Description of Life-Wide Learning Activity Available for Students

Name of Organization: World Wide Fund For Nature Hong Kong (WWF Hong Kong)

Description of Life-wide Learning Activity available for students

Name of Activity*: / Who wants to be an Oceanographer?

Description of Activity：

/ ‘Who wants to be an Oceanographer?’ is a Centre-based education programme. In this programme, students will be able to have practical ‘hands-on’ experience of marine science, unable to obtain in the classroom. The activities include various experiments and observations to understand the importance of the following elements in the complex marine world:
Air and sea climates
Temperature and salinity
Properties and quality of seawater
Life in the sea: plankton
Life on the seabed: benthos
The interdependence of life: corals
The visit will include an hour-long coral observation tour by Glass-bottomed Boat**.
Learning Objectives: (e.g. promote team building spirit, understand working processes of the business & commercial sectors) / The ‘Who wants to be an Oceanographer?’ programme will be conducted using an interactive approach through a wide range of Centre-based activities which will include simple experiments on physical and biological oceanography, wildlife observations and identification.
Time: (if known) / September 2004 to August 2005
Venue: (if known) / Jockey Club HSBC WWF Hong Kong Hoi HaMarine Life Centre and Hoi Ha Wan Marine Park
No. of Activities: (no. of repeated events) / /
Periodiciy： /  one off  quarterly half-yearly yearly  not applicable
No. of participating students： (please indicate maximum and minimum of students) / 20–38 students + 2 teachers (Max. 40 people in one group). Two teachers must accompany each group of students for safety and discipline control
Preferred age of participating students：
(may tick more than one box) /  no age limit
 Key Stage I (P1 一P3)
 Key Stage II (P4 – P6)
 Key Stage III (S1 – S3)
Key Stage IV (S4 – S7)
Essential learning experiences provided：
(may select more than one experience) /  Moral & Civic Education
 Intellectual Development
 Community Service
 Physical & Aesthetical Development
 Career-related Experiences
 Others (Please indicate ______)
Learning materials available：（e.g. worksheet, handouts, learning packs） / Student worksheet and Hoi Ha Wan Marine Life Identification Chart could be download from WWF Hong Kong website <
Skills acquired：
(may select more than one skill) /  communication skills critical thinking skills
 creativity collaboration skills
 Information technology skillsNumeracy skills
 Problem-solving skills Self-management skills
 Study skills
 Others (please specify ______)
This activity is most suitable for :
(may select more than one box) /  Chinese Language EdArts Education
 English Language Ed Physical Education
 Mathematics Ed Science Education
 Person, Social & Humanities EdTechnology Education
 Moral & Civic EdReading to Learn
 Project LearningIT for Interactive Learning
Cost： / HK$100 per student, the two teachers are free of charge.
Contact Person： / Ms. Kathy Lau
Tel. No.: 26520285
Fax No.：26510276 (email address: )

*Please use separate sheet for different activity and  against the appropriate boxes