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Mail Pack Aug-2019 / P. 1

HKASME Oct--2019 Mail Pack < A charitable institution since 15 May 2010 under the Section 88 of the IR Ordinance. >

< Serving ALL teachers since 1964 ... >

> IYPT-2019 activities around the World will continue till

the end of Year 2019 – initiate yours and / or join the International Grand Celebrations! Items in this pack:

Council News – An Enthusiastic Start: 2019-20 ! P.1-4

“STEM Corner” -- (ST-1) 50th Anniversary of Moon Landing & 60th of

APOLLO Missions .. P.5 Science News – (S-1) International Day for the preservation of ozone P.6-11

Chemistry News – (C1) New Competition (due by 16/10/2019): “My Experience with the Periodic Table“ for IYPT-2019(HK) continuing Celebrating IYPT {link with previous “Element of the Month” } [C1(a), C1(b) More hints and activities for your students and YOU, ….] (C2) Chemistry Mock Exam Application (Dec-30,31: Session 1 to 3 already FULL! ) (C3) IYPT activities for your reference … P.12-22

Biology News – (B-1) IYPH-2020 ... How would you prepare for it? .. (from 2019 to 2020)

P.23-26 Physics News – (P1) Physics Mock Exam (Dec-28) – Paper IAB only. 3 sessions

available (Session 1 is FULL!) ... P.27 Resources Collection -- Promoting & Celebrating IYPT-2019 … “Element Cubes”!

“Element Packs”! New “Periodic Table items” ... P.28-30


… 50th Anniversary – Moon Landing

-- >>>> Check “STEM Corner” for more .... !!! ** 2019 is proclaimed by UN as “International Year of Periodic Table” + celebration of 150th anniversary of the Periodic Table + IUPAC-100 celebration ……. (www.IYPT2019.org) ** 2020 is proclaimed by UN as “International Year of Public Health” ((~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~))

Council News

An Enthusiastic Start: 2019-20 !

Another wonderful year 2019-20! Other than the heated up “STEM activities” for both students and teachers, another usual event – The “MockExams” in December – gives us a shock this year. As the preparation of the Chemistry and Physics Mock Exam (especially the Venue) started smooth, we could post the application news in early Sept online. What shocks us is the quickly filled up of places for different sessions – the quickest is the 1st session of Chemistry (within a week). At the moment of drafting this news, 3 sessions had been completely filled with lots of enquiries over the phone about the situation. Thanks teachers in supporting the event and hope your students could be better prepared for their DSE with such exercises. As usual, teachers will have their results and certificates reporting their profiles a month after the Exam. As usual, most subject committees will organize their usual events this year – e.g. the Digi-Science, the Chemistry Olympiad, the Primary Science Olympiad, etc. Though the details will be disclosed when all administrative tasks had been completed; many teachers, students and parents have phoned up to ask for details. This shows that the our activities have their value and that stimulate the enthusiasm of our stake-holders. Besides, the eagerness of various stake-holders may be due to the “failure” in application of some events last year. As we have difficulties in finding venues for various events, we could just urge

Mail Pack Aug-2019 / P. 3 all teachers to apply as early as possible to ensure the opportunities for their students. A special event for this school year is the last competition related to the IYPT-2019(HK) – “My experience with the Periodic Table” (Note 1) and the due date is 16/10/2019. Though this is the last event for the IYPT organized by the HKASME, we must remind teachers that they could plan and arrange their own IYPT celebrations for their students and / or communities so as to stimulate their learning and teaching with such remarkable context. As for 2020, the International Year is proclaimed as the “IYPH-2020” (International Year of Plant Health). Similar to the IYPT-2019, the official global events have already started (Note 2). Both the IYPT and IYPH could help your teaching with a special contextual base. Whether you like it or not, the International academics are addressing and celebrating the co-ordinated theme(s) in various formats. Hence, why not try to arrange your own activities for the IYPT and / or IYPH and lead your students to an international platform where they could enhance not only their knowledge, but also their 21st Century skills with all other students around the globe. Looking forward to hear from your wonderful ideas and activities with the above contexts. Do remember to check the different deadlines for different activities at www.hkasme.org or email us at [email protected] . The Council Sept. 2019 Notes / References: (Note 1): Official site of IYPT-2019 is www.iypt2019.org Many IYPT activities from all over the World have registered their activities at the site up to Dec-2019. Join them or LEARN from them!

(Note 2): 2020 is the “ International Year of Plant Health “-- details could be found at ... https://www.ippc.int/en/news/a-year-to-celebrate-plants-un-proclaims-2020-the-international-year-of-plant-health/ * Thanks for all donations in the past 55 years that support the Association to this day. Donations are welcome, either for specific event or for general support. The HKASME is a charitable organization under the section 88.

… This is our 56th year and WE ARE marching to 60 …. ((=====================))

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( ICASE = “International Council of Associations for Science Education”. HKASME is one of the founding member of ICASE. )

>> The latest issue of the ICASE journal could be found at ...

http://www.icaseonline.net/seiweb/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=55&Itemid=63

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(ST-1) – 50th Anniversary of “Moon Landing “ – would you bring your students to an imaged situation???

