Biology

Mission

To develop and maintain an interest in biology
To construct and apply knowledge of biology
To develop the ability to make scientific inquiries
To be aware of the social, ethical, economics, environmental and technological implications of biology
To develop an attitude of responsible citizenship and a commitment to promote personal and community health

Curriculum Goals

Junior Forms	To foster the students’ interest in Biology To acquire some basic knowledge about the functioning principles of human beings.
Senior Forms	To help students master the basic concepts in the syllabus To help students develop a more initiative and independent self-learning method To help students acquire the skills of scientific investigation including hypothesizing, selecting appropriate apparatus, suggesting experimental procedures, analyzing the results and making a logical discussion. To develop students’ power to think creatively, analyze critically and scientifically on biological issues and to enhance students’ power to make rational decisions. To develop students’ awareness of and concern for biological issues in personal, social, environmental and technological contexts.

Junior Forms

To foster the students’ interest in Biology
To acquire some basic knowledge about the functioning principles of human beings.

Senior Forms

To help students master the basic concepts in the syllabus
To help students develop a more initiative and independent self-learning method
To help students acquire the skills of scientific investigation including hypothesizing, selecting appropriate apparatus, suggesting experimental procedures, analyzing the results and making a logical discussion.
To develop students’ power to think creatively, analyze critically and scientifically on biological issues and to enhance students’ power to make rational decisions.
To develop students’ awareness of and concern for biological issues in personal, social, environmental and technological contexts.

Curriculum Highlights

The subject content is often substantial and attractive to arouse students’ interest.
Biological issues in all contexts are often easily found and the relationship between these issues and those biological principles help to promote biology as a lively and useful scientific subject to the students.

Science Eduation