St. Mary's Canossian College

A. Objectives

To enable students to:

develop interest in the physical world and maintain a sense of wonder and curiosity about it;
construct and apply knowledge of physics, and appreciate the relationship between physical science and other disciplines;
appreciate and understand the nature of science in physics-related contexts;
develop skills for making scientific inquiries;
develop the ability to think scientifically, critically and creatively, and to solve problems individually or collaboratively in physics-related contexts;
understand the language of science and communicate ideas and views on physics-related issues;
make informed decisions and judgments on physics-related issues; and
be aware of the social, ethical, economic, environmental and technological implications of physics, and develop an attitude of responsible citizenship.

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B. Subject Teachers

Name of Teachers	Classes / Levels
Mr. Tom Chow (Panel Head)	F.3, F.4 and F.6
Mr. Samson Sung	F.3 and F.5

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C. Assessment System

Level	Mid-year Assessment	Final Assessment
F.3	Continuous Assessment: 25% Mid-year Examination: 75%	Continuous Assessment: 15% Organized Test: 15% Final Examination: 70%
F.4	Continuous Assessment: 15% Organized Test: 15% Mid-year Examination: 70%	Continuous Assessment: 15% Organized Test: 15% Final Examination: 70%
F.5	Continuous Assessment: 15% Organized Test: 15% Mid-year Examination: 70%	Continuous Assessment: 15% Organized Test: 15% Final Examination: 70%
F.6	Continuous Assessment: 15% Organized Test: 15% Final Examination: 70%

Continuous Assessment Full Mark: 15 marks	F3 (1^st Term)	F3 (2^nd Term)	F4	F5	F6
Further Exercise (Detail Marking)	10	8	9	10	5
Quiz	12	4	10	10	15
Project/ book report	3	3	1	/	/
Full Mark	25	15	20	20	20
Maximum bonus marks for self-directed learning tasks*	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3

* Self-directed learning MC/structured Questions

* Tasks (challenging question/ visit report) in google classroom

* Participate in the external competition

Ø Medical certificates are required if students are absent from assessments like the short tests, organized tests and exams etc; otherwise, 0 marks will be given.

Ø If a student is absent from organized tests and exams with justified reasons, her assessment weighting will be adjusted.

Ø If the exam is cancelled due to uncertainties e.g. class suspension, the weighting of term marks and organized tests will become more significant.

Ø The assessment plans are subject to change due to some uncertainties e.g. suspension of face-to-face lessons.

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D. Assessment Syllabus

Level	2nd OT	Duration
F.3	Book 3A Ch2-3.2	30 Minutes

Level	Mid-year Examination	Duration
F.3	Book 3A Ch1-2.1, Ch4.1, Ch4.2	1 Hour 15 Minutes
F.4	Book1 Ch1-4; Book2 Ch1-3; Book3A Ch1-3	2 Hours
F.5	Book1 Ch1-5; Book2 Ch1-10; Book3A Ch1-3; Book3B Ch4-7; Book4 Ch1	2 Hours 30 Minutes

Level	Final Examination	Duration
F.3	Book 3A Ch1-3, Ch4.1, Ch4.2, Ch5	1 Hour 15 Minutes
F.4	Book1 Ch1-4; Book2 Ch1-7; Book3A Ch1-3; Book3B Ch4, 5, 7	2 Hours 30 Minutes
F.5	Book1 Ch1-5; Book2 Ch1-10; Book3A Ch1-3; Book3B Ch4-7; Book4 Ch1-8; Book5 Ch1	2 Hours 30 Minutes
F.6	Paper 1 Book 1 - Heat and Gases Book 2 - Force and Motion Book 3A & 3B - Wave Motion Book 4 - Electricity and Magnetism Book 5 - Radioactivity and Nuclear Energy	2 Hours 30 Minutes
F.6	Paper 2 Book 8 - Energy and Use of Energy Book 9 - Medical Physics	1 Hour

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E. Subject Resources

1. Physics World
http://www.phy.cuhk.edu.hk/phyworld/

2. Contextual Physics
http://www.phy.cuhk.edu.hk/contextual/

3. Hong Kong Observatory
https://www.hko.gov.hk/en/index.html

4. Hong Kong Science Museum

http://hk.science.museum/

5. Hong Kong Space Museum

https://hk.space.museum/

6. Institute of Physics Chinese Academy of Sciences
https://english.iop.cas.cn/

7. China Academy of Sapce Technology
https://www.cast.cn/english

8. NASA
http://www.nasa.gov/

9. Secret Worlds: The Universe Within
http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/primer/java/scienceopticsu/powersof10/index.html

10. Interactive Physics and Math
http://www.phy.cuhk.edu.hk/phyworld/sergey_kisel/index.html

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