SCIENCE PRACTICAL

Class - IX

List of Experiments (Class - IX)

Sl. No. BIOLOGY

1. Demostration of different parts of one Dicot and one
Monocot plant.
2. Identification of plants
3. Morphological study of Honey bee/Ant/Fish/Spider/
Mollusca
4. Charts on : (i) Animal Cell
(ii) Plant cell.
(iii) Types of tissues.
(iv) List of three bacterial and two
protozoal diseases with their
symptoms.
PHYSICS :
1. To determine valocity and acceletration of a moving
body.
2. To Verify Newton’s Second Law of Motion.
3. To Study variation of Potential Energy with height.
4. To measure temperature of liquid at various state in
Celsius and Fahrenheit scale.
CHEMISTRY :
1. To prepare sulphide from iron filings and sulphur power
and to observe the changes in the properties on the
consituent elements as they combine to form the
compund.
3. To separate the components from mixture of (a) sand
and ammonium chloride (b) Common salt and sand.
4. To Study the extent of cooling caused by evaporation on
(i) Water (ii) Ethanol (alcohol) (iii) Ether.

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5. To determine the Boiling point of water.
List of equipments and materials (Class-IX)
BIOLOGY :
1. Freshly collected paddy plant with roots, stem and
leaves intact.
2. White drawing sheet.
3. Eraser
4. Scale
5. Freshly collected mustard plant with roots, stem and
leaves intact.
6. Specimen of (i) Basket, grass, (ii) Bermuda grass, (iii)
Honey bee (worker) (iv) Termite (worker), (v) Butterfly,
(vi) Fish, (vii) Spider, (viii) Mollusca

PHYSICS :
1. A small rubber or marble
2. Two small wooden blocks or match-boxes
3. A foot scale
4. A small toy car
5. A few long paper strips
6. Paper clips
7. An inclined plane
8. A timer cup
9. Thread
10. Wire
11. Colored solution or ink
12. A few coins
13. A spring balance
14. Flour paste
15. A stone (Small size)
16. Cellotape
17. Scissors
18. A support with a hook and scale
19. A glass breaker

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20. Thermometer
21. Few pieces of ice
22. Tripod stand
23. Water
24. Spirit burner
25. Wire holder
CHEMISTRY :
1. Porcelain basin
2. Tripod stand
3. Iron fillings
4. Sulphur powder
5. Carbon disulphide
6. Bar or horse shoe magnet
7. Test tubes (3 nos)
8. Beakes (3 nos)
9. Funnel
10. Filter paper
11. Bottle of distilled water
12. Lemon, salt/sugar
13. Sand
14. Starch or egg albumin
15. Spirit lamp
16. Wire gauze
17. Stirrer (glass rod)
18. Ammonium Chloride
19. Cotton
20. Water
21. Ethanol or rectified spirit
22. Ether
23. Thermometer
24. Petridish
25. Stopwatch
26. Pipette/syringe
27. Spring balance

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 SCIENCE PRACTICAL
Class - X

List of Experiments (Class - X)

BIOLOGY
1. To prepare a temporary mount of a leaf to demonstrate
its stomata.
2. To show that light is essential for potosynthesis.
3. To study binary fission of Amoeba or yeast with the help
of prepared slide.
4. To dissect and display differet parts of a complete flower
(China rose)
5. To study the morphological characters of cockroach.

PHYSICS
6. To find the image distance due to an object placed in
front of convex lens and hence to determine its focal
length.
7. To study the image distance corresponding to an object
placed at 2f, 3f, 4f distance in front of a convex lens.
8. To study the phenomenon of refraction through prism
(by pin method) and hence to determine the angle of
deviation.
9. To study the change of current due to variation of
resistance in an electric circuit.
10. To study and demonstate the principle of working of
electric motor.

CHEMISTRY
11. To show that electrovalent compounds are soluble in
water but convalent compounds are not.
12. To show that aqueous solution of ionic compounds
conduct electricity.

