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CLASS VI to X

Topic

STANDARD VI

1. Applied Biology 1: The World of Plants
1.1 Medicinal plants
1.2 Plants as Food
1.3 Fiber yielding plants
1.4 Ornamental plants
1.5 Timber yielding
plants
1.6 Spices
1.7 Animals and their
uses

Periods

STANDARD VII
1: Animals in Daily
Life
1.1 Uses of animals
1.2 Animal products
(Food, Clothing,
etc.,)
1.3 Animal Fibers
1.4 Sericulture
1.5 Apiculture
1.6 Poultry
1.7 Animal protection
and maintenance

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STANDARD VIII
1: Crop Protection
and Management
1.1 Agricultural practices
1.2 Basic practices of crop
protection
1.3 Preparation of soil and
sowing
1.4 Irrigation
1.5 Protection from weeds
1.6 Harvesting.
1.7 Storage
1.8 Marketing
1.9 Rotation of crops
1.10Biotechnology in
Agriculture
1.11 Biotechnology in food
processing

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STANDARD X

1: Improvement in
1: Heredity and
Food Resources
Evolution
1.1 Improvement in crop yields 1.1 Heredity
1.2 Nutrient management
1.2 Variations
1.3 Uses of manures and
1.3 Evolution
fertilizers
1.4 Speciation
1.4 Protection from pests and
1.5 Human evolution
diseases
1.6 Evolution tree
1.5 Hybridization in Plants
1.7 Genetic engineering
and animals
1.8 Bio technology and
1.6 Animal husbandry
cloning
1.7 Poultry farming
1.9 Stem cell-Organ culture
1.8 Pisciculture,
1.10 Microbial production.
1.9 Apiculture
1.11 Biosensor – Bio chips
1.10 Aquaculture
1.12 Science today – Gene
Therapy

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2. Health and
Hygiene

Periods
3. My Body

STANDARD VI

STANDARD VII

STANDARD VIII

2. Food Habits
2: Nutrition in
2.1.Food variety
Plants and
2.1.1 Food materials and
Animals
sources
2.1 Mode of nutrition
2.1.2 Plant and animal
in plants
products used as
2.2 Autotrophic and
food
heterotrophic
2.1.3 Nutrition
nutrition
2.1.4 Types of nutrition 2.2.1 Photosynthesis
2.1.5 Food habits of
2.2.2 Other modes of
animals
nutrition in
plants
2.2 Components of
2.3 Nutrition in
Food
2.2.1 Nutrients
animals
(carbohydrates,
2.4 Nutrition in
proteins, vitamins,
amoeba
fats and minerals)
2.5 Human digestive
2.2.2. Need of various
system
nutrients
2.5.1Types of teeth
2.2.3. Balanced diet
2.6 Ruminants
2.2.4. Deficiency and
diseases

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STANDARD X

2: Reaching the Age of
2: Addiction and Healthy Life 2: Immune
Adolescence
Style
System
2.1 Adolescence and
2.1 Addictions
2.1 Health and its
puberty
2.2 Kinds of addictions—
significance
2.2 Secondary sexual
drug, alcohol, smoking,
2.2 Diseases and causes
characters
substance abuse)
2.3 Diseases caused by
2.3 Ductless glands
2.3 Prevention of addiction
microbes and
2.4 Role of hormones in
2.4 Healthy Life style –
prevention
reproduction
Prevention of Heart
2.4 Modes of transmission
2.5 Reproductive phase of
Diseases, Obesity
2.5 Immunization
life in human
2.6 Treatment and
2.6 Sex determination
prevention
2.7 Reproductive Health
2.7 Biotechnology in
2.7.1 Nutritional
needs
Medicine
2.7.2 Personal
hygiene
2.8 HIV and Prevention
2.7.3 Prevention and
protection from
sexual and other
abuse
2.7.4 Smoking hazards.
2.7.5. Sprouting
2.7.6. Cancer and
Prevention

