Lesson exemplar – Planning of Kai Tak

Present S4-5 Geography Syllabus:Theme: CityIssue: 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)

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

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?

Step 2: What choices do I have?

Use of graphic organizer

Collaborative learning: think, pair and share

Reading and analyzing information

Ability to synthesize information

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

Evaluation depends on:• Criteria chosen at the beginning• Principle of sustainability• The foci of the design of these concept plans

Best choice Supported with reasons

Advantages and disadvantages

Conclusion: Master Plan for Third Public Consultation

Latest revised plan – 18.6.2006

Study skills

Catering for learners’ diversity