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13. (i) To test the properties of hydrochloric acid with the
help of reagents
(a) Litmus solution (blue/red) or litmus paper.
(b) Zinc metal
(c) Sodium carbonate
(ii) To test properties of sodium hydroxide with the help of
(a) Blue/red litmus solution
(b) zinc metal
(c) Sodium carbonate
(iii) Demonstration of a neutralization reaction.
14. To detect the presence of the functional group in car-
boxylic acid.
15. To study some redox reactions.
List of equipments and materials (Class-X)
BIOLOGY
1. Simple microscope
2. Compund microscope
3. Forceps, brush
4. Watch glass
5. Needle, dissecting needle
6. slides and coverslips
7. Ganong’s light screen or black paper
8. Potted plant
9. Beaker
10. Chemical reagents - Ethanol, Iodine solution
11. Slides of Binary fission of Amoeba and yeast
PHYSICS AND CHEMISTRY
1. Insulating copper wire
2. Torch light blub.
3. Lens (convex) focal length, 5cm)
4. Candle/match box

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5. Prism
6. Pencil
7. Torch bulb or LED (bulb)
8. Razor Blade
9. Test Tubes, Test tube holders, Bunsen burner or spirit
lamp
10. Chemical reagents viz. sodium chloride, copper
sulphate, carbon tetrachloride, candle wax, nepthalene,
sodium carbonate, pieces of zinc, phenolphthalein,
distilled water, ethanoic acid/benzoic acid
11. Flexible wire
12. Adhensive tape
13. Litmus paper-blue and red
14. Match box
15. Bent glass tube (bent at the same angle at both ends)
16. Cork
17. Tissue paper
18. Droppers
19. Pipette
20. Burette
21. Conical flask
22. Beakers
23. Glass rod

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 Science, Class - IX
Teaching Points and activities
Theme/Sub-theme Questions Key concepts Resources Activities/Processes
1. Food What do we do to get higher yields Plant and animal breeding and Visit to any fish/bee/dairy/ Collection of weeds found in fileds
Higher yields in our farms? selection for quality improvement, pig etc. farms; data showing of different crops; collection of dis-
use of fertilizers, manures; harmful effects of eased crops; discussion and study-
protection from pests and insecticides; process for the ing composing/vermicomposing.
diseases; organic farming. preparation of compost, (periods 8)
vermicompost.

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Work done in class-VII; Experiments to show cooling by
2. Materials What kinds of clothes help us to Cooling by evaporation. glassware, heat source, evaporation. Experiments to show
Material in our cloth- keep cool? Absorption of heat. black paper, thermo- meters. that the white objects get less hot.
ing Why do wet clothes feel cool? (periods 5)
To feel the texture, observe the
Everyday substances like colour and lustre, effect of air, water
Dfferent kinds of mate- In what way are materials All things occupy space, possess wood, salt, paper, ice, steel, and heat, etc. on each of the mate-
rials different from each other? Is there mass. water, etc. rials.
some similarity in materials? Definition of matter. (periods 4)
 Science, Class - IX
Theme/Sub-theme Questions Key concepts Resources Activities/Processes
In how many ways can you Solid, liquid and gas; Wax, water, ice, oil, suger, Sorting out a medley of materials,
group the different materials you characteristics-shape, volume, camphor/ammonium chloride/ in various ways, Observe shape
see around? How do solids, density, change of state-melting, naphthalene. and physical state of different
liquids and gases differ from each freezing. materials.
other?
Can materials exist in all the three Evaporation, condensation, Observe effect of heat on each
states? sublimation. of the resources. (Teacher to
perform the experiment for
What are things around you made Elements, compounds and Samples of commonly available
camphor, ammonium chloride
of ? [Link] and elements, compounds and
and naphthalene.)
What are things made What are the various types of homogeneous mixtures. mixtures. Samples of solution,

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(periods 4)
of ? chemical substances? Colloids and suspensions. suspension and colloid.

