Geography Field Study Course in Natural and Man-made Woodlands
The Ho Koon Nature Education cum Astronomical Centre (HKNEAC) offered a half-day field study course to our F.5 Geography students on 24 June 2022. The course aims to enrich our students’ knowledge in Hong Kong’s woodland ecosystem and to better equip them for DSE fieldwork-based questions (FBQ).
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| Field study introduction by Ms. Kelly Cheng, the course instructor | |
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| Students locating the fieldwork site as advised by the course instructor | |
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| The first stage of our field study: planning and preparation | |
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| The second stage of our field study: data collection Students familiarizing themselves with the fieldwork plan and the sampling methods |
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| Using an abney level and a measuring tape to find out the height and width of trees | |
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| Placing a quadrat on the sampling sites along a transect to collect the litter | |
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| The third stage of our field study: data processing, presentation and analysis Returning to the field centre to examine the samples of litter and invertebrates |
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| The fourth stage of our field study: interpretation and conclusion Drawing a woodland profile to illustrate a high biodiversity inside the natural woodlands |
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| The fifth stage of our field study: evaluation Students evaluating the possible sampling errors related to the data collection processes |
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| Group photo of all our F.5 Geography students with Ms. Hui Ming Kuen and Mr. Ng Wing Chun | |
| For more information about Geography field study courses offered by HKNEAC, please visit: http://www.hokoon.edu.hk/en/lesson_2.html |