>>>> https://www.nasa.gov/specials/60counting/index.html The Apollo Mission is 60th Anniversary. In the above link, you could revise the Apollo mission in 60 second with videos, photos & NASA celebrating activities.

-- launched on 16/7/1969, the Apollo 11 objective was to “land a man on the Moon and return him safely to Earth”. A crew comprising Mission Commander Neil Armstrong, Command Module Pilot Michael Collins, and Lunar Module Pilot Edwin E. Aldrin Jr., were successfully placed into lunar orbit. On 20/7/1969, the Apollo 11 Lunar Module, the Eagle, landed on the Moon in Mare Tranquilitatis. About six hours later Armstrong became the first man to set foot on the Moon. For more details, please check https://www.scopex.co.za/ SCOPE-X had also joined in to celebrate the IYPT-2019 on 14/9/2019 .... with a talk involving “The Periodic Table” plus other astronomical sessions with final credit to celebrate also the 50th anniversary of the first Man’s landing and exploration on the Moon in 1969 with the “Apollo 11 mission”. Also, how would you bring this mission to your students? Let them imagine and try out different devices to be used on the Moon. Would you?? ......... (ST-2) Free CPD Courses for teachers from “STEM Learning Centre (UK)” at www.FutureLearn.com .... All you need is to register “FutureLearn” with your email and click the “Join Free” button for different courses available and you will learn / work together with ALL teachers or educators round the Globe!!! For details, please check https://www.futurelearn.com/partners/stem-learning ((=========================================


** Science News ** --

(S-1) International Day for the preservation of the Ozone Layer = 16th Sep!

"As we rightly focus our energies on tackling climate change, we must be careful not to neglect the ozone layer and stay alert to the threat posed by the illegal use of ozone-depleting gases." ...... UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres (16/9/2019). Why International Days or Years for our students?

International days are occasions to educate the public on issues of concern, to mobilize political will and

resources to address global problems, and to celebrate and reinforce achievements of humanity. As our contemporary education is closely linked to social issues, it’s a wonderful opportunity to get students involved in such International Events. This not only pushes students towards a sense of international citizenship, but also have a practical chance for them to think how to be involved with such international task. For international days / years as proposed by the UN, please check at https://www.un.org/en/sections/observances/international-days/ ((===========================================

(“ Digi-Science” Video Production Competition for Hong Kong Secondary Schools 2019-2020 ) Regulations

1. Aims The competition aims at:

- promoting students’ interest in learning Science; - developing students’ problem solving, communication and science process skills through

demonstrating and explaining interesting experiments; - encouraging students to communicate scientific ideas to the public in a meaningful and creative

way; and - raising students’ awareness of testing and certification and its importance to their daily life.

Mail Pack Aug-2019 / P. 7 2. Participants’ Qualification

Participant must be a secondary student of a whole-day school. 3. Requirement of Entry (a) Theme:

Testing Science in Daily Life – Textile & Clothing

生活中的檢測科學 - 衣料篇

(b) Video:

- The duration of the video should be not exceeding 2 minutes. - The science experimental work should be conducted in the school laboratory using materials

obtained at home, schools or any daily products. Risk assessment should be conducted before starting the experiment. Supervision from the teacher should be provided when the students carrying out the experiments.

- The content could be presented in either Chinese or English. Mixed language is not accepted.

- The content should not be promoting any product brands and should not display the brand name or logo of any products;

- The video should be uploaded on YouTube (URL: www.youtube.com) before submitting the Application Form and the report.

(c) Report: - The video should be accompanied by a report including the experimental principle and the

safety-related aspects for the experiment. The coverage of the report should not exceed two single sided A4 papers (including reference sheet). The idea can be illustrated by texts, diagrams or photos, etc.

- The report shall have a cover page with the title of the video. School logo or name should be avoided on any work, otherwise participants may be disqualified.

- The language used in the report should be consistent with that used in the video. 4. Rules (a) The competition consists of Junior Secondary Division and Senior Secondary Division:

1. Junior Secondary Division: Students of S1 to S3. 2. Senior Secondary Division: Students of S4 or above.

(b) Teams, comprising not more than three students in a team, must be nominated by schools. Each school can nominate a maximum of two teams and each team can only submit one entry. A team who submits more than one entry will be disqualified.

(c) Each entry should include a video and a report. (d) Entries must be the participants’ original work that have not been published previously, nor


submitted for other competitions. (e) Entries must not infringe any intellectual property rights or any other rights of any third party. 5. Submission of Entries The report(s) for the video(s) should be submitted together with the attached Application Form via schools by post to “Hong Kong Association for Science and Mathematics Education, Rm 114, 1/F., Po On Court, 1 Po On Road, Sham Shui Po, Kowloon”. Please mark clearly on the envelope “Digi-science”. The deadline for the entry submission is 20 Feb 2020 (Thursday) (the postal chop date will be the date of receipt). 6. Judging

(a) The judging panel for the competition will comprise representatives from HKCTC and HKASME. (b) Entries will be marked according to the following criteria:

- How the experiment and the report are presented and elaborated; - Whether the idea of experiment is creative; and - Whether the entry is interesting, original, scientifically accurate and engaging to ordinary

audience. 7. Awards (a) The competition consists of the following awards for each junior secondary and senior

secondary levels: - One Champion : One trophy and book coupons worth HK $1,000 - One first runner-up : One trophy and book coupons worth HK $800 - One second runner-up : One trophy and book coupons worth HK $600 - Two merit awards : One award certificate and book coupons worth HK $300 each (b) All participants will receive a certificate of participation. (c) Winners will be notified of the competition results before April 6, 2020 (Mon), and be invited

to receive their awards in a prize-giving ceremony, details of which will be given in due course.

