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SCIENCE
SCIENCE
(Code No. 086 / 090)
The subject of Science plays an important role in developing well-defined abilities
in cognitive, affective and psychomotor domains in children. It augments the spirit of
enquiry, creativity, objectivity and aesthetic sensibility.
Upper primary stage
demands that a number of opportunities should be provided to the students
to engage
them
with the processes
of Science like observing, recording observations, drawing, tabulation, plotting
graphs, etc., whereas the secondary stage also expects abstraction and quantitative reasoning to occupy a more central place in the
teaching and learning of Science.
Thus, the idea of atoms and molecules being the building
blocks of
matter
makes its appearance,
as
does Newton’s law of gravitation.
The present syllabus has been designed around seven broad themes viz. Food; Materials; The World of The Living; How Things Work; Moving Things, People and Ideas; Natural
Phenomenon and Natural Resources. Special care has
been taken to avoid
temptation
of adding too many concepts than can be comfortably learnt in the given time frame. No attempt
has been made to be comprehensive.
At this stage, while science is still
a common subject, the disciplines of Physics, Chemistry and Biology begin to emerge. The students should be exposed to experiences based on hands on
activities as well as modes of reasoning
that are typical of the subject.
General Instructions:
1. There will be an Annual examination based on entire syllabus.
2. The annual examination will be of 80 marks and 20 marks weightage shall be for
internal assessment.
3. Out of 80 marks annual examination 68 marks weightage shall be for theory and 12
marks weightage shall be for practical based questions.
4. For internal assessment
a. There will be three periodic tests conducted by the school. Average of the best two tests to
be taken that will have
a weightage of 10
marks
towards
the final
result.
b. Practical / Laboratory
work should be done throughout the year and the student
should maintain record of the same. Practical Assessment should be continuous.
There will
be weightage of 5 marks towards the final result. All
practicals listed in the syllabus
must
be completed.
c. Regularity, class work and home assignment completion along with neatness and
upkeep of notebook will carry
a weightage of 5 marks towards the final results.
COURSE STRUCTURE
CLASS IX
(Annual Examination) Marks: 80
|
Unit No.
|
Unit
|
Marks
|
|
I
|
Matter - Its Nature and Behaviour
|
23
|
|
II
|
Organisation in the Living
World
|
20
|
|
III
|
Motion,
Force and
Work
|
27
|
|
IV
|
Our Environment
|
06
|
|
V
|
Food; Food Production
|
04
|
|
|
Total
|
80
|
|
|
Internal assessment
|
20
|
|
|
Grand Total
|
100
|
Note: Above weightage
includes
the weightage of questions
based
on practical skills.
Theme: Materials
(50 Periods)
Unit I:Matter-Nature and Behaviour
Definition of matter; solid, liquid and gas; characteristics - shape, volume,
density; change of state-melting (absorption of heat), freezing, evaporation (cooling by
evaporation), condensation, sublimation.
Nature of matter: Elements, compounds
and mixtures.
Heterogeneous and homogenous mixtures, colloids and
suspensions.
Particle nature, basic units: Atoms and molecules, Law of constant proportions,
Atomic and molecular masses. Mole concept: Relationship of mole to mass of
the
particles and
numbers.
Structure of atoms: Electrons, protons and neutrons, valency, chemical formula of
common compounds.
Isotopes and Isobars.
Theme: The World
of the Living
(45 Periods)
Unit II:
Organization in
the Living World
Cell - Basic Unit of life : Cell as a basic unit of life; prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells,
multicellular organisms; cell membrane and cell wall, cell organelles and cell
inclusions;
chloroplast,
mitochondria,
vacuoles, endoplasmic reticulum, Golgi
apparatus;
nucleus,
chromosomes -
basic structure, number.
Tissues, Organs, Organ System,
Organism:
Structure and functions of animal and plant tissues (only four
types of tissues in
animals;
Meristematic and
Permanent tissues in
plants).
