Again, last year several students were found to be in violation of this regulation causing considerable embarrassment and considerable harm to grades. Lab experiments are group projects. Each member of the group will receive the same grade, unless the students provide explanations on the cover to indicate otherwise. Lab reports are graded on the basis of how much work is done per member of the group. A group of three students is expected to perform three times as many experiments as a group of one.
Most students find that a group of two is optimal.
All lab procedures are written to groups of two, so if a suggestion is made to perform 6 experiments, a group of one should perform 3, while a group of three, 9. Some students make a serious mistake of splitting up the lab responsibilities with a partner such that neither partner fully understands the details of the lab work. Occasionally, students believe that they deserve more credit than do their teachers. The awarding of Bliz-points is a compromise which gives the student a sense of being valued, while not unreasonably inflating the student's grade. Number each pun Mr. Lucey says in your presence, and categorize it by date, time, location, and state the pun.