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COMMON SYLLABUS |
SOCIAL SCIENCE |
CLASS VIII / 2009-10 |
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| Geography (35 marks) |
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All chapters are included |
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Project – 10 Marks (Individual topic for Internal Assessment) |
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10% of First Term has to be included |
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| I Term |
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Resources |
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Land, Soil, Water, Natural Vegetation and Wildlife Resource |
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Minerals and Power Resources |
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Map: Distribution of Minerals (Page 26-27) |
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| II Term |
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Chapter 1, Resources |
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Chapter 4, Agriculture |
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Chapter 5, Industries |
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Chapter 6, Human Resources |
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Map: World Map Page 53, 56, 59 (all Places) page 52 (Last 3 lines) |
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| History (35 marks) |
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| I term |
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Chapter 1, How, when and where |
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Chapter 2, From trade to Territories |
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Chapter 3, Ruling the Countryside |
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Project Work |
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Map Work: Page 10, Figure 2 |
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Cource Base: Page 34, page 14. |
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| II Term |
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Chapter –2, From Trade to Territories |
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Chapter –5, When People rebel |
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Chapter –6, Colinialism and the City |
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Source Base: Picture No. 76, 62, 66 |
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Map Work: Page 61, Delhi, Lucknow, Jhansi |
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| Civic (20 marks) |
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| I Term |
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Chapter 1, The Indian Constitution |
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Chapter 2, Understanding Secularism |
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Chapter 3, Why do we need a Parliament |
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Chapter 4, Understanding Laws |
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Chapter-5, Judiciary |
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| II Term |
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Chapter 6, Understanding our Criminal Justice System |
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Chapter 8, Confronting Marganilsm |
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Chapter 9, Public Facilities |
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Chapter 10, Law and Social Justice |
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Judiciary |
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| Social Sciences Syllabus Class vii ( 2009 – 10) |
| Ist Term / Half Yearly ( 90 + 10 = 100) |
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| HISTORY ( 35 MARKS ) |
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Tracing Changes Through a Thousand Years |
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New Kings and Kingdom |
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The Delhi Sultans |
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The Mughal Empire |
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| GEOGRAPHY ( 35 MARKS ) |
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Environment |
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Inside Our Earth |
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Air |
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Water |
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| CIVICS ( 20 MARKS ) |
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On Equality |
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Role of Government in Health |
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How the State Government Works |
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Growing Up as Boys and Girls |
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Women Change the World |
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Media and Advertising ( Project) |
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| IInd Term / Annual ( 90 + 10 = 100 ) |
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| HISTORY ( 35 MARKS ) |
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Rulers and Buildings ( Project ) |
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Towns , Traders and Craftsperson |
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Tribes , Nomads and Settled Communities |
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D evotional Paths to the Divine |
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The Making of Regional Culture |
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Eighteenth Century Political Formations |
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| GEOGRAPHY ( 35 MARKS ) |
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Natural Vegetation and Wildlife |
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Human Environment – Settlement , Transport and Communication |
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Human Environment Interactions – The Tropical & Sub Tropical Region |
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Life in the Temperate Grasslands |
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Life in the Deserts |
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| CIVICS ( 20 MARKS) |
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How the State Government Works |
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Women Change the World |
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Struggle for Equality |
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