Chemistry Curriculum Chemistry for NSS & St. Mary’s

Compulsory Part (Total 198 hours) I. Planet earth* (8 hours) II.Microscopic world I* (24 hours) III. Metals* (22 hours) IV. Acids and bases* (27 hours) V. Fossil fuels and carbon compounds* (20 hours) VI. Microscopic world II* (8 hours) VII.Redox reactions, chemical cells and electrolysis* (26 hours) VIII.Chemical reactions and energy* (9 hours) IX. Rate of reaction (9 hours) X. Chemical equilibrium (10 hours) XI. Chemistry of carbon compounds (27 hours) XII. Patterns in the chemical world (8 hours)

Elective Part (Total 52 hours, select any 2 out of 3) XIII.Industrial chemistry (26 hours) XIV.Materials chemistry (26 hours) XV.Analytical chemistry (26 hours)

Investigative Study (20 hours) Optional XVI. Investigative study in chemistry (20 hours)

Public Assessment An Outline of Assessment Design Component Outline Weight- ing Duration Public examination Paper 1 Compulsory Part 60% 2 ½ hours Paper 2 Elective Part (a choice of two out of three elective topics) 20% 1 hour School-based assessment (SBA) Practical related tasks and non-practical related tasks 20%

Chemistry Combined Chemistry

School-based Assessment Tasks (SBA) for 2014 HKDSE Chemistry Weighting20% of Public Assessment Mode Practical Related Task TypeBasic Chemical Analysis ExperimentsInvestigative study ExampleVolumetric Analysis AND Qualitative Analysis Curriculum related experiments Proposal + Process + Report Work for Assessment Individual Expt., worksheet/report Group Expt.; Individual worksheet/report Quiz Group proposal, experiment & written report/ presentation Laboratory skills Assessment during lesson F.5 Weighting 10% F.6 Weighting 10%

School-based Assessment Tasks (SBA) for 2014 HKDSE CS-Chemistry Weighting10% of Public Assessment Mode Practical Related Task TypeBasic Chemical AnalysisExperiments ExampleVolumetric AnalysisCurriculum related experiments Work for Assessment Individual Expt., worksheet/report Group Expt.; Individual worksheet/report Quiz Laboratory skills Assessment during lesson F.5 Weighting 5% F.6 Weighting 5%

Late Submission for SBA work Work during lessons and submitted when time is up (e.g. Quiz/Lab. Worksheet): No late submission is accepted- ZERO mark Homework –7:50a.m. on assigned date –10% deduction (1 grade) for late within 24hr. –Further 10% deduction for every 24hr.

Late Submission for HW Work during lessons and submitted when time is up (e.g. Quiz/Lab. Worksheet): No late submission is accepted- ZERO mark Homework, test corrections and others –on assigned date before 7:50a.m./during class time as instructed eClass Assignment – follow deadline Penalty 3 marks out of 10 marks (Term Mark) will be set aside for late submission. One allowance will be given and then 1 mark will be deduced for each time of late submission.

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 –No make up assessment will be arranged (except for single assessment VA task) ABS homework –Justified absence: No mark deducted –Unjustified absence: 10% deduction of late within 24 hr., 10% for every 24hr.

Absence for other School HW –To be submitted on the next school day personally to teacher (Before 7:50a.m.) –Not considered Late with justifiable reasons –No mark deducted.

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: AND –Warning : verbal or written AND –Deduct marks,or –Zero mark to task/ Whole SBA,or even –Disqualification for subject / Whole DSE exam.

Standards 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 *.

Internal Assessment F.4 Chemistry Medical Certificate is required for Abs in test/Quiz Mark penalty for late submission of HW First Term : (a) Term marks 30% (+3% Bonus) - Class Assessments (Expt. Report + H.W. + etc … ) (7%) -Late submission (3%) 10% - Tests20% (b) Mid-Year Exam. - One Paper 2 hours 70 % Second Term : (a) Term marks 30 % (+3% Bonus) - Class Assessments (Expt. Report + H.W. + etc … ) -Late submission (3%) 10% - Tests20% (b) Final Exam - One Paper 2 hr. 30 min. 70 %

Internal Assessment F.5 Chemistry Medical Certificate is required for Abs in test/Quiz Mark penalty for late submission of HW First & Second Term : (a) Term marks 30% (+3% Bonus) - Class Assessments (Expt. Report + H.W. + etc … ) (7%) - Late submission (3%) 10% - Tests20% (b) Exam. - One Paper 2 hr. 30 min. 70 %

Internal Assessment F.6 Chemistry Medical Certificate is required for Abs in test/Quiz Mark penalty for late submission of HW Final Exam: (a) Term marks 30% (+3% Bonus) - Class Assessments (Expt. Report + H.W. + etc … ) (7%) -Late submission (3%) 10% - Tests20% (b) Exam. 70 % Paper I2 hr. 30 min. Paper II (Electives)1 hr.

Internal Assessment F.4 CS-Chemisty Medical Certificate is required for Abs in test/Quiz Mark deducted for late submission of HW First Term : (a) Term marks 30% (+3% bonus) - Class Assessments (Expt. Report + H.W. + etc … ) (7%) -Late submission (3%) 10% - Tests20% (b) Mid-Year Exam. - One Paper 1hr.15 min. 70 % Second Term : (a) Term marks 30 % (+3% bonus) - Class Assessments (Expt. Report + H.W. + etc … ) (7%) -Late submission (3%) 10% - Tests20% (b) Final Exam - One Paper 1hr.40 min. 70 %

Internal Assessment F.5 & 6 CS-Chemistry Medical Certificate is required for Abs in test/Quiz Mark deducted for late submission of HW First & Second Term & Mock Exam: (a) Term marks 30% (+3% bonus) - Class Assessments (Expt. Report + H.W. + etc … ) (7%) - Late submission (3%) 10% - Tests20% (b) One Paper 1hr.40 min. 70 %