- Chapter opener - real-life contexts and stimulating questions included at the beginning of each chapter for arousing students' interests in the topic.
- Activities and Experiments - relevant activities and experiments incorporated in the textbook for easy arrangement between classroom learning and learning in the laboratory.
- Highlight box - text highlighted in a yellow box for showing the key ideas covered in the topic.
- Learning tip - supplementary information provided to students for better learning.
- Think about - discussion questions for developing students' higher-order thinking skills.
- Check your concept - common misconceptions highlighted for stimulating students' thinking.
Solving problems
- Worked example - carefully written examples in a question-and-answer format for showing how chemical principles are applied to solve problems.
- Self-test - specially designed questions for checking students' understanding of the worked examples.
- Problem-solving strategy - step-by-step guides for students to familiarize with the thinking process involved in solving a particular type of problem.
Connecting chemistry to everyday life
- STSE connections - issues associated with the interconnections among science, technology, society and environment for students to relate their learning to everyday life.
- Everyday chemistry - materials relating chemical concepts to everyday life for students to appreciate real-life applications of chemistry.
- Article reading - chemistry-related articles or news for students to develop their ability to read, analyse and communicate scientific concepts and ideas.
Extended learning
- Historical note - historical development and facts of chemical concepts for students to admire the work of chemists.
- Do you know? - interesting facts for promoting students' interests in learning.
- Explore the web - useful websites for broadening students' learning experience through the Internet.
Reviewing
- Class practice - well-designed exercises for checking students' progress during lessons.
- Key terms - a list of chemistry-related terms covered in the chapter for reinforcing learning.
- Check your progress - reflection questions at the end of the chapter for students to check their understanding of the topic.
- Summary - a concise summary of the main points of the chapter for quick revision.
- Concept map - key concepts linked together for students to get an overview of the chapter.
- Chapter exercise - fill-in-the-blank questions, multiple choice questions, structured questions and essay-type questions included at the end of each chapter to help students consolidate what they have learnt.
- Part exercise - multiple choice questions, structured questions and essay-type questions included at the end of each part to help students integrate the key ideas from different chapters. (Challenging questions are indicated by '*'.)
- Public examination questions - carefully selected public examination questions from HKCEE, HKASLE, HKALE and other overseas examinations for practice purpose.