Alternatives to Homework for Classes VI to VIII

A well rounded development of individual knowledge happens not only from textbooks and formal education but more from the
learner's personal experiences, individual inquisitive nature and social surroundings. Homework is an area of importance and to
make it more relevant for the middle classes, appropriate strategies and meaningful activities may be designed and suggested to the
schools that give more time to child to explore his/her environment to develop the creative thinking. These activities would be
framed in a way that they keep the child interested and therefore would also help in enhancing the learning process.
Homework is one of the areas that need urgent attention. As the students in the middle years are well informed about collecting a lot
of information, the importance of making their homework interesting and meaningful becomes more relevant. They develop a
certain learning style and want to know and find more and more. Efforts should be made to make homework more creative and
interesting so that the students do not feel burdensome while doing it and the ultimate purpose of providing homework is served.
A survey was conducted through questionnaire prepared by CBSE to collect feedback from its various stakeholders i.e. parents,
teachers, students and other educationists on "Alternatives to Homework at Upper Primary Level" for Classes VI-VIII so that
appropriate strategies and meaningful activities can be designed and suggested to schools. The questions were directed to know the
ideal length and purpose of the homework, whether homework should be assigned in all the subjects, internet usage should be a part
of the homework or not, how homework helps in teaching and whether same homework should be given to all the students.
All respondents unanimously agreed that Homework cannot be skipped as it is the most essential part of learning. However, there is
a need for a change in the type of homework set. All the respondents agreed that homework must be:
 creative
 interesting
 purposeful
 meaningful
 properly planned
 in tandem with the class room work
 interactive

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 according to the ability and interest of the learner.

They also stated that homework:

 must not be a burden/pressure for students.
 must be for students and not for their parents.
 must not be a means to complete the syllabus.

Also,
 Instead of using the term Homework, Self Work or Practice Work must be used.
 Stress must be on value based education and application oriented skills.

Keeping in view these emerging issues, there is a need to think about giving quality homework emphasising on acquiring applied
learning skills. Few points can be kept in mind while designing a quality homework:
 Provide students capacity building activities which are followed up and acknowledged like drawing, creative writing, making
puzzles, stories, plays, and craft.
 Provide them assignments which reinforce their reading, writing and researching skills. Homework must enable the student to
practice a skill independently.
 A possible discussion can be held with different children on what they would like to do at home to improve in which ever area
they deem necessary. Homework must be designed in a way that maximizes the chances of its completion by the students.
 Parents should be able to understand the child's needs and schools' suggestions on how to learn mathematics, logical
reasoning, etc. by doing puzzles, writing letters, reading to elders from the newspapers, making household lists, recipe making
and cooking.
 Learners who have dyslexia or number difficulty should have practice assignments overcoming their problems.

As per National Curriculum Framework (NCF), 2005 "If learning is continuous, and takes place in arenas other than the school, such
as home, workplace, community, etc., then school assignments or homework should be planned differently. It need not depend on

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parents reinforcing what the school has already done. It could set different kinds of activities for children to do, on their own or with
their parents. This could also provide opportunities for parents to understand a little more about what their child is learning in the
school and give children the initial impetus to explore and recognize the world outside the school as an arena for learning".

The curriculum should be designed in a way that allows children to be able to ask questions, doing things on their own and
reproducing the textual knowledge by integrating their own experiences with school knowledge.

The child in middle school is well informed about a lot of information and has developed a learning style. There are subjects or
aspects that the children like more and quickly learn. There is a keenness to discover more and prepare for the examination. Learning
is about developing new faculties, which become useful as an adult. The years 12 to 15 are years when rules become important, and
doing well, excelling, are given importance both at home and in the school. As the child grows physically his/her emotional
maturity also grows and there are interests which are beyond just what lessons can give.

The homework assigned should:

1. enhance study habits and practice skills (which learners are able to perform independently)
2. reinforce necessary skills both scholastic and co-scholastic among the learners.
3. enable learners to become independent learners and thinkers and develop among them 21st century skills.
4. lead to the improvement in the academic achievement of the learner.
5. expand on the existing knowledge of the learners and be a part of the already acquired competencies in the classroom.
6. not put unneeded pressure or stress by including new learning material or difficult material to be worked upon by learners
themselves.
7. be interesting, innovative and somewhat challenging so that the learners can make use of their thinking skills.
8. keep alive the spirit of enquiry and research among the learners.
9. be curriculum based and as per developmental needs of the learners.
10. not require specific resources or technology which is not accessible to all learners.
11. have clearly defined, purposeful, creative and engaging activities.
12 enable the learner to do the assigned homework independently wherein the role of parents is to provide conducive
environment to do the assigned work rather than monitoring the child all the time till he/she finishes his/her homework.

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At the upper primary level, the major objectives of assigning homework is -
 Building child's memory
 Preparing them for examination
 Enhancing learning skills

In context of the above, the following weightings may be considered while designing the activities -

Class VI Class VII Class VIII

Drill/Practice 40% 20-25 Minutes 25 Minutes 25 Minutes

Extension of Learning 30% 20 Minutes 20 Minutes 25 Minutes

Creation 30% 20 Minutes 35 Minutes 30 Minutes

1 hour per day 1 hour 20 minutes per day 1 hour 20 minutes per day

Some examples of drill questions for different subjects are:

English and Hindi: Comprehension, Spellings, Passages based questions.
Examples (English):
1. Read chapter 'XYZ'. Select difficult words from the chapter and write their meanings in your notebook.
2. Find out the meaning of the following words and make sentences.
3. Read the following passage and answer the questions given.
4. Choose the adjectives from the following passage and write down in your notebook.
5. Write down the summary of the story 'XYZ'.

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Mathematics: Formulae and Application based questions
Examples:
1. Simplify and express the answer as a rational number in the standard form for the following.
2. Calculate area and perimeter of a rectangular field with the following dimensions.
3. A number is two digits whose sum is 8. If 18 is added to the number its digits are reversed. Find the number.
4. Construct, if possible, a square with a diagonal of length 8 cm.
5. Solve the following equation:
5x + 7/2 = 3/2x - 14

Science: Formulae, crosswords, diagrams and concept based questions

Examples:
1. Choose the correct answer:
Water occurs in nature in the form of:
a) Solid c) Gas
b) Liquid d) All three forms
2. Draw a well-leveled diagram of human digestive system.
3. Write down the formulae of -
a) Limestone c) Caustic soda
b) Common salt d) Caustic potash

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4. Carbon dioxide is one of the causes of Global Warming, still it is important for us. Why?
5. What is the nature of the image formed in a convex mirror?

Social Science: Questions based on maps, historical events.

1. Mark any five important rivers in the map of India.
2. Write down the role of Legislative Assembly.
3. What is the name of molten rock that erupts from volcanoes?
4. Locate the continents in the given map.
5. Use the term 'constituency' and explain how an MLA is elected?

Such questions are usually given at the end of chapter in the text book. Students should be encouraged to come prepared in the class
before a new chapter is being taken up by the teacher. Their chances of committing mistakes get minised if they are motivated to do
the corrections of their formative assessments at home.
Assessment requiring learning extensions or creative learnings need to be carefully prepared such assignments should be educative,
interesting and fun to work with. It is always better to involve children in the discussion on what and how to do homework before
assigning them.

Some suggestive homework:

1. Language specific:
Learners may be asked to
 Read some books or stories or reread chapters in a textbook or novel for a specified time period.
 Practice at home speaking skills by talking to parents and siblings and listening skills by watching a particular TV
programmes (to be specified by teacher) for a fixed time period.
 Write a diary entry or journal entry.
 Learn at least ten new words every week so as to enhance their vocabulary and communication skills.
 Do some vocabulary games

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2. Science
Teachers can refer to Science Activity Book "Learning by doing". The book is an effort made by the Board to make Science
learning more meaningful, interesting and joyful while assigning homework. "Learning by doing" has been brought out for
classes VI, VII and VIII. Activities based on different content areas and concepts given in NCERT textbooks in Science for
classes VI, VII and VIII have been included in it. The suggested activities have been so designed that they can be done easily
without using expensive materials or equipment. Moreover it contains wide variety of activities including observation,
exploration, analysis, games, riddle, and crossword puzzles etc. which intend to meet diverse needs of learners and help them
appreciate and enjoy the learning experience. Teachers can think on similar lines for assigning homework to learners of grades
IX and X.

3. Social Science
The Social Science teachers can encourage the learners to:
Watch news channel or read a newspaper for a specified period of time like 10-15 mins in a day.
 Watch (for a specified period of time and some particular days) national geographic channel, history channel or any other
channel or TV programme which can lead to enhancement of learning of students in concepts related with social sciences.
 Carry out mock drills with regard to disaster management in their locality or society.
 Take up a small survey (on a concept/topic from the curriculum itself) in the society or their own locality or the market in
their society/locality to be completed in 15 days or a month.
 Watch the proceedings of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha which are telecast on TV.
 Take up social awareness drives in their society/locality.
 Study the weather conditions on a weekly basis.

4. Mathematics
The Mathematics teacher can encourage learners to
 Help parents in planning the home budget for a month.

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  Reading a bank account passbook (for commercial mathematics)
 Solve some mathematical puzzles and reasoning problems
 Prepare or study a layout of a room or a house or a school (for geometrical concepts)

It is also advised that teachers can refer to Life Skills Manuals, Health Manuals and Environmental Education Manuals which
contain age appropriate and interesting activities which can be taken up by the learners individually. These activities can be assigned
to learners so as to enhance their life skills, values and make them health conscious.
Homework is needed, and necessary for a teacher to be able to follow up with each child. The correction and feedback on homework
is an important input that helps both parents and children to follow up and improve in areas which are needed. The nature of the
homework has to be evolved in consultation with the child and between teachers so that the same sort of work is not repeated in
different subject areas. Lastly there has to be a constant feedback sought from parents and children about the utility of the work
done. The recourse to tuitions, and extra classes, can be reduced if the homework is used for learning improvement and acquisition
of diverse skills.

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ENGLISH
Class–VI
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Learning Outcomes

1. Who Did Patrick's 1. Dialogue Writing 20 minutes Creativity

Homework? Suppose one day, like Patrick, you find an elf (tiny man) in Imagination
your room. How would you feel on seeing the elf? What
Value: Self help is
would you want to ask him? Imagine the situation and write a
the best help
dialogue. You may use words like: happy, great, help,
wonderful, easy, relax, best friends, comfortable, spare time
etc.

2. Watch, think and write 20 minutes Creativity

Watch videos of famous Indian magicians like Ugesh Sarcar, Imagination
P.C. Sorcar etc. and describe in your own words, whose tricks
Presentation
you liked the best and why?
Life Skill: Creative
thinking
Decision making

2. How the Dog 1. Creating Dialogues 25 minutes Creative writing,

Found Himself a Taking clues from the chapter 'How the Dog found himself a Thinking skills,
New Master! Imagination,
New Master', create dialogues between the man and the dog,
when the dog meets him. Originality
Vocabulary
enhancement
Life Skill: Empathy

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Learning Outcomes

2. Writing a script 20 minutes Life Skill: Empathy

Given below are the clues of a story. Supposing that this story Writing skill
is to be enacted by the students of your class in an inter-class
competition, write the script of this story. Your script should
have the dialogues, narration stage directions etc.,
Cues - A Mouse Maiden
mouse changed into a girl by a magician...
wants to marry the strongest person...
asks whether sun or cloud stronger (why?)...
but mountain stronger than clouds (how?)...
but mouse stronger than mountain (how?)...
girl asks to marry mouse, becomes a mouse again.