Biological Diversity: Diversity of plants and animals - basic issues in scientific
naming,
basis of classification.
Hierarchy of categories / groups,
Major
groups of plants (salient features)
(Bacteria, Thallophyta,
Bryophyta,
Pteridophyta, Gymnosperms and Angiosperms). Major groups of animals (salient features) (Non-chordates upto phyla and
chordates upto classes).
Health and Diseases: Health and its failure. Infectious and Non-infectious diseases, their causes and manifestation. Diseases
caused by microbes (Virus, Bacteria and Protozoans) and their prevention; Principles of treatment and prevention. Pulse Polio programmes.
Theme: Moving
Things, People and Ideas
(60 Periods)
Unit III: Motion, Force
and Work
Motion: Distance and displacement, velocity; uniform and non-uniform motion along a
straight line;
acceleration,
distance-time and
velocity-time graphs for uniform
motion and uniformly accelerated motion, derivation of equations of motion by graphical
method;
elementary idea of uniform
circular motion.
Force and Newton’s laws : Force and Motion, Newton’s Laws of Motion, Action and Reaction forces, Inertia of a body, Inertia and mass, Momentum, Force and Acceleration.
Elementary idea of
conservation of Momentum.
Gravitation: Gravitation; Universal Law of Gravitation, Force of
Gravitation of the earth (gravity),
Acceleration
due to
Gravity; Mass and
Weight;
Free fall.
Floatation: Thrust and Pressure. Archimedes’ Principle; Buoyancy; Elementary idea of
Relative Density.
Work, energy and power: Work done by a Force, Energy, power; Kinetic and Potential energy; Law of
conservation of energy.
Sound: Nature of
sound and its propagation in
various media, speed
of sound, range of hearing
in humans; ultrasound;
reflection of sound;
echo and SONAR.
Structure of the
Human Ear (Auditory
aspect
only).
Theme: Natural
Resources: Balance in
nature (15 Periods) Unit
IV: Our Environment
Physical resources : Air, Water, Soil. Air for respiration, for combustion, for moderating
temperatures; movements of
air and its role in bringing
rains across India.
Air, water and soil pollution (brief introduction). Holes in ozone layer and the probable damages.
Bio-geo chemical
cycles in nature: Water, Oxygen,
Carbon and Nitrogen.
Theme: Food
(10 Periods)
Unit V: Food
Production
Plant and animal breeding and selection for quality improvement and management;
Use of fertilizers and manures; Protection from pests and diseases; Organic farming.
PRACTICALS
(30 Periods)
Practicals
should be conducted
alongside the concepts tough in theory
classes.
(LIST OF EXPERIMENTS)
1. Preparation of :
a) a true solution of common salt, sugar
and alum
b) a suspension
of soil, chalk powder
and
fine sand in water
c) a colloidal solution of starch in water and egg albumin/milk in water and
distinguish between these on the basis of
transparency
filtration criterion
stability
2. Preparation of
a) a mixture
b) a compound
using iron filings
and
sulphur powder and distinguishing between these on the basis of:
(i) appearance,
i.e.,
homogeneity and heterogeneity
(ii) behaviour towards a magnet
(iii) behaviour towards carbon
disulphide as a solvent
(iv) effect
of heat
3. Separation
of the components of a mixture of sand, common salt and ammonium
chloride (or camphor).
4. Perform the following reactions and classify them as physical or chemical changes :
a) Iron with
copper sulphate solution in water
b) Burning
of magnesium ribbon
in
air c) Zinc with
dilute sulphuric acid
d) Heating of copper
sulphate crystals
e) Sodium sulphate with barium chloride in the form
of their solutions in water
5. Preparation of stained temporary
mounts of
(a)
onion peel,
(b)
human cheek cells & to
record observations and
draw
their labeled diagrams.
6. Identification of
Parenchyma, collenchyma and Sclerenchyma tissues in plants,
striped, smooth and cardiac muscle fibers and
nerve cells in animals, from
prepared slides. Draw
their labeled
diagrams.
