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This came up today between my friends....just wondering if any of ye take study days.Like tomorrow we only have two proper classes (Irish and English)because of free classes and p.e. and stuff so some of my friends were going to take the day off and go to the library and study because our Xmas tests are in 4 weeks (don't go there...).Theres no doubting they will study and aren't just doing it for a day off but I'm just wondering have any of ye done this or would consider it??
I would if I could ...but we're not allowed AND the library is reserved for 5th + 6th years .
We are allowed to study in SPHE though .....
Xmas tests in 4 weeks ......... Lucky
Mine are the week straight after mid term :eek:0 -
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We're not allowed exactly....people just go to the library in town and study (I'm not promoting this just wondering if it happens in other schools)I would if I could ...but we're not allowed AND the library is reserved for 5th + 6th years .
We are allowed to study in SPHE though .....
Xmas tests in 4 weeks ......... Lucky
Mine are the week straight after mid term :eek:0 -
That's a really good point! I'm really far behind now too! When I saw that title all I could think of was Mid Term Break by Seamus Heaney...Good luck with your project!Msrebeckyxo wrote: »My friends doing the poem and she's drawing like sketches of random people like old men and women and stuff (she's incredible,better than the original drawing) and like just lips and eyes and stuff!:) I'm doing mid Term break cause apparently with that theme you can fit anything in that! Places "you've visited",a book "you've read"(like say you're doing masque ball,it's like "oh yes I read a book on masque ball over mid term and got quite interested in the topic!"
I think the themes are dreadful and my art teacher keeps to get me to change my theme when ie settled one so now I'm behind everyone else
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That's a really good point! I'm really far behind now too! When I saw that title all I could think of was Mid Term Break by Seamus Heaney...Good luck with your project!
I did too! Thank you,best of luck with you too!:)
We used to have pre mocks (a week of exams in October) but now we have 33 class tests (3 per class) from mid sept to mid nov. It is dreadful! I do have say 3 all in one day! Buzzing for mid term ahh!
Will sleep all the way through! 
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Just wondering,if a teacher tells your parents you're a "C student" and ever since then you've gotten a C in every class,even though you know you're doing well,should the teacher be reported?
No reported exactly but like be spoken about to the year head or something?
It's happened in English and its just so frustrating cause I know I'm doing well in essays and she always has a slight problem with them that some how brings me down to a C? Confuzzeledddd
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The Science exam is separated into three parts.krazedkiller wrote: »Does anyone know about this practical work or sumtin for science. The teacher hasn't really talked about it much and if there's anyway I can prepare for it. I love science my best subject
a) The actual written exam. (60%)*
b) Course book A. (20%)*
c) Course book B. (20%)*
*I don't remember the exact percentage but both course books are about 2/5 of the overall mark.
Firstly, course book A is very easy and there should be no reason not to get full marks. You have to write down like 50 experiments into a notebook, that's all you do. But make sure everything is explained perfectly and the diagrams are legit to understand and follow. My teacher told me not every school is checked if the students did course book A every year. So some schools get away with 20% without even touching course book A. But the schools which are checked are picked by random, so better be safe than sorry!
Course book B is a bit harder. You have to basically do two experiments(NOT VERY STRAIGHT FORWARD EXPERIMENTS!) from a list of three. You have to write EVERYTHING you did, what you thought would happen and your research leading to the experiment into a examination booklet. It's easy if you listen to your teacher as she/he will explain everything, and when I did it, we did the experiments in groups. The course book B is sent to examiners so there is no way of dodging this one. My teacher also told me that it's very rare to get full marks on this, I doubted that.
The written exam is easy if you do the study. :pac:
Hope this answers all your questions, I got an A in Higher Level Science so I know what I'm rambling about. 0 -
DublinArnie wrote: »The Science exam is separated into three parts.
a) The actual written exam. (60%)*
b) Course book A. (20%)*
c) Course book B. (20%)*
*I don't remember the exact percentage but both course books are about 2/5 of the overall mark.
Firstly, course book A is very easy and there should be no reason not to get full marks. You have to write down like 50 experiments into a notebook, that's all you do. But make sure everything is explained perfectly and the diagrams are legit to understand and follow. My teacher told me not every school is checked if the students did course book A every year. So some schools get away with 20% without even touching course book A. But the schools which are checked are picked by random, so better be safe than sorry!