Do substances combine in a Equivalence-that x grams of A is

difinite manner? chemically not equal to x grams
of B.
How do things combine with Particle nature, basic units; Kits for making molecular
each other? atoms and molecules. models.
Discussion on the fact that elements
Are there any patterns which can Law of constant proportions, Historical account including combine in a fixed proportion.
help us to guess how things will Atomic and molecular masses. experiments of Lavoisier and Through discussion on chemical
combine with each other ? Priestly. formulae of familiar compounds.
 Science, Class - IX
Theme/Sub-theme Questions Key concepts Resources Activities/Processes
How do chemists weith and Mole concept. Simple numericals to be done
count particles of matter? Relationship of mole to mass of by the students.
the particles and numbers. A game for writing formulae. e.g.
Valency. criss crossing of valencies to be
Chemical formulae of common taught through dividing students
compounds. into pairs. Each student to hold
two playcards: one with the
symbol and the other with the
valency. Keeping symbols in
place, teacher to move only
valencies to form the formula of

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a compound.

What is there inside an Can we see an atom or a Atoms are made up of smaller Charts, films etc. Brief historical account of
atom? molecule under a microscope or particles: electrons, protons, and Rutherford’s experiment.
by some other means? neutrons. (Periods 18)
What is there inside an atom? These smaller particles are
present in all the atoms but their
numbers vary in different atoms.
Isotopes and isobars.
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Theme/Sub-theme Questions Key concepts Resources Activities/Processes
3. The world of the How do the various plants Diversity of plants and animals- Specimens of some animals, Discussion on Diversity and the
living around us differ from each basic issues in scientific and plants not easily characteristics associated with
Biological Diversity other? How are they similar? naming. Basis of classification, observable around you. any group.
What about animals? How Hierarchy of categories/groups, (Periods 14)
are they similar to and Major groups of plants (salient
features) (Bacteria, Thallophyta,
different from each other?
Bryophyta, Pteridophyta,
Gymnosperms and
Angiosperms.) Major groups
of animals (salient features)
What is the Living being made What are we made up of? (Non-chordates up to phyla and
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chordates classes.)
our body? What is the
smallest living unit? Cell as a basic unit of life, Permanent slides, model of Observation of model of human
Prokaryotic and eukaryotic the human body. body to learn about levels of
cells, multicellular organisms; organization-tissue, organ, sys-
cell membrane and cell wall, tem, and organism, observe
cell organelles; chloroplast, blood smears (frog and human),
mitochondria, vacuoles, ER, cheek cell, onion peel cell,
Golgi Apparatus; nucleus,
Spirogyra, Hydrila leaves (cy-
chromosomes-basic structure,
number. Tissues, organs, organ closis.)
systems, organism, (Periods 12)
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Theme/Sub-theme Questions Key concepts Resources Activities/Processes
Structure and functions of animal
and plant tissues (four types in
animals; meristematic and
permanent tissues in plants.)

How do we fall sick? What are the various causes of Health and its failure. Disease Newspaper Surveying neighbourhood to
artricles,
diseases? How can diseases be and its causes, Diseases collect information on disease
information from health centres,
prevented? How can we remain caused by microbes and their occurence pattern. Studying the
photographs of various causal
healthy? prevention-Typhiod, diarrhoea, life cycle of the mosquito and
organisms. Photographs,
malaria, hepatitis, rabies, AIDS, malarial parasite. Discussion on
permanent slides of bacteria.

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TB, polio; pulse polio how malaria is spread, how to
programme. prevent mosquito breeding.
(Periods 10)
How do substance How do food and water move Diffusion/exchange of sub- Egg membrane, Rhoeo Looking at closed and open sto-
move from cell to cell? from cell to cell? How do gases stances between cells and their leaves, sugar, mata, plasmolysis in Rhoeo leaf
get into the cells? What are the evnironment, and between the microscope, slides. peels.
substance that living organisms cells themselves in the living (Periods 15)
exchange with the external system; role in nutrition, water
world? How do they obtain these and food transport, excretion,
substances? gaseous exchange.
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Theme/Sub-theme Questions Key concepts Resources Activities/Processes

4. Moving Things, Motion-displacement, velocity; Analysis of motion of different
People and Ideas uniform and non uniform motion common objects. Drawing dis-
Motion How do we describe along a straight line, accelecration, tance time and velocity time
motion? distance-time and velocity-time graphs for uniform motion and
graphs for uniform and uniformly uniformly accelerated motion.
accelerated motion, equation of (Periods 12)
motion by graphical method;
elementary idea of uniform circular
motion.