7. Determination
of the melting
point of ice and the boiling point
of water.
8. Verification of the Laws of
reflection
of sound.
9. Determination of the density of
solid
(denser
than
water) by using a spring
balance and a
measuring cylinder.
10. Establishing
the
relation
between the loss in weight of
a solid when
fully immersed in
a) tap water
b) strongly salty water, with the weight of water displaced by it by taking at least
two different solids.
11. Determination of the speed of
a pulse propagated through a stretched
string/slinky(helical spring).
12. Study of the characteristics of Spirogyra, Agaricus, Moss, Fern, Pinus (either with male
or female cone) and an Angiospermic plant.
Draw
and give two identifying features of
the
groups they belong to.
13. Observe the given pictures/charts/models of
earthworm, cockroach, bony fish
and bird. For each organism, draw their picture and record:
a) one specific feature of its phylum.
b) one adaptive feature with
reference to its habitat.
14. Verification of
the
law of conservation of mass in a chemical reaction.
15. Study of
the external features of root, stem, leaf
and flower of
monocot
and
dicot
plants.
COURSE STRUCTUR
CLASS X
(Annual Examination)
Marks: 80
|
Unit
No.
|
Unit
|
Marks
|
|
I
|
Chemical Substances-Nature and
Behaviour
|
25
|
|
II
|
World of Living
|
23
|
|
III
|
Natural Phenomena
|
12
|
|
IV
|
Effects of Current
|
13
|
|
V
|
Natural Resources
|
07
|
|
|
Total
|
80
|
|
|
Internal
assessment
|
20
|
|
|
Grand Total
|
100
|
Note: Above weightage
includes
the weightage of
questions based
on practical skills.
Theme: Materials
(55 Periods) Unit
I: Chemical Substances -
Nature and Behaviour
Chemical reactions: Chemical equation, Balanced chemical equation,
implications of a balanced chemical equation, types of chemical reactions: combination,
decomposition, displacement,
double displacement, precipitation, neutralization,
oxidation
and
reduction.
Acids, bases and salts: Their definitions in terms of furnishing of H+ and OH– ions, General properties, examples and uses, concept of pH scale (Definition relating to
logarithm not required), importance of pH in everyday life; preparation and uses
of Sodium
Hydroxide,
Bleaching powder, Baking
soda, Washing soda and Plaster of Paris.
Metals and nonmetals: Properties of metals
and
non-metals; Reactivity series;
Formation and properties of
ionic compounds; Basic metallurgical processes;
Corrosion and its prevention.
Carbon compounds: Covalent bonding in carbon compounds.
Versatile nature of carbon. Homologous series. Nomenclature of carbon compounds containing functional
groups (halogens, alcohol, ketones,
aldehydes, alkanes and alkynes), difference
between saturated hydrocarbons and unsaturated hydrocarbons. Chemical properties of
carbon compounds
(combustion, oxidation, addition and substitution reaction).
Ethanol and
Ethanoic acid
(only properties and
uses), soaps and detergents.
Periodic classification
of elements:
Need for
classification,
Early
attempts at
classification of
elements (Dobereiner’s Triads, Newland’s
Law of
Octaves,
Mendeleev’s Periodic Table), Modern periodic table,
gradation in
properties, valency,
atomic number, metallic and non-metallic properties.
Theme:
The World of the Living
(50 Periods)
Unit II: World of Living
Life processes: ‘Living Being’. Basic concept of nutrition, respiration, transport and excretion in
plants and animals.
Control
and co-ordination in animals and plants: Tropic movements
in plants; Introduction
of plant hormones; Control and co-ordination
in animals:
Nervous system; Voluntary, involuntary and reflex action;
Chemical co-ordination:
animal
hormones.
Reproduction: Reproduction in animals and
plants (asexual and sexual) reproductive health-need and methods of family
planning. Safe sex vs HIV/AIDS. Child bearing and
women’s health.
