Aims

1. To arouse the interest in studying science.
2. To motivate their curiosity in investigating the nature.
3. To arouse the awareness of the current issues in science aspect and to cultivate the positive attitude towards the current problems.
4. To arouse the awareness of laboratory safety concept.
5. To inspire the discovery approach in learning.
6. To emphasize the objective, critical observation and logical thinking technique.
7. To equip students with better learning strategies in science studies.
8. To build up the confidence in handling the practical skills.
9. To enhance the students’ awareness of experimental skill and concept of formation.
10. To emphasize the analytical power in data.
11. To enhance the experience or knowledge of students in solving relevant problems in new situation.
12. To concern individual differences of classes in learning.
13. To develop the dependency of students in conducting activities for others.
14. To bridge the gap that exists between P.6 and S.1

Objectives

To help students to achieve the following aspects:

• Interest of science
  • To promote the interest of learning science.
  • To enrich our scientific activities both inside or outside the classroom.

• Basic concepts
  • To built up some basic concepts of science.
  • To use more diagrams, models and computer base software to interpret abstract concepts.
  • To enrich S.3 students to understand the aspects of different science subjects (physics, chemistry and biology).

• Practical skills
  • To emphasize the importance of handling apparatus and instruments.
  • To study through experimental process.

• Application
  • To make the learning more relate to our daily life.
  • To apply theory in solving different problems.
  • To show their concern in our earth and act a positive attitude in facing their life.

• Study skills
  • To enrich the study skills in learning science.
  • To enrich the ability of using scientific methods.

Skills to be developed

Interest in science

• To prepare recent science news in laboratory notice board.
• To displace the projects or models in laboratory displace corner.
• To join some activities arranged by the department.

Learning skill

• To add some learning process activities during lessons e.g. debate, discussion, design an experiment.
• To make use of library and newspaper cutting to promote their self-learning skill.

Experimental skill

• To emphasize the importance of doing experiments e.g. the design of experimental set-up, the procedures, the way to draw conclusion.
• To conduct practical test.

Build up concepts

• To encourage students to ask questions.
• To carry out some activities during lessons e.g. discussion, group presentation.

Application

• To do projects

Evaluation

The above planning can be assessed by the following ways.

• Indicators
  Observe the following in daily classroom and laboratory activities.

• Students’ responses to teachers.
• Students’ interest in doing projects.
• Students’ ability in solving problems.

• Assess by their performance in doing homework, notes, exercises and quizzes.
• Assess by comparing tests and examinations results with previous years and different classes.
• Assess by their performance in practical tests.
• Assess the number of borrowed books from library.
• Assess by the participation of science activities.