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CLASS RULES
1
Test dates are fixed and will not be changed .
2
Other than tests and some labs ALL work must be done in a notebook .
3
Notebooks will be inspected twice per term .
4
Classwork must be handed in before the end of the class .
5
Lab work must be written up within two weeks of the lab .
6
Grammar and spelling are important . Students will be penalized for incorrect spelling .
7
Marks will be awarded for correct responses only . One mark if correct , zero if not . NO HALF MARK !
8
Diagrams must be neatly done . Marks will not be awarded for sloppy drawings .
Diagrams must ; be in pencil , have a title , have horizontal label lines hat touch what they identify , have labels in all CAPITAL or all common case .

9
Students have five minutes grace period to attend classes . Latecomers will stand by the door
10
Students have the right to :

A sound chemistry education

See their grades

Have their work marked ( if handed in within a reasonable time )

Ask questions in class ( related to the topic at hand )

Attend classes , however they may be asked to stand by the door or at the back if their conduct is unsatisfactory

Query any graded piece of work

Reasonable notice of major tests , assignments , homework , lab exercises






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Mark Schemes

Calculation questions

Formula / expression            1 mk
•    Conversions                         1 mk    OPT
•    Place values in formula            1 mk
•    Correct value of response        1 mk
•    Units                                        1 mk    OPT


Discussion

•    Each point                            1 mk

Graph

•    Title                                    1 mk
•    Label of axes                      1 mk
•    Appropriate scale                1 mk
•    Large size                            1 mk
•    Neatness of plot                    2 mks ( zero if graph is not in pencil )
•    Data info at back                    1 mk


If asked for gradient
•    Selection of points                2 mks
•    Calculation                            1 mk
•    Correct value                        1 mk
( units included )


Drawing

•    Size                2 mks ( small or large )
•    Neatness            3 mks ( poor , good or excellent )
•    Title                1 mk
•    Labeling            1 mk
+ 1 mk per labels if necessary


Labs

Neatness of write up                        2 mks
•    Aim correctly stated                        1 mk
•    All apparatus and material listed    1 mk
•    Method                                    4 mks
o    Past tense
o    Clarity of expression
o    Grammar
o    Spelling
•    Results and Observation            4 mks
•    Discussion                                3 mks
o    Clarity of expression
o    Grammar
o    Spelling
•    Conclusion                                1 mk





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Lab Sessions
•    Settling in                5 minutes
•    Instructions              10 minutes
•    Exercise                    60 minutes
    o  Preparation            5 minutes    , getting equipment
    o    Execution                40 minutes
    o    Writing                    5 minutes
    o    Clean-up                10 minutes


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