Heredity and Evolution: Heredity; Mendel’s contribution-
Laws
for
inheritance
of traits:
Sex determination:
brief introduction; Basic concepts of evolution.
Theme: Natural
Phenomena
(23 Periods)
Unit III: Natural Phenomena
Reflection of light by curved surfaces; Images formed by spherical mirrors, centre of
curvature, principal
axis, principal focus, focal
length, mirror formula (Derivation not
required), magnification.
Refraction;
Laws of
refraction, refractive index.
Refraction of light by spherical lens; Image formed by spherical lenses; Lens formula
(Derivation not required); Magnification. Power of a lens.
Functioning of a lens in human eye, defects
of
vision and their corrections, applications of spherical mirrors and lenses.
Refraction of light through a prism, dispersion of light, scattering of light, applications in
daily life.
Theme: How Things Work
(32 Periods) Unit
IV: Effects of Current
Electric current, potential difference and electric current. Ohm’s law; Resistance,
Resistivity, Factors on which the
resistance
of a conductor depends. Series
combination of resistors, parallel combination of resistors and its applications in daily
life. Heating effect of electric current and its applications in daily life. Electric power, Interrelation between P, V, I
and
R.
Magnetic
effects of current : Magnetic field, field lines, field due to a current
carrying conductor, field due to current
carrying coil or solenoid; Force on current
carrying conductor, Fleming’s Left Hand
Rule, Electric Motor, Electromagnetic
induction. Induced potential difference, Induced current. Fleming’s Right Hand Rule, Electric Generator, Direct current. Alternating current : frequency of AC. Advantage
of AC over DC. Domestic electric circuits.
Theme: Natural
Resources
(20 Periods)
Unit V: Natural Resources
Sources of energy: Different forms of energy, conventional and non-conventional
sources of energy: Fossil
fuels, solar energy;
biogas; wind, water and
tidal energy; Nuclear energy. Renewable versus non-renewable sources of Energy.
Our environment: Eco-system, Environmental
problems, Ozone depletion, waste production and their
solutions. Biodegradable and non-biodegradable substances.
Management of natural resources: Conservation
and judicious use of
natural
resources. Forest and wild life; Coal
and Petroleum conservation. Examples of people’s participation for conservation of natural resources. Big dams: advantages and limitations; alternatives, if
any.
Water harvesting. Sustainability of natural resources.
PRACTICALS
Practical should be conducted
alongside the concepts taught
in theory classes
LIST OF EXPERIMENTS
1. A.
Finding the pH of the following samples by
using pH paper/universal indicator:
(i)
Dilute Hydrochloric Acid
(ii)
Dilute NaOH solution
(iii) Dilute Ethanoic Acid solution
(iv)
Lemon juice
(v) Water
(vi)
Dilute Hydrogen
Carbonate solution
B. Studying the properties of acids and bases (HCl & NaOH) on
the
basis of their reaction with:
a) Litmus solution (Blue/Red)
b) Zinc metal
c) Solid sodium carbonate
2. Performing and
observing
the following reactions and
classifying them into:
A. Combination reaction
B. Decomposition reaction
C. Displacement reaction
D. Double displacement reaction
(i) Action of
water on quick lime
(ii) Action of
heat on ferrous
sulphate crystals
(iii) Iron
nails
kept
in copper sulphate solution
(iv) Reaction
between sodium sulphate and
barium chloride solutions
3. Observing the
action
of
Zn, Fe, Cu and Al metals on
the following salt solutions:
i) ZnSO4 (aq) ii) FeSO4 (aq) iii) CuSO4 (aq)
iv) Al2 (SO4)3 (aq)
Arranging Zn, Fe, Cu and Al (metals) in the decreasing order of reactivity based on the
above
result.
4. Studying the dependence of potential difference (V) across a resistor on the current (I)
passing through
it and determine its resistance.
Also plotting
a graph between V and I.
