Aims and Broad Emphases

1. To nurture and arouse students’ interest and curiosity in science and related disciplines.

2. To let students acquire fundamental scientific knowledge, science process skills and generic skills.

3. To develop the ability to make inquiries about science and solve problems.

4. To develop an understanding and the awareness of the nature of science.

5. To develop students’ ability to integrate and apply knowledge and skills (including hands-on skills).

6. To foster students’ sense of making informed judgements based on scientific evidence.

7. To help students recognize the social, ethical, economic, environmental and technological implications of science, and

developing an attitude for responsible citizenship, and a commitment to promote personal and community health.

8. To nurture students to become lifelong learners of science for personal development.

9. To prepare students for further study and future career in science or STEM-related fields.

1. Nurturing students’ interest in science and related disciplines

2. Enabling students to acquire fundamental knowledge, as well as widening their horizon of science knowledge and concepts

3. Developing the necessary science process skills, laboratory skills and generic skills for investigation and solving problems

4. Strengthening students’ ability to integrate and apply knowledge and skills (including hands-on skills)

5. Developing the language mastery skill (esp. in English) to learn and communicate the ideas of science and science-related

issues

6. Developing the learning-to-learn skills that enable students to learn independently and continuously, and to become

self- directed learners of science

7. Catering for learner’s diversity

8. Engaging students in active learning

9. Enhancing the effectiveness and efficiency of class learning