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1

Matter in our Surroundings

Physical Nature of Matter, Characteristics of Particles of Matter, States of Matter, Can Matter Change Its State?, Evaporation

2

Is Matter Around Us Pure?

What is a Mixture?, What is a Solution?, What is a Suspension?, What is a Colloid?, Separation of Components of a Mixture, Can We Obtain Pure Substances from a Mixture?, What are the Types of Pure Substances?

3

Atoms and Molecules

Laws of Chemical Combination, What is an Atom?, What is a Molecule?, What is an Ion?, Writing Chemical Formulae, Molecular Mass and Mole Concept

4

Structure of the Atom

Charged Particles in Matter, The Structure of an Atom, How are Electrons Distributed in Different Orbits (Shells)?, Valency, Atomic Number and Mass Number, Isotopes and Isobars

5

The Fundamental Unit of Life

What are Living Organisms Made Up of?, What is a Cell Made Up of?, What are the Functions of Cell Organelles?, How do Substances Move in and out of the Cell?, Cell Division

6

Tissue

Are Plants and Animals Made of the Same Types of Tissues?, Plant Tissues, Animal Tissues

7

Motion

Describing Motion, Measuring the Rate of Motion, Rate of Change of Velocity, Graphical Representation of Motion, Equations of Motion by Graphical Method, Uniform Circular Motion

8

Force and Laws of Motion

Balanced and Unbalanced Forces, First Law of Motion, Inertia and Mass, Second Law of Motion, Third Law of Motion, Conservation of Momentum

9

Gravitation

Gravitation, Free Fall, Mass and Weight, Thrust and Pressure, Archimedes’ Principle, Relative Density

10

Work and Energy

Work, Energy, Rate of Doing Work

11

Sound

Production of Sound, Propagation of Sound, Characteristics of a Sound Wave, Speed of Sound in Different Media, Reflection of Sound, Range of Hearing, Applications of Ultrasound, SONAR, Structure of the Human Ear

12

Improvement in Food Resources

Improvement in Crop Yields, Improvement in Food Resources from Animals, Storage of Food Grains

1

Number Systems

Introduction, Irrational Numbers, Real Numbers and Their Decimal Expansions, Operations on Real Numbers, Laws of Exponents for Real Numbers

2

Polynomials

Introduction, Polynomials in One Variable, Zeroes of a Polynomial, Factorisation of Polynomials, Algebraic Identities

3

Coordinate Geometry

Introduction, Cartesian System

4

Linear Equations in Two Variables

Introduction, Linear Equations, Solution of a Linear Equation

5

Introduction to Euclid’s Geometry

Introduction, Euclid’s Definitions, Axioms and Postulates

6

Lines and Angles

Introduction, Basic Terms and Definitions, Intersecting and Non-intersecting Lines, Pairs of Angles, Lines Parallel to the Same Line

7

Triangles

Introduction, Congruence of Triangles, Criteria for Congruence of Triangles, Some Properties of a Triangle, More Criteria for Congruence of Triangles

8

Quadrilaterals

Properties of a Parallelogram, The Mid-point Theorem

9

Circles

Angle Subtended by a Chord at a Point, Perpendicular from the Centre to a Chord, Equal Chords and their Distances from the Centre, Angle Subtended by an Arc of a Circle, Cyclic Quadrilaterals

10

Heron’s Formula

Area of a Triangle using Heron’s Formula

11

Surface Areas and Volumes

Surface Area of a Right Circular Cone, Surface Area of a Sphere, Volume of a Right Circular Cone, Volume of a Sphere

12

Statistics

Graphical Representation of Data

Beehive

Prose

The Fun They Had, The Sound of Music, The Little Girl, A Truly Beautiful Mind, The Snake and the Mirror, My Childhood, Reach for the Top, Kathmandu, If I Were You

Beehive

Poems

The Road Not Taken, Wind, Rain on the Roof, The Lake Isle of Innisfree, A Legend of the Northland, No Men Are Foreign, On Killing a Tree, A Slumber Did My Spirit Seal

Moments (Supplementary Reader)

Prose

The Lost Child, The Adventures of Toto, Iswaran the Storyteller, In the Kingdom of Fools, The Happy Prince, Weathering the Storm in Ersama, The Last Leaf, A House Is Not a Home, The Beggar

Words and Expressions 1

Workbook containing 9 units

I. Events and Processes

The French Revolution

The Ancient Regime and its crises, The social forces that led to the revolution, The different revolutionary groups and ideas of the time, The legacy

Socialism in Europe and the Russian Revolution

The crisis of Tsarism, The nature of social movements between 1905 and 1917, The First World War and foundation of the Soviet state, The legacy

Nazism and the Rise of Hitler

The growth of social democracy, The crises in Germany, The basis of Hitler’s rise to power, The ideology of Nazism, The impact of Nazism

II. Livelihoods and Economies

Forest Society and Colonialism

Relationship between forests and livelihoods, Changes in forest societies under colonialism

Pastoralists in the Modern World

Pastoralism as a way of life, Different forms of pastoralism, What happens to pastoralism under colonialism and modern states?

1

India

Location, India and the World, India’s Neighbours

2

Major Physiographic Divisions

The Himalayan Mountains, The Northern Plains, The Peninsular Plateau, The Indian Desert, The Coastal Plains, The Islands

3

Drainage

The Drainage Systems in India, Lakes, Role of Rivers in the Economy, River Pollution

4

Climate

Climatic Controls, Factors Affecting India’s Climate, The Indian Monsoon, Seasons, Distribution of Rainfall, Monsoon as a Unifying Bond

5

Natural Vegetation and Wildlife

Factors Affecting Vegetation, Types of Vegetation, Wildlife, Conservation of Forest and Wildlife in India

6

Population

Population Size and Distribution, Population Growth and Processes of Population Change, Age Composition, Sex Ratio, Literacy Rates, Occupational Structure, Health, Adolescent Population, National Population Policy

1

The Story of Village Palampur

Overview, Organisation of Production, Farming in Palampur, Non-Farming Activities in Palampur

2

People as a Resource

Introduction, Economic and Non-Economic Activities, Quality of Population, Unemployment

3

Poverty as a Challenge

Introduction, Two Typical Cases of Poverty, Poverty as Seen by Social Scientists, Poverty Line, Causes of Poverty, Anti-Poverty Measures, The Challenges Ahead

4

Food Security in India

What is Food Security?, Why Food Security?, Who are Food-Insecure?, Food Security in India, What is Buffer Stock?, The Role of the Government in Food Security, Current Status of Public Distribution System, Merits and Demerits of PDS

1

What is Democracy? Why Democracy?

What is Democracy? Why Democracy?

2

Constitutional Design

Democratic Constitution in South Africa, Why Do We Need a Constitution?, Making of the Indian Constitution, Guiding Values of the Indian Constitution

3

Electoral Politics

Why Elections?, What Makes an Election Democratic?, System of Elections in India, What Makes Elections in India Democratic?

4

Working of Institutions

How is a Major Policy Decision Taken?, Need for Political Institutions, Parliament, Political Executive, Judiciary

5

Democratic Rights

Life Without Rights, Rights in a Democracy, Expanding the Scope of Rights