1. 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?

2. 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)

3. Prior knowledge: The concept of sustainable development
Urban renewal in Hong Kong
Conflict between environmental conservation and urban development in Hong Kong

4. 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)

5. 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)

6. Types of thinking skills
Distinguish, sort and classify,
compare and contrast, observe, recall,
explain, comprehend, make analogise,
infer, list & sequence, match, analyze,
define and synthesize
Thinking Skills
Basic-level thinking skills
Higher order thinking skills
Critical thinking,
Creative thinking,
Problem-solving and
Decision making
Metacognition

7. 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?

8. 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?

9. Step 2: What choices do I have?
Reading and analyzing information
Collaborative learning: think, pair and share
Use of graphic organizer
Ability to synthesize information

10. Step 3, 4&5: What are the consequences of each choice
Step 3, 4&5: What are the consequences of each choice? How important are these consequences? Which is the best choice?

11. Advantages and disadvantages
Evaluation depends on:
Criteria chosen at the beginning
Principle of sustainability
The foci of the design of these concept plans
Advantages and disadvantages
Supported with reasons
Best choice

12. Conclusion: Master Plan for Third Public Consultation

13. Latest revised plan –

15. Catering for learners’ diversity
Study skills
Catering for learners’ diversity