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3: Human Body – Form 3: Body
& Function
Movements
3.1 Brief overview of
human body—
3.1 Human body and its
structure & functions
movements
of all the Human
3.2 Joints and types of
organ systems
joints
3.2 The body & health as 3.3 Skeleton

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3: Human Body –
3: Structure & Function of
Organ System
the Human Body – Organ
3.1 Skin
System
3.2 Musculoskeletal system 3.1 Nervous system
3.3 Digestive system
3.2 Endocrine system
3.4 Excretory system
3.3 Cell division 3.5 Circulatory system
Stages of Meiosis
3.6 Respiratory system
3.4 Heredity

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Periods
4. World of Plants

STANDARD VI

STANDARD VII

STANDARD VIII

understood in the
Indian system of
health care
3.3 Diseases, Disorders
and preventing
Diabetes Mellitus
3.3.1Advantages of
physical activity
3.4 Preservation of
food
3.4.1 Methods of
preservation
(heating,
freezing,
drying and
adding
preservatives).
3.4.2 Fast food – its ill
effects
3.5 Science today
– Irradiated food

3.4 Movements of animals
(Earthworm,
cockroach, birds, fish
and snakes)

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4: Plants –
4: Pictorial
Morphology
Feature of
4.1 Characteristics of
Plant Kingdom
living things
4.1 Fungi
4.2 Habitat – various
4.2 Flowering & Non
habitats of plants
Flowering
4.3 Herbs, shrubs and 4.3 Algae
trees
4.4 Bryophytes
4.4 Parts of plant
4.5 Pteridophytes
4.4.1 Root, stem,
4.6 Gymnosperms
leaves and
4.7 Angiosperms
flowers
4.8 Monocotyledons

STANDARD IX

STANDARD X

(Microscopic structure
of the tissues involved
for each system)

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4: Structure and
Physiological
Functions of
Plants
4.1 Plant cells
4.2 Plant tissues
4.3 Plant Functions
4.3.1Photosynthesis
4.3.2.Transpiration,
4.3.3.Respiration,
4.3.4.Transportation
4.4 Plant Nutrition

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4: Reproduction in
Plants

4.1 Modes of reproduction
- vegetative, asexual
and sexual
reproduction in
plants
4.2 Pollination
4.3 Fertilization
4.4 Fruits and seeds

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4.5 Modification of
roots, stems,
leaves
4.6 Kinds of stem
4.7 Movements in
plants
4.8 Observation of
plants & trees
recording data,
drawing .

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Periods
5. World of
Animals

6.

Bio Diversity

5.1 Different types of
organisms
5.2 Unicellular and
multi cellular
organisms

Periods

4.9
4.10
4.11
4.12

5: Basis of
Classification
5.1 Need for
classification
5.2 The 5 kingdom
classification
5.3 Binomial
Nomenclature

STANDARD VIII

STANDARD IX

Dicotyledons
Structure of root
Structure of stem
Structure of leaf.

4.5 Movements in plants.
4.6. Sensitivity in plants.

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formation
4.5 Seed dispersal

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5: Micro
5: Animal Kingdom
5: A Representative
Organisms
Study of Mammals
5.1 Virus, bacteria, algae,
5.1 Invertebrates
Morphology
fungi and protozoa.
5.2 Vertebrates --focus on
5.1 Habitats
5.2 Uses of
special features in
5.2 Adaptations
microorganisms in
addition to basic
5.3 Basic Physiological
medicine, agriculture,
functions.
Functions.
industry and daily
5.3 Various Modes of
5.4 Circulatory system in
living
reproduction in animals
man.
5.3 Harmful
( asexual and sexual
5.5 Excretory system in
microorganisms
reproduction)
man.
5.4 Microbes in food
5.4 Reproduction in human
5.6 Relationship of
preservation.
5.5 Fertilization
structure to functions
5.5 Relationship between
5.6 Development of embryo 5.7 Animal Behaviour
man & microbes –
5.7 Viviparous
5.8.1 Behaviour
Balances, imbalances
5.8 Oviparous
(social,reproductive,
and uses.
5.9 Young ones to adult
parental care)
5.8.2 Some case
studies from
researchers(animals
behavior)