5. Determination of the equivalent
resistance of two resistors when
connected
in
series and
parallel.
6.
Preparing a temporary mount of
a leaf peel to show stomata.
7 Experimentally
show
that carbon
dioxide is given out
during respiration.
8 Study of
the following properties of
acetic acid (ethanoic acid):
i) odour
ii) solubility in water iii) effect
on litmus
iv) reaction
with Sodium Hydrogen
Carbonate
9 Study of the comparative cleaning
capacity of
a sample of
soap in soft and
hard
water.
10 Determination
of the focal length of:
i) Concave mirror ii)
Convex lens
by obtaining the image of a
distant
object.
11 Tracing the path of a ray of light passing through a rectangular glass slab for different
angles of incidence. Measure the angle of incidence, angle of
refraction, angle of emergence and
interpret the result.
12 Studying (a) binary fission in Amoeba, and (b) budding in yeast and
Hydra with the help of
prepared slides.
13 Tracing the path of the rays of light through a
glass prism.
14 Finding
the image distance
for varying object
distances in
case of a convex
lens and
drawing corresponding
ray
diagrams to show the
nature of image formed.
15 Identification of
the
different parts of an embryo of a dicot seed (Pea, gram or red
kidney bean).
PRESCRIBED
BOOKS:
Science - Textbook for class IX - NCERT Publication
Science - Textbook for class X - NCERT Publication
Assessment of Practical Skills in Science - Class IX - CBSE Publication
Assessment of Practical Skills in Science - Class X - CBSE Publication
Laboratory Manual - Science - Class IX , NCERT Publication
Laboratory Manual - Science - Class X, NCERT Publication
Exemplar
Problems Class IX -
NCERT Publication
Exemplar
Problems Class X -
NCERT Publication
Class- IX & X (2018-19)
Time: 3 Hours
Max. Marks: 80
|
S.
No.
|
Typology of Questions
|
Very
Short Answer (VSA)
1 Mark
|
Short
Answer
-I (SAI)
2 Marks
|
Short
Answer
-II (SAII)
3 Marks
|
Long
Answer
(LA)
5 Marks
|
Total
Marks
|
%
Weight
age
|
|
1
|
Remembering (Knowledge based
simple recall questions, to
know specific facts,
terms, concepts, principles, or theories, Identify,
define or recite,
information)
|
2
|
-
|
1
|
1
|
10
|
15%
|
|
2
|
Understanding (Comprehension - to be familiar with
meaning and to understand conceptually, interpret, compare, contrast, explain, paraphrase, or interpret
information)
|
-
|
1
|
4
|
2
|
24
|
35%
|
|
3
|
Application (Use abstract information in concrete situation, to apply
knowledge to new situations, use given content to interpret
a situation, provide an
example, or
solve a problem)
|
-
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
18
|
26%
|
|
4
|
High Order Thinking Skills (Analysis
& Synthesis - Classify, compare, contrast,
or differentiate between different pieces
of information, Organize and/or integrate unique pieces
of information from
a
variety of sources)
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
1
|
8
|
12%
|
|
5
|
Inferential and
Evaluative (Appraise, judge, and/or justify the value or
worth of a decision or
outcome, or
to predict outcomes based on values)
|
-
|
1
|
2
|
-
|
8
|
12%
|
|
|
Total (Theory Based Questions)
|
2x1=2
|
3x2=6
|
10x3=30
|
6x5=30
|
68(21)
|
100%
|
|
|
Practical
Based Questions (PBQs)
|
|
6x2=12
|
-
|
-
|
12(6)
|
|
|
|
Total
|
2x1=2
|
9x2=18
|
10x3=30
|
6x5=30
|
80(27)
|
|
1. Question paper will consist of 27 questions.
2. All questions would
be compulsory. However, an
internal choice will be provided
in
three questions of
3 marks each,
two
questions of 5 marks each
and
one
question
(for
assessing the practical skills)
of 2 marks.