3. Taro's Reward 1. Indian Legends 15-20 Research

'Taro's Reward' is a story in Japanese context about the minutes x 2 Description
obedience of a son to his parents. Similarly, there are many days
Expression
Indian legends that describe the values of obedience and
respect like the story of Shravan Kumar, Lord Ram. Read more Vocabulary
such stories which will be narrated by you in one minute in enhancement
class. Life skill: Attitude
towards elders
Value: Respect and
love for elders,
obedience

2. Expressions 20 minutes Research

Read the situations given below and write two messages: Writing skills

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Learning Outcomes
1. Expressing gratitude: Your friend helped you to complete Vocabulary
your project work as you were not well. building and usage
2. Expressing apology: You have broken your mother's Value: Pleasing
favourite vase. manners
Your messages should include appropriate vocabulary that
can be used in these situations.

4. An Indian– 1. How does it feel? (Diary entry) Observation Expression of

American Woman Kalpana Chawla's crew performed experiments in space on : 5 minutes thoughts
in Space : Kalpana in a day for
pollinating plants. Plant a sapling in your garden or a pot. Creativity
Chawla 15 days.
Observe it growing for 15 days. Write down a page in your
Thinking
diary about how you felt witnessing the plant growing. Diary entry:
20 minutes Writing in
appropriate format
Life skill: Self
awareness
Value: Sensitivity
Interdisciplinary towards nature
with science

2. Watch and write 25 minutes Research

Watch the following youtube videos: Recall
Kalpana Chawla story, India's daughter Application
Earth view from outer space Creativity
Kalpana Chawla star of India Presentation
How did you feel after watching these videos? Are you Life Skill: Self-
fascinated by the lives of astronaut? Do you wish to be awareness,

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Learning Outcomes
one of them? Why or why not? Creative thinking
Value: Work to
achieve one's goals

5. A Different Kind 1. Designing an advertisement pamphlet 20 minutes Articulation

of School Specimens of some advertisement pamphlets will be shown to x 2 days
Creativity
the students. A brainstorming session would be taken up with
Presentation
them focusing on essential aspects of the pamphlet.
Framing
Design an advertising pamphlet for an event to be organized
on International day for disabled persons in your society. Life skill: Empathy
(You may choose the event, give it a catchy slogan, give the Value: Sensitivity
relevant details, add a thought provoking message) towards disabled

2. Blind folded 20 minutes Expression of

Blind fold yourself and walk around in your room for 5 thoughts
minutes. How did you feel? Were you afraid? Were you Creativity
comfortable? (Students may be asked to speak about their
Thinking
experience for one minute in class)
Speaking skills
Take two sheets of blank paper. Write down 10 lines of a
poem you remember on it. Now blind fold yourself and write Life skill: Empathy
down the same poem on another paper. How did you feel? Value: Sensitivity
Were you comfortable? Compare your handwriting on both towards disabled
the sheets. Express your experience in a paragraph.

6. Who I Am 1. Who am I? (Compose a poem) 20 minutes Creativity

Write an autobiographical poem so that anyone who reads it Thinking
will get to know you better. You could write about yourself
Co-relating
from any point of view:
Originality

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Learning Outcomes
1. Likes and dislikes Life skill: Self-
2. Aim in life awareness,
interpersonal
3. Happy and sad moments relationships

2. Memorabilia 20 minutes Creativity

Create a memorabilia reflecting 5 important and treasured x 2 days
Presentation
moments of your life. Use pictures and give interesting and
Organizational
relevant captions to them.
Skills
Life skill: Decision
making, self
awareness

7. Fair Play 1. Reading a story 20 minutes Reading skill

Read any other story on the theme Friendship. It has to be Speaking skill
narrated in class by you. Every student will get 2 minutes for
Vocabulary
the same.
enhancement
Life skill:
Interpersonal
relationship
Value: A friend in
need is a friend
indeed

2. Letter to your friend 20 minutes Expression of

Write a letter to your friend expressing your feelings about thoughts
the special place he/she has in your life. You may include the Creativity
following points:

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Learning Outcomes
How do you enjoy with her? Thinking
What is the best thing about her? Writing in
appropriate format
Why is he/she important in your life?
What are those personality traits that you admire in him Life skill:
Interpersonal
or her?
relationship
Value: A friend in
need is a friend
indeed

8. A Game of Chance Nouns and Verbs 20 minutes Grammatical skills

Pick out 10 words from the lesson which can be used both as Thinking skills
nouns and verbs.
Reading skills
You may follow the examples given below:
1. I trust (verb) my friend completely. Trust (noun) is very
important in a relationship.
2. I respect (verb) my parents very much. As children, we are
taught the importance of showing respect (noun) to elders.

9. Desert Animals 1. Hidden Animals 25 minutes Sentence

Make 5 sentences which have a quality, characteristic or a construction
name of an animal hidden in it. These sentences can later be Analytical thinking
used for playing the game based on this chapter.
Life skill: Critical
Select an animal and frame a sentence in which that name is thinking, Creative
hidden. Examples are given below. thinking, Decision
E.g.: He arrived in America today. making
Answer - Cat

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Learning Outcomes
We made errors in each exercise.
Answer - Deer

2. Making Mind Map 25 minutes Creativity

Prepare mind map on any two desert animals. Imagination
Write the title on the front cover. Write the name of the animal Life skill: Creative
in the centre along with all the characteristics associated with thinking
it as shown in the example:

Interdisciplinary 3. Collect information about any four desert animals. Find out 20 minutes Exploration
with Science the special features or certain habits associated with them,
Identification
that help them to live off in the deserts. Note down in your
notebook and paste the pictures some of these animals also. Observation
Expression

10. The Banyan Tree 1. Web-chart 15 minutes Vocabulary

Draw a Web-chart and write down the values that you imbibe Expression
from a Banyan Tree.
Research
Life skill: Attitude
towards
environment

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Learning Outcomes
Value: Love for
nature

2. Paragraph Writing 20 minutes Creativity

A Banyan Tree is a house to various creatures. What if there is Imagination
no Banyan Tree left on the earth? Imagine the situation and
Vocabulary
write a paragraph on it.
Expression
Life skill: Attitude
towards
environment
Value: Love for
nature

Interdisciplinary 3. Collect leaves of four different trees, out of which one is 25 minutes Exploration
with Science Banyan tree. Compare the features of these leaves with
Observation
respect to size, shape, venation etc. and note down in tabular
form in your note book Identification
Classification
Analysis

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Learning Outcomes
1. Poem–1: A House, 1. Home, Sweet home 20 minutes Analytical skills
A Home Earth is also our habitat and our dear home. But do we treat Comparison
it as our home or our house? Reflect on it and suggest ways
Life skill: Self
to make earth a beautiful home for all.
awareness
Interdisciplinary Value: Love for
with Science family
2. Web Chart (My Dream Home) Vocabulary
Create a Web-chart mentioning the qualities that you would Expression
like to see in your home. Listing
Life skill: Self
awareness
2. Poem–2: The Kite Writing an essay from an object's perspective. 20 minutes Thinking skills
Write a three paragraph essay on 'Kite'. Give the introduction in and writing skills
first paragraph, its routine in second paragraph and feelings in
third paragraph.
3. Poem–3: The Forgiveness Card 20-25 minutes Creativity
Quarrel You recently had a quarrel with your brother/sister. After a few Thinking skills
days you realized that it was your mistake. Prepare a
Presentation
'forgiveness card' seeking forgiveness of your brother/sister.
Expression of
thought
Life skill: Self

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Learning Outcomes
awareness,
Decision making
Value: Love for
family members
4. Poem–4: Beauty 1. Recitation 20 minutes Expression
Find out more poems on the theme of Beauty. For example. Speaking skills
1. I wandered lonely as a Cloud... (by William Wordsworth) Creative thinking
2. Laughing song (by William Blake)
Prepare any one poem on the same theme for recitation in
class.
2. Words ending with 'ty' 20 minutes Critical Thinking
The word 'Beauty' ends with 'ty'. Identify ten more words Vocabulary
ending with 'ty' and use them to make sentences of your
Writing
own.

5. Poem–5: Where Do Compose a poem 20 minutes Thinking skills

All the Teachers Write a self-composed poem dedicating it to your favourite Creativity
Go? teacher. Presentation
Life skill: Self
awareness
Value: Respect
6. Poem–6: The 1. Word Train 20 minutes Analyze
Wonderful Words Make as many words (3 or more letter words) from any one Vocabulary
of the given words: enhancement
1. MANAGEMENT Thinking skills

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Learning Outcomes
2. ENCYCLOPAEDIA Life skill: Decision
3. RENDEZVOUS making
E.g.: BEAUTIFUL
EAT, TABLE, BEAT and so on
7. Poem–7: Vocation Know the poet 20 minutes x Research
Gather information about Rabindra Nath Tagore and his famous 2 days Expression
works and prepare a bio-graphical sketch using the following
hints:
Name
Date of Birth
Educational Qualification
Family
Famous works
Achievements
8. Poem–8: What if Spin-a-yarn 20-25 minutes Creativity
Complete the story from the given beginning in about 100-120 Expression of
words. thoughts
Yesterday, while I was getting ready for school, I thought to Imagination
myself what if ...........................
Coping with stress
...................................................................................................................
Managing
.....
emotions
Decision making

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MATHEMATICS
Class–VI
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Learning Outcomes
1. Knowing Our 1. Crossword 15 minutes Logical Thinking
Numbers Complete the following puzzle: Problem Solving

Across:
2. Value of Indian System equivalent to 1 million.
6. General 5 digit number using 9, 8, 7.
4. Expressing a number that is one less than 100, in words.
8. 2, 4, 6,.........
Down:
1. Successor of 10378695
3. Place of International System of numeration after Ones
and Tens.
5. Greatest one digit number.

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7. Number of zeroes in one thousand.
Suggestion: Crossword can be related to any concept in
this chapter.

2. Collect population of states of India or of 10 large cities or 15 minutes Critical Thinking

of 10 countries and write them in words/Indian/ Identification
International both.
3. Prepare a chart on Roman numbers with match sticks. 15 minutes Creativity
Understanding

4. Make a story about Roman numbers and Indo-Arabic 20 minutes Creative Thinking
numbers. Writing
5. Place Value Systems 15 minutes Logical Thinking
The students will write down mobile numbers of all their Decision Making
family members and fill the following table:

S. Mobile Indian Number Intern- Number

No. Numbers Place Name ational Name
Value Place
System Value
System

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6. Estimations Critical Thinking
The students will choose any 5 packed food items, paste Problem Solving
their empty packs and complete the following table:

S. Names of Empty M.R.P. Estimated

No. packed food Packs (in Value (by
items rupees) general
rule)

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

Total

The students will find out the difference between the

Maximum Retail Price (M.R.P.) and the Estimated value of
each of the food item and will identify the food item/s for
which this difference comes to be maximum and minimum.