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6. Life Process

Periods
7. Environmental
Science Ecology

STANDARD VI

STANDARD VII

STANDARD VIII

STANDARD IX

6. Structural
6: Respiration in
6: Diversity in
Organization of Cell
Plants and Animals
Living Organism
6.1 The cell
6.1 Need for
6.2 Types of cell
respiration
6.1 Cell as a fundamental
6.3 Plant and animal cell
6.2 Respiration in
unit of life – type of
comparison The cell
human being.
human cells related to
structure and functions 6.3 Respiration in
functions.
animals
6.2 Structure & function of
6.4 Respiration in
all organelles in brief.
plants
6.3 Organization-- cells –
tissues – organs –
organ system.
6.4 Homeostasis.
6.5 Cellular respiration.
6.6 Metabolism.
6.7 Design of the body –
based on function –
some examples.

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7: Ecosystem
7.1

7.2
7.3
7.4
7.5
7.6

STANDARD X

6: Cells and Tissues
6: Life Processes
6.1 Prokaryotic and
eukaryotic cells
6.2 Multi cellular organisms 6.1 Definition
6.3 Cell as a basic unit of
6.2 Types of nutrition and
life.
human digestive
6.3.1 Cell membrane
system
and Cell wall
6.3 Respiration
6.3.2 Cytoplasm
6.4 Transportation in
6.3.3 Cell organelles
plants-water and
6.4 Nucleus,
minerals and animals 6.4.1 Chromosomesblood circulation
DNA structure
6.5 Excretion in plants and
6.5 Cell division and types,
animals
stages of mitosis.
6.6 Nervous system
6.6 Diffusion /exchange of
6.7 Coordination in plants
substances between cells 6.8 Movement due to
and their environment
growth
6.7 Tissues
6.9 Hormones in animals
Types, structure and
function of plant
tissues

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7: Conservation of Plants 7: Bio-Geochemical
and Animals
Cycle
Ecosystem (Biotic 7.1 Conservation of forest
7.1 Life –non-life
and abiotic
and wild life
interactions (biotic &
factors)
7.2 Deforestation and
abiotic factors)
Food chain
aforestation
7.2 Water cycle
Food web
7.3 Flora and fauna
7.3 Nitrogen cycle
Flow of Energy
7.4 Endangered species
7.4 Carbon cycle
Biomes
7.5 Red data book
7.5 Oxygen cycle
The different
7.6 Migration
biomes--7.7 Wildlife sanctuary and

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7: Conservation of
Environment
7.1 Bio degradable and
non bio degradable
wastes
7.2 Water management
7.3 Wild life sanctuaries
7.4 Balance in Ecosystem
7.5 Coal and petroleum
7.6 Green chemistry

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STANDARD VII

STANDARD VIII

vegetation &
climatic zones
7.6.1 Important of
forest
7.6.2 Different flora
& fauna in the
biomes

Periods
8. Environmental 8.Our Environment
8.1 Garbage
Science –
Resource use and 8.2 Disposal of garbage
8.3 Vermi compositing
Management
8.4 Pollution
8.5 Types of pollution –
Air, water, land and
noise pollution

STANDARD IX

STANDARD X

National park
7.8 Threats to biodiversity
7.9 Traditional knowledge
& people’s initiatives
in biodiversity
conservation
7.10 Human wildlife
conflicts

