3 staff from Hong Kong Geopark office were invitied to give a talk about the Earth’s history and evolution of species on 9th May 2017. About 53 students attended the talk abd their positive responses showed that the talk has successfully aroused the awareness towards the Earth’s history.
A boat trip to the NE geosites of Hong Kong Geopark was organised on 6th May 2017. Students were able to enjoy the remarkable coastal landforms at Tolo Channel. They also learnt about the cultural environmental through orienteering activities. Students were able to learn more about Hong Kong Geopark, especially the Ap Chau and Kat O areas.
Our school led our students to visit the special exhibition“T-Rex Revealed” Exhibition organized by the Hong Kong Science Museum pn 18th February 2017. Making use of Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) technologies, the exhibition created an innovative and adventurous experience, taking students into the world of the dinosaurs. Students were able to learn more about dinosaurs and the evolution of organisms. Before the visit to the Exhibition, two Geology Ambassador, Henry Law Chung Hin and Bethany Chiu Yuen Tung, were invitied to give a talk about T-Rex.…
A group of Geology Ambassador has led a hiking activity to Dragon’s Back on Hong Kong Island on 3rd December 2016 (Saturday). Apart from knowing more about Earth Science, participants were able to appreciate the natural beauty of the Shek O Peninsula.
A group of Japanese high-school students visited Hong Kong in August, 2016. Students from our school were invited to act as the host and shared their knowledge about Hong Kong geology with those Japanese students. Apart from the visit to Sai Kung geosite, students from Hong Kong and Japan also shared about the teen culture in Hong Kong. Students learning the geological resources in Sai Kung, Hong Kong Our students sharing about teen culture in Hong Kong Students enjoying typical Chinese dim sum
What are rock strata, sedimentation and sedimentary rock? Junior students may find these concepts difficult. A series of rock cuisine workshop was organized during the post-exam period in July 2016. Through making a unique-styled Macau Pudding, students learnt the processes of sedimentary rock formation such as erosion, deposition and lithification. Participants were impressed by the workshop.
Geology Ambassadors are always provided with opportunities to join public events and competitions. On 2nd and 3rd April 2016, Geology Ambassadors participated in the Science and Technology Innovation Competition took place in the Science Park. They got Merit Award and earned a fruitful experience from the competition.
On 18th and 19th March, 2016, our school had the Annual Open Day. Student-centred workshops were held in GCCRC. Games and experiments were organised for the public. The visitors enjoyed the workshops and were very delighted to learn something about Hong Kong Geology. Children experiencing the digging process of fossils Karena guiding visitors to use Pro-Scope to observe different rock properties Students demonstrating an experiment to visitors
We cooperated with the Science Museum of Hong Kong to organize the Science Festival 2016. A workshop was held on 12th March 2016 to arouse public concern towards the importance of geological resources and the role they play in achieving sustainable development in Hong Kong. Susan introducing the hardness of minerals Henry and Bethany sharing their knowledge on dinosaurs Students demonstrating an experiment on the calcium carbonate content in rocks Students explaining the features of different rocks to visitors Elvis sowing the distributiion of tuff in…
Geology Ambassadors are students being trained to be the leaders to promote the importance of geoconservation. They helped to organize activities such as detective activity and workshops on 4th and 10th December 2015 to arouse the interest of students towards Earth Science.