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Force and Newton’s What makes things change Force and Motion, Newton’s laws Historical accounts; Demonstrating the effect of force
Laws their state of motion ? of motion: Interia of a body, interia Experinences, from daily life; on the state of motion of objects
mass, momentum, force and wooden and glass boards, sand, in a variety of daily-life
acceleration. Elementary idea of balls; wooden support, some situations. Demonstrate the
conservation of momentum, action coins (say of Rs. 2 or Rs. 5) change in direction of motion of
and reaction forces. tumbler; balloons etc. an object by applying force.
(Periods 10)

Gravitation What makes things fall? Gravitation : Universal law of Spring balance Analysis of motion of ball fall-
gravition, ing down.
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Theme/Sub-theme Questions Key concepts Resources Activities/Processes

Force of gravitation of the earth and of ball thrown up.
(gravity), acceleration due to measuring mass and weight by
Do all things fall in the same gravity; mass and weight;free a spring balance.
way? fall. (Periods 7)

Work energy and How do we measure work Work done by a force, energy Rope(or string), board or plank, Experiments on body rolling
power done in moving anything? How power; kinetic and potential wooden block, ball, arrow, down inclined plane pushing
does falling water make a mill energy;law of conservation of bamboo stick, spring, etc. another body.

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run? energy. Experiments with pendulum.
Experiments with spring.
Discussion.
(Periods 6)

Floating bodies How does a boat float on water? Thrust and pressure. Cycle pump; board pins, bulletin Experiments with floating and
Archimedes’ principle, board, mug, bucket, water etc. sinking objects.
buoyancy, elementary idea at (Periods 4)
relative density.
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Theme/Sub-theme Questions Key concepts Resources Activities/Processes
How do we hear from a How does sound travel? Nature of sound and its propa- String, ball or stone as bob, water Experiment on reflection of
distance? What kind of sounds can gation in various media, speed tank, stick, slinky, rope, echo sound.
we hear? of sound, range of hearing in tube, rubber pipe etc. (Periods 10)
What is an echo? humans, ultrasound, reflection of
How do we hear? sound, echo and sonar, Struc-
ture of the human ear ( auditory Model or chart showing structure
aspect only) of human ear.

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Theme/Sub-theme Questions Key concepts Resources Activities/Processes
5. How things work
6. Natural
Phenomena
7. Natural Resources

Balance in Nature Why do air, water and soil, Physical resources: air, water, Daily newspapers, maga- Case studies of actual situa-
seem not to be consumed? soil, air for respiration, for zines and other reading ma- tion in India with more
How does the presence of air combustion, for moderarting terials. Weather reports over generalised overview of inter
support life on earth? How temperatures, movements of a few months and air quality relationship of air, water, soils,

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have human activities created air and role in bringing rains reports over the same time forests. Debates on these is-
disturbances in the across India. period. Case study material. sues using resources men-
atmosphere? Air, water and soil pollution tioned alongside, visit to/from
How does nature work to (brief introduction.) an environment NGO;
maintain balance of its Holes in ozone layer and the discusssion.
components? probable damages. Bio-geo (Periods 15)
chemical cycles in nature;
water, oxygen, carbon,
nitrogen.
 SCIENCE
Subject Code : C3

Class : IX Time : 3 hours

Full Marks : 100 Pass Marks : 30

Theory : 90
Internal Assessment : 10
Pass marks in written examination : 27
Tentative
number
Marks
Sl. No. Chapters of Half
classes Annual
required Yearly

