Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

Class:	Senior Primary (P4 – P6)
Subject:	General Studies
Location:	Pak Tam Chung Nature Trail
Maximum number of Participants:	40

Learning objectives:

This programme aims to facilitate students’ learning in the three areas of knowledge, skills, and attitudes. In terms of knowledge, students will learn about the part of Hong Kong’s history relating to this topic. Through recognising the lifestyle change over time, they will realize people in the past depended very much on natural resources from the surroundings to sustain their daily lives. The field trip enables students to explore how people in the past make use of natural resources in the surroundings to satisfy their daily needs. It also offers an opportunity for students to get in touch with nature and facilitates learning through inquiry-based activities. The field learning enhances students’ motivation and ability of observing and identifying species in nature, develops their generic skills and cultivates positive values, such as self-management skills, communication skills, collaboration skills, and an appreciative attitude towards nature. Furthermore, this module intends to provoke thoughts and reflections on environmental issues, directs students to appreciate the traditional wisdom of the past and be grateful to nature for all the provisions it gives to humans.

Relevance to curriculum:

In accordance with General Studies Curriculum Guide for Primary Schools (Primary 1 – Primary 6) (2017)
Related Chapter: Strand 2: People and Environment (KS1)

Type of field activity:

Inquiry-based Learning: "Journey in Search of Our Origin"

This module is based on a fictitious background story to direct students into an inquiry at the remnants of Sheung Yiu Village, Pak Tam Chung Nature Trail. Students will explore how inhabitants in the past made use of natural resources in the surroundings to satisfy their daily needs. They are expected to learn about the resources in the countryside and develop an awareness of environmental protection. Meanwhile, students can appreciate the Sheung Yiu Folk Museum, a declared monument near the study location.

Treasuring Natural Resources