The concept of scaffolding has captured a great deal of attention in science education research over the past few decades. Many studies have testified the effectiveness of scaffolding in science education. Based on the classification of scaffolding strategies synthesized by J.van de Pol, this study analyzes ten teaching videos of early science education, while the appearances and characteristics of scaffolding are summarized. Based on those findings, some suggestions for future development of early science teaching in preschool are put forward.

This paper discusses the use of new-year-pictures in rural science popularization, and also discusses how to enhance the use of images in rural science popularization at present. The images have powerful functions in science popularization, especially in conveying the beauty of science, and raising the public's scientific temper. Currently, China is massively building the beautiful countryside. Beautiful countryside is not only about a beautiful landscape, but also about a kind of developing beauty and humanistic beauty. Science, being as the motive force of development or the core of humanistic spirit, is the basic factor of beautiful countryside. The beauty of the countryside is inseparable from the beauty of science, and popular science images are an important medium to show the beauty of science and foster scientific life.

Technological innovation and science popularization are the two wings of innovative development. In the 13th five-year plan for construction of science popularization and cultural innovation, The state clearly proposes to focus on improving the ability of science popularization, as well as to strongly shore up the creation and dissemination of excellent popular science works (including films, micro videos, micro films, animations, etc.). Popular science animation is an important form of popular science creation. Prospering the creation of popular science animation is an important content of the science popularization capacity building. Applying scientific communication theory and animation creation theory, this paper summarizes three characteristics of popular science animation and probes further into its narrative strategy and image building based on the case analysis of a large number of domestic and foreign popular science animation works. It is hoped that the development in the theoretical research and creative practice of popular science animation in China will be promoted.

In the information era, museum learning is a result of the interaction between individuals and exhibits, and space and social environment in the museum where the actual and virtual situation are both present. Compared with classroom learning, the open museum learning environment can support individual choice learning, while abundant museum resources reduce the learning difficulty. The continuous application of new media and new technologies will greatly enhance the individual learning experience. Guided by the activity theory, the paper analyzes the system of museum learning activities under the guidance of activity theory and constructs the design framework of museum learning activities. The application case is also designed with the example of “the Mystery of Aircraft in China Science and Technology Museum” as an example to promote the museum learning activities Research and practice, and promote the sustainable development of museum learning.

The construction of socialism with Chinese characteristics has entered a new era, which creates new historical opportunities for the development of science popularization industry in China. The paper holds that under the new historical environment, the development trend of science popularization industry in China is gradually emerging, which is mainly reflected in related theory research, practice exploration, policy system construction and the process its internationalization. The paper also proposes and analyzes the specific development trend. It is hoped that the afore-mentioned analysis and research will arouse the attention and research of peers, relevant decision-making departments and institutions on the development of science popularization industry to further promote the high quality, high efficiency and healthy development of science popularization industry, which will provide some reference for decision-making in this regard.

In order for understanding the current situation of science and technology counselors in primary and middle schools in China, a questionnaire is designed which includes professional identity, work status, work environment, work performance and career development. Survey shows that although science and technology counselors' degree of self-recognition is good, there are many subjective and objective problems in their working status and working environment, this leads to a fact that their work performance is not optimistic. The research puts forwards the following suggestions: further improve professional level of science and technology counselors, strengthen scientific and technological activity resources construction efforts for the young, give full play to the leading role of education system and science and technology association to promote the normalization of education in science and technology, innovate training model to enhance pertinence and effectiveness, and finally meet the actual needs of science and technology counselors.

In order to raise the reproductive health of female and explore the new way of female's reproductive health education in public hospital. The research deliveredthe popular science of health education periodically by using the hospital WeChat public platform, heldthe online-offline “voice of popular science”, developed the system of artificial real-time interaction robot. Questionnaires, based on 323 WeChat subscribers, showed that the overall satisfaction of hospital WeChat public platform, the rate of knowledge acquirement and the conversation rate of knowledge-behavior increased. Users who participated in the “voice of popular science” behaved better than those who didn't. The female reproductive education, based on the WeChat public platform, can make up the shortcomings of the prevention, the health care and prognosis before and after the visit, which deserved further develop.

