Ho Chi Minh City students make games to learn history

With the goal of helping students love history, a 9th grade student at Tran Van On Secondary School, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City decided to make a game.

Nguyen Song Ngoc Chau, grade 9, Tran Van On Secondary School, District 1, presented at the Science and Technology Competition on December 7 - Photo: HOANG HUONG

On December 7, the Department of Education and Training of Ho Chi Minh City organized a science and technology competition for middle and high school students.

At the festival, the topic "Creative solutions to create interest in learning about the Ho Chi Minh Campaign" by student Nguyen Song Ngoc Chau (grade 9, Tran Van On Secondary School, District 1) attracted the attention of many attendees.

Ngoc Chau's product is a game with quite eye-catching sound and images. Before entering the game, players can watch a short clip about the historic Ho Chi Minh Campaign.

"It took me three months to write this game. Then, I spent another two months asking 2,846 eighth and ninth graders from my school and Le Van Tam Secondary School in Binh Thanh District to play it. After receiving their feedback, I edited the product and asked 749 students to play it again. Then I continued to edit it to get the product as it is today," Chau said.

Ngoc Chau revealed further: "The Ho Chi Minh Campaign is a topic in my 9th grade history curriculum. I chose this knowledge as a way to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Liberation of the South and National Reunification (April 30, 1975 - April 30, 2025)".

According to the Department of Education and Training of Ho Chi Minh City, in the 2024-2025 school year, Ho Chi Minh City has 2,109 science and technology projects of middle and high school students participating in competitions at the grassroots level. Of these, 946 projects participated in the preliminary round at the city level.

In the round on December 7, judges from universities in the city will independently judge to select 12 projects to participate in the National Science and Technology Competition.

Thanh Tuyen and Kim Duyen - students of Tran Hung Dao High School, Go Vap District - presented on the topic "Students' fear of not having a phone" - Photo: HOANG HUONG

21/22 fields of science and technology

Speaking at the opening ceremony of the City-level Science and Technology Competition, Mr. Nguyen Bao Quoc, Deputy Director of the Department of Education and Training of Ho Chi Minh City, commented: "Among the 22 fields regulated by the Ministry of Education and Training, the science and technology projects of Ho Chi Minh City students belong to 21 fields. Not to mention the number of projects this year has also increased significantly compared to last year.

In addition to experienced schools, this year there have also been projects from students from many new schools. This shows that science and technology activities for high school students are increasingly being developed widely in the city.

In general, the scientific and technical research process of city students is increasingly standardized, creating a big step forward for the learning and training process of the students themselves.

It is known that in the 2023-2024 school year, Ho Chi Minh City has a project by students of Le Hong Phong High School for the Gifted that won first prize in the National Science and Technology Competition and second prize in the International Science and Technology Competition.

Source: https://tuoitre.vn/hoc-sinh-tp-hcm-lam-game-de-hoc-lich-su-20241207171029375.htm