Giftedness : Realising the Potential Tutor Training Course – EMB, Hong Kong

December 27th 2006 to January 2nd 2007

Curriculum Unit (Yeung Ting Pong, Ronnie)

School:Carmel Bunnan Tong Memorial Secondary School
Year Level: F.3
Teacher: Yeung Ting Pong, Ronnie / Year: 14 years of age
Term: 2
Time Frame: 1 period/1 hour / Topic / Theme:
Plane Geometry / Objectives:
At the end of the lesson, students should be able to :
  1. distinguish clearly all sorts of quadrilaterals, e.g. trapeziums, parallelograms, rhombuses, rectangles, squares, etc.
  2. understand the features of any kind of special quadrilaterals
  3. Synthesize their geometrical characteristics & demonstrate them by means of graphic organizers, e.g. Venn Diagram
/ Year Level:
  • KG
  • Junior primary
  • Senior primary
  • Junior secondary
  • Senior secondary

Key Learning Area (s)
  • Chinese
  • English
  • Mathematics
  • Personal, social & humanities education
  • Science
  • Technology education
  • Arts education
  • Physical education
  • General studies
/ Exploratory Activities / Tasks:
Pre-requisite knowledge :
Understand all mathematical definitions of
1.quadrilaterals
2.trapeziums
3.parallelograms
4.rhombuses
5.rectangles
6.squares / Differentiation:
Gifted Student(s)
A. Content
Complexity is broken down into simplicity for instance simple presentation is to be shown with a huge box of features of quadrilaterals / Values and Attitudes:
  • Responsibility
  • Open-mindedness
  • Caring
  • Respect for others
  • Perseverance
  • National identity
  • Commitment ...

Generic Skills
  • Communication
  • Critical thinking
  • Creativity
  • Collaboration
  • Information technology
  • Numeracy
  • Problem - solving
  • Self - management
  • Study
/ Consolidation :
Students are invited to
  1. Draw the above quadrilaterals out on board or in their computers with their corresponding features listed onto the pictures
  1. Cross-check with their neighbours by using drawing devices, e.g. protractors, set-squares
  1. Justify with computer drawing softwares
/ B. Process
Inquiry based : students have to justify by themselves or by their neighbours in order to put different quadrilaterals shell by shell for presenting them in a single coherent picture
Self – selected : they make good choices from various graphic organizers to illustrate the different conditions built upon various quadrilaterals in relation to their complexity / Higher Order Thinking Strategies
  • Bloom’s
  • SCAMPER
  • SCUMPS
  • Creative Problem Solving
  • Venn Diagram
  • Comparison Grid
  • Visual Map
  • Consequence Wheel
  • Fishbone

Key Tasks
  • Moral and civic education
  • Reading to learn
  • Project learning
  • IT for interactive learning
/ C. Product
Correct features shown explicitly shell by shell (Venn Diagram )
Variety : students do their presentations in a variety of graphic organizers
Transformation : textbook knowledge is transformed or summarized by mind-map
Learning Experiences
  • Moral and civic education
  • Intellectual development
  • Community service
  • Physical & aesthetic development
  • Career related experience
/ Assessment:
Students are asked to finish the following matchings :
Quadrilaterals Features
․opp. sides equal
  1. trapeziums ․․opp. sides //
  2. parallelograms․․2 sides equal
  3. rhombuses ․․a pair of opp. sides //
  4. rectangles ․․all angles at 90
  5. squares ․․diagonals bisect each other
․diagonals perpendicular to each other / Assessment:
Something like this :


is expected to show or present in a logical and systematic way by using graphic organizers / Multiple Intelligences:
  • Verbal linguistic
  • Logical Mathematical
  • Bodily kinesthetic
  • Visual spatial
  • Musical rhythmic
  • Naturalist
  • Interpersonal
  • Intrapersonal