CHEMISTRY CURRICULUMCHEMISTRY FOR NSS & ST. MARY’S

COMPULSORY PART (TOTAL 182 HOURS)

I. PLANET EARTH (6 HOURS) II. MICROSCOPIC WORLD I (21 HOURS) III. METALS (22 HOURS) IV. ACIDS AND BASES (25 HOURS) V. FOSSIL FUELS AND CARBON COMPOUNDS (18 HOURS) VI. MICROSCOPIC WORLD II (8 HOURS) VII. REDOX REACTIONS, CHEMICAL CELLS AND ELECTROLYSIS

(23 HOURS)VIII. CHEMICAL REACTIONS AND ENERGY (7 HOURS) IX. RATE OF REACTION (9 HOURS) X. CHEMICAL EQUILIBRIUM (10 HOURS) XI. CHEMISTRY OF CARBON COMPOUNDS (25 HOURS) XII. PATTERNS IN THE CHEMICAL WORLD (8 HOURS)

For HKDSE

ELECTIVE PART SELECT ANY 2 OUT OF 3

TOTAL 48 HOURS

XIII. Industrial chemistry (24 hours)XIV.Materials chemistry (24 hours) XV. Analytical chemistry (24 hours)

INVESTIGATIVE STUDY (20 HOURS)OPTIONAL

XVI. INVESTIGATIVE STUDY IN CHEMISTRY (20 HOURS)

PUBLIC ASSESSMENT-CHEMISTRYAN OUTLINE OF ASSESSMENT DESIGN

Component Outline Weight-ing Duration

Public examination

Paper 1 Compulsory Part 60% 2½ hours

Paper 2 Elective Part (a choice of two out of three elective topics)

20% 1 hour

School-based assessment (SBA)

Practical related tasks20%

School-based Assessment Tasks (SBA)Weighting 20% of Public AssessmentMode Practical Related

Task Type Basic Chemical Analysis

Experiments Investigative study

Example Volumetric Analysis Qualitative Analysis

Curriculum related experiments

Proposal + Process + Report

Work for Assessment

Individual Expt., worksheet/report

Group Expt.; Individual

worksheet/reportQuiz

Group proposal, experiment &

written report/ presentation

Laboratory skills/Understanding Assessment during lessonF.5 Weighting 10%F.6 Weighting 10%

DSE SCORESTANDARDS AND REPORTING OF RESULTS

In setting standards for the HKDSE, Levels 4 and 5 will be set with reference to the standards achieved by students awarded grades A−D in the HKALE. the Level 5 candidates with the best performance(10% of Level 5) will have their results annotated with the symbols ** and the next top group(next 30%) with the symbol *.

SBA SCORES

• STATISTICAL MODERATION

• SUPPLEMENTED WITH SAMPLE REVIEW OF STUDENTS’ WORK

Statistical Moderation

MALPRACTICE- PLAGIARISM• PRESENTING WORK COMPLETED (OR PARTLY COMPLETED) BY

OTHERS OR COPIED FROM OTHERS

• INCLUDING MATERIAL COPIED DIRECTLY, IN PART OR IN WHOLE, FROM BOOKS OR OTHER SOURCES WITHOUT PROPER ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

• CONSEQUENCE:• WARNING : VERBAL OR WRITTEN AND

• DEDUCT MARKS ,OR

• ZERO MARK TO TASK/ WHOLE SBA ,OR EVEN

• DISQUALIFICATION FOR SUBJECT / WHOLE DSE EXAM.

INTERNAL ASSESSMENT F.4

First Term :

(a) Term marks 30%

(+5M Bonus)

- Continuous Assessments (Expt. Report + H.W. + Quizzes +…)

15%

- Common Tests 15%

(b) Mid-Year Exam. - One Paper 2 hours 70 %

Second Term :

(a) Term marks30 % (+5M

Bonus)

- Continuous Assessments (Expt. Report + H.W. + Quizzes +…)

15%

- Common Tests 15%

(b) Final Exam - One Paper 2 hr. 30 min. 70 %

• Medical Certificate is required for Abs in test/Quiz• Bonus : 2 marks for Punctual Submission, 3 marks for self-

directed learning tasks.

