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Collection of students literary work PLK Laws Foundation College

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Foreword ............................................................

I love to read! Most of all, I love to read the words of children. I find them

fresh, insightful and honest they open a window to their young, inquisitive

and as yet uncluttered thoughts. As Joseph Epstein once wrote:

For me, writing is foremost a mode of thinking and, when it

works well, an act of discovery

Reading, writing, thinking the three are inseparable as our children set out

on their journey toward the realities of adulthood. They must read to know,

to excite, to explore, to find themselves and, sometimes, even to escape. They

must write to express, to articulate, to record, to communicate and to find

their inner voices. They must think to discover, to question, to understand

and to uncover their uniqueness. Reading, writing and thinking form an ever-

enduring learning cycle that not only teaches children about their world, but

also their place within it.

The collection of student writing in this volume shows clearly the influences

of student reading and thinking. I'm sure you'll enjoy it as much as I have.

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Professor Allan WalkerChairperson, Department of Education Administrational & PolicyAssociate Director, HK Centre for Development of Education LeadershipThe Chinese University of Hong Kong

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間I love to read! Most of all, I love to read the words of children. I find them

fresh, insightful and honest they open a window to their young, inquisitive

and as yet uncluttered thoughts. As Joseph Epstein once wrote:

For me, writing is foremost a mode of thinking and, when it

works well, an act of discovery

Reading, writing, thinking the three are inseparable as our children set out

on their journey toward the realities of adulthood. They must read to know,

to excite, to explore, to find themselves and, sometimes, even to escape. They

must write to express, to articulate, to record, to communicate and to find

their inner voices. They must think to discover, to question, to understand

and to uncover their uniqueness. Reading, writing and thinking form an ever-

enduring learning cycle that not only teaches children about their world, but

also their place within it.

The collection of student writing in this volume shows clearly the influences

of student reading and thinking. I'm sure you'll enjoy it as much as I have.

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Professor Allan Walker Chairperson, Department of Education Administrational & Policy Associate Director, HK Centre for Development of Education Leadership The Chinese University of Hong Kong

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Building upon the experiential learning beyond classroom, students are

motivated to establish a relation between writing and learning, across the

curriculum, to write, independently and collaboratively, on topics that

stimulate their curiosity and imagination, permit them to express their

creativity, and foster positive relationships with real audiences. As I have

stated clearly in the inaugural issue last year, this is the aim of Dimension to

provide a precious room for students to explore the possibility to think, to

create, and to exchange.

Chan Wing Kwong, DanielPrincipal

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Learning goes beyond classroom

According to Wikipedia, the encyclopedia, the word Dimension

carries different connotations. In common usage, a dimension (Latin,

"measured out") is a measurement required to define the characteristics of an

object e.g. length, width, and height. Classical physics theories describe three

physical dimensions: a line describes one dimension, a plane describes two

dimensions (2-D), and a cube describes three dimensions (3-D). If additional

dimension occurs, 'time' is often referred to as the "fourth dimension (4-D)."

Interestingly, its property would no longer refer merely to the measurement

of length, width and height but the measurement of physical change, e.g.

speed. We have chosen the word Dimension to name our students' literary

works because we believe that students learn better, faster and smarter when

learning happened, rooted and thrived in different types of spatial

dimensions.

Life-wide leaning is one of our major educational beliefs where we aim

to provide authentic learning experience to cater for students' diverse

personal, social and developmental needs. According to the evaluation of the

four study tours, Shanghai, Nanhai, Qinghai and Beijing (pp.8-25) that we

organized this year, students' abilities to acquire new understanding are

enhanced when they are connected to meaningful problem-solving activities,

especially when students are helped to understand why, when, and how those

facts and skills are relevant. On the other hand, students' participation in the

Neuroscience research (pp.54-55), which leads to the publication as a

conference abstract in the 36th Annual Meeting of Society for Neuroscience to

be held in Altanta in October 2006, further confirmed that inquiry

encompasses a broad range of activities that give reign to students' natural

curiosity about the world. When students are encouraged to raise questions,

plan and carry out investigations, do observations, and reflect on what they

have discovered, we are happy and feel encouraged to note that students grow

in self-reliance and improve their attitudes towards learning.

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Acknowledgement .....................................

Learning goes beyond classroom

According to Wikipedia, the encyclopedia, the word Dimension

carries different connotations. In common usage, a dimension (Latin,

"measured out") is a measurement required to define the characteristics of an

object e.g. length, width, and height. Classical physics theories describe three

physical dimensions: a line describes one dimension, a plane describes two

dimensions (2-D), and a cube describes three dimensions (3-D). If additional

dimension occurs, 'time' is often referred to as the "fourth dimension (4-D)."