Copyright The organisers reserve the right to publish in full or part of the entries. All entries will not be returned to schools.

For details, please visit our website: www.hkasme.org.


Appendix I

(“Digi-Science” Video Production Competition for Hong Kong

Secondary Schools 2019-2020)

Application Form (Submission deadline: 20 Feb 2020(Thursday ))

To: Hong Kong Association for Science and Mathematics Education, Fax No.: 2333 3355

I nominate __________ team(s) of students(1)(2) to participate in the captioned competition. I

certify that all entries are the original work of my students. The following are the details of participating students and their video:

Participating Team(s) : Team A Team B (if any)

Class Name Email Class Name Email

Division: Junior / Senior* secondary Division: Junior / Senior* secondary

Title of the video:

Title of the video:

URL of the video:

URL of the video:

Responsible Teacher(s) :

Mr / Ms* Mr / Ms*

Email: Email: * Please delete as appropriate Note: (1) Each school can nominate up to two teams of students and each team should not consist of more than 3 students.

(2) Each team can only submit one entry.

School Name:

School Tel. No.:

Name of Principal:

Signature of Principal:

Date: School Chop


Hong Kong Chemistry Olympiad

& “ Digi-Science” Video Production Competition for HK

Sec. Schools 2019-2020 香港數理教育學會

HKASME

Briefing Session with Science Talk Application Form

HKChO Theme: Chemistry of Nitrogen & its compounds (氮和氮化合物的化學) Digi-Science Theme: Testing Science in Daily Life – Textile & Clothing 生活中的檢測科學 - 衣料篇

Deadline :28- Oct-2019 (Monday)

Date: 2-Nov-2019 (Saturday), 9:15 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Venue: Multi-purpose Hall, G/F., Cheung Sha Wan Catholic Secondary School, 長沙

灣天主教英文中學, 地下多用途室 Target Audience:

F.3-F.6 Science students, Science subject teachers 先到先得

Organizer: HKASME & HKCTC Enquiry: Tel: 2333 0096 Fax: 2333 3355

I nominate the following teacher(s) / laboratory technician(s) and ___ † students to attend the briefing session:

Name in English Contact information Subject taught

Dr. / Mr / Ms*

Mobile no.:

Email: Sci / Chem / Bio / Phy

Teacher / LT *

Dr. / Mr / Ms* Mobile no.:

Email:

Sci / Chem / Bio / Phy Teacher / LT *

* Please delete whichever is inappropriate

School Name:

School Tel. No.:

Name of Principal:


Date: School Chop


Time Schedule of Briefing Session of the Hong Kong Chemistry Olympiad of Secondary Schools & Digi-Science

2019 – 2020 Date: 2-Nov-2019 (Saturday) Venue: Multi-purpose Hall, G/F., Cheung Sha Wan Catholic Secondary School Address: 533, Fuk Wing Street, Cheung Sha Wan, Kowloon.

Time Rundown

09:15 – 09:30 Registration 09:30 – 09:40 Briefing of 2019-2020 HK Chemistry Olympiad of Sec. Sch.

Speaker: Mr. Yeung Wai Leung, Chairman of Chemistry Committee, Hong Kong Association for Science and Mathematics Education

09:40 – 10:20 Seminar Topic : “Chemistry of Nitrogen & its compounds” (氮和氮化合物的化學) Speaker : Dr. Wing-Tat CHAN , Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, The University of Hong Kong

10:20 – 10:35 Sharing from last year Champion of Hong Kong Chemistry Olympiad Speakers: Students of St. Paul’s Convent School

10:35 – 10:55 Q & A + Break 10:55 – 11:15

Digi-Science Topic: Understanding Testing and Certification

Speaker: Dr. Daria Wong, Senior Accreditation Officer, Hong Kong

Accreditation Service Brief description: Introduce the basic concept of testing and certification and overview of the industry

11:15 – 12: 00

Digi-Science Topic: Testing Science in Daily Life – Textile & Clothing


Speaker: Prof. Hon-Wah LAM, Department of Chemistry, The City

University of Hong Kong Brief description: The talk will provide students with basic information, principles, and practical utility of important environmental sampling and analytical techniques most commonly used in pollution control.

12:00 – 12: 15 Do, Don’t & Suggested resources for HKChO & Digi-Science Speakers: Ben Ng (HKASME) -

12:15 – 12: 30 QA + Reminder on some important dates.


** Chemistry News **

updated activities of IYPT-2019 could be found at www.hkasme.org > Chemistry > IYPT

(C1) A New competitiion to

celebrate IYPT-2019 with HKASME : “My Experience with the Periodic Table” (“我與元素週期表”) for IYPT-2019 (HK)” (際元素週期表年)

Students need to submit a package that could demonstrate their experience during their learning and / or organizing activities with the Periodic Table and / or elements. That could be in-class activities and all forms of extra-curricular activities (organized by Class, School or outside organizations). Regulations and limitations to submission (through teacher) could be found at www.hkasme.org > Chemistry > IYPT-2019.

