Chemistry Curriculum
Chemistry for NSS & St. Mary’s
Compulsory Part
I.
II.
III.
IV.
V.
VI.
VII.
(Total 198 hours)
Planet earth* (8 hours)
Microscopic world I* (24 hours)
Metals* (22 hours)
Acids and bases* (27 hours)
Fossil fuels and carbon compounds* (20 hours)
Microscopic world II* (8 hours)
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
Weighting
Duration
Paper 1
Compulsory Part
60%
2½ hours
Paper 2
Elective Part (a choice of two out of
three elective topics)
20%
1 hour
Component Outline
Public
examination
School-based
assessment
(SBA)
Practical related tasks and non-practical
related tasks
20%
School-based Assessment Tasks (SBA) for 2014 HKDSE Chemistry
Weighting
20% of Public Assessment
Mode
Task Type
Example
Work for
Assessment
Practical Related
Basic Chemical
Analysis
Experiments
Investigative
study
Volumetric Analysis
AND Qualitative
Analysis
Curriculum related
experiments
Proposal +
Process + Report
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
Weighting
Mode
Task Type
Example
Work for
Assessment
10% of Public Assessment
Practical Related
Basic Chemical Analysis
Experiments
Volumetric Analysis
Curriculum related
experiments
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 Preapproved 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:
–
–
–
–
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
First
Term :
(a) Term marks
- Class Assessments (Expt. Report +
H.W. + etc…) (7%)
-Late submission (3%)
- Tests
20%
2
hours
(b) Mid-Year Exam. - One Paper
Second
Term :
30%
(+3%
Bonus)
10%
70 %
(a) Term marks
- Class Assessments (Expt. Report +
H.W. + etc…)
-Late submission (3%)
- Tests
(b) Final Exam - One Paper
30 %
(+3%
Bonus)
10%
20%
2 hr.
30 min.
• Medical Certificate is required for Abs in test/Quiz
• Mark penalty for late submission of HW
70 %
Internal Assessment F.5
Chemistry
First &
Second
Term :
(a) Term marks
- Class Assessments (Expt. Report
+ H.W. + etc…) (7%)
- Late submission (3%)
- Tests
(b) Exam. - One Paper
30%
(+3%
Bonus)
10%
20%
2 hr.
30 min.
• Medical Certificate is required for Abs in test/Quiz
• Mark penalty for late submission of HW
70 %
Internal Assessment F.6
Chemistry
Final
Exam:
(a) Term marks
- Class Assessments (Expt. Report
+ H.W. + etc…) (7%)
-Late submission (3%)
- Tests
30%
(+3%
Bonus)
10%
20%
(b) Exam.
Paper I
Paper II (Electives)
2 hr. 30 min.
1 hr.
• Medical Certificate is required for Abs in test/Quiz
• Mark penalty for late submission of HW
70 %
Internal Assessment F.4
CS-Chemisty
First
Term :
(a) Term marks
- Class Assessments (Expt. Report
+ H.W. + etc…) (7%)
-Late submission (3%)
- Tests
20%
1hr.15
min.
(b) Mid-Year Exam. - One Paper
Second
Term :
30%
(+3%
bonus)
10%
70 %
(a) Term marks
- Class Assessments (Expt.
Report + H.W. + etc…) (7%)
-Late submission (3%)
- Tests
(b) Final Exam - One Paper
30 %
(+3%
bonus)
10%
20%
1hr.40
min.
• Medical Certificate is required for Abs in test/Quiz
• Mark deducted for late submission of HW
70 %
Internal Assessment F.5 & 6
CS-Chemistry
First &
Second
Term &
Mock
Exam:
(a) Term marks
- Class Assessments (Expt. Report
+ H.W. + etc…) (7%)
- Late submission (3%)
- Tests
30%
(+3%
bonus)
10%
20%
(b) One Paper
• Medical Certificate is required for Abs in test/Quiz
• Mark deducted for late submission of HW
1hr.40
min.
70 %