7. Roman Numerals 20 minutes Creativity

Students will cut 1 cm x 1 cm square papers (4 in number) Logical
and mark them with letters I, X, V, L and colour them as Reasoning
follows:
Interpersonal
Yellow colour for all 'I' papers, Red colour for all 'X'
Communication
papers, Blue colour for all 'V' papers, Green colour for all
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They will note down age of each family members and
paste the coloured papers representing age in roman
numerals as follows:
S. Relation Age in Hindu- Roman Numeral
No. Arabic Form
1 Mother 32 years X X X I I

Preparing chart by match sticks

Creating a game (two set) by removing match sticks
and making different numbers.
2. Whole Numbers 1. Cartoon Making 20 minutes Creativity
(Interdisciplinary Activity with Fine Arts) Logical
Take A-4 Size coloured sheet. Make cartoons of first 10 Reasoning
whole numbers.
Problem Solving
For example:

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Learning Outcomes
Colour Yellow - Smallest Number
Colour Red - Greatest Numbers
Colour Blue - Number Divisible by 2 and 3
Colour Green - First odd number
Colour Pink - Number multiple of 4

2. On graph paper, draw three rectangles of dimensions 5 cm 20 minutes Creativity

x 7 cm, 5 cm x 3 cm and 5 cm x 4 cm. (as below) Reasoning
Logical Thinking
Decision Making

Find area of each rectangle by "Counting the Squares".

From above, which property of whole numbers can you
conclude?
3. Playing with 1. Number Pyramid 25 minutes Logical
Numbers Look at the picture below: Reasoning
Problem Solving

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There are 21 big squares for the numbers and 15 small

squares for the operation signs.
Each big square must have a number that is the sum or
difference of the numbers on the squares just below it.
The small squares must carry the necessary operation
signs.
Some of the big squares and a small squares are filled
with numbers and a sign. Use these as hints to fill the
rest of the big squares and the small squares to
complete the pyramid.
2. Magic Square 25 minutes Logical Thinking
Draw a magic square such that sum of each row, each Decision Making
column and each diagonal is 15. Dimension of square
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3. Crossword

Make the crossword here.

Across:
1. Two natural numbers are coprime if their HCF is
_________.
2. A number is divisible by _________ if its ones place
digit is either 5 or 0.
3. LCM of 2 and 4 is _________
4. 1 is neither a _________ nor composite number.
Down:
5. 2 consecutive odd prime numbers are known as
_________.
6. A number is divisible by _________ it the number is
divisible by 2 and 3 both.
7. _________ is the only even prime numbers.
8. HCF of 7 and 28 is _________.
4. Basic Geometrical 1. Map Activity 15 minutes Logical Thinking

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Learning Outcomes
Ideas Take a political Map of India, draw the following line Creativity
segments and answer the questions that follows: Decision Making
(a) Join Srinagar to Thiruvanthpuram and name it AB
(b) Imphal to Gandhinagar and name it CD.
(c) Itanagar to Simla and name it EF.
(d) Patna to Chennai and name it GH.
Questions:
(i) Which is the shortest line segment?
Interdisciplinary (ii) Which line segment passes through Arabian Sea?
Activity with (iii) Which line segment passes through a country other
Geography than India?
(iv) Which line segment passes through the maximum
states?
2. Polygons 15 minutes Creativity
Using matchsticks make a triangle, a quadrilateral and a
pentagon. Name all the vertices and measure all the angles
so formed in each figure.
For example:

3. Open and Closed Curves 15 minutes Creativity

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forms 5 closed curves and 5 open curves.
For example:

4. Circle 10 minutes Creativity

(1) Cut 3 different circles. Fold them and make crease to Imagination
show diameter, segment and sector of circles.
For example:

(2) Prepare a circular garden or stadium or tennis court or 15 minutes Creativity

kabaddi ground. Mark the places of players, targets, Observation
audience etc. with respect to the diameter, radius,
Identification
centre of the circle chord, sector. Specify their positions
with respect to the diameter, radius, centre, chord, Analysis
sector of the circle.
5. Understanding 1. Types of Triangles 15 minutes Imagination
Elementary Shapes Paste Ice-cream sticks to make 3 types of triangles based Creativity
on angles. Mention the names of triangles and their type in
front of them.
Collect these things in the form of pasting papers (do real
examples) and then measure their angle / sides.

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2. 3-D Shapes 20 minutes Imagination
Given below are some of the 3-dimensional shapes. Creativity
Observe any 2 real life objects at your home resembling
Critical Thinking
these shapes and draw them.
3-D Shapes Objects Pictures
1. Cube (i) (i) Rubik's cube
(ii) (ii)

2. Cuboid (i) (i) Alarm clock

(ii)

/ Microwave
(ii)

3. Cylinder (i) (i) Box of juice

(ii) (ii)
4. Sphere (i) (i) Ball
(ii) (ii)
5. Cone (i) (i) Tent
(ii) (ii) Softy

3. Angle Formation 20 minutes Creativity

Take circular cut-outs, fold them and make creases to Imagination
make following angles:
Logical Thinking
(a) 90o (b) 45o (c) 60o (d) 180o

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For example:

6. Integers 1. Cancel me out 15 minutes Logical Thinking

The students will use  to represent positive integers and Problem Solving
use O to represent negative integers and solve the Creativity
following. [Cancel one black dot against one white dot
while adding negative and positive integers]. One has
been done as an example:
3+(-2) : + =
Solve:
(a) 3+4
(b) (-2)+1
(c) (-5)+(-2)
(d) 4+(-4)
(e) 9+(-3)
Suggestion: Students may also use two different colour
bindis for this activity one for +ve and one for -ve
2. Puzzle Time 20 minutes Problem Solving
(Inter-disciplinary with English) Logical Thinking
Given below is a simple sentence of 3 words. Each word is Vocabulary
arranged in Jumble. Find out the numerical value of each Enhancement
alphabet according to their increasing numerical value.
Your puzzle is solved!

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7. Fractions Balancing 20 minutes Problem Solving

Students will fill in the missing fractions so that the sum of Logical Thinking
fractions on each side is equal. Also, fractions must be written
in their lowest forms:

8. Decimals 1. Collect any 5 decimal numbers like temperature data from 25 minutes Creativity
newspaper. Paste those numbers and then convert decimal Presentation
into fraction:
Problem Solving
Newspaper Decimals Fractions Creativity
Cuttings
Originality
Problem Solving

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2. Crack The Code !! Problem Solving

Solve each of the addition problems carefully. Match your Decision Making
answer with the correct answer in the code box. When you
Vocabulary
find that match, write the word from the question box
Enhancement
above the answer.

I'am Mathematics
56.4+3.37+8.335 79+3.94+68.36

At Good
38.6+3.86+0.386 59.846+2.3+3.71

Fill with correct words:

__________ __________ ___________ __________

68.105 65.856 42.846 151.30

9. Data Handling 1. Graph 20 minutes Creativity

Note down the number of holidays of each month from Accuracy
April 2016 to September 2016 and represent the data using
Presentation
bar graph.
2. Pictograph 20 minutes Creativity
Count the number of any 4 types of dresses in your Accuracy
wardrobe. Represent the data using pictograph.
Presentation

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10. Mensuration 1. Draw a robot on a grid paper using art of geometry and 20 minutes Creativity
then calculate its area and perimeter. Accuracy
For e.g.
Presentation
Problem Solving

2. The students may calculate area of the 15 minutes Critical Thinking

doors/windows/table tops in their homes by using Analysis
measuring tapes.
Logical Thinking
3. Leaf Tracing 20 minutes Creativity
Collect any leaf and trace it on a graph paper. Find the Problem Solving
area of figure so obtained by method of counting the
Accuracy
squares.

11. Algebra 1. List down few examples from our daily life situations 15 minutes Identification
where algebra is applied. Observation
Exploration

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2. What are the general variables used in algebra. Depict to 15 minutes Thinking
show its application. Analysis
Exploration
12. Ratio and 1. Recipe 15 minutes Problem Solving
Proportions Convert the given Recipe to serving of 100 and 200. Critical Thinking
Serving of 25 Serving Serving of Accuracy
of 100 200

2 cups of flour

2 tsp. baking powder

1/2 tsp. salt

2/5 tsp. cinnamon

1/2 cup of margarine

1/4 cup chopped nuts

4/8 cup orange juice 1 tsp. grated

orange peel

2/4 cup shredded coconut

1 egg beaten

2. Measure and find!! 20 minutes Inter-personal

Note down height of each of your family member or Relationship
friends and find ratio of your height with that of each of Communication
them.
Problem Solving

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13. Symmetry 1. Flags 25 minutes Accuracy
Collect pictures of flags of any 5 countries and draw their Neatness
lines of Symmetry.
Critical Thinking
S. Picture of Flags Country Number of lines
No. of Symmetry

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

2. Cartoon (Character.....:) 20 minutes Creativity

Collect picture of 'face' of your favourite cartoon character Neatness
and cut it vertically using scissors. Paste that half part of
Accuracy
face on A4 size sheet. Draw the second half using
Symmetry.
For example:

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14. Practical Geometry 1. Designing..... 15 minutes Creativity
Take A4 size sheet. Draw one geometrical design "only" Neatness
using compass and colour it.
Accuracy

2. Protractor 25 minutes Creativity

Construct your own protractor on a coloured paper using Accuracy
paper folding technique for drawing angles. How many
Logical Thinking
angles you can identify? Mark them using coloured pencil.

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Alternatives to Homework

SCIENCE
Class–VI
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Learning Outcomes

1. Food Where Activity–1 : Food Habits 40 minutes • Empathy

Does it come To identify the food habits of different animals and spread to • Identification
From two days
construct a food chain/web to show their inter-relationship • Drawing
Procedure • Construction
1. Visit a garden in your school/neighbour • Illustration
2. List down as many animals as you observe like insects, frogs, • Finding relation
lizards on the grass, plants, trees, pond etc.
3. Study their inter-relationships.
4. Make a food chain/food web to show their food habitats
5. Sketch the diagrams to represent the food chain
Task–2
Make some bird feed with some nuts and grains and leave it in
your garden to feed the birds. Keep a bowl of fresh water every
day near the bird feed (value based/life skills)

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Activity–2 : Nutrients 30 minutes • Exploration

To find out the nutrients present in different packed food (health • Analysis
drinks)
• Conclusion
Procedure
• Interpretation
1. Collect 5 packed items that are available in market.
2. Make a list of nutrients found in them.
3. Find out the amount of each of the nutrients present in them.
4. Note down your observations.
5. From your observations, which food items are good or not
good for your health.

Activity–3 : Cheaper Alternative of Nutrients 30 minutes • Exploration

To find out the cheaper alternative of health drinks. • Calculation
Procedure • Interpretation
1. Now for the same nutrients find out the alternative natural • Analysis
source such as vegetable and fruits.
2. Calculate the cost of natural source of nutrients and compare it
with that of the health drink.
3. Find out which one is the costlier.
4. On and A4 size sheet compare the readymade health drink and
the vegetables/fruits in terms of cost and nutrients content.