In order to facilitate teachers and students to initiate their “experience package with the PT” (MyExp_PT) for the competition; several “guides” and “frame” documents with FAQs have been posted in the www.hkasme.org for reference. Even if you don’t have students joining the competition, teachers could also use the information posted to organize your OWN celebrations for your school / class / clubs.

If teachers and students have any queries or need any advice about the IYPT activities, don’t

hesitate to email us at [email protected]

DUE Date of Submission for “MyExp_PT”: ... Submission of Students’ “Experience Package about the MyExp_PT” latest by 16/10/2019 through Responsible Teacher via the above EMAIL! ** for details of the competition, please check the information online at www.hkasme.org (C1-a) More updates and related news of IYPT-2019 (“國際元素週期表年” ) -- both local and global – could be found online at www.iypt2019.org ! Until the end of year 2019, you could encourage your students to read and/ or join the global IYPT-activities:

(1) Many activities (some online, some local, past, present and future until Dec.) have been

“MyExp PT”


listed in the map on https://www.iypt2019.org/events . (2) You could join in some of the events online OR design your own event in your school

or class. If you check more carefully, there could be endless “games” or “activities” with the periodic table. ALL activities that your students join or experience could be used in their “Experience Package” for this new competition.

(3) You can also register your IYPT event at the above site to allow global citizens to join and share your activities. Even students could do that! .... Chemistry > IYPT-2019 Another IYPT-2019 report will include such news in our next Science Teachers’ Journal (2020) together with the “MyExp_PT” competition. Please also note that a final report for the “Element of the Month for IYPT-2019(HK)” (EOTM) will appear in our coming September Journal 2019. And, a more detailed report (due to limited space of the Print version) about the 7 months’ (from Oct-2018 to Apr-2019) competition will appear online later. (C2) Chemistry Mock Exam (Dec-30, 31: 4 sessions) Application

** Be quick, by the time of writing, Sesssions 1 to 3 are FULL.

For details of application, please check the What’s new under the Chem menu ONLINE at www.hkasme.org.

(C3) IYPT-2019 Activities for your reference – (1) How the Periodic Table changed my life?

-- How would you address your students in your lessons?? Check some ideas from others in the site below:

https://cen.acs.org/physical-chemistry/periodic-table/IYPT-How-the-periodic-table-changed-my-life/97/i31 (2) Essential Elements for Humans – IYPT-2019.... https://cen.acs.org/physical-chemistry/periodic-table/IYPT-Periodic-Graphics-Essential-elements-humans/97/i13


>> Surely, you could get some ideas from the above examples and extend your teaching and laerning to a new horizon. If you would like to share your ideas with all, please send the information to EMAIL: [email protected] ((=======================

Mail Pack Aug-2019 / P. 15 ANCQ = a syllabus free and self-attainment “International Chemistry Quiz” … offered by the RACI (Royal Australian Chemical Institute)

Australian National Chemistry Quiz

From ANCQ (2018-19) to ANCQ (2019-20) -- This annual "chemistry competition" administrated by the Royal Australian Chemical Institute has completed in Summer-2019 with School report (for teachers), reports and certificates for students and the “badge award” for the TOP scorers (100% correct). The feedback package to the Schools include very useful statistical analysis for BOTH students and teachers.

The 2020-ANCQ will be released when all data (global) are ready. The time of competition will be similar to previous year -- usual practice at your own school around Summer. IF you are new to this activity and would like to prepare for your students in the 2020-ANCQ, you may go to our WWW and check the relevant information about ANCQ-2019 – where you could find “SAMPLE Questions” and “ORDER FORM for past Papers”.

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Report on “ANCQ-2019” … a challenging chemistry quiz for School students (S3 &

above)

The Quiz is an international competition with 27 participating (18 in 2018) countries / area including Asia, Middle East, Europe, Africa,.... The Quiz is not a nationwide assessment of chemistry knowledge, but rather an opportunity to promote chemistry and for teachers to gauge the understanding of the subject their students have.

The RACI considers the ANCQ as a unique chemical education activity. It provides a major focus for secondary school students on the relevance of chemistry in an exciting and stimulating way.

The ANCQ aims to promote interest in chemistry and the role of chemists in our society. Level of Award (with certificates): Award Description HD Excellence Top scorers (30 out of 30): with additional “excellence badge” award High distinction Top 10% in the region Distinction Next 15% (10 to 25%) Credit Next 15% (25 to 40%) Participation All others Figures of ANCQ (all countries / regions) in 2015 and 2019: 2015 2019 No. of country /region 19 27

Mail Pack Aug-2019 / P. 16 No. of Schools (ALL) 1401 1558 No. of students (ALL) ~ 100,000 over 100,000 The HKASME has coordinated the ANCQ for over 26 years in Hong Kong. Figures of ANCQ (Hong Kong) in 2015 and 2019: 2015 2019 No. of Schools 111 135 No. of students (4 sets of papers: F.1-3(Yr 7/8); F.4(Yr 9/10), F.5(Yr 11), F.6(Yr 12)

4950 4184

Average Score of each Level (Hong Kong): {No. of participants} ** Year \ Level: F.3 (Yr 7/8) F.4 (Yr 9/10) F.5 (Yr 11) 2015 20.3 21.0 19.4 2019 24.5 {737} 18.3 {1791} 22.7 {1641} ** NOTE: Students are allowed to choose the Level of Paper themselves (only for that above their study level) -- that is, a F.4 student could choose the Yr 11 Paper (but not the lower one). Congratulations: Schools with TOP scorers [all 30 correct!] = This year there are over 40

schools gaining at least 1 top scorer. Amongst them, TWO has the most top scorers (20 in total). They are (i) St. Paul’s Co-educational College and (ii) Queen’s College. Teachers could refer to their “School Report” with all data – including statistics against the Hong Kong population and the global reflecting the overall achievement of the students.

