Course ID	CDI020081100
Course Title	School Visits to Hong Kong Observatory – Orientation Session for Physics Teachers (Re-run)
Organising Division	Curriculum Development Institute
First Issue Date and Time	2009/01/09 10:49
Latest Issue Date and Time	2009/01/09 10:49
Events(s)	Event (ID)   Session   Date   Time   No. of Event Hours   Venue   Speaker(s) / Facilitator(s)   Max. no. of participants   AA  1    2009/02/09 (Mon)    14:00 - 17:00    3.0    Hong Kong Observatory Headquarters, 134A Nathan Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon   Scientific Officers of the Hong Kong Observatory; Curriculum Development Officer of Science Education Section, EDB   60
	Event (ID)   Session   Closing date for   Remark   Applicant   Recommending / Approving Officer   AA   1   2009/02/02      This is a re-run programme.
Participant Group	Physics Teachers
Background	In order to promote Life-Wide Learning in science, the Science Education Section of the Education Bureau and the Hong Kong Observatory will jointly organize a series of school visits to the Hong Kong Observatory in Tsim Sha Tsui for Secondary 4 to 7 Physics students. Prior to the visits there will be an orientation session for Physics teachers. Details of the school visits for students are attached for reference.
Objective(s)	To introduce teachers the work of the Hong Kong Observatory, weather forecasting, Hong Kong Meteorological Centre, seismological monitoring in Hong Kong and the arrangement of the school visits so that they can take their students to visit the Hong Kong Observatory without the assistance from the staff of the Hong Kong Observatory upon future arrangement.
Programme Description	1. Briefing 2. Video show on the work of the Hong Kong Observatory 3. A visit to the Exhibition Hall and Meteorological Centre 4. A guided tour of the front lawn where instruments are installed 5. Talk on Seismology and seismological monitoring in Hong Kong 6. Q & A session
Language Medium	Cantonese Supplemented with English
CPD Elements for Teacher	CPD Mode: Structured Learning CPD Hours: 3.0   Hour(s) Domain: I. Teaching & Learning
Content Area	Subject Knowledge & Pedagogy/Learning & Teaching (V)
Attendance required for successful completion	100 %  Training & development data will be revealed in Teacher's Personal Profile in e-Services Portal upon successful completion.
Enrollment	Enrollment Method: Web enrolment Pre-requisite: Priority will be given to those schools that have not participated in this activity in previous years. Number of Nominees from Each School/Unit: 2 Requiring School Priority: Yes Maximum No. of Event(s) selectable: 1 First-Come, First-Served: Yes Other Enrollment Details: Acceptance or rejection will be notified through the e-Services Portal account.
Evaluation	Paper evaluation
Enquiry	Contact Person(s): Mr. LEUNG Sing Enquiry Telephone No: 3698 3444 Email Address: sleung@edb.gov.hk
Remarks	1. Being late or early leave for more than 30 minutes will not be counted as achieving 100% attendance. 2. Special Arrangements for Bad Weather a. Course / Activity for morning session will be cancelled when Typhoon Signal No.8 or above is hoisted or Black Rainstorm Warning Signal is issued at or after 6:30 am. b. Course / Activity for afternoon session will be resumed when Typhoon Signal No.8 or above or Black Rainstorm Warning Signal is cancelled at or before 11:30 am. Otherwise, Course / Activity for afternoon session will continue to be cancelled. c. Participants will be notified for further arrangement in due course. 3. Car Park Arrangement No car parks will be provided at venue.
Attachment(s)	Map.pdf  HKO 09_info_c.pdf  HKO 09_info_e.pdf  Reminder_2009.pdf  Reply slip_09.doc  Rundown 2009_c.pdf  Rundown 2009_e.pdf