Environmental education has been concerned as a powerful instrument for promoting nature conservation and sustainable development, and an important method to improve environmental literacy and pre-environmental behaviour of the general public. However, the mechanism of the effect of environmental education on pre-environmental behaviour remains unclear. Thus, this research conducted a six-month survey for teenagers who participated in wetland education courses. What was followed was that the paper analyzed the characteristics of teenagers' pre-environmental behavior, the impact path of environmental education on pre-environmental behaviour, and the time course of teenagers' environment knowledge, environment value, environment attitude, and pre-environmental behaviour. The results revealed that (1) pre-environmental behavior of teenagers showed significant differences in terms of age, leave of education, parents' careers, and the relevance of parents' career with environment; (2) environment education imposed positive and direct impacts on teenagers' pre-environmental behaviour, and environment value and environment attitude also had a mediating effect on teenagers' pre-environmental behaviour; and (3) pre-environmental behaviour can be formed step by step. Therefore, it is suggested that environmental education for teenagers should be arranged as early as possible and parents should also be inspired to get involved. Progressive and long-term environmental education for teenagers is expected to have better outcomes.

The View of Nature of Science (VNOS) is an important factor in measuring scientific literacy of citizens. The VNOS of popular science workers has a direct impact on their effect of Science Popularization. Using both quantitative and qualitative research, the paper has studied 90 working staff from 14 science and technology museums in Hubei Province by stratified random sampling through the use of VANSK. The result is not ideal. In different sex, ages, working years, education, administrative levels and posts, the scores vary significantly different. It is hoped that the paper might provide some references for improving the quality of popular science workers in China.

The United States has a large number of popular science volunteers, and has accumulated considerable experience in the management mechanism and activities of popular science volunteers. By examining the access mechanism, management system, laws, and forms of activities of American science popularization volunteers, we have found that: The management of volunteers has a standardized entry and exit mechanism, a relatively complete reward and punishment mechanism, a convenient entry channel, and diverse forms of activities. In contrast, the current number of Chinese science popularization volunteers and their role in the spread of science and technology are relatively weaker. There are also many problems and deficiencies regarding the service. It is recommended that relevant departments conduct standardized and uniform management of popular science volunteers, improve relevant laws and improve the management system of popular science volunteers with a view to improving civic scientific literacy in an all-round way.

Media studies is one of the important content for science communication. Farming and Weaving Picture is a special form of art which is used to spread agricultural technology and culture in traditional Chinese society. In the process of Chinese society's transformation from traditional to modern times, the printing media of Farming and Weaving Picture changed from xylograph to lithography. By analyzing different transmission modes of Farming and Weaving Picture and exploring its changes of print media, it is found that although lithography has increased the reproduction and transmission of Farming and Weaving Picture to a certain extent, science communication mode of traditional Farming and Weaving Picture is interrupted. This phenomenon shows that there is no direct relationship between media and science communication. It is necessary to follow rules in other areas when science communication attempts to cooperate with other areas.

Scientific China Monthly, founded in 1937, is a popular science periodical in the Republic of China. It was republished in Shanghai in 1946 following the Anti-Japanese Aggression War. Articles in the regular column “science news” were translated from famous popular science periodicals in the United States, such as Popular Science, and Popular Mechanics, etc. This paper focuses on 210 pieces of science news from 1946 to the founding of the P. C. China, 41% of which were selected from Popular Science's “science news”, “science at work” and “PSM features”, etc. Through an acomparative study of the translated text and the original versions, it is found that the translation selection strategy of science news is affected by many factors, such as public interest, popularization, readability, as well as practicability and easy to read or not. Under such circumstance, it had to give up some important, cutting-edge and hot science news, which is contrary to the purpose of the news, however, it was a no-other-alternative choice in such social settings.