Each student will receive a copy of his results with analysis of all questions (on the back of the certificate) which assist the students in finding out their misconceptions.

The teacher will receive data of his school as well as compared with overall data of Hong Kong. Hence, this is a very good and easy administrated quiz that bring insights about the students' learning potential in the subject. ALL questions are MC (30 in total). ALL questions are syllabus-free -- that is, most ask for comprehensive skills with basic chemical principles (one of the 21st C skills that STEM would like to develop).

Students could choose their own set of paper for the competition (with level higher than his study level). That is, a F.3 student could take a paper at F.4 level. This also serves as one award that students could be used for JUPAS applications.

The actual testing date for the ANCQ-2020 will be around JULY in 2020 at your School. Details will be posted in our website (www.hkasme.org) and emailed to schools when all documents are ready.

Past Papers [various years & levels, Chi / Eng versions] are available

from the HKASME Office --- just phone (2333-0096) for order.


Hong Kong Chemistry Olympiad for Secondary Schools (2019 - 2020)

Information Sheet

The Hong Kong Chemistry Olympiad for Secondary Schools is a project learning competition jointly organized by the Hong Kong Association for Science and Mathematics Education (HKASME), the Hong Kong Chemical Society and the Royal Society of Chemistry. It aims at promoting the interest of students in learning Chemistry and developing students’ problem solving, communication and science process skills through project learning. Details of the Olympiad are given below:

Theme Chemistry of Nitrogen and its compounds (氮和氮化合物的化學)Participants Each team comprises three to five Secondary 3-6 students and each school can present a maximum of two

teams of students to compete in the Olympiad. Rules for the competition

(a) Students will design and work on their own project in school. The project should include experimental work.

(b) Each team of students should write up a report to give a concise and well-ordered account of their project including the objectives, an abstract of not more than 200 words, principles, experimental methods, presentation and interpretation of results, discussions, conclusions and references.

(c) No school logo or name should appear on any works, otherwise participants will be disqualified.

(d) The Competition consists of two rounds. A preliminary screening based on the written reports and all presentation materials will be conducted. The best 6-10 teams (approximate) will be invited to attend the Final Round Competition.

(e) During the Final Round Competition, each team is allowed to give a 10-minute presentation, including a maximum of 7 minutes to report their project and 3 minutes to play the video showing their experiment. After each presentation, there will be 7 minutes for the team to respond to questions raised by the panel of judges and the audience. The softcopies of PowerPoint, video, report, abstract and summary should be stored in a CD-R and submit to the HKASME before the Final Round Competition.

(f) If finalist teams participate in other competitions, they should notify the organizing committee as soon as possible so that proper arrangement could be made.

(g) Students can only use either Chinese or English in their project report/website and presentation. Mixed mode of both languages is not allowed.

(h) Schools will be responsible for the production costs of their projects.

Adjudication The panel of judges comprises representatives from the organizers. All projects will be judged according to the following criteria: (a) whether the project is relevant to the theme of the Olympiad, (b) whether the chemical principles described are sound and whether the methods used are reliable, (c) whether the project describes a novel but significant experience and can be used or applied in other

areas, (d) whether the presentation is clear and convincing, and (e) other criteria as deemed appropriate by the panel of judges. The preliminary screening will focus on the quality of projects. The final adjudication will focus on the overall performance of the team on the day of the final round competition.

Awards Gold, silver and bronze medals will be presented to members of the first three winning teams. A trophy will be presented to the school of the champion team for its retention for one year. Certificates and souvenirs will also be given to all members of the finalist and commendable teams.

Deadline for 13 Mar, 2020 (Fri) before 5:00 p.m.

Submission (to the HKASME office)


Enquiries Enquiries regarding the Olympiad may be directed to Miss CHU of HKASME at 2333 0096,

For more details, please visit our website: www.hkasme.org.

Copyright The organizers reserve the right to publish in full or part of the entries. All entries will not be returned to schools.

Safety Matter

All participating schools should take all necessary safety precautions and obey laws announced by Education Bureau and other authorities.

Schedule for Hong Kong Chemistry Olympiad for

Secondary School 2019-2020 Date Detail

Nov. 2, 2019 (Sat) Briefing Session with Science Talk Venue: Multi-purpose Hall, G/F.,

Cheung Sha Wan Catholic Secondary School Address: 533, Fuk Wing Street, Cheung Sha Wan Time: 9:15 a.m.– 11:00 a.m.

Dec. 13, 2019 (Fri) Before 5:00pm

Deadline for submission of application forms for the Olympiad.