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2. Components of Activity–1 : Role of different nutrients 40 minutes • Planning

Food To identify the nutrients present in different foods and as per the spread to • Classification
function they perform. two days
• Comparison
Procedure • Listing
1. Write names of nutrients present in different fruits and
• Identification
vegetables (sources of food).
2. Paste the pictures of different sources of nutrients in your
notebook.
3. Also mention the importance of each nutrient.

Nutrient Source Importance

Proteins Pulses, Milk Helps in building

muscles

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4. Categorize different sources into these groups as per the function

they perform
a) Body building
b) Energy giving
c) Protective food
5. Now plan the diet chart
for
a) Growing children
b) Old grandparent

Activity–2 : Water in different food items 20 minutes • Creativity

To test the presence of water in different food items. Day – 1 • Critical Thinking
Procedure • Analysis
1. Take 50g of each of Rajma seeds, coriander leaves and potato
slices, in separate plates.
2. Expose them to sunlight for 4 days and observe.
3. Also mention the food samples having less water.
Is there any advantage of having less water content in food items?
Day – 4
(think and write)
20 minutes
Identify the various food items rich in water. Which of them is/are
a part of your daily diet. Collect their pictures and paste in your
copy.

Activity–3 : Deficiency Diseases 20 minutes • Observation

To study about Anaemia • Explore

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Procedure • Identification
A blood test report shows that your friend is suffering from • Understanding
anaemia. • Critical thinking
Suggest • Problem solving
ways/chan
ge in • General
eating awareness
habits to • Expression
your friend
• Inquisitiveness
for her
early • Presentation
recovery. • Observation
Talk to her
parents for
any other
alternative
s like iron supplements for her quick recovery.
Task
Record/write up your suggestions on A4 size sheet and display on
class display board.

Activity–4 : Endemic Disease 30 minutes • Observation

To find out why a certain disease occur in an area only. • Explore
Procedure • Identification
1. Find out about goitre and sickle cell anaemia. • Understanding
2. How does it occur and where does it occur the most? • Critical thinking
3. What is the reason of its occurrence in a particular area?

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4. Tabulate and conclude your findings:

S. Name of Cause Place of

No. Disease Occurrence

1.

2.

Activity–5 : Staying Healthy the Cheaper way 20 minutes • Observation

Search internet/any other sources and find out easily available • Understanding
local, cheaper alternative food items that can be included in diet to • Discover
make it whole some and easily affordable.
• Identify
E.g.:
• Inquisitiveness
1. Expensive dry fruits/nuts can be replaced by groundnuts,
chestnut etc. • Expression
2. Easily available chutney can replace expensive apple • Awareness
Task 2 • Recognize
Make display cards on coloured sheets and put them on class • Problem solving
display board. • Creativity
Task 3
Value based – inform your maid, sweepers or other helping hands
about these food that help to stay healthy.

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3. Fibre to Fabric Activity–1 : Absorption 30–35 • Observation

Materials Required: Cotton and nylon cloth. minutes • Analysis
Procedure: • Appreciate
1. Take out both the clothes and soak them in water, bring them • Identification
out and dry them in the sun.
• Reasoning
2. Note the time when you started.
• Practical approach
Observation: How long did each take to dry?

Activity–2 : Decomposition of Fabric 5 days • Observation

Materials Required: Cotton cloth, nylon cloth, plot of soil, glass jar • Analysis
with lid and water. • Practical approach
Procedure: • Identification
1. Bury each material of cotton and nylon in soil.
2. Also put each material in a jar of water and put lid on it; and
place in a sunny place.

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3. Place the third set of material in a dark place. After 5 days
remove the sample from ground and jar. Examine the material
and record your observation.
Note down your observation. Conclude from it which kind of
clothes are environment friendly.

Interdisciplinary Activity–3 : Map Activity 15 minutes • Identification

with Social Identify the places known for textile industries in our country. • Exploration
Science
Locate them on the map of India. • Observation
• Critical Thinking

4. Sorting Activity–1 : Hardness 6–7 minutes • Identification

Materials into Take the following materials: Cotton, wool, wooden bat, rubber • Awareness
Groups
ball, a small stone, piece of iron and piece of sponge. Take one by • Analysis
one each of the substance and press it.
• Observation
Record your observation in your note book.
• Thinking

Activity–2 : Transparency 15 minutes • Exploration

Make a list of five objects from your surroundings. Find out • Observation
whether they are transparent or not. Explain the reason for the • Thinking
same.
• Analysis

Activity–3 25 minutes • Observation

Visit a grocery shop in your neighbourhood. Find out how the • Exploration
various items are arranged in its almirah or racks. in different • Analysis
groups. How the concept of sorting of materials applied there that
helps the shopkeepers in doing their work smoothly? • Critical thinking

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Express your observation in the form of a paragraph. • Communication

5. Separation of Activity–1 : Methods of Separation 8–10 minutes • Explore

Substances
In a kitchen, during preparation of food or tea, salt and sugar are • Awareness
mixed. What methods for separation of this mixture would you
• Identify
suggest to your mother?
• Thinking
• Observation
• Reasoning

Activity–2 : Sedimentation 20 minutes • Observation

There was a problem in the water pipeline of a colony where • Thinking
Santosh was living. Muddy water was coming through the taps.
• Exploration
Suggest what steps Santosh should take to make that water
suitable to be used. • Application
• Awareness
• Practical approach

Activity–3 20 minutes • Critical Thinking

Water is not used to extinguish fire caused by oil. Explain. • Exploration
• Analysis

6. Changes Around Activity–1 : Environment 8–10 minutes • Exploration

Us
A number of human activities are causing harm to the • Identification
environment and adversely affecting it. Is it a reversible or an
• Problem solving
irreversible change? Explain giving examples.
• Inferring

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Activity–2 15 minutes • Observation

List few examples of reversible changes e.g. recycling of paper • Critical Thinking
which may be utilised for the benefit of our environment.
• Analysis

Activity–3 20 minutes • Observation

Note down few examples of reversible and irreversible changes • Critical Thinking
from your surroundings. Compare them and tabulate their • Analysis
differences.

7. Getting to Know Activity–1 : Types of Leaves 30 minutes • Observation

Plants To observe different types of leaves and find out the most common • Comparison
features. • Tabulation
Procedure
• Exploration
1. Collect 20 different types of leaves.
• Conclusion
2. Compare their sizes. Feel their texture (Rough/Smooth)
3. Observe their margins, apex, and venation.
4. Tabulate your observations.
5. Find out which feature has appeared the maximum number of
times.
6. Finally summarize/conclude your observations in form of a
statement e.g. Most of the leaves are around ________cm,
_________Texture with _________venation and
_________margin.

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Leaf No. Texture Size Venation Margin Apex

Activity–2 : Stem / Roots 45 minutes • Testing

Take few seeds of gram, moong, groundnut. Soak then in water • Detection
and allow them to germinate. Observe. • Inference
• Interpolation
• Recording

Activity–3 : Parts of a Flower 30 minutes • Identification

To find out whether all flowers have four essential parts i.e. sepals, • Recording
petals, stamen and pistil.

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Procedure • Naming
1. Collect 5 different types of flowers. • Experimentation
2. Dissect the flowers to take out its parts.
3. Record your observations.
4. Paste the parts of a flower on A4 size sheet.
5. Now compare.

S. No. Flower Petals Sepals Stamen Pistil

1. China Rose

2.

6. Conclude your observation.

7. Find out modification if any present in flower e.g. Petalloid,
Sepalloid.

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Activity–4 : Petals and Stamen 30 minutes • Experimentation

To study the pattern of petals and stamens in a flower and then • Identification
relate it to the function they perform.
• Differentiation
Procedure
• Explanation
1. Collect five different types of flowers.
• Justification
2. Dissect the flower to take out its petals and stamen.
3. Observe its colour, number and tabulate the observations.

S. Flower Colour No. of No. of Observation

No. of petal petals stamen

1.

2.

4. Find out why the petals are coloured and the anther appear
yellow. Record in your notebooks.

8. Body Activity–1 : Movements in Animal / Type of Joints 20 minutes • Identification

Movements Study different types of joints and the extent of movement each • Naming
allows

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Procedure • Observation
1. Find out 10 different places where joints are present in your • Exploration
body.
2. Observe the movement at each joint.
3. Identify the type of joints and record your observations

S. No. Body Part Type of Movement Type of Joint

1. Neck

2. Elbow

3. Hip

4. Record your observations.

5. Find out which type of joint allows the maximum movement
and which allows the minimum movement.

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Activity–2 : Types of Joints 20 minutes • Understanding

Now after you have understood which type of joint allows how • Exploration
much movement, try to find out joints in your house, example-
• Interpretation
door, screw, bulb etc.
Identify the kind of joints it can relate to in the human body.
Tabulate your results

S. Joint at Joint in human Similarity Type of

No. home body joint

9. Living Activity–1 : Habitat 30 minutes • Identification

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Organisms and Identify organisms present in a particular habitat and observe • Observation
their their adaptations. • Naming
Surroundings Procedure • Exploration
1. Visit a pond, grassland, garden or lake.
2. Observe and list 5 organisms living in that habitat.
3. Identify the habitat.
4. Examine/study each organism carefully and identify the
adaptations present to help them survive in their habitat,
example- webbed feet in duck, spines in cactus
5. Paste pictures of these organisms in your notebook and list
their adaptations.

Activity–2 : Model of Grassland Habitat 30 minutes • Construction

Make a model of grassland habitat. The teacher may keep these • Observation
models in the Science lab. • Analysis
Procedure
1. Take a shoebox.
2. Lid of the shoebox –
Ground, Box parted
vertically – Background
3. Sprinkle husk on the lid
to make ground .Use
green twigs to make
small trees
4. Paste pictures of
animals on the
background.

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5. Put plastic animals on the ground to make the habitat.

Activity–3 : Endangered Animals 20 minutes • Observation

1. Ask your grandparents about the • Analysis
animals/ insects that were
commonly found in their times.
2. List them and paste their pictures
3. Can they be seen today also?
4. If not, find out the reasons from
them as well as from other source.
5. Critically evaluate, such type of
development.

10. Motion and 1. Find out the information about the modes of transport used in 20 minutes Exploration
Measurement of olden times and compare them with the present day modes of
Observation
Distances transport.
Critical Thinking

Interdisciplinary 2. Find out information about the various constructions made 25 minutes Exploration
with Social during the period of Indus Valley Civilisation/Harappan
Critical Thinking
Science Civilisation. Comment on the importance and application of

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measurement during that period. Observation
Analysis

3. Do you / any of your family member play any musical 15 minutes Observation
instrument? Comment upon the motion observed in it.
Critical Thinking
Identification

4. Observe periodic motion in a metal ruler and comment. 10 minutes Observation

Thinking
Analysis

11. Light, Shadow 1. Does moon light originate from the moon only? Paste the 25 minutes Exploration
and Reflection pictures of increasing and decreasing sizes of moon into your
Observation
Interdisciplinary note-book. Find out the reason for this increase or decrease in
size and write down it in the form of a paragraph. Identification
with Hindi
Critical Thinking
Analysis

2. Collect at least 10 materials from your surroundings. Tabulate 10 minutes Identification

and write your observations as -
Observation
S. Materials Transparent/Opaque/ Reason Critical Thinking
No. Translucent
Decision Making

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3. Take three different types of objects - one transparent, one 20 minutes Identification
translucent and one opaque. Take them out in the sunlight and
Observation
observe their shadow. Note down your observations as -
Experimentation
S. Material/ Transparent/ Shadow If shadow
No. Object Opaque/ formed formed, is it Analysis
Translucent Yes/No dark/light? Critical Thinking

From the above observations conclude which type of

object/material forms which kind of shadow or not forms the
shadow and why?