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8. Water –A
8: Pollution of
Precious
Air, Water and Soil
8.1 Air pollution
Resource
8.1 Availability of
8.1.1 Sources of air
water
pollution
8.2 Sources of water
8.2 Water pollution
8.3 Forms of water
8.2.1 Sources of
8.4 Ground water
water pollution
8.5 Depletion of
8.3 Water purification
water
8.4 Land pollution
8.6 Distribution of
8.5 Sources of land
water
pollution
8.7 Scarcity of water
8.6 Science today – Bio
8.8 Water
pole – easily
management—
decomposable and
rain water
reusable plastics
harvesting
8.9 Science today –
8.9.1 Drinking ice berg
8.9.2Desalination of
sea water

7.7 Science today –
Towards a global
village

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8: Pollution and
Ozone Depletion
8.1 Kinds of pollution
8.1.1Air pollution
8.1.2Water pollution
8.1.3Soil pollution
8.1.4Radio active pollution
8.1.5Noise pollution
8.2. Global warming
8.2.1.Green house
effect
8.3 Ozone layer depletion
8.4 Science today – Oil
spills

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8: Waste Water
Management
8.1 Journey of water
8.2 Sewage
8.3 Treatment
8.4 Domestic practices
8.5 Sanitation and diseases
8.6 Alternate arrangement
for sewage disposal
8.7 Sanitation in public
places
8.8 Energy Management
8.8.1 Energy audit
(home, school)
8.8.2 Renewable
sources (solar,
hydrogen, wind)
8.8.3 Non–renewable
sources—(coal,
petroleum,
natural gas)

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STANDARD VII

STANDARD VIII

STANDARD IX

STANDARD X

8.9.3 Sweet water on
earth

Periods
9. Matter

8.8.4 Bio-fuels—
generation & use
8.8.5 Energy
Conservation &
How we can help.

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9 Separation of
9: Matter in our
Substances
Surroundings
9.1 Separation and its
importance
9.1 Physical nature of
9.1.1 Definition
matter
9.2 Methods of
9.2 Characteristics of
separation (hand
particles of matter
picking, winnowing, 9.3 States of matter
sieving, magnetic
9.4 Effect of
separation,
temperature on
sedimentation,
solid, liquid
decantation,
and gas.
filtration,
evaporation,
condensation and
crystallization)
9.3 Need of
Separation by more
than one method .

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9: Elements and
Compounds Around us
9 .1 Types of pure
substances
9.2 Element
9.2.1Occurrence of elements
in Nature
9.2.2 Elements found in
Human Body
9.2.3 Classification of
elements based on states
(solids, liquids ,Gases)
9.2.4 Classification of
Elements based on
properties
9.3 Symbol of elements
9.4 Molecule of an element
9.5 Compound
9.5.1 Characteristics of
Compounds
9.5.2 Classification of
compounds
9.5.3 Uses of compounds-day
to day life.
9.5.4 Molecule of compound
9.6 Formula of compound

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9: Is Matter Around us
Pure?
9.1 Mixtures
9.2
Characteristics of
Mixtures
9.2.1 Difference between
Mixtures
compound
9.3 Types of Mixtures
9.3.1 Homogeneous mixtures
and their Types
9.3.2 Heterogeneous mixtures
and their Types
9.4. Separation of different
components of Mixtures
9.4.1 Sublimation
9.4.2 Immiscible liquids
9.4.3 Miscible liquids

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9 Solutions
9.1 Solute and Solvent
9.2 Types of Solutions
9.3 Solubility
9.4 Factors affecting
Solubility
9.5 Problems

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STANDARD VIII

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9.7 Valency

10.