An application form (Appendix I) is attached.

Mar. 13, 2020 (Fri) Before 5:00pm

Deadline for submission of written reports and any supporting materials (for website report, please store in a CD-R). All materials should be submitted through the Responsible Teacher to: Ms. CHU, HKASME Room 114, 1/F, Po On Court 1-15 Po On Road, Sham Shui Po, Kowloon.

Mar. 27, 2020 (Fri) Announcement of result for entering (around 6-10 teams)

Apr. 25, 2020 (Sat) Final Competition and Award Ceremony Time: 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Venue: To be confirmed


Appendix I

Application Form (Deadline: 13 Dec 2019(Fri))

Hong Kong Association for Science and Mathematics Education Room 114, 1/F, Po On Court 1-15 Po On Road, Sham Shui Po, Kowloon

(Fax no.: 2333 3355)

Hong Kong Chemistry Olympiad for Secondary Schools (2019-2020) I nominate the following team(s)† to participate in the above competition:

Participating Team(s) :

Team A Team B (if any)

Class

Name

Class

Name

English (in block letters) Chinese English (in block letters) Chinese

E-mail of team leader: E-mail of team leader:

Responsible Teacher(s) :

Team A: Dr/Mr/Ms* e-mail:

Team B: Dr/Mr/Ms* e-mail:

† Each team comprises three to five Secondary 3-6 students and each school can nominate a maximum of two teams of students to compete in the Olympiad. * Please delete whichever is inappropriate

Signature of Principal :

Name of Principal :

School :

Tel. No. :

Fax No. :

Date :


Appendix II

Hong Kong Chemistry Olympiad for Secondary Schools (2019-2020)

Reports and Presentation Materials Submission Form

Name of School :

Name of Team : Team A

Project Title :

Name of Team : Team B

Project Title :

Signature of Principal :

Name of Principal :

Date :


Hong Kong Chemistry Olympiad

& “ Digi-Science” Video Production Competition for HK

Sec. Schools 2019-2020 香港數理教育學會

HKASME

Briefing Session with Science Talk Application Form

HKChO Theme: Chemistry of Nitrogen & its compounds (氮和氮化合物的化學) Digi-Science Theme: Testing Science in Daily Life – Textile & Clothing 生活中的檢測科學 - 衣料篇

Deadline :28- Oct-2019 (Monday)

Date: 2-Nov-2019 (Saturday), 9:15 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Venue: Multi-purpose Hall, G/F., Cheung Sha Wan Catholic Secondary School, 長沙

灣天主教英文中學, 地下多用途室 Target Audience:

F.3-F.6 Science students, Science subject teachers 先到先得

Organizer: HKASME & HKCTC Enquiry: Tel: 2333 0096 Fax: 2333 3355

I nominate the following teacher(s) / laboratory technician(s) and ___ † students to attend the briefing session:

Name in English Contact information Subject taught

Dr. / Mr / Ms*

Mobile no.:

Email: Sci / Chem / Bio / Phy

Teacher / LT *

Dr. / Mr / Ms* Mobile no.:

Email:

Sci / Chem / Bio / Phy Teacher / LT *

* Please delete whichever is inappropriate

School Name:

School Tel. No.:

Name of Principal:


Date: School Chop


Time Schedule of Briefing Session of the Hong Kong Chemistry Olympiad of Secondary Schools & Digi-Science

2019 – 2020 Date: 2-Nov-2019 (Saturday) Venue: Multi-purpose Hall, G/F., Cheung Sha Wan Catholic Secondary School Address: 533, Fuk Wing Street, Cheung Sha Wan, Kowloon.

Time Rundown

09:15 – 09:30 Registration 09:30 – 09:40 Briefing of 2019-2020 HK Chemistry Olympiad of Sec. Sch.

Speaker: Mr. Yeung Wai Leung, Chairman of Chemistry Committee, Hong Kong Association for Science and Mathematics Education

09:40 – 10:20 Seminar Topic : “Chemistry of Nitrogen & its compounds” (氮和氮化合物的化學) Speaker : Dr. Wing-Tat CHAN , Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, The University of Hong Kong

10:20 – 10:35 Sharing from last year Champion of Hong Kong Chemistry Olympiad Speakers: Students of St. Paul’s Convent School

10:35 – 10:55 Q & A + Break 10:55 – 11:15

Digi-Science Topic: Understanding Testing and Certification

Speaker: Dr. Daria Wong, Senior Accreditation Officer, Hong Kong

Accreditation Service Brief description: Introduce the basic concept of testing and certification and overview of the industry

11:15 – 12: 00

Digi-Science Topic: Testing Science in Daily Life – Textile & Clothing


Speaker: Prof. Hon-Wah LAM, Department of Chemistry, The City

University of Hong Kong Brief description: The talk will provide students with basic information, principles, and practical utility of important environmental sampling and analytical techniques most commonly used in pollution control.

12:00 – 12: 15 Do, Don’t & Suggested resources for HKChO & Digi-Science Speakers: Ben Ng (HKASME) -

12:15 – 12: 30 QA + Reminder on some important dates.