4. Image formation by plane mirror 4-5 minutes Observation

Things required: A plane mirror Critical Thinking
Procedure: Stand in front of a plane mirror. You can see your Analyzing
image in the mirror. Examine the following characteristics of
Inference
image
Size and shape
Colour
Details of your face
What happens when you move two step forward.
Note down your observations.

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5. To understand that lateral inversion occurs in unsymmetrical 13–15 • Observation

objects minutes • Identification
Objects required: A plane mirror
• Recording
Procedure: Using a plane mirror, find out the mirror images of
following words.
1. REFLECTION
2. MIRROR
3. AMBULANCE
4. POLICE
Record the words, whose mirror image does not change, cut
these alphabets from the centre by drawing a line. What do
you observe?
Observation: The alphabets, whose mirror image does not
change are symmetrical.

Interdisciplinary Conclusion: Lateral inversion only occurs in the objects, which are
with unsymmetrical.
Mathematics

12. Electricity and Activity–1 : Current flows in a closed electric circuit 12–15 • Inquisitiveness
Circuits Find out how current flows in a closed circuit. minutes • Research

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Things required: Copper wires, torch bulb, dry cell. • Analyze
Method: Take an insulated copper wire. Cut it into two halves A • Critical thinking
and B. Take a torch bulb fitted with holder. Fix one end of each • Understanding
wire to each terminal of holder of bulb. Fix other end of wire A to
base of cell and other end of wire B to central terminal of cell.
Observe what happens now. Remove wire B from central terminal
of cell.
Note down your observations.

Activity–2 : Conductors allow electric current to pass through 12–15 • Observation

them minutes • Exploration
Things required: Bulb, dry cell, copper wires, cotton thread.
• Understanding
Method: Make an electric circuit by joining two terminals of bulb,
• Analyzing
with two terminals of cell, using copper wires. When the circuit is
complete, bulb will glow. Now replace the copper wire by a cotton • Infer
thread. • Appreciation
Note down your observations.

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Activity–3 : Increase in the brightness by increasing the number 15–20 • Observation

of cells minutes • Identification
Things needed: Dry cell, torch bulb, copper wires.
• Analyzing
Method: Take a dry cell and a torch bulb. Connect the bulb to the cell.
• Application
Notice the brightness of bulb. Now connect two cells in the circuit
and again notice the brightness of bulb. Repeat with three cells. • Understanding
Does the brightness of bulb increase or decrease. Note down your
observations.

Interdisciplinary 4. We should not touch electrical appliances with wet hand. 20 minutes Creative Writing
with Language Saloni wants to explain this to her younger brother. Depict this and Thinking
situation in the form of dialogues between the two.
Analysis
Observation

13. Fun with Magnet Activity–1 : To show the alignment of magnet 12–15 • Observation
Observe alignment of a magnet. minutes • Inquisitiveness
Things needed: Bar magnet, block of wood, tub filled with water. • Analysis
Method: Take a bar magnet, place it on a wood and put it in tub • Understanding
filled with water. The block of wood will float in water and

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magnet over it comes to rest in north-south direction. Disturb it a
little from its position of rest, see what happens. Find out along
which direction the magnet comes to last.
Note your observation in your notebook.

Activity–2 : Make your own magnet 10–12 • Observation

Things required: Iron nail, Bar magnet. minutes • Identification
Method: Take a long iron nail and place it on a table. Hold one • Research
pole of magnet over one end of nail. Rub the nail with magnet • Analysis
from one end A to other end B. Then lift the magnet and bring it
down once again. Repeat fifty times. Test the nail by bringing iron • Infer
pins near it. • Understanding
Note down your observations.

Activity–3 : To identify poles in magnets 15–20 • Observation

Things required: Bar magnet, round magnet, horse shoe magnet, minutes • Exploration
iron fillings. • Inquisitiveness
Method: Arrange different types of magnets, having different • Understanding

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shapes from friends, school labs etc. Spread iron fillings or pins • Appreciation
over the different magnets and try to find the position where the • Analyzing
quantity of iron filings are more. These are the poles of the
magnet. • Infer

Note down your observations.

14. Water Activity–1 20 minutes • Creative Writing

Compose a story using coloured pictures with a message to reduce and Thinking
wastage of water. • Innovation

Activity–2 25 minutes • Analysis

Find out if there any provision of rain water harvesting in your • Expression
house building. Make a brief note about its utility and working. • Critical Thinking

Interdisciplinary Activity–3 20 minutes • Critical Thinking

with Social What were the different methods of conserving water in ancient • Observation
Science. times? Also give a reference of 'The Great Bath' of Harrappan • Exploration
civilization.

Activity–4 : Purification of Water 10–15 • Exploration

Collect some water and then try to purify it for drinking purpose. minutes • Awareness
1. Take water in a pan and boil it; and then filter it. • Problem solving
2. Take some water and add chlorine tablet in it and then filter it. • Inquisitiveness
3. Take some water in another pan and then put alum in it, and • Critical thinking
after some time filter it.
Observation: Then observe each case and try to find out which
pan is having unclean water and suggest which is a good method
in all the three.

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15. Air Around us Activity–1 : To show that air occupies space 20 minutes • Observation
Mohan invited his friends to his sisters birthday party. As it was • Identification
summer, he served them with cold drink, cold lassi and cold coffee
• Analysis
in glasses. On the surface of the glasses, small water droplets
appeared. Why? Cite down similar examples from your home and • Critical Thinking
note down in your note book. • Decision Making

Activity–2 : Plants give out oxygen during Photosynthesis 20 minutes • Observation

Look at the leaves of trees in your surroundings. Take out two of • Identification
them. Keep one as such and wash another with water and wipe it • Analysis
with a soft piece of cloth. Compare the two. Note down your
observations and find the reason for the same. Put the leaves • Decision Making
separately inside the cellophane packets and paste it into your
notebook.

Activity–3 20 minutes • Awareness

Collect information about the various diseases caused due to dust • Exploration
and smoke. What preventive measures we may follow? • Critical Thinking

16. Garbage in Activity–1 : Decomposition 1st day • Differentiation

Garbage Out To find out the rate at which different packaging materials 15 minutes • Classification
decompose. • Application
Procedure
• Analysis
1. Take 2 paper bags, 2 juice tetra packs, 2 potato chips pack,
2 icecream cups, 2 jute bags.
2. Dig a pit in your home garden.
3. Place the material in the pot and cover.
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5. Find out
a) Which material
decomposed the
most?
2nd day
b) Which remained
unchanged? 15 minutes

Conclude your
observations critically.

Activity–2 : Types of waste 1st day • Comparison

Find out the difference between the kinds of waste and study their 15 minutes • Experimentation
proper disposal methods.
• Categorization
Procedure
• Explanation
1. Take 5 pots.
2. Put leaves, paper, vegetable peels, plastic and metal wastes
separately in them.
3. Cover with soil.
4. After a month observe what has happened.
5. Categorise them into 2 types of waste based on their
decomposition.
6. Find out what can you do with plant and metal waste. 2nd day
7. Explain 3 R's in your notebook. 15 minutes

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Activity–3 20 minutes • Creativity

Various waste items used in home can be recycled and reused to • Innovation
make beautiful decorative pieces. Think about them and write
down any two ideas of yours in this regard.

Activity–4 25 minutes • Identification

Undisposed garbage may cause harm to the environment as well • Observation
as human health. Collect information about it from various • Critical Thinking
newspapers and paste it into your note book.

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1. What, Where, Activity–1 : Map Work 10 minutes Identification

How and When? On a river map of India, mark the following rivers (refer to atlas Observation
and chapter 1of history)
Knowledge
River Kaveri
Map Reading
River Godavari
River Mahanadi
River Krishna
River Brahmaputra
River Ganga
River Yamuna
River Tapi

Activity–2 : Prepare a web chart to show different sources to 15 minutes Critical Thinking
study the past. You can also paste pictures of different sources to Exploration
make it look colourful.
Observation

2. On the Trail of Activity–1 : Family Timeline Album Making 20 minutes Recognition

the Earliest Materials required: Scrap book, picture of family outing, each day Extrapolate
people photographs of family members, personal achievements, copy of for 3 days
Appraise
certificates or outstanding academic report card.
Discover
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album where the following information can be presented- Cultural Values
1. Family tree Emotional Life
2. Information about maternal and parental grandparents - Skills
photographs, their likes and dislikes, family outings.
3. Compilation of album.

Activity–2 : 15-20 Analysis

Collect pebbles of different shapes and sizes. Paint pre-historic minutes
Creativity
figures and animals on them. Use these pebbles as paper
weights.

Activity–3 : 15-20 Analysis

What will you draw on the walls of a cave to tell the people minutes
Creativity
about your life and society?

3. From Gathering Activity–1 : Tool Making 20 minutes Identification

Food to Growing Procedure for 2 days
Appreciation
Food
1. To make tools using clay highlighting the Neolithic age Creative
(Four Tools)
Artistic
2. The tools should be handmade having pointed/flat/
surface /edge. Imaginative

3. Colour the tools with grey / white / brown colour making Aesthetic Sense
the rough surface.

4. In the Earliest Activity–1 : 20 minutes Artistic

Cities Give 200 gms ball of clay to children to make a model of the cart, Creative
house, dancing girls. Write a small description of each and make
Awareness
a display for class.

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Appreciation
Demonstration

Activity–2 : 40 minutes Presentation

spread to
Very often old buildings have a story to tell. Find out from your Communication
parents/grandparents or identify any one old building in your two days
Accuracy
surroundings. Try to find information about its architecture,
material used, when and by whom was it built etc. Also write
about who looks after those buildings now. Students can do this
activity in their notebook.

Activity–3 : 25 minutes Presentation

How are the crafts of the Harappan Civilisation similar to Originality
the crafts we use today? You can use pictures/images of the
Creativity
crafts to highlight the similarities between the two.
Prepare a list of specialists and write about the kind of work
they do in their area of specialisation.