1. Matter in our surroundings 9

2. Is matter arround us pure 11
3. Atoms and molecules 22
4. Structure of the atom 12
5. The fundamental unit of life 13
6. Tissues 12
7. Diversity in living organisms 20
8. Motion 12
9. Force and Laws of Motion 12
10. Gravitation 16
11. Work and energy 12
12. Sound 18
13. Why do we fall ill 12
14. Natural resources 12
15. Improvement in Food resources 12
Total (Theory) 90 90
* Questions from each Unit/Lesson will carry marks 2-15.
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Experimental Activites Practicals/Internal Assessment
Marks - 10
Marks
Sl. No. CHAPTERS Half
Annual
Yearly
1. Category A : Teacher’s activity-
(Teacher will evaluate the
students as he/she
demonstrates)
2. Category B : Student’s activity-
Activity
Practical record book
3. Category C : Chart/Model/
Speciment Collection
Total 10 10
Grand Total : 100 100

Textbook : Science (for Class IX), published by The

Assam State Textbook Production and
Publication Corporation Ltd. Guwahati-1

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 Science, Class X
Teaching Points and Activities
Theme/Sub-theme Questions Key concepts Resources Activities/Processes
1. Food Materials

2. Different kinds of Why are some Acids, bases and salts : General Orange juice, lemon juice, Testing different
materials substances sour and Properties, examples and uses soap solution, limus solution, substances with
some bitter in taste? Why zinc, copper and aluminium indicators.
does soap solution feel metals. Neutralisation reactions
slippery? Why does Acids : (Periods 5)
seawater taste salty? hydrochloric acid, sulphuric

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acid, nitric acid. Bases :
sodium hydroxide.
Common salt.
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Theme/Sub-theme Questions Key concepts Resources Activities/Processes
Why does iron rust? Why Types of chemical reactions: combination, Turmeric, limejuice, vinegar, Mixing pairs of substances
does painted iron not rust? decomposition, displacement, double mentioned alongside, to see the
Why is burning sensatin displacement, precipitation, neutralisation, reactions-discussion on
removed when one takes oxidation and reduction in terms of gain chemistry in the kitchen,
antacids? and loss of oxygen and hydrogen. chemistry inside our bodies.
Why do substances Carrying out simple projects

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Theme/Sub-theme Questions Key concepts Resources Activities/Processes
stop burning in the adsence of baking soda, reactions that encompass
air? washing soda, yeast, hot decomposition, displacement,
Why is flame seen when water. Materials such as iron double displacement,
substances burn? nails, copper strip, aluminium precipitation, neutralisation,
Can substances burn without strip, zinc strip, galvanised oxidation and reduction.
flame? Why does a matchstics strip petri dishes with and (Periods 10)
kept in the blue part of the flame without covers, container that
not burn? Why is a red coating can be filled with water, cotton
formed on the zinc rod when it wool, etc.
is kept in copper sulphate

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solution? What is the meterial of
the coating?
 Science, Class X
Theme/Sub-theme Questions Key concepts Resources Activities/Processes
How things change/react How do copper, silver, iron exist in Brief discussion of basic Samples of metals : iron, Discussions on metallurgical
with one another? nature? metallurgial processes. copper, lead, silver, zinc, processes and simple
Properties of common aluminium, gold; samples of experiments involving metals,
metals. Elementary idea non-metals : sulphur, graphite with chemical reactions.
about bonding. Alloys: steel, brass Models

What is the composition of natural gas Carbon compounds, Experiments involving reactions
used for cooking? elementray idea about of carbon and its compounds
What is petrol? bonding. Saturted with chemical reactions. Use of

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What is Vinegar? hydrocarbons, alcohols, models.
carboxylic acids: (no (Periods 16)
preparation only properties)
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Theme/Sub-theme Questions Key concepts Resources Activities/Processes
Meterials of common use How is common salt obtained? Soap-cleansing action of Kit Containing various Use of kit materials for
Besides its use in food, is it used for soap. materials like common salt, demonstration as well as
other purpose? What makes washing washing soda, lime, lime performing of experiments by
soda and banking soda different stone, bleaching powder, student of properties. Visits to
materials? How does bleaching plaster of Paris, soaps; factories.
powder make paper and cloth white? alcohol. (Periods 8)
What is the white material that is used
for making casts? How do soaps
clean clothes? Can some other?