Periods
Atomic
Structure

Periods

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10. Atomic Structure
10.1 Ancient views of
atomic structure
10.2 Laws of chemical
Combination
10.3 Dalton’s atomic
theory
10.3.1 Merits
10.3.2.Demerits
10.4 Electrical nature of
matter
10.5 Discovery of
Fundamental Particles
10.5.1 Discovery of Electrons
10.5.2 Properties of Cathode
Rays
10.5.3 Discovery of Protons
10.5.4 Properties of
fundamental particles
10.6 Atomic model
10.6.1. J.J. Thomson’s model
of atom
10.6.2. Limitation of
Thomson Model

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10: Atomic structure

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10: Atoms and
Molecules
10.1 Modern atomic theory
10.2 Avogadro Hypothesis
10.2.1 Atomicity
10.2.2 Relation between
vapour density and
molecular mass of
agas
10.3 Difference between
Atom and Molecules
10.4 Relative Atomic Mass
10.5. Relative Molecular
mass
10.6 Mole Concepts
10.6.1 Mole-Definition 10.6.2
Problems based on
mole concept

10.1
10.2

Discovery of Nucleus
Rutherford
Experiment
10.3 Rutherford Model of
Atom
10.3.1 Limitations
10.4 Bohrs Model of Atom
10.5 Discovery of Neutrons
10.6 Characteristics of
Fundamental particles
10.6.1 Composition of
Nucleus
10.7. Atomic number and
Mass number
10.8 Isotopes
10.9 Electronic
Configuration of
Atoms
10.9.1 Valence Electrons
and valency

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11. Exploring

STANDARD VI

11: Changes
Around us
Chemical
11.1Classification
of
Changes and
Formulation changes
11.2 Slow and fast
11.3 Reversible and
irreversible
11.4 Desirable and
undesirable
11.5 Periodic and
non periodic
11.6 Exothermic and
endothermic

Periods
12. Exploring
Chemical

STANDARD VII

STANDARD VIII

10:Matter and Its
Nature
10.1 Physical Changes
(crystallization,
melting, evaporation,
freezing and
sublimation)
10.2 Chemical changes
(rusting of iron,
burning and
curdling, chemical
reaction of Baking
Soda with lemon
juice)
10.2.1Differences
between physical and
chemical changes
10.3 Acids, Bases and
Salts
10.3.1 Acids, Bases
and salts (used
in our daily life)
10.3.2 Natural
indicators (No
Equations)
10.3.3 Neutralization
(in everyday life)

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STANDARD X

11 Chemical equation
11.1 Types of ions and radicals.
11.2 Learning to write chemical
symbols and chemical
formulae by crisscrossing
valencies
11.3 Introduction to write
chemical reactions
11.4 Balancing chemical
equations
11.5Informations conveyed
by chemical equation
11.6 Informations
not conveyed by
Chemical equation

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11: Chemical
Reactions
11.1

Types of chemical
reactions
11.2 Rate of chemical
reaction
11.2.1 Factors influencing
the rate of the
chemical reaction
11.3 Acids
11.3.1 Classification of
acids
11.3.2 Chemical properties
of acids
11.3.3 Uses of acids
11.4 Bases
11.4.1 Classification of
bases
11.4.2 Chemical properties
of bases
11.4.3 uses of bases
11.5 Identification of acids
and bases
11.6 pH scale
11.6.1 pH paper
11.6.2 Importance of pH in
everyday life.
11.7 Salts
11.7.1 Classification of salts
11.7.2 Uses of salts

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12: Periodic Classification
of Elements

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12: Periodic
Classification

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STANDARD VIII

STANDARD IX

STANDARD X

Families
12.1 Early attempts of
classification of
elements.
12.2 Mendeleev’s periodic
table
12.3 Mendeleev’s
classification of
elements
12.3.1 Metals and Non-Metals
12.3.2 Physical properties of
Metals and Non Metals
12.3.3 Chemical
properties
of Metals and Non
Metals
12.3.4 Reactivity series
12.3.5 Uses of Reactivity
series
12.3.6.Alloys
12.3.7 Uses of Alloys
12.3.8 Nano Science

