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Department of Physics
Production of High Quality Physics Demonstration Kits and Videos
In 2000, our department took a further step in secondary-school physics education. In order to help physics school teachers prepare for the upcoming education reform, our department, together with Faculty of Education at CUHK, began to carry out projects on production of quality video clips and demonstration kits, such as a black-and-white CCD camera for infrared detection and an optical-fibre kit for signal transmission. We have produced 3 volumes of "Physics Fun Experiments" video clips, namely "Mechanics", "Optics" and "Wave". There are altogether 134 video clips, which are packaged in CDROM format and are delivered free to school teachers. In the past years, all our products received very positive feedback from school teachers. For enquiries, please contact Dr. Wong Wing Hung (Email: whwong@phy.cuhk.edu.hk) of Physics Department.
Contextual Physics sponsored by the Science Section, Education and Manpower Bureau, HKSAR.
(http://www.hk-phy.org/contextual)
Contextual Physics is a web-based resource centre serving to introduce the use of contextual themes in teaching physics. The website is developed by the Department of Physics, CUHK in collaboration with the Education and Manpower Bureau, HKSAR, in response to the implementation of the new S4-5 Physics Curriculum in September 2003. The website contains a variety of teaching resources like images, videos, animation, and activities with teachers' guide designed in the contextual approach. They serve to assist students and teachers in the learning and teaching of physics while enhancing students' awareness on social issues and daily life phenomena through interesting real-life contexts. Tryouts classes have been carried out in many schools, students' and teachers' feedback are collected and analyzed.
Contextual Physics in Ocean Park sponsored by the Science Section, Education and Manpower Bureau, HKSAR.
(http://www.hk-phy.org/oceanpark)
Contextual Physics in Ocean Park is a web-based teaching package jointly developed by the Education and Manpower Bureau, HKSAR, Ocean Park Hong Kong, and the Department of Physics, CUHK. The package provides learning activities in physics using the Ocean Park as a laboratory, as well as information, data, images, videos, animation and explanations on some major mechanical rides. Students can take real measurements and do analyses during their visit to the Ocean Park. Teaching plans, typical results and student worksheets are provided for teachers to facilitate the use of these activities. Tryout teaching in the Ocean Park has been organized for secondary schools since April 2003.
Cosmic Ray Telescope (http://www.phy.cuhk.edu.hk/astroworld/cosmic)
With funding support from Quality Education Fund, we have built a cosmic ray telescope network, comprising of fourteen stations each having three detectors, a GPS receiver, electronics, and a computer to facilitate control and automatic data taking. The fourteen stations include eleven secondary schools, Hong Kong Space Museum, and two stations in The Chinese University of Hong Kong. The set up at the Hong Kong Space Museum also serves as an exhibit for public display. The eleven secondary schools participating in the project are: Belilios Public School, Heung To Middle School, Lam Woo Memorial Secondary School, Pentecostal Lam Hon Kwong School, Pui Ching Middle School, Sacred Heart Canossian College, Shatin Methodist College, SKH Mok Sau Tseng Secondary School, Sing Yin Secondary School, St. Clare's Girls' School, and YWCA Hioe Tjo Yoeng College. All hardware and software have been tested and installed. The cosmic ray telescope network is up and running.
Enrichment Programme for Physics Talent
(http://www.phy.cuhk.edu.hk/phytalent)
The "Enrichment Programme for Physics Talent" was organized by the Department of Physics in 2004-05. The mission of the program is to provide learning opportunities for motivated and capable Sixth Formers so that they are better prepared for advanced study in physics. Five modules are designed, including mathematical and computational methods, relativity, celestial mechanics, the quantum world, and experiments. Students are admitted based on their HKCEE grades and an entrance test, but there is no charge on the students. Each module lasts 4-6 weeks, with classes held on Saturday afternoons. For Year 2004, over 150 students applied and 60 were admitted.
Astronomy World (http://www.phy.cuhk.edu.hk/astroworld)
"Astronomy World" is an astronomy website developed and maintained by the Physics Department of the Chinese University of Hong Kong since 1st April 2000. The website is dedicated to promoting general astronomy education and providing web-based astronomy resource for the secondary schools. It consists of various components including astronomy news, astronomy history, popular science articles, discussion forum and etc. "Astronomy World" also serves as the web-based centre for "Astronomical Training Project for Secondary School Students", a programme organized in collaboration with the Hong Kong Space Museum and the Hong Kong Astronomy Society. It is worth mentioning that the website was included in the final list of nomination for the 10 most healthy websites in Hong Kong for two consecutive years.
Astronomical Training Project for Secondary School Students (http://www.phy.cuhk.edu.hk/astroworld)
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Physics World (http://www.hk-phy.org)
Physics World is a web-based physics teaching resource centre jointly developed by the Education Department, HKSAR and the Department of Physics, CUHK. Launched in October 2000, Physics World has become one of the most prominent physics teaching websites in Hong Kong. The website contains a variety of teaching resources including PowerPoint presentations, animation, images, videos, and a question bank. Articles highlighting the frontiers, history and the daily applications of physics are in place to broaden students' knowledge and provide an authentic picture of physics. The question bank and forum help to foster a culture of sharing experience and teaching resources among physics teachers.
Science Update Program (Physics)
The program was organized together with Curriculum Development Institute, Education Department, to provide serving science teachers an up-to-date perspective on several areas in physics which have seen rapid and significant advancement in recent years. Four course modules were offered in 2002, on I. Superconductivity, II. Nanotechnology, III. Weather Forecasting, and IV. Astrophysics. Each course module consists of 3-4 hours of lecture, supplemented by 2-hour lab sessions and an observatory tour.
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