5. What Books and Activity–1 : Diary Entry 20 minutes Imagination

Burials Tell Us
Imagine that once you lived in Imangaon 3000 years ago. Write Critical Thinking
a diary entry describing the various rituals followed there by the
society. Identification

Also write your opinion about the rituals. Evaluate

Correlate
Comprehend

6. Kingdoms, Kings Activity–1 : Map Pointing 20 Minutes Identification

and Early
Mark and indicate the important Janpadas, Mahajanpadas on an

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Republics outline map of Indian using the following key- Recognition

Janpadas Discover
Map Pointing
Mahajanpadas
Self Awareness

Activity–2 : Case Study - Magadha 20 minutes Inquisitives

for 2 days
Once - Magadha has been referred as a historic city during Infer
ancient India. Collect information on the following aspects
Concatenating
highlighting the great Magadha city.
Historic background List
Discover
Important rivers - locations on map
Comparison
Occupation
Observation
Powerful rulers
Self Awareness
Capital city
Knowledge
Conquest
Presentation to be done on coloured A4 sized sheets along with Social Thinking
relevant pictures. (References pg 60-61 of the history book)

7. New Questions Activity–1 : Collage Making - Religions 20 minutes Artistic

and Ideas Students will be required to make a collage on the topic given for 2 days
Identification
according to the roll no allocated in the following series -
Exploration
Write Quotations
Observation
(Roll No. 1 - 5) Teaching of Hinduism
Compare and
(Roll No. 6 - 10) Teaching of Buddhism Analyse

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(Roll No. 11 - 15) Teaching of Jainism Aesthetic Sense
(Roll No. 16 - 20) Teaching of Zaraster Critical Thinking
(Roll No. 21 - 25) Teaching of Hinduism along Cultural Values
(Roll No. 26 - 30) Famous pilgrimage centres Awareness
(Roll No. 31 - 35) Famous saints of Jainism Devotion
(Roll No. 36 - 40) Famous saints of Buddhism
Note: Collage will be displayed on class bulletin boards.

Activity–2 : 15-20 Understanding of

List any five teachings of Buddha and Mahavir which you think minutes the teachings of
can be significant in today's time. Great Person
Values

Activity–3 : 15-20 Understanding of

What are some of the morals which you have learnt at home or minutes the teachings of
in school? List at least five such values. Do you think that the Great Person
values listed are an extension of the teachings of Lord Buddha Values
and Lord Mahavir?

Activity–4 : 15-20 Understanding of

Imagine that you were the charioteer of Buddha who showed minutes the teachings of
him the Four Great Sights. Write a dialogue of the scene starting Great Person
from the time he left the palace to when he reached home. Values

Activity–5 : 15-20 Understanding of

Many places in the world are associated with the life of Lord minutes the teachings of
Buddha and Lord Mahavir and you feel that you should see Great Person
them. List out all the places that you wish to visit and why. Values

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8. Ashoka, The Activity–1 : Picture Pasting - National Emblem of India 20 minutes Identification
Emperor Who
The national emblem of India is the identity of India's rich Awareness
Gave Up War
ancient heritage. Identify and collect the copy of pictures which
List
have national emblem on them. E.g. Passport, Coins, Rupee,
Adhaar Card etc. Paste the pictures in your notebooks Cultural Values
Recognisation
Appreciation
Social Life Skills
Utility

Activity–2 : Designing a National Symbol for India 30 minutes Discover

Material required - A4 size sheet Critical Thinking
Students to design a national symbol for their country India. Cultural Value
They will also write a slogan under it.
Social Thinking
Look at the lion symbol and explain what the original symbol
had and why? Appraise
Artistic Value

Activity–3 : 15 minutes Creativity

Each student should prepare his/her own dhamma and display Originality
his/her novel ideas under the heading of 'Our own dhamma' on
Relevance
a bulletin board in the classroom highlighting one aspect of ideal
living.

9. Vital Villages, Activity–1 : Interview - Crafts People that Work in the Society 20 minutes Extrapolate
Thriving Towns Procedure: The students to identify some products which are for 3 days
Inquisitiveness

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crafts. Students to prepare a questionnaire covering the Identification
following viewpoints / aspects -
Appraise
Name
Awareness
Type of Product
Recognition
Material - Raw Material
Social Thinking
Design
Critical Thinking
Equipments used to make these product
Analyse
Raw materials used
Utility of their product
Market value of these product

10. Traders, Kings Activity–1 : Identification and Making of the Silk Route on the 30 minutes Exploring
and Pilgrims Physical Map of the World-
Awareness
Material Required: A3 size sheet, World Map and Sketch Pens
Discover
Procedure: Mark the silk route on the world map and present it
Compare
on A3 size sheet. Show the items or commodities exchanged
along the routes from various countries. Critical Thinking
Inquisitives
Locate
Intersection

Interdisciplinary Activity–2 : Paragraph Writing 30 minutes Awareness

with Language There are several pilgrimages that are performed by people of Infer
India. Find out about any one of them and write a short
Justify
paragraph about it.
Organize

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Hints: Who are eligible for pilgrimage men, women or children? Appreciate
How long does it take and how do people travel? Creativity
What are the things they carry with them? Construct
What do they do once they reach the holy place? Compressed
Do they bring anything from the holy place? Discover
Express
Explore

11. New Empires and Activity–1 : Prashasti Making 30 minutes Identification

Kingdoms
Take an A4 size sheet. Create a prashasti of your favourite Analysis
Indian King highlighting his policies, programmes and
Critical Thinking
achievements (Political and Social)
Logical Approach
Appreciation
Awareness
Conceptualise
Exploration

Activity–2 : Project Work 30 minutes Recognize

Make a genealogical tree of yourself mentioning atleast two Vocalize
generations. You can take the help from your grandparents.
Identify
Note: Presentation to be done on coloured A4 size sheet.
Appraise
Investigate

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Compare
Contrast

Activity–3 : Map Work 20 minutes Identification

On an outline map of the Indian sub-continent, mark the List
important centres of the Gupta Rulers-
Recognise
Prayaga
Ujjain
Pataliputra
Nalanda
Mathura
Karain

Activity–4 : 15 minutes Creativity

Collect information and pictures from various sources and make Innovation
a collage on the 'Golden Age of Ancient Indian History'. It
should cover the following topics:
(i) Literature
(ii) Art and Architecture

12. Building, Activity–1 : Designing of Book Cover Page 30 minutes Exploration

Paintings and I. Design a cover page of your favourite historical book. for 2 days
Creativity
Books
II. Bring it to class and speak a few words about it highlighting Speaking
its importance.
Application
Correlate

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Activity–2 : Enact a Play 15 minutes Critical Thinking

Prepare a play based on a story from the Panchatantra, and enact Creativity
it in class.
Construct

Activity–3 :
List any five ways to show how these books and paintings help
us in the modern world.

Activity–4 : 15 minutes Creativity

After reading the chapter, make a presentation in the form of Critical Thinking
web chart on the contribution of the ancient Indians in the field
of science, mathematics and medical science. Analysis
Decision-Making

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1. Understanding Activity–1 : My India 20 minutes Critical and

Diversity Description: Creative Thinking

Create a 'This is My India' collage using pictures, poems, Observation

phrases, words and quotations in groups of five each to bring
out the essence of diversity in India.
Extended Learning:
Just as India Nepal is also known for its unity in diversity. Find
out more about the diversity in Nepal.

Activity–2 : Unity in Diversity 20 minutes Exploration

Just as India is known for its unity in diversity, find about any Critical Thinking
other country and note down in your copy.
Analysis

Activity–3 : 15 minutes Creativity

Select a sentence of your choice in English. Write down the Exploration
same sentence in five different languages of any five states of
our country.

Activity–4 : 20 minutes Creativity

Collect the pictures of dances of various states of our country Innovation
and paste in into your note book.
Identification

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2. Diversity and Activity–1 : Stand up Against Description 20 minutes Values

Discrimination What are some ways you could safely stand up against Empathy
discrimination? (Note: Emphasize peaceful strategies like telling
an adult, contacting a civil liberties group of organizing a
boycott or protest).
In small groups, take one of the examples of discrimination on
your own, and write a skit illustrating 1) an act of
discrimination and 2) how people stand up against it.

Activity–2 : 20 minutes Critical Thinking

Explore the lives and accomplishments of Martin Luther King, Observation
Jr. and Nelson Mandela for Social Rights and Freedom. Find out
Analysis
information about any two Indian leaders showing similarities
with them in their fight for social rights and freedom.

Interdisciplinary Activity–3 : Paragraph Writing 20 minutes Social thinking

with language We should also follow the laws of our society. What do you Critical thinking
think will happen if we break the laws of our country.
Observation
Write a paragraph depicting the above.
Discussion
Problem solving
Human values and
ethics

Activity–4 : Cartoon Making 30 minutes Artistic

Draw a cartoon on the topic: "We may have come on different Creative
ships, but we are in the same boat now".
Explore
(Stirring for equality)
Critical thinking

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Human values
Analysis

3. What is Activity–1 : Central and State Government 15 minutes Observation

Government? Cut out newspaper headlines of the different actions taken by Exploration
the Government for the welfare of the people and categorize
them under the work of Central Government and State
Government.

Activity–2 : Composing of Democracies 15 minutes Observation

United States of America also has a democratic form of Critical Thinking
Government, but it is different from the democracy in India.
Analysis
Show the similarities and differences between the two
democracies. Decision-making

Activity–3 : Newspaper Activity 20 minutes Critical thinking

Cut out newspaper headlines (for the last 1 week) of the Analyse
different actions taken by the Government for the welfare of the
Deduce
people and categorize them under the work of central and state
government. Observation
Exploration
Social thinking
Inquisitiveness

Activity–4 : Importance of Universal Adult Franchise 20 minutes Critical thinking

Mahatma Gandhi strongly believed that all adults in Indian Analysis
should be given the right to vote. Many people thought that
Evaluate
illiterate and poor people should not be given the right to vote.
Decision making

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What do you think on this issue? Political skills
Write down your view in your notebooks. Human values of
ethics

4. Key Elements of a Activity–1 : Representing Social Issues 15 minutes Creativity

Democratic
Design editorial cartoons or comic strips that focus on social
Government
issues like gender equality, freedom of speech, create awareness
and bring about a change in worker's rights.

Activity–2 : RTI Act 20 minutes Exploration

Right to information Act 2005 mandates timely response to Critical Thinking
citizens' requests for government information. Find out more
about the act and complete the concept web.

Activity–3 : 20 minutes Analysis

for 3 days
Find out any one example of different types of Governments. Evaluate
Write some important facts regarding its origin, features of that
government. Also paste picture of the founder and the current Infer
head of that type of Government. Compare
Note: Presentation to the done on A4 size coloured sheets. Decision making
Critical thinking
Conceptualize
Classify

5. Panchayati Raj Activity–1 : Panchayati Raj 10 minutes Creativity

Create the front page of a rural newspaper and add headlines Critical Thinking
regarding the meetings, achievements and working of the three

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tiers of the Panchyati Raj. You can also add articles about the Observation
village and advertisements by farmers.

Activity–2 : Ways for Effective Rural Administration 20 minutes Exploration

Some states have launched a helpline for better grievance Observation
redressal. Find out more about how this helpline is effective in
better rural administration.