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Elements
Modern periodic law
Modern periodic table
Characteristics of
modern periodic table
12.4 Metallurgy
12.4.1 Introduction
12.4.2 Terminologies in
metallurgy
12.4.3 Differences between
Minerals and Ores
12.5 Occurrence of
metals
12.6 Metallurgy of
Al, Cu and Fe
12.6.1 Metallurgy of
Aluminium
12.6.2 Metallurgy of
Copper
12.6.3 Metallurgy of iron
12.7 Alloys
12.7.1 Methods of making
alloys
12.7.2 Copper Aluminium
and Iron alloys
12.8 Corrosion
12.8.1 Method s of
preventing corrosion

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Periods
13. Exploring the
World

of
12.1
12.2
12.3

13. Chemistry in
Everyday Life
13.1 Synthetic fibers
13.2 Types and uses
13.3 Plastics

11. Combustion
and Flame
11.1 Combustion and
its type

11. Coal and
Petroleum
11.1 Coal
11.1.1. Types of Coal
11.2 Petroleum

13. Chemical Bonds
13.1 Octet rule
13.2 Types of Chemical
bond
13.3 Formation of Ionic

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13. Carbon and its
Compounds
13.1 Introduction
13.2 Compounds of carbon
13.3 Modern definition of

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13.4 Types and
uses of plastics
13.5 Plastics and
environment
13.6 Glass and uses
13.7 Cement and uses
Soaps, detergents Preparation and uses.

Periods
14. Matter and
Measurement

STANDARD VII

STANDARD VIII

11.2 Fire control
11.2.1 Occurrence and
11.3 Flame and its
Refining
structure
11.3 Natural gas
11.4 Efficiency of fuels 11.4 Natural
11.5 Fuels and
Resources environment
limitation
11.5. Science today

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14. Measurement
12. Measurement
14.1 Standard unit of
12.1 Idea of derived
measurement (Length,
quantities- Areatime and mass )
Volume and
14.2 SI unit
Density of solids
14.3 Multiples and sub
and liquids
Multiples of units. 12.2 Concept of indirect
measurement or

STANDARD IX

STANDARD X

And Covalent bond
13.3.1 Common Properties of
ionic compounds
13.3.2 Common Properties
of covalent compounds
13.4 Differences between
Ionic and covalent
compounds
13.5 Coordinate covalent
bond.
13.5.1.Common properties of
coordinate compounds

organic chemistry
13.4 Bonding in
carbon and its
compounds
13.5 Allotropy
13.6 Physical
nature of
carbon and its
compounds
13.7 Chemical
properties of
carbon
compounds
13.8 Homologous
series
13.9 Hydrocarbons and their
types
13.10 Functional groups
13.10.1 Classification of
organic compound
based on functional
group.
13.11 Ethanol
13.12 Ethanoic acid

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12.Measurement
S.I. System of unitsTemperature
Electric current
Amount of substance
Luminous intensity
Angle, Solid Angle

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14. Measuring
Instruments
14.1 Concept of small
Measurements
14.2 Measuring
Length
14.2.1. Vernier Calipers
14.3.Measuring mass &

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14. Measuring
Instruments
14.1.Screw Gauge
14.2.Measuring long
Distances –
Astronomical distance,
light year.

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estimation- Example
(Time- Simple
pendulum)
12.3 Measuring
astronomical
distances

Periods
15. Forces and
Movement

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STANDARD X

Weight –
Concept of various
balances-common
balance, Spring
Balance,Physical
balance, Digital
balance(concept only)
14.4.Measuring Time Concept of various
Clocks,
Analog, Digital, Quartz,
Atomic Clocks