Interestingly, its property would no longer refer merely to the measurement

of length, width and height but the measurement of physical change, e.g.

speed. We have chosen the word Dimension to name our students' literary

works because we believe that students learn better, faster and smarter when

learning happened, rooted and thrived in different types of spatial

dimensions.

Life-wide leaning is one of our major educational beliefs where we aim

to provide authentic learning experience to cater for students' diverse

personal, social and developmental needs. According to the evaluation of the

four study tours, Shanghai, Nanhai, Qinghai and Beijing (pp.8-25) that we

organized this year, students' abilities to acquire new understanding are

enhanced when they are connected to meaningful problem-solving activities,

especially when students are helped to understand why, when, and how those

facts and skills are relevant. On the other hand, students' participation in the

Neuroscience research (pp.54-55), which leads to the publication as a thconference abstract in the 36 Annual Meeting of Society for Neuroscience to

be held in Altanta in October 2006, further confirmed that inquiry

encompasses a broad range of activities that give reign to students' natural

curiosity about the world. When students are encouraged to raise questions,

plan and carry out investigations, do observations, and reflect on what they

have discovered, we are happy and feel encouraged to note that students grow

in self-reliance and improve their attitudes towards learning.

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Building upon the experiential learning beyond classroom, students are

motivated to establish a relation between writing and learning, across the

curriculum, to write, independently and collaboratively, on topics that

stimulate their curiosity and imagination, permit them to express their

creativity, and foster positive relationships with real audiences. As I have

stated clearly in the inaugural issue last year, this is the aim of Dimension to

provide a precious room for students to explore the possibility to think, to

create, and to exchange.

Chan Wing Kwong, Daniel Principal

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NeuroScience: Doing physical exercise has no

indication on learning and memory enhancement

in children aged 13-15 ................................................................. 54

NeuroScience: Increment of sleeping time does

not imply enhancement on memory and learning

in adolescents ............................................................................... 55

Science: Biological Science Club............................................... 56

Home Economics: Traditional Hong Kong Snacks ............... 58

Home Economics: Hong Kong Cha Chan Tangs ................... 60

Home Economics: Appearance Before Taste ......................... 63

Integrated Humanities: The Effects Of Globalization .......... 65

Library: Reading Scheme Success ............................................ 67

《我的理想無線網絡校園建議書》........................................... 69

《一輛電車》................................................................................ 73

《成功來自勤奮》........................................................................ 75

《出葬路上》................................................................................ 77

《一個難忘的星期天》 ............................................................... 79

《誰》 ............................................................................................ 81

《水》............................................................................................ 82

《街燈》........................................................................................ 84

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《數學課》.................................................................................... 87

《人工智能之反思》 ................................................................... 89

《死亡路上》................................................................................ 91

《狗仔隊的一天》 ....................................................................... 92

《回憶的碎片》 ........................................................................... 94

《讓愛在戰火重生》 ................................................................... 95

School Publication Committee ................................................. 96

《求學不是求分數》...............................................................

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Foreword ......................................................................................... 3

Acknowledgement......................................................................... 4

Content.............................................................................................. 6

《青海植物種類多》 ..................................................................... 8

《牧民生活─體驗另一文化》 ................................................... 10

《熱貢─宗教藝術之典範》 ....................................................... 13

《上海之行》................................................................................ 16

《學習在上海》............................................................................ 18

《航天航空在北京》.................................................................... 21

《北京夢飛翔》 ........................................................................... 24

English: What Is The Best?........................................................ 26

English: Get Abroad, Move Ahead ........................................... 28

English: Follow Me ...................................................................... 31

English: Song Remix................................................................... 34

English: Bird Flu Prevention Policy Inadequate ................... 36

English: School Policies Can Improve Learning .................... 37

English: The Future is Full of Meaning ................................... 38

English: Get A Better Relationship .......................................... 39

English: a B c D............................................................................ 40

English: Our Lover ...................................................................... 41

English: The Season Changes ................................................... 42

English: The Environment Kills ............................................... 43

English: Step up! Step up! ......................................................... 44

English: Save The World ............................................................ 45

English: Pay Attention ............................................................... 46

Mathematics: Sudoku Mania .................................................... 47

Mathematics: Mark Six .............................................................. 50

Mathematics: Keep It Secret ...................................................... 51

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Foreword ......................................................................................... 3

Acknowledgement......................................................................... 4

Content.............................................................................................. 6

《青海植物種類多》 ..................................................................... 8