Activity–3 : 20 minutes Recognize

Material Required: A4 size sheets for 2 days Conaptualize
Have you ever heard of rain harvesting? It is an old method of Analyse
converging rain water to utilise it for different purposes.
Compare
Imagine yourself as one of the panch of Panchayat. Your
village is facing acute problem of water shortage. What measure Deduce
will you take to get rid of the problem and what suggestion will Investigate
you give to the village regarding water conservation?
Appreciate

Activity–4 :
Write a play on the way a Panchayat would settle any issue like
street lighting, mid day meals.

6. Rural Activity–1 : Land Record 10 minutes Writing

Administration Write a letter to your friend informing her/him about the Critical Thinking
process of land record maintenance and its importance in the
proper functioning of the village administration.

Activity–2 : Technology and Agriculture 20 minutes Observation

Technology is playing an important role in the field of Logical Thinking
agriculture. Enlist the different ways in which the latest
Application
technology is helping in the field of agriculture.

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Activity–3 : Complete the Table 20 minutes Identify

Note: Make the following table in your notebooks and complete Classify
it-
Conceptualize
Officers Duties Compare
SHO (Station House Officer) Contrast
Analysis
Patwari
Synthesis
Tehsildar

Constable

7. Urban Activity–1 : Common Problems of Community 20 minutes Communication

Administration Talk to people in your colony and make a list of some common Observation
problems for which they have approached the municipalities in
their area and what was their experience.

Activity–2 : Letter Writing 20 minutes Formatting

Write a letter to the local ward councillor / Municipal Organising
commissioner informing him / her about the road dug up in
Comprehend
front of you house and the work is left incomplete. Write how it
is causing problem for everyone in the neighbourhood. Critical thinking
Expression
Application

Activity–3 : Raising Awareness 20 minutes Analysis

Talk to people in your colony and make emphasis on the for 4 days
Critical thinking
following aspects-

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Common Problems Application
How they approached the municipalities in their area. Synthesis
Their experience Investigate
Solution provided Inquisitiveness
Note: Bring your sheets with information for class discussion in Problem solving
the next week.

8. Rural Livelihoods Activity–1 : 20 minutes Self-Awareness

Untimely rains cause many farmers to lose their entire yield. Empathy
Find out the impact of this on the farmers and the steps taken
by the Government to help these farmers.

Activity–2 : Explore and relate some success stories of the 25 minutes Identification
organization
Observation
Aajeevika - National Rural Livelihoods Mission (NRLM) was
Critical thinking
launched by the Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD),
Government of India in June 2011. Aided in part through
investment support by the World Bank, the Mission aims at
creating efficient and effective institutional platforms of the
rural poor enabling them to increase household income through
sustainable livelihood enhancements and improved access to
financial services. Find out the success stories of some more
organisations.

Activity–3 : Debate 20 minutes Expression

Topic: Migration from rural to urban areas in India is justified for 3 days
Demonstration
or not.
Organization
Give your views in favour or against citing few examples from
Comparison

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our own country. Evaluation
Critical thinking
Application

Activity–4 : Homework 20 minutes Comparison

List the different occupations that the people of the villages or for 2 days
Application
self employed in towns take up and point out the difficulties
Critical thinking
faced by them.
Analysis
Note: To be done on A4 size coloured sheets
Demonstrate
Occupation Difficulties
Problem solving

9. Urban Activity–1 : 20 minutes Self-Awareness

Livelihoods Write an autobiography of a person who has just started a small Empathy
bookstore in a new city keeping in mind the problems faced by
Writing
him and the prerequisites needed by him/her to start a new
business.

Activity–2 : Interview 20 minutes Identification

Conduct an interview with a domestic worker, driver (van/ for 2days
Extraction
bus/personal), labour, vegetable seller, vendor, junk dealer etc.
Conceptualize
(Any two)
Human Values and
Find out about-
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their life style Introspection
problems faced in cities Recognition
Social thinking
Observation

Activity–3 : NGO's – A Blessing to the City (Write up) 20 minutes Identification

Ramesh works in an NGO for skill development and livelihood for 2 days
Inquisitiveness
promotion. It aspires to prepare all young men and women to
Social thinking
get formal employment or self employment through oriented
vocational business and life skills training. Find out about more Problem solving
such NGO's working for youth employment and make a Human values and
brochure on them. ethics
Appreciate
Recognize
Explore

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1. The Earth in the Activity–1 : Show and Tell - Planets in the Solar System 30 minutes Observation
Solar System
The child will choose a planet of his/her choice and collect Visualize
information related to it and present the same to the students in
Discover
the class.
Inquisitiveness
Exploration
Identify

Activity–2 : Infer
Find out the names and pictures of the artificial satellites of Observation
India. Paste and label them in your notebook.
Exploration
Inquisitiveness
Self Awareness
Identification
Appreciate

2. Globe: Latitudes Activity–1 : Map Work - Time Calculation 20 minutes Recognize

and Longitudes
Students to draw the meridians at the interval of 15 degrees on Identify
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meridian. Self Awareness
Note: Map to be pasted in notebooks. Exploration
Observation
Map locating and
identification

Activity–2 : Globe Reading / Atlas Reading

Identify the following with the help of a globe / atlas.
1. Identify the equator, tropic of cancer, tropic of capricorn,
Artic circle, Antartic circle, north pole and south pole.
2. Identify the temperale palar and tropical zones.
3. The longitudinal extent of your state.
4. The countries constituting the Indian sub-content.
5. The northern most latitude in degrees.
6. The southern most latitudes of the Indian mainland in
degrees.
7. The states through which (India) tropic of cancer passes.
8. The scale located on the three seas and oceans.

3. Motions of the Activity–1 : Project Work - Astronomers of the World 20 minutes Identification
Earth for 2 days
Collect information and/or picture of the famous astronomers Inquisitiveness
of India. Write a project report on the topic, "Great Astronomers
of the India" Especially mention their contribution in the field of Exploration
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Appreciate
Self Awareness
Knowledge
List

Activity–2 : 20 minutes Inquisitiveness

Suppose you and your family want to visit Australia around Access
21st June for a week. Make a list of things that you need to pack
for your vacations. List to be noted in the notebook. Observation
Reorganization
List
Appreciate
Knowledge
Decision Making

4. Maps Activity–1 : 20 minutes Locate

Draw a plan of your school and show the following- Identify
(a) Your classroom Observation
(b) Playground Recognise
(c) Staff room Explanation
(d) Principal room
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(g) Auditorium
Note: Drawing to be done on A4 sized sheets.

Activity–2 : 20 minutes List

Make a sketch of you locality using different conventional Locate
symbols. Drawing to be done in the notebooks.
Observation
Identify
Classification

5. Major Domains of Activity : Poster Making - Disaster and Preparedness 20 minutes Infer
the Earth for 2 days
Materials required: Chart, relevant picture, sketch colours. Identify
Procedure: Collect information and design a poster on the topic Sensitize for the
given below according to your roll number. Physical
Roll No. 1-5 and 16-20: Earthquake - Do's and don't Environment

Roll No. 6-10 and 21-25: Volcanic eruption – Do's and don'ts - Observation
Before, during and after. Knowledge
Roll No. 11-15 and 26-30 - Floods - Do's and don'ts – Before, Discover
during and after.
Social and Human
Roll No. 25-30 - Wild Fire/Forest Fire - Do's and don'ts - Before, Values
during and after.
Problem solving
Roll No. 31-35 - Heat Waves - Do's and don'ts - Before, during
and after. Appreciate
Roll No. 36-40 - Land Slides - Do's and Don'ts - Before, during
and after.

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6. Major Landforms Activity–1 : Slogan Writing 20 minutes Awareness

of the Earth
Prepare a poster highlighting the slogan on an attempt to Evaluate
reduce land/water/air pollution.
Appreciate
Note: To be done on A4 size coloured sheet.
Application

Activity–2 : Model Making - Land Forms 20 minutes Recognition

Material required: Cardboard (12" x 12") Clay/POP/Paper for days
Categories
machine
Compare
Our earth surface consist of a variety of land forms. Prepare the
models of any 3 land forms (a mountain, a plain, a hill, a Identify
plateau, a valley) and display them on the cardboard using the Appreciate
above mentioned materials.
Observation
Note: You can colour the landforms and give a brief description
in your own words in the class.

7. Our Country - Activity–1 : Map Skill - Tourism in India 20 minutes Map pointing
India
India is famous for its tourism. Find out atleast 10 tourist places Location
of India and name the states in which they are found. Locate
Identification
and label the states on the political map of India.
Note: Information and map work to be done in the notebooks. Observation
Critical thinking
Appreciate
Selection
Decision making

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Interdisciplinary Activity–2 : Creative Writing - Poem 20 minutes Creativity

with Languages
Compose a poem in your own words on your favorite season Organization
highlighting the following aspects-
Brainstorming
Month and duration
Comprehend
Features of the season
Application
Food - fruits and vegetables available
Validate
Why do you like this season?

8. India: Climate, Activity–1 : Paper Presentation 20 minutes Critical thinking

Vegetation and for 2 days
Materials required: A4 size sheet Identify
Wild Life
Procedure: Collect information of any one of the government or Explore
non-government organization that has been working towards
wildlife protection and conservation. List

Document the information on an A4 size sheet. Mention some Human values

steps as to how as an individual you can contribute in Problem solving
protection and conservation of wild life.
Observation
Knowledge
Appreciate

Activity–2: Map Activity 15 minute Identification

Identify important wild life sanctuaries and locate them on the Observation
map of India.
Critical thinking

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Class–VII
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No. Learning Outcomes

1. Three Questions 1. Being Human 10 minutes Oratory skills

For classroom discussion: Self awareness
Students will be given a picture and asked to find The value of helping others
out the answers of
Awareness of road safety
the questions given
rules
below:
Compassion
1. What, do you
think, the child is
doing?
2. Why, do you 15 minutes
think, he/she is
doing it?
3. What, do you
think, they must
have felt:
a) the child
b) the old lady

Home Task:
The students will be asked to use their observations
to prepare for a classroom discussion on the theme
'Being Human'.

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2. 3 C's in decision making 10 minutes Decision making skills

Classroom discussion Analytical skills
Following situation is explained to the students: Imagination
Junior and senior students of the school travel in the Expression of thoughts
same school bus. While travelling, the seniors bully
Problem solving
the juniors and occupy their seats.
(The teacher will tell the students to apply 3C's: They will be able to
understand P.O.W.E.R.
Challenge, Choices and Consequences to solve the
(Problem, Options, Weigh,
problem.)
25 minutes Elect and Reflect) model for
Home Task: decision making.
The students will be asked to write down the
various choices that they have, as juniors, in the
given situation, and their consequences.
Then, they will be asked to select the option they
think is the best, and write a few sentences giving
reasons for their choice.

3. Curiosity - The wick in the candle 20 minutes Curiosity will be aroused

Students will frame 5 questions, the answers of Creative thinking skills will be
which they are curious to know from their elders. developed
Then they will put the questions to their elders and Interpersonal relationship
check whether their answers satisfy their curiosity or
not. If not, then why not?
(They will share their questions and answers in the
class.)