Biology News (B-1) IYPH-2020 ! ... How would you prepare for it? .. (from 2019 to 2020) …

Official Site: ... for your Contextual Teaching & Learning ... https://www.apsnet.org/members/engagement/IYPH2020/Pages/default.aspx

Why addressing “Plant Health” globally?

Healthy plants constitute the foundation for all life on earth, making up the oxygen we breathe and over 80% of the food we eat. Plant health is the key to the sustainable intensification of agriculture to feed the growing global population by 2050. Thus, recognition, advocacy, and support for the promotion of plant health is of paramount importance if the international community is to guarantee plant resources for a food secure world based on stable and sustainable ecosystems. With this in mind, in July 2017, the FAO Conference approved a draft resolution requesting the General Assembly of the United Nations to consider declaring 2020 as the International Year of Plant Health (IYPH

APS (The American Phytopathological Society) has coordinating an official website (see above)

for promoting and organizing activities related to the IYPH-2020. They would like the assistance of all related parties in identifying opportunities to reach audiences about the importance of plant health. To initiate the process, ten monthly themes (listed below) have been identified within which many different messages can be crafted.

IYPH 2020 Themes: Plant Health for a Healthy Planet Plant Health in a Changing Climate Plant Health for Urban Gardens/Plant Health in your Backyard Plant Health for Sustainable Forests Plant Health to Combat World Hunger Plant Health and Bugs Healthy Plants for Healthy Humans Healthy Plants and your Kitchen Table Technological Advances for Plant Health Plant Health and Treasure Troves from the Past

Which theme(s) is/are you favourite? Would you draw your students’ attention to this global

Mail Pack Aug-2019 / P. 24 celebration event? When will you start your activity for your students / school / community?

Think how would this IYPH-2020 help in alerting your students to another level or scope of

study. If you like to spread your news and share with all audiences, don’t hesitate to email the SME Office at [email protected]

“In nature, nothing exists alone” ... Rachel Carson, 1962.

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Hong Kong Biology Literacy Award (2019/2020) (HKBLA)

In order to further promote the learning morals among ALL secondary school Biology students, the Hong Kong Association for Science and Mathematics Education (HKASME), together with Royal Society of Biology – HK Branch, The Education University of Hong Kong and The University of Hong Kong will organize the above captioned event. Students of your school are now strongly encouraged to participate. Details are described as follows:

Aims (a) To stimulate students’ active interest in Biology

(b) To challenge and expand their talents; and (c) To enhance their scientific literacy; and (d) To widen their exposure in cutting-edge biological knowledge and

innovation. Regulations and Eligibility

(a) Nomination quota is NOT limited. (b) Students MUST be in S3 to S6 in the academic year 2019-2020. (c) Students SHOULD form a group with 3 to 5 students. (Students who fail to

form group will NOT be eligible for taking part in the presentation contest regardless of their scores)

Fee $300 per group (Include administration, marking, analysis report and certificates)

Academic Advisor Dr, YIP, Valerie Wing-yan (Division of Science, Mathematics and Computing, Faculty of Education, The University of Hong Kong)

Application Deadline

4 November 2019

This competition includes the (I) Heat and (II) 3-minute presentation contest cum Prize Presentation Ceremony. 10 TEAMS with HIGHEST AVERAGE SCORES in the Heat will enter the 3-minute presentation. (I) Details of the Heat:

Date: Assessment: Scope:

16 November 2019 (Saturday) Individual 1-hour test with 60 multiple-choice questions Questions are set in 3 areas: (1) Scientific inquiry; (2) Nature of science; (3) STEM Education; and (4) Science, technology, social & environment connection. Note 1: The areas covered are NOT limited to HKDSE Biology curriculum.

Online application


Awards:

Note 2: The test paper is set in bilingual format. Individual: First, Second and Third Class Awards. Best School Awards (schools with the average scores of the students ranked in the top eight among all participating schools.) Active Participation (school with the highest number of participants)

(II) Details of the 3-minute presentation contest: Date:

Format: Awards:

8 February 2020 (Saturday) 10 TEAMS with HIGHEST AVERAGE SCORES in the Heat. 3-minute presentation & 1.5-minute Q&A session after 30-minute preparation time. The scoring will be based on: (1) Students’ understanding of the selected topic (60%); (2) Students’ presentation and communication skills (20%); and (3) Team spirit (20%) The presentation may be delivered in either Chinese or English. For participating teams: 1) Champion cup; 2) First, Second and Third runners-up and 2 merit awards; 3) Best Q&A Response to two groups. For student audience, 2 Best Questioning Awards.

(III) Enquiries

Enquiries For any enquiry, please contact Ms. Chu Tel.: 2333 0096, Fax: 2333 3355, Email: [email protected] .

(IV) Submission of Entries

Submission of Entries

(On School Basis) The information of Applicants should submit ONLINE (www.hkasme.org). (Please use CHROME BROWSER for online registration). Grateful if it is completed, returned together with a cheque of an appropriate amount, crossed and payable to “HKASME LTD”, to us by 4 November 2019. (Room 114, 1/F, Po On Court,1-15 Po On Road, Sham Shui Po, Kowloon.)


Physics News (P-1) Physics Mock Exam – Application online through TEACHERS at www.hkasme.org >What’s new under the Physics menu. Date: 28/12/2019 -- 3 sessions {Note: 1st Session is FULL! } Only Paper IA, B … for details, check WWW.