《牧民生活─體驗另一文化》 ................................................... 10

《熱貢─宗教藝術之典範》 ....................................................... 13

《上海之行》................................................................................ 16

《學習在上海》............................................................................ 18

《航天航空在北京》.................................................................... 21

《北京夢飛翔》 ........................................................................... 24

English: What Is The Best?........................................................ 26

English: Get Abroad, Move Ahead ........................................... 28

English: Follow Me ...................................................................... 31

English: Song Remix................................................................... 34

English: Bird Flu Prevention Policy Inadequate ................... 36

English: School Policies Can Improve Learning .................... 37

English: The Future is Full of Meaning ................................... 38

English: Get A Better Relationship .......................................... 39

English: a B c D............................................................................ 40

English: Our Lover ...................................................................... 41

English: The Season Changes ................................................... 42

English: The Environment Kills ............................................... 43

English: Step up! Step up! ......................................................... 44

English: Save The World ............................................................ 45

English: Pay Attention ............................................................... 46

Mathematics: Sudoku Mania .................................................... 47

Mathematics: Mark Six .............................................................. 50

Mathematics: Keep It Secret ...................................................... 51

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NeuroScience: Doing physical exercise has no

indication on learning and memory enhancement

in children aged 13-15 ................................................................. 54

NeuroScience: Increment of sleeping time does

not imply enhancement on memory and learning

in adolescents ............................................................................... 55

Science: Biological Science Club............................................... 56

Home Economics: Traditional Hong Kong Snacks ............... 58

Home Economics: Hong Kong Cha Chan Tangs ................... 60

Home Economics: Appearance Before Taste ......................... 63

Integrated Humanities: The Effects Of Globalization .......... 65

Library: Reading Scheme Success ............................................ 67

《我的理想無線網絡校園建議書》........................................... 69

《一輛電車》................................................................................ 73

《成功來自勤奮》........................................................................ 75

《出葬路上》................................................................................ 77

《一個難忘的星期天》 ............................................................... 79

《誰》 ............................................................................................ 81

《水》............................................................................................ 82

《街燈》........................................................................................ 84

《求學不是求分數》............................................................... 85

《數學課》.................................................................................... 87

《人工智能之反思》 ................................................................... 89

《死亡路上》................................................................................ 91

《狗仔隊的一天》 ....................................................................... 92

《回憶的碎片》 ........................................................................... 94

《讓愛在戰火重生》 ................................................................... 95

School Publication Committee ................................................. 96

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冬蟲夏草又稱為蟲草或冬蟲草，是真菌冬蟲夏草寄生於蝙蝠蛾幼蟲

體上的子座與幼蟲屍體的複合物。冬蟲夏草冬天是蟲，而夏天就變

成草了。冬蟲夏草有滋肺陰、補腎陽的作用，所以可以作為滋肺補

腎、止血化痰、保肺、化痢、止癆嗽等調補的食品。冬蟲夏草的成

分有蟲草菌素。是為一種與核酸有關的物質，具有抗生作用與抑制

細胞分裂的作用。

學生回應：1J 梁思彤

觀察過青海的植物後，我們獲益良多。了解它們的外貌和特徵後，我才知道它們是

非常有用的藥材。

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青海位於中國的西部，平均海拔約3000 米，夏短冬長，氣候的特徵

是日間和晚間溫差大，乾燥，多風和低氧。越高的地方，空氣就越

稀薄。

在這一連八天的旅程，我們每天均花不少時間在旅遊巴士上。我們

沿途看見一望無際的大草原，大草原中沒有樹木，只有數不盡的小

草兒。從在青海看到的植物，我們發現青海的植物比香港的植物矮

小，相信是受青海的高海拔氣候影響。雖然青海的植物十分矮和花

朵十分細小，但是它們依然七彩繽紛，鮮豔奪目。

在參觀茶卡鹽湖時，我們原先估計植物不可能在高鹽份的鹽水中生

存，然而在鹽湖裏，我們在鹽份較低的湖水中仍能看見小量植物生

存。不過，到了鹽份較高的湖水附近，因湖水的鹽份已經飽和，我

們就只能看到鹽粒浮在湖面。

以下我們會介紹兩種在青海有名的植物, 他們就是紅景天和冬蟲夏

草。

紅景天是一種生長在海拔3000米以上的雪山上的珍稀高原植物。那

裡空氣稀薄，氧氣含量低，輻射量大，環境惡劣，造成了紅景天含

有許多特有的活性成分。紅景天具有抗電腦和手機等微波輻射、耐

缺氧、抗疲勞、延緩人體衰老等功效，被譽為“高原人參”，是一

種可用於保健食品的植物資源之一，且可以長期服用，安全可靠。

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