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 Science, Class X
Theme/Sub-theme Questions Key concepts Resources Activities/Processes
materials be used for cleaning clothes?
Why does a man lose control on his
body after drinking alcohol?
Why do people become blind on
drinking denatured alcohol?

How are elements How do chemists study such a large Gradation in properties: Brief historical account, Predicting trends on the basis

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classified? number of elements? Mendeleev periodic table. charts, films etc. of the table
(Periods 5)
 Science, Class X
Theme/Sub-theme Questions Key concepts Resources Activities/Processes
3. The World of the What will happen if we bury Our environment: Discussion on food habits of Activity of burying different
Living different materials in the soil? Environmental problems, animals, finding out the materials in the soil and studying
Our Environment What will happen if we kill all what can we do? Bio various waste materials periodically what happens.
insects? Some of us eat meat; degradable, non-bio- producd and their disposal in Construction of food web using
some do not-what about animals? degradable. Ozone depletion different parts of the country. models, classification of some
common plants and animals as
consumers etc.
(Periods 8)

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How do we stay alive What are processes needed for Define ‘living‘ things; Basic Models and charts of various Study various things around to
living? concept of nutrition, respiration, systems in animals, and parts decide whether they are living/
transport and excretion in in plants. non living.
plants and animals. (Periods 15)
 Science, Class X
Theme/Sub-theme Questions Key concepts Resources Activities/Processes
Control in the living Why do roots grow towards the Tropic movements in plants; Young plants for Experiments on tropic movments in
ground? Can we make them Introduction to plant experiments, seeds; Kit plants geotropism, hydrotropism,
grow upwards? Why do stems hormones; Control and materials; Pavlov’s phototropism, interaction of factors;
grow upwards? coordination in animals: experiment on conditioned experiment on apical dominance;
voluntary, involuntary and reflex. demonstration of reflex action.
reflex action, nervous (Periods 10)
system; chemical
coordination: animal
hormones.

Reproduction in the living Do plants and animals have Reproduction in plants and Permanent slide L.S. Study pollen tube growth and pollen tubes

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similar reproductive cycle? animals. Need for and grain;charts/speciments on a sigmatic mount, mount soaked seeds
Can we decide how many methods of family planning. of embroyos, egg. Charts to see embroynal axis, cotyledons etc.,
children are born in a family? Safe sex vs. HIV/AIDS. and other materials on seeds germination- epigeal and hypogeal
Childbearing and women/s family planning. structure of the hen’s egg. Discussion on
health. Newspaper reports on family planning and responsible
HIV/AIDS. parenting.
(Periods 10)
 Science, Class X
Theme/Sub-theme Questions Key concepts Resources Activities/Processes
Heredity and evolution Why are we like our parents? Did Heredity, Origin of life: brief Data and worksheet from Phenotypic ratio 3 : 1, 2 : 1, 9 :
similar plants and animals exist in introduction; Basic concepts of Mendel’s experiments, 3:3:1
the past? Did life always exist? evolution. specimen of fossil. (Periods 10)

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 Science, Class X
Theme/Sub-theme Questions Key concepts Resources Activities/Processes
4. Moving Things, Using a simple electric circuit, show
People and Ideas that charges flow from higher potential
5. How things work to lower potential. Use the analogy of
flow of water from higher to (potential
to highest energy) lower height (lower
Electric Circuits In which direction does current Potential difference, Battery, conductor potential energy).
flow inside a conductor? potential voltmeter, ammeter,
connecting wire, key.

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How is potential difference Ohm’s law -do- Using a circuit consisting of a
across a conductor related to And reheostats conductor, battery, key, voltmeter and
current through the conductor? ammeter, establish a relationship
between potential difference and
current and hence Ohm’s law.

