development be restricted by morals? As a unique form of activity for Physics Day, the debate was different from other previous-completed achievements. The participants needed not only a solid physical foundation, but also a strong improvisational ability and language-organization ability.

The debaters on both sides expressed their own views and reasons on the relationship between scientific development and morality. The debaters were well-organized and logical, showing deep academic skills and good improvisational ability in their fierce expression. The audience also swayed between the two sides with the alternating speeches, on the relationship between the two for more in-depth and rational thinking. Finally, Mr. Xu Zhencheng, the head of the high school Physics Department, commented on the debate. He hoped that students would pay attention to the cultivation of ethics while gaining scientific knowledge. While enjoying the convenience brought on by science and technology, we should also pay attention to their impact on our own destiny.

5. Lectures

Additionally, Physics Department also invited two surprise guests to bring an unexpected surprise to the students.

One was Tang, a graduate of the International Department of SHSID, currently studying physics at Caltech. She brought an online sharing to the students with the theme of "My Pursuit for Physics". Tang introduced a series of physics activities and competitions he took part in when he was studying at SHSID, and shared his experience in learning physics. She was very grateful to the School for providing many quality resources and guidance. We can see that Tang's dedication to physics did not affect the development of other disciplines. Instead, she realized that her skills in physics could be transferred to other disciplines, which promoted her progress in more fields, such as mathematical modeling and IT. Her deep understanding of the laws of physics has also enabled her to view sports from a more professional perspective, which has enabled her to achieve remarkable results in swimming, basketball, skating and other sports.

Another distinguished guest was Professor Xiang Shiqing from the Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, who gave a lively and interesting lecture on the magic of laser technology. His explanation made the students very excited about laser technology and stimulated their curiosity and thirst for knowledge. At the end of the lecture, many students were still unsatisfied and went to have in-depth and face-to-face communication with Professor Xiang.

The week-long series of activities of Physics Day added a bright color to everyone's school life, allowing students to relax and enjoy the fun of physics after a busy semester of studying. May the students maintain their enthusiasm and climb the heights of science.

(Written by 11(3) David Cheng, 11(7) Jonathan Zhu, 10(2) Richard Yu, 10(8) Jonathan Hu

Pictures by Physics Department, 10(7) Coco Chen, 10(4)Yuto, 9(12)Matthew Xu, 9(3)Micheal Yu, 9(6)Katelyn Zhang Supervised by Yan Wang Reviewed by Qian Zuo)