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This exemplar lesson focuses on the sustainable development of cities, specifically exploring the balance between environmental conservation and urban development. It includes a detailed lesson plan, worksheets, informational folders, and a master plan for Kai Tak. Key concepts covered include sustainable development, urban renewal in Hong Kong, and the conflict between conservation and development. Students will enhance critical thinking, collaboration, and decision-making skills through activities like graphic organizers and group discussions.
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Lesson exemplar – Planning of Kai Tak Present S4-5 Geography Syllabus: Theme: City Issue: Sustainable City NSS Geography Syllabus: Building a sustainable city – Are environmental conservation and urban development mutually exclusive?
This exemplar included: • Lesson Plan (9 pages) • A set of worksheets (4 pages) • Information Folder 1 (13 pages) • Information Folder 2 (6 pages) • Master Plan of Kai Tak for Third Public Consultation (1 page)
Prior knowledge: • The concept of sustainable development • Urban renewal in Hong Kong • Conflict between environmental conservation and urban development in Hong Kong
Characteristics of this lesson exemplar • Generic skills – collaboration skills, communication skills, critical thinking skills, study skills • Higher order thinking skills – decision making (with the help of graphic organizer)
Development of generic skills • Critical thinking skills • search for relevant information • determine the strength of an argument • make reasonable judgment • Study skills • Collaboration skills and communication skills (think, pair and share)
Thinking Skills Higher order thinking skills Basic-level thinking skills Distinguish, sort and classify, compare and contrast, observe, recall, explain, comprehend, make analogise, infer, list & sequence, match, analyze, define and synthesize Critical thinking, Creative thinking, Problem-solving and Decision making Types of thinking skills Metacognition
Decision-making Why is there a need to make a decision? What choices do I have? What are the consequences of each choice? How important are these consequences? Which is the best choice?
Step 1: Why is there a need to make a decision? Why is there a need to develop the area? What are the criteria for making the decision?
Use of graphic organizer Collaborative learning: think, pair and share Reading and analyzing information Ability to synthesize information Step 2: What choices do I have?
Step 3, 4&5: What are the consequences of each choice? How important are these consequences? Which is the best choice?
Supported with reasons Evaluation depends on: • Criteria chosen at the beginning • Principle of sustainability • The foci of the design of these concept plans Advantages and disadvantages Best choice
Study skills Catering for learners’ diversity