How can you arrange a given Series combination of -do- Using the Ohm’s law circuit,
set of resistors so that the same resistances. and given set of resistors. establishing the properties of series
current flows through all? combination and the rule for
resistance.
 Science, Class X
Theme/Sub-theme Questions Key concepts Resources Activities/Processes
How are appliances connected in a Parallel combination of -do- Establishing the rule for parallel
house? resistances. and given set of resistors. combination of resistors.
Appliances based on heating
effect of current in daily life. Identification of appliances in
How much heat is generated when a Power dissipated due to daily life base on heating effect
current I flows through a resistor? current. Inter relation between of current. Calculation of power
P,V,I and R. in daily life situations.
(Periods 12)
How does the needle of a compass Magnetic field lines A magnet,
Magnets change direction when placed at compass, white sheet, drawing Drawing magnetic field lines in
different points near a magnet? board, drawing pins. the vicinity of a bar magnet.

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Demonstrating that a current
Does a current carrying conductor A battery, a conductor, carrying conductor produces a
produce a magnatic field? Field due to a current carrying compass, key, A coil, A magnetic field.
wire. Field due to current solenoid. Demonstrating the magnetic field
carrying coil or solenoid. produces by a current carrying
What happens to a current carrying coil or solenoid.
conductor when it is placed in a
magnetic field? Force on current carrying A small rod, stand and two wires Demonstrating that a current
conductor Fleming’s left hand for suspending the rod, a strong carrying conductor when placed
rule. horseshoe magnet. in a magnetic field experiences
force.
 Science, Class X
Theme/Sub-theme Questions Key concepts Resources Activities/Processes
How does the above effects help us Electric motor. Appliances using motors. Demonstrating the working of a
to design machines to do work? motor. Identifying the appliances
based on electric motors.

What do you observe when a magnet Electromagnetic induction. Two coils of wire, a magnet, a Demonstrating the phenomenon
is moved towards a wire connected galvanometer. of electromagnetic induction.
to a galvanometer?
Induced potential differences, Demonstrating that current is
induced current. Iron nails, battery, switch. induced in a coil kept near
How can the phenomenon of another coil in which current

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electromagnetic induction be used to changes.
design a device to generate Electric genetor : principle and A simple model of electric
electricity? working generator Demonstrating the principle and
working of a generator.

Does the current produced by a Direct current. Model of electric Generetor Familiaising with voltage and
generator have the same direction all Alternating current; frequency frequency of AC in our homes.
the time? of AC. Advantage of AC. over
DC.
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Theme/Sub-theme Questions Key concepts Resources Activities/Processes

How are the bulbs etc. connected to Domestic electric circuits. Demonstration board for Explaining the working of
the AC source in our homes? domestic electric circuit. domestic electric circuits.
Demonstrating the use of a fuse
in domestic circuits.
(Periods 12)

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 Science, Class X
Theme/Sub-theme Questions Key concepts Resources Activities/Processes
6. Natural Why is paper burnt when light Convergence and divergence of light. Experience, Double Observation of convergence
Phenomena passing through a lens strikes it? convex lens and divergence with lenses.

Does a spherical mirror also exhibit Images formed by a concave mirror, A candle, stand to hold a Exploring and recording
similar phenomenon? Can we see a related concepts centre of curvature, mirror, meter scale. features of images formed by a
full image of a tall building using a principal axis. Optical centre, focus, concave mirror, by placing an
small mirror? focal length. object beyond c.c., between
c.c. and focus, and between
pole and focus; ray diagrams.

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Why does a spoon partly immersed Refraction; laws of refraction. Glass slab, pins. Activity to explore laws of
in water in a transparent glass appear refraction.
broken at the level of water when
viewd from the sides?

What do lenses do? How do they Images formed by a convex lens; Convex lens. Activity exploring and recording
correct defects in vision? functioning of lens in human eye; features of images formed by
problems of vision and remedies. convex lens, Ray digrams.
Studying the glasses used by
 Science, Class X
Theme/Sub-theme Questions Key concepts Resources Activities/Processes
Application of spherical mirrors human beings to correct
and lenses different vision defects.

