Form One Mini Research Project

Objective Numeracy skills Study skills IT skills To enhance students ’ :

Stage ONE – Topic Selection (7 Oct – 11 Oct) What are we interested in?

Topics The Internet and our Daily Life 香港特色街道 Our Solar System 偶像祟拜 環境衛生大搜查 Interesting Places to Visit in Hong Kong Sports Museum in Hong Kong 農曆新年在香港 漫畫詩詞

Topics Tourists and me A Little Known Scenic Spot on Hong Kong Island Survey about the fast food eating habits of Hong Kong people 本校中一學生的消費模式 Architecture in Hong Kong The Planets of Our Solar System 唐詩寫真 Regeneration Power in Living Things Our Favourite Sports Survey about the Pocket Money of F.1 students

Stage TWO – Planning (15 Oct – 31 Oct) Skills? Investigation method? Presentation? Evaluation? Area of interest

Stage TWO – Planning

Stage THREE - Preparation (1 Nov – 17 Mar) Searching for information Experimentation Analyzing information Organizing information Collecting data Rehearsal

Stage FOUR – Monitoring (1 Nov – 17 Mar) NovemberDecemberJanuaryFebruaryMarch Evaluation Oct1-19 Dec Feb

Stage FOUR - Monitoring

Stage FOUR – Monitoring (1 Nov – 17 Mar) NovemberDecemberJanuaryFebruaryMarch Interim Report (3 Jan)

Stage FOUR - Monitoring

Stage FIVE – Class Presentation How should we conduct our presentation? 17 Mar - P reparation and Rehearsal

Stage FIVE – Class Presentation (31 Mar, 14 Apr) 15 minutes ONE group is selected in each class for the Final Presentation 7 May, 12 May

Stage SIX – Final Presentation (17 May) Project Exhibition Project Presentation 31 May A champion team was chosen by parents

Problems & Solutions

Problem 1: Meeting Impossible ! Suggested Solutions Arrange dates for meetings in school calendar. Communicate with students via the Internet.

Problem 2: Over-Dependence on Supervisors Suggested Solutions Avoid taking the role of a commander. Encourage students to express their ideas. Give students opportunity to put their plans into practice. Recognize students ’ work in report card.