INTERNAL ASSESSMENT F.5

First & Second Term :

(a) Term marks 30%

(+5MBonus)

- Continuous Assessments (Expt. Report + H.W. + Quizzes +…)

15%

- Common Tests 15%

(b) Exam. - One Paper 2 hr. 30 min. 70 %

• Medical Certificate is required for Abs in test/Quiz• Bonus : 2 marks for Punctual Submission, 3 marks for self-

directed learning tasks.

INTERNAL ASSESSMENT F.6

Final Exam:

(a) Term marks 30%

(+5M Bonus)

- Continuous Assessments (Expt. Report + H.W. + Quizzes +…)

15%

- Common Tests 15%

(b) Exam.

70 %Paper I 2 hr. 30 min.

Paper II (Electives) 1 hr.

• Medical Certificate is required for Abs in test/Quiz• Bonus : 2 marks for Punctual Submission, 3 marks for self-

directed learning tasks.

LATE SUBMISSION ARRANGEMENTS

LATE SUBMISSION FOR SBA WORK• WORK DURING LESSONS AND SUBMITTED ON

OR BEFORE TIME IS UP (E.G. QUIZ/LAB. WORKSHEET)

• NO LATE SUBMISSION IS ACCEPTED- ZERO

MARK IF SUBMIT AFTER TIME IS UP

• SIMILAR TO EXAM ARRANGEMENTS

LATE SUBMISSION FOR SCHOOL ASSIGNMENTS• WORK DURING LESSONS (E.G. CLASS WORK/LAB.

WORKSHEET)

SUBMIT WHEN TIME IS UP/END OF LESSON

• HOMEWORK, TEST CORRECTIONS AND OTHERS

ON ASSIGNED DEADLINE BEFORE 7:55A.M./ AT START OF LESSON DURING CHEM CLASS AS INSTRUCTED

• PENALTY FOR LATE

• 2 BONUS MARKS WILL AWARDED FOR PUNCTUAL SUBMISSION. ONE ALLOWANCE WILL BE GIVEN AND THEN 1 BONUS MARKWILL BE DEDUCED FOR EACH TIME OF LATE SUBMISSION.

• 10% MARK DEDUCTION (1 GRADE) FOR LATE WITHIN 24HR. AND ALSO FOR EVERY 24 HR AFTERWARDS UNTIL ZERO

LATE SUBMISSION FOR ONLINE ASSIGNMENTS• eCLASS ASSIGNMENT

• FOLLOW DEADLINE

• ONLINE WORKSHEET / ATTACH PDF FILE AS INSTRUCTED

• PENALTY

• 2 BONUS MARKS WILL AWARDED FOR PUNCTUAL SUBMISSION. ONE ALLOWANCE WILL BE GIVEN AND THEN 1 MARK WILL BE DEDUCED FOR EACH TIME OF LATE SUBMISSION.

• 20% DEDUCTION (2 SUB-GRADES) FOR LATE WITHIN 3 DAYS

• ZERO MARK FOR LATE MORE THAN 3 DAYS (I.E. AFTER RELEASE OF ANSWERS)

ABSENCE ARRANGEMENTS

ABSENCE FOR SBA ASSIGNMENT• ASSESSMENT DURING LESSON:

• JUSTIFIED ABSENCE (MEDICAL CERTIFICATE OR PRE-APPROVED LEGITIMATE REASON): NOT COUNTED INTO ASSESSMENT, I.E. OTHER ASSESSMENT RESULTS ONLY

• UNJUSTIFIED ABSENCE: ZERO MARK

• MAKE UP ARRANGEMENTS

• MAKE UP ASSESSMENT WILL ONLY BE ARRANGED FOR QA & VA EXPERIMENT.

• NO MAKE UP ASSESSMENT FOR OTHER EXPERIMENTS AND POST-EXPERIMENT QUIZ

ABSENCE FOR OTHER SCHOOL HW

• TO BE SUBMITTED ON THE FIRST DAY OF RETURN TO SCHOOL IN PERSON TO TEACHER (BEFORE 7:55A.M.)

• NOT CONSIDERED LATE WITH JUSTIFIABLE REASONS, NO MARK DEDUCTED.

• FOLLOW LATE ARRANGEMENTS IF UNJUSTIFIED ABSENCE