Why does the path of light change on Appreciation of concept of Concepts learnt earlier. Activities studying refraction.
entering a different medium? refraction; velocity of light;
refractive index; twinkling of
stars; dispersion of light.

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Why or how does a prism disperse Dispersion of light. Prism, pins. Observation of objects through
light? prism; tracing rays refracted
through a prism; discussion.

Why is the sky blue? Scattering of light. Observations and experience Activity showing scattering of
light in emulsion etc.
(Periods 25)
 Science, Class X
Theme/Sub-theme Questions Key concepts Resources Activities/Processes
7. Natural
Resources
Conservation of How can we contribute to protect Management of natural resources, Articles/stories on Case studies with focus on
Natural Resources environment in our locality? Conservation and judicious use of conservation; Posters on commercial activities exploiting
What are the major global natural resources. Forest and wild life, evnironmental aware- natural resources.
environmental issues of direct coal and petroleum conservation. ness. Effect of these on various
relevance to us? cycles in natures.

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Theme/Sub-theme Questions Key concepts Resources Activities/Processes
What are the steps expected on the People’s participation. Chipko Case studies on Chipko Making posters/slogans for
part of local administration to maintain movement. Legal perspectives in movement; CNG use. creating awareness.
balances in nature in your region? conservation and international
How can we help? scenario.

The regional How does the construction of big Big dams: advantages and Case study material on Case studies with focus on
environment dams affect the life of the people and limitations; alternatives if any. Water dams. Resource material issues of construction of dams
the regional environment? Are rivers, harvesting. Sustainability of natural on water harvesting. and related phenomena
lakes, forests and wild life safe in resources. (actual/probable). Debates on

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your area? issues involved.

Sources of energy What are the various sources of Different forms of energy, leading to Experience; print material Discussion, making models
energy we use? Are any of these different sources for human use; fossil on various sources of and charts in groups. Making
sources limited? Are there reasons fuels, solar energy; biogas; wind, energy; materials to make a solar heater/cooker.
to prefer some of them over others? water and tidal energy;nuclear a solar heater. (Periods 8)
energy, Renewable versus non-
renewable sources.
 SCIENCE
Subject Code : C3

Class : X Time : 3 hours

Total Marks : 100 Pass Marks : 30

Theory : 90
Internal Assessment : 10
Pass marks in written examination : 27
Tentative
number
Marks
Unit CONTENTS of Half
classes Final
required Yearly
Ch 1 Chemical Reactions and 12
Equations
Ch 2 Acids, Bases and Salts 11
Ch 3 Metals and Non-metals 10
Ch 4 Carbon and its Compounds 11
Ch 5 Periodic Classification of 12
Elements
Ch 6 Life Processes 23
Ch 7 Control and Coordination 10
Ch 8 How do Organisms Reproduce 9
Ch 9 Heredity and Evolution 12
Ch 10 Light-Reflection and Refraction 18
Ch 11 Human Eye and Colourful World 8
Ch 12 Electricity 10
Ch 13 Magnetic Effects of Electric 14
Current
Ch 14 Sources of Energy 6
Ch 15 Our Environment 10
Ch 16 Management of Natural 5
Resources
Total (Theory) 90 90
Internal Assessment 10 10
Grand Total 100 100

* Questions from each Unit/Lesson will carry marks 2-15.

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Experimental Activites Practicals/Internal Assessment
Marks - 10
Marks
Sl. No. CHAPTERS

1. Category A : Teacher’s activity-

(Teacher will evaluate the students
as he/she demonstrates)
2. Category B : Student’s activity-
Activity
Practical record book
3. Category C : Chart / Model /
Specimen Collection
Total 10

Textbook : Science (for Class X), published by The Assam State

Textbook Production and Publication Corporation Ltd.,
Guwahati-1

* Questions from each Unit/Lesson will carry marks 2-15.

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