2. A Gift of Chappals 1. Obedience with exactness 25 minutes An attitude of care and

Home Task I: compassion

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Students will be asked to write a diary about an Sensitization towards the
incident when they were disrespectful and needy
disobedient to someone. Narration using direct speech
2. Classroom Discussion
Imagination
Classroom discussion will be held wherein the
Expression
teacher will ask the students to reflect on the
following points:
Why did it happen? Was it the right thing to do?
What were the consequences? How did it make 20 (10+10)
the other person feel? Will they repeat their minutes
behaviour? Why or why not? What did they
learn from the experience?
Home Task II:
3. Based on the above discussion, students will be
asked to draw inference from the discussion in the
form of a paragraph.

2. Cheer up someone's world 20 minutes Self awareness

The teacher will ask the students to look for Comprehension of the poem
poems on a similar theme. For Example: Creative thinking skills
– Somebody's Mother (Mary Dow Brine)
Empathy
– Sympathy (Charles Mackey)
Creativity
They will also compose their own jingles on the
Originality
theme 'The pleasure of helping others'.

3. Gopal and the 1. Laughter is the best medicine 2 days Creative thinking
Hilsa fish The teacher will give slips of crazy situations to Aesthetic skills
the students in the class. Expression of thoughts

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They will be asked to prepare a comic strip at Out-of-box thinking
home based on the situation mentioned in their
slip.

2. I'm not crazy; I'm special 20 minutes Creative thinking

The students will be asked to write an informal Communication
letter to their friend and narrate an incident when
Expression of thought
they did something crazy and were laughed at by
others, the consequences that they faced and if they Knowledge of format
would like to repeat the act.

3. I'm stronger than my challenges 20 minutes Expression

Students will be asked to complete the story from Imagination
the given outline:
Creativity
One day I went to a bank with my father. I saw two
Decision making
armed men entering ..........................
........................................................................
........................................................................

4. The Ashes that 1. Rendezvous 30 minutes Communication skills

Made Trees Bloom The students will be asked to interview a person Empathy
who, according to them, is very kind. They have to
Interpersonal Skills
frame a questionaire and get the answers.
Kindness
Politeness
2. Don't be jealous 10 minutes Expression of thought
God has made all of us differently. We are different Creativity
in our physical appearance, talents, abilities, attitude Originality
etc. Some people have lack of self confidence and
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become jealous of others. Do you think it is right to emotions
be jealous? Why or why not?
Analyse one or more such factors that lead to
jealousy. Discuss among the family, obtain response
from your class fellows and make a collage of the
same
5. Quality 1. Ad Mania 20 minutes Creative thinking
Students will prepare a print advertisement for any Aesthetic skills
one product of their choice, stressing on its quality. Imagination
[Hint: The teacher can ask the students to choose
Presentation
from various stationery items, chocolates or things
of everyday use]
Clues:
1. Title
2. Features of the product (Models)
3. Highlights
4. Price range
5. Availability
2. Follow me 25 minutes Awareness
Big companies have been successful to rope in Decision making
celebrities to endorse their brands. Choose a Presentation
product, research on its advertising campaign.
Prepare a write up of about 50-60 words, with a
caption and a picture for your class display board.
3. Harbinger of Change 20 minutes Empathy
The students will be asked to consider the following Problem solving
situation. Creative thinking

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You are worried seeing a sharp rise in the number of Critical thinking
accidents owing to road rage, negligence of the Imagination
traffic rules or rash driving. Prepare a two minute
Expression
script of a radio show to create awareness among
the masses on this issue.
Essentials of a radio script:
1. Selection of theme
2. Selection of characters
3. Dialogues
4. Jingles (if required)
6. Expert Detectives 1. Let's create something 20 minutes Information of the great
The students will be asked to collect pictures and spread to personalities who worked for
information about famous personalities, known for 2 days their nation.
their service to mankind or their nations. They will Creativity
be asked to write a biographical paragraph which
Presentation
should include:
Aesthetic skills
1. Introduction
2. Childhood
3. Achievements
4. His/her contribution to society.

2. Being Rational 15 minutes Rational thinking skills

Classroom discussion: Presentation
The teacher will show the given picture and ask the Vocabulary
following question:
Look at the picture. Which profession does it remind
you?

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Home task:
The students will be asked to write the name of their
favourite detective and make a web chart of the
qualities that they think a detective should possess.

3. Sharing an Incident 20 minutes Expression

The students will be asked to imagine a situation Vocabulary
wherein they are prejudiced against somebody or
Creativity
become a victim of prejudice. They will be asked to
write a diary entry expressing their feelings and Coherence and organization
emotions experienced during the situation. of ideas
Empathy

4. Referring a Dictionary 20 minutes Vocabulary

The students will be given the following words. Research and Reference
They would be asked to look up the meaning and
provide a synonym for each word:
i) Shout _____Yell_____
ii) Agile _____________
iii) Destroy _____________

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iv) Sympathize _____________
v) Calm _____________
vi) Impulsive _____________
vii) Furious _____________
viii) Commence _____________
ix) Gloomy _____________

7. The Invention of 1. Understanding changes 20 minutes Awareness of the changes in

Vita-Wonk Classroom discussion: appearance taking place in a
human body with passage of
The students will be asked the following questions:
time
1. Have you ever wanted to grow old, quickly?
Imagination
Why/Why not?
Home Task: Creative thinking

1. The students will be asked to make a sketch of Presentation

themselves imagining how they would look Aesthetic skills
when they turn 50.
2. They will be asked to make a list of the activities
that they would like to do at that age.

2. Know your elders 20 minutes Family bonding will be

1. The students will be asked to make a family tree strengthened
in their note book, pasting pictures of each Awareness about their
member, with the picture of the oldest member responsibilities towards the
being on the top. elderly people of their family
2. They will be asked to write a 'Thank you Presentation
message' for an elderly member of their family.
Expression
They should use appropriate vocabulary for
expressing gratitude.

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3. Being Human 20 minutes Awareness about the
The students will be asked to prepare a one minute importance of existence of
speech to be delivered in the morning assembly biodiversity
about the consequences of using animals for Compassion towards animals
experiments.
Analytical thinking
Expression
Observation
Creativity
Logical and critical thinking

8. Fire: Friend and 1. Fire Act 20 minutes Knowledge about basic facts
Foe Description: related to fire safety
The students will be asked to design a poster on Presentation
'Fire Safety and Alertness'. Creativity
2. Designing a safety pamphlet 20 minutes Imagination
The students will be asked to watch the following Expression
videos (ON YOUTUBE):
Importance of being cautious
1. Fire Safety Measures and proactive
2. The Alarming Truth Help and compassion
Home Task for Students :
What did you learn from the video? Find out some
do's and don'ts and safety measures that should be
adopted in such a situation and design a safety
pamphlet for the same.

4. Understanding fire Spread Enrichment of knowledge

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describing the expansion in the uses of fire since its days contribution of fire
discovery till the present day. Presentation

9. A Bicycle in Good 1. Facing challenges 25 minutes Creativity

Repair The students will be asked to imagine a situation Presentation
where their bicycle broke down and a stranger came
The value of being helpful
to help them. They have to design a 'Thank You'
card with an appropriate message for him/her. Gratefulness

2. Go green... Let's be environment friendly 20 minutes Sensitivity towards

Use of bicycles is one of the environment friendly environment
modes of transport. Collect information about Presentation
environment friendly processes. Which of these can
Creativity
be used by the people in your locality? What are the
other modes of transport or ways that may be Aesthetic Skills
adopted to reduce air pollution? Design a poster on
any one environmental friendly process.

3. Let's write 20 minutes Knowledge about the

The students will be asked to attempt the following advantages of riding bicycles.
questions: Critical thinking
Imagine you are the writer of the lesson 'A Bicycle in Communication skills
Good Repair'. Write a letter to your mother telling
Reasoning skills
her about the incident. You may include the
following:
What had happened?
How were you helped?
Your feelings about your friend.

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10. The Story of 1. Describing a person 20 minutes Presentation

Cricket The students will be asked to make a collage on the Expression
well-known cricket players of the world and write a
Aesthetic Skills
paragraph on their favorite cricketer.

2. Let's be sporty 20 minutes Creativity

You recently saw a cricket match on T.V. which you Expression
thoroughly enjoyed. Write a report on the same in
Organization of Ideas
about 150-200 words. Your report should include:
1. Participants
2. Venue
3. Details of the match-toss, batting, fielding, result
etc.

3. Quote a sport 20 minutes Thinking skills

Read articles on importance of sports and Expression
sportsmanship and draft a quote promoting sports

4. Slogan writing 10 minutes Creativity

The students have to create a slogan on the Originality
importance of sports in their life.
Precision in language
Value of sports

5. Creating a comic book 40 minutes Critical thinking

The students will be asked to create a short comic spread to Reasoning skills
book with a story that they find funny. Then, they two days
Logical skills
will be encouraged to pass their comic book to
others in the class to read. Presentation
[Hint: The teacher can give the following tips on Expression

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how to make a comic book.] Narration
a) Choose a funny story and write it in the form of Creativity
short, two line dialogues.
Artistic skills
b) Sketch the main characters. Colour the sketches.
c) Illustrate the two line dialogues as frames. Make
four frames on a page.
d) Write a line to link two frames where needed.
e) Draw bubbles to write the dialogues and write
the dialogues in the bubbles.
f) Create an attractive cover.

6. Measurement 20 minutes Critical Thinking

What is generally the shape of a cricket field? Reasoning
Identify the shape of the pitch and write down its
Logical skills
dimensions?
Interdisciplinary Creativity
with Maths Draw the picture of the entire cricket field.

Poem–1: The Activity–1 : Story of a Squirrel 15 minutes Expression

Squirrel Compose a story on squirrel and present it along with Creative writing
colourful pictures of squirrel.
Presentation
Critical thinking

Activity–2 : Role of animals in producing new plants 20 minutes Critical thinking

Squirrels play a crucial role in producing new plants. Exploration
Find out how. Collect information about other animal/s
(if any) that play a role in a similar way, in producing
new plants.

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Poem–2: The Rebel Activity: Tongue twister 20–25 Originality

The students will be asked to create a tongue twister minutes Creativity
with the word 'Rebel'. You may follow the example
Application of poetic devices
given below:
(Alliteration)
Choose a name: The best letters for a name begin with B,
Aesthetic skills
D, L, M, P, S or T - or your child may like to choose his
own name, e.g. Barry Understanding of preposition
What did the person do? It must begin with the Presentation
letter of her name, e.g. Baked bread.
Where is the person? It must begin with the letter of
her name, e.g. Belinda's bakery.
When did this activity occur? It must begin with the
letter of her name e.g. Before bedtime.
Why did this activity happen? It must begin with the
letter of her name, e.g. Brother made him.
String all the words together and you will end up with
your very own tongue twister!
Barry baked bread at Belinda's Bakery before bedtime
because brother made him.

Poem–3: The Shed Useful Sheds 20 minutes Observation

In villages, there are houses having sheds used for Identification
various purposes. Identify such sheds and describe
Creativity
them. Use pictures, if required.
Expression

Poem–4: Chivvy Activity: Let's Transform 30 minutes Comprehension of the poem

The students will be asked to pick out any five
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other kinds of sentences, namely, assertive, interrogative
and exclamatory.

Poem–5: