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Cell Biotechnology

STREAM Accomplishments March 1, 2018 idbeditor

Teaching Resources for Amgen Biotech Experience Workshop ABE Curriculum Overview (Pictorial) ABE Lab Flowchart (Chapter 1 to 4) ABE Teacher Protocol 1st Edition Teaching Resources for Biotechnology Enhancement Programme (for the Visit to BGI Shenzhen and China National GeneBank) PowerPoint – Pretrip Workshop Student-briefing20170419_shenzhen S.2 Project-Based Learning Using Cell Biotechnology Research Centre JBBC24 – Abstract JBBC24 – Potato – A Potential Therapeutic Drug Against Leukemia

Nanotechnology

STREAM Accomplishments March 1, 2018 idbeditor

Nanotechnology is the study and application of nanomaterials and can be used across all the other science fields, such as chemistry, biology, physics, materials science, and engineering. Their tiny structure means they have a greater relative surface area than other materials and this can alter or improve properties such as strength and electrical characteristics or reactivity. Their quantum effect can affect the electrical, magnetic or optical performance. Selected SEM photos of students’ work Carbon nanotubes synthesized bt chemical vapour deposition V3O7 nanostructured array on the nickel…

Artificial Intelligence

STREAM Accomplishments March 1, 2018 idbeditor

One of our target is teaching students to write a Tic Tac Toe program for NAO.

Introducing CFSS

STREAM Accomplishments March 1, 2018 idbeditor

School Prospect: http://www.cfss.edu.hk/pdf/schoolprospectus/SchoolProspectus.pdf School Website: http://www.cfss.edu.hk/

Yellow Wingtail (Motacilla flava)

Bird, Sketching February 28, 2018 idbeditor

Common Name (in English) Yellow Wingtail (in Chinese) 黃鶺鴒 Scientific Name (in Latin) Motacilla flava Peculiar characteristics / external features: It is a slender 15–16 cm long bird, with the characteristic long, constantly wagging tail of its genus. It is the shortest tailed of the European wagtails. The breeding adult male is basically olive above and yellow below. In other plumages, the yellow may be diluted by white. The heads of breeding males come in a variety of colours and patterns depending on subspecies. Distributions:…

White Wagtail (Motacilla alba)

Bird, Sketching February 28, 2018 idbeditor

Common Name (in English) White Wagtail (in Chinese) 白鶺鴒 Scientific Name (in Latin) Motacilla alba Peculiar characteristics / external features: This species breeds in much of Europe and Asia and parts of north Africa. It is resident in the mildest parts of its range, but otherwise migrates to Africa. It has a toehold in Alaska as a scarce breeder. Distributions: White wagtail is resident in the milder parts of its range such as western Europe and the Mediterranean, but migratory in much of the rest…

White Ring-neck Dove (Streptopelia capicola)

Bird, Sketching February 28, 2018 idbeditor

Common Name (in English) White Ring-neck Dove (in Chinese) 白鴿 Scientific Name (in Latin) Streptopelia capicola Peculiar characteristics / external features: As with related species, they have white fringes and conspicuous white tips to the otherwise slate grey tail feathers. The tail pattern is particularly noticeable during the display flight. Distributions: Ring-neck Dove is a widespread and often abundant dove species in East and southern Africa. Habits: Dietary They feed mainly on seeds (of grasses, cereal grains, lupins, milkweeds, alien acacias and pines), but also…

The Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)

Bird, Sketching February 28, 2018 idbeditor

Common Name (in English) The Common Kingfisher (in Chinese) 普通翠鳥 Scientific Name (in Latin) Alcedo atthis Peculiar characteristics / external features: This sparrow-sized bird has the typical short-tailed, large-headed kingfisher profile; it has blue upperparts, orange underparts and a long bill. Distributions: The common kingfisher is widely distributed over Europe, Asia, and North Africa, mainly south of 60°N. It is a common breeding species over much of its vast Eurasian range, but in North Africa it is mainly a winter visitor, although it is a…

Taiwan Blue Magpie (Urocissa caerulea)

Bird, Sketching February 28, 2018 idbeditor

Common Name (in English) Taiwan Blue Magpie (in Chinese) 台灣藍鵲 Scientific Name (in Latin) Urocissa caerulea Peculiar characteristics / external features: The plumages of the male and female are similar. The head, neck and breast are black. The eyes are yellow. The bill and feet are red. The rest of the plumage on the bird is mostly blue. The wings and tail feathers have white tips. The underwing-coverts are dark grey, and the flight feathers are light grey. The uppertail-coverts have black tips. The central…

Taiwan Barbet (Megalaima nuchalis)

Bird, Sketching February 28, 2018 idbeditor

Common Name (in English) Taiwan Barbet (in Chinese) 五色鳥 Scientific Name (in Latin) Megalaima nuchalis Peculiar characteristics / external features: It is about 20 cm (7.9 in) long. The plumage is mostly green. The lore has a red spot. The ear-coverts and lower malar are blue. The throat is mustard yellow. The forehead is yellow. There is a black stripe above the eye. The beak is black and thick. The breast has a blue band and a red band. The belly is yellowish-green. The feet…