Course book B is a bit harder. You have to basically do two experiments(NOT VERY STRAIGHT FORWARD EXPERIMENTS!) from a list of three. You have to write EVERYTHING you did, what you thought would happen and your research leading to the experiment into a examination booklet. It's easy if you listen to your teacher as she/he will explain everything, and when I did it, we did the experiments in groups. The course book B is sent to examiners so there is no way of dodging this one. My teacher also told me that it's very rare to get full marks on this, I doubted that.
The written exam is easy if you do the study. :pac:
Hope this answers all your questions, I got an A in Higher Level Science so I know what I'm rambling about.
THANKS SO MUCH really helpful cleared my mind just one question, are the experiments from course B one of those mandatory activities or will it be random?:D0 -
It's a random experiment that isn't on the Junior Cert syllabus, I also found the two I did way more complicated than the normal Junior Cert experiment you'll see in your notes. It's easy, so don't worry.krazedkiller wrote: »THANKS SO MUCH really helpful cleared my mind just one question, are the experiments from course B one of those mandatory activities or will it be random?:D 0 -
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I still haven't sat down and thought of ideas ( i'll think over the mid-term) Do the projects have to be real size products or are they just miniature models of it.
For example for the elderly women assisting question are you going to create a real size chair that will move up and down diagonally or is it just a small miniature version. 0 -
mabroorahmed99 wrote: »I still haven't sat down and thought of ideas ( i'll think over the mid-term) Do the projects have to be real size products or are they just miniature models of it.
For example for the elderly women assisting question are you going to create a real size chair that will move up and down diagonally or is it just a small miniature version.
Jesus No !! Just a small model
Had double tech today and we went on the computers to find some info .
I'm starting to lean toward C now .....0 -
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I've never seen a real sized one before
The airboat question doesn't seem that hard. If you look up some models of airboats on google you get some pretty good ideas
https://www.google.ie/search?hl=en&site=imghp&tbm=isch&source=hp&biw=1366&bih=667&q=airboat+models&oq=airboat+models&gs_l=img.3...489.3650.0.4139.14.10.0.4.4.0.57.453.10.10.0....0...1ac.1.29.img..1.13.457.Zbnw_04fsGo0 -
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mabroorahmed99 wrote: »For C (the airboat) what's the name of the circuit you'll need to use.
I've no clue but I'm pretty sure you'll have to use two double pole double throw switches in order to have left/right and forward/backwards movement. 0 -
I've no clue but I'm pretty sure you'll have to use two double pole double throw switches in order to have left/right and forward/backwards movement.
You said you know how to make it go forward and backwards but not left and right. Can you elaborate and explain how to make it go forward and backwards0 -
I just remembered it wasn't my hovercraft that went forward/backward it was a different project I made , which was a car but the same circuit can be used.
Here is a pic of it . It might be hard to understand .
10498362233_15dbb1f621_b by Reece Gavin, on Flickr
The 2 battery snaps wires go into the 2 middle contacts .
The 2 motor cables go into the left and right contacts of either one of the battery snaps cables .
Then you need two short cables to bridge across from each diagonal .
As seen in the picture,the green diagonal cable goes from one diagonal(Which is free) to the other which has one of the motor cables in it (You need to put the two cables in one contact).
The the other bridge cable is used to do the same thing except on the other diagonal.0 -
I just remembered it wasn't my hovercraft that went forward/backward it was a different project I made , which was a car but the same circuit can be used.
Here is a pic of it . It might be hard to understand .
10498362233_15dbb1f621_b by Reece Gavin, on Flickr
The 2 battery snaps wires go into the 2 middle contacts .
The 2 motor cables go into the left and right contacts of either one of the battery snaps cables .
Then you need two short cables to bridge across from each diagonal .
As seen in the picture,the green diagonal cable goes from one diagonal(Which is free) to the other which has one of the motor cables in it (You need to put the two cables in one contact).
The the other bridge cable is used to do the same thing except on the other diagonal.
DAFUQ. I have no idea what any of that means. We made a car before by it used mechanisms and pulleys and motors instead.0 -
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