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15: Motion
13: Motion
13: Force and Pressure
15.1 Moving things around
Definition
us
13.1
Speed
13.1
State of motion
15.2 Types of Motion
13.2
Measuring speed 13.2. Action of force & its
15.3 Linear and Circular
And Units of
effects
15.4 Uniform and Non
speed
13.4
Contact forces
uniform
13.3
Distance- time
13.4.
Non contact forces
Science today - Robotgraph
13.4.1. Magnetic forces
13.4
Velocity
13.4.2 Gravitational force
13.5
Acceleration
13.4.3 Electrostatic force
13.6
Science today – 13.5. Pressure
Adventures in
13.6.
Pressure exerted by
sports – like a
liquids and gases
bird flies
13.7. Pressure exerted by
air
13.8. Atmospheric pressure
13.9. Pascal’s law
13.10. Friction
13.10.1.Factors
affecting friction

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15: Motion and liquids
15.1 Uniform and non
uniform motion
15.2 Measuring the rate of
motion
15.3 Rate of change of
velocity
15.4 Graphical representation
of motion
15.5 Equation of motion by
graphical method
15.6 Uniform circular
motion
15.6.1 Centripetal and
centrifugal forces
15.7 Liquids
15.7.1 Up thrust &
buoyancy
15.7.2 Archimedes
15.7.3 Relative

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15: Laws of Motion and
Gravitation
15.1 Balanced and
imbalanced forces
15.2 First law of motion
15.3 Inertia and mass
15.4 Momentum
15.5 Second law of motionF=ma
15.6 Third law of motion
15.7 Conservation of
momentum and proof
15.8 Moment of force and
couple
15.9 Gravitation
15.9.1 Newton’s law
of gravitation
15.9.2 Mass
15.9.3 Weight
1.5.9.4 Acceleration

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STANDARD VII

STANDARD VIII

STANDARD IX

13.10.2. Friction - necessary
evil
13.10.3. Increasing and
reducing friction

Periods
16. Exploring
Energy

14
16. Types of Energy
16.1. Sources of energy
16.2. Electricity,
chemical,
mechanical and solar
energy

14: Electricity and Heat
14.1 Electric cell
14.2 An electric
circuit
14.3 Symbols of
electric
components
14.4 Electric switch
14.5 Conductors and
insulators
14.6 Heating effect of
electric current
14.7 Magnetic effect
of electric
current
14.8 Electro magnet
14.9 Electric bell
14.10 Heat

density
15.7.4 Explanation for
a body wholly
or partially
immersed in a
liquid

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due to gravity
15.9.5 Mass of Earth
Science TodayChandrayan,
Cryogenic
Techniques and
Manned Space
Station

20

15

16: Work, Power, Energy,
16: Electricity and
and Heat
Energy
Three kinds of circuit- 16.1
16.1 Electric current and
Work
Simple, series and
16.2
Energy
circuit
parallel.
16.2.1 Potential energy
16.2 Electric potential and
Conduction of
potential difference
16.2.2 Kinetic energy
electricity in liquids 16.3
Law of conservation of 16.3 Circuit diagram
Chemical effects
16.4 Ohm’s law
energy
electric current
16.4
Rate of doing work or 16.5 Resistance of a
Applications of
power
conductor
Chemical effects of 16.5
16.6 System of resistors
Unit of power
electric current
16.6. Heat
16.7 Heating effect of
Electroplating
electric current
16.6.1 Thermal Capacity –
Electric charges at
Specific Heat Capacity 16.8 Joules law of heating
rest
16.9 Role of fuse.
16.7
Change of State –
Types of charges
melting and
16.10 Domestic electric
Transfer of
boiling point.
circuits.
charges
16.11 Electric power
16.8
Kelvin’s scale
Story of
of Temperature
16.12 Chemical effect of
lightening and
electric current
16.9
Gas laws and Gas
thunder
equation
16.13 Electrolysis electro
chemical cells
Lightening –
16.14 Primary and Secondary
safety

14: Electricity and Heat
14.1

14.2
14.3
14.4.