香港數理教育學會

2020 香港中學文憑考試 — 物理科模擬考試 2020 HKDSE — Physics Mock Examination

為了讓明年參加香港中學文憑考試的學生能有較佳的準備，香港數理教育學會將於 2019 年 12 月底舉辦一次模擬考試，使考生一方面能測試及檢討應考物理科試卷的能力，另一方面能適應在實際環境下參加公開考試的情況。

本模擬考試的範圍將涵蓋物理科課程，包括甲、乙。模擬考試的試卷由香港數理教育學會邀請資深物理科教師根據香港考試及評核局的過往的試卷及考生常犯的錯誤而編寫。完成模擬考試後，舉辦機構將會為考生批改試卷（卷一 AB），並在稍後提供得分及建議答案，使考生了解自己在物理科知識上的不足之處，增強考生應考中學文憑考試的信心，絕對不

容錯過。模擬考試的名額有限，為免錯失良機，請從速為貴校學生報名。測試詳情：日期：2019 年 12 月 28 日 (星期六) 時間：場次一: 2019 年 12 月 28 日 (星期六), 上午 8 時 30 分至上午 11 時，場次二: 2019 年 12 月 28 日 (星期六), 上午 11 時 30 分至下午 2 時，場次三: 2019 年 12 月 28 日 (星期六), 下午 2 時 30 分至下午 5 時。 (可選擇場次，如有查詢，可聯絡香港數理教育學會，電話: 2333 0096)。名額：不限地點：長沙灣天主教英文中學, 九龍長沙灣福榮街 533 號,(長沙灣地鐵站 C2 出口) 試卷：物理科: 卷一 AB 費用：

現場應試 + 建議答案 + 批改卷 IA/B + 證書

卷 IAB

**$160

**註：座位有限，不設留位。場次選擇先到先得，以交妥報名費日子為準。

Online Application

Mail Pack Aug-2019 / P. 28 參加辦法： 1. 有興趣參加者請在 2019 年 10 月 31 日前及填妥網上報名表格，並連同劃線支票（抬頭註明

「HKASME Ltd」）或現金，寄回或親身交至香港數理教育學會辦公室（地址：九龍深水埗保安道 1 號寶安閣 1 樓 114 室）。

2. 截止報名日期：2019 年 10 月 31 日（星期四）

3. 如有查詢，可聯絡香港數理教育學會朱小姐（電話：2333 0096）電郵至 [email protected]，

或瀏覽本會網站 www.hkasme.org。

((============================================================ Resources Collection --- Continue Celebrating the IYPT-2019 (International Year of Periodic Table) …. –

(A-1) ** New ** -- “Element Cubes” – IYPT resources ... --)) Element CUBES of (1 cm x 1 cm x 1cm) – 4 elements available

Element / Symbol (At.No.) Purity Density Price (Member / Non-member) Carbon / C (6) 999 (= 99.9 %) 1.82 $ 30 / 40 Nickel / Ni (27) 995 (= 99.5%) 8.9 $ 50 / 60 Titanium / Ti (22) 995 (= 99.5%) 4.506 $ 30 / 40 Molybdenum/ Mo (42) 9995 (= 99.95%) 10.22 $ 60 / 70 Gold / Au (79) in tube 999 19.3 $ 30 / 40 “More” How to use the “Element Cubes” ?? -- check April mailpack for different uses ... and ...use your imagination & creativity for the followings: ...

Mail Pack Aug-2019 / P. 29 1/ Use waste cardboard and papers to make “paper element cubes” with element info on the 6 sides. 2/ How to use the above depend on your imagination ... e.g. as a gift, ... as detective chess, .. as a conversational tool to inspire students 3/ Using the “real cubes” (bought as above) and the “paper cubes” together for different activities ... (A-2) Sets of elemental package for comparison / metallic investigations…

various metal combination packs are available with metals Mn, Bi, W, Zn, Ti, Cr, Sb, Pb, Mo, ... Some mixed packs with 5 random metals at ($30) and 3 metals at ($20).

…. Ask for more updates at the Office (2333-0096)! (B) Periodic Table items for IYPT-2019 ** The IYPT-2019 (International Year of Periodic Table) will have global and local activities until the end of the year. Hence, it is not late for you to initiate activities for your school or class or students to join the grand celebration around the World. For updates and our new competition (“My Experience with the Periodic Table” – a continuation of the 2018-19 competition “Element of the Month”), please go to www.hkasme.org > Subject Comm > Chemistry > IYPT or email your questions or message to [email protected] For details of the competition “Element of the Month for IYPT-2019(HK)”, please refer to the final report in this Journal or check at www.hkasme.org > Chemistry > iypt2019. (B1) Different types of Periodic Tables:

1. Different size: A4 / postcard / bookmark --


2. 3D periodic table, large size ($40) --

3. Heat sensitive periodic table --

4. Heat sensitive Cup with periodic table -- (change colour with cold water).

(B2) Periodic Table Mugs:

Periodic Table Mug (classical)

$60

Periodic Table Mug (yellow)

$60

Periodic Table Mug (coloured)

$60

– Ask Office for updates at 2333-0096. Check for more at the SME Office … STEM nourishment needs experiential learning !!! ((==============================================

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