14.4.1
14.5.
14.5.1
14.5.2
14.5.3

14.10.1 Sources of
heat (sun,
combustion
(or) burning,

STANDARD X

14.5.4

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STANDARD VII

STANDARD VIII

friction,
electrical).
14.10.2
Hot and
cold objects
14.10.3 Heat and
temperature
14.10.4 Measuring
temperature –
Clinical and
Laboratory
thermometers

Periods
17. Exploring
Phenomena

14.6
14.6.1
14.7

15

STANDARD IX

Heat
Effects of Heat

STANDARD X
cells
16.15 Sources of Energy
16.15.1 Conventional
sources of energy
16.15.2 Non- conventional
source of energy
16.15.3 Nuclear energy
16.15.4 Radioactivity
16.15.5 Nuclear fission
and nuclear fusion
16.15.6 Nuclear reactivity
advantages
16.15.7 Hazards of
nuclear energy
16.15.8 Science today –
Energy from seas.

Transfer of
heat –
conduction,
convection
and radiation

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16

15

17.1 Magnetism
15: Light
15: Light
17: Sound
17: Magnetic Effect of
17.1 .1 Discovery of
15.1. Laws of reflection
Electric Current and
magnets
15.1 Reflection
15.1.1 Regular and
17.1 Production of sound
Light
17.1.2 Magnetic and non
15.2 Plane Mirror
irregular reflections
17.2 Propagation of sound 17.1 Magnetic field and
magnetic materials
(Right or left)
15.1.2Multiple reflections
17.3 Longitudinal and
magnetic lines of force
17.1.3 Magnetic poles
15.3 Images of
15.1.3Multiple images
Transverse waves
17.2 Magnetic field due to
17.1.4 Preparation of
spherical mirrors 15.2. Refraction (Snell’s
17.4 Reflection of sound
current carrying
Magnets Science
15.4 Sunlight – seven
law not included).
17.4.1 Echo
conductor
today – Flying
colors –
15.3. Dispersion – using
17.4.2 Reverberation
17.2.1 Magnetic field
trains
dispersion &
prism
17.5 Range of hearing
due to current
synthesis of
15.4 Total internal
17.6 Application of ultra
carrying Straight
colors –
reflection
sound (Sonar, Doppler
conductor
17.2 Light
17.2.1 Sources of light
Newton’s Disc.
15.5. Human eye – Image
effect)
17.2.2 Magnetic field
17.2.2 Shadows
formation
due to current
17.2.3Path of light.
15.6. Sound
carrying
17.2.4 Pinhole camera
15.6.1. Sound needs a
Circular loop
17.2.5 Plane mirrors and
medium for
17.3 Force on a current

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reflection

STANDARD VII

STANDARD VIII
propagation
15.6.2. Sound produced by
human
15.6.3. Human ear and
Hearing
15.6.4. Amplitude,
Time period
and frequency
of vibration
15.6.5 Audible and
Inaudible sounds.
15.6.6 Noise
15.6.7 Noise pollution
15.7. Science today – Fiber
optics – sending
message by light

STANDARD IX

STANDARD X
carrying conductor in a
magnetic field
17.3.1 Fleming left
hand rule
17.4 Electric motor
17.5 Electromagnetic
induction
17.5.1 Faraday’s
experiments
17.6 Electric generator
17.7 Light
17.7.1 Reflection of
light by Spherical
mirrors – image
formation and Mirror
Formula
17.7.2 Refraction – Laws
of refraction.
17.7.3 Refractive index
17.7.4 Refraction by
spherical lenses
17.7.5 Image formation
by lenses
17.7.6. Lens formula
and magnification
17.7.7 Power of lens
17.7.8 Refraction of
light through a
prism
17.7.9 DispersionBy a glass prism
17.7.10 Atmospheric
refraction
17.7.11 Human eye –

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STANDARD VIII

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Defects and
rectification
17.7.12 Science today –
Hubble space
telescope

17

Periods
18.

Technology

“Naan Paarthen”

“Naan Purindukonden”

18
“Unakku – Theriyuma?”

11
Practical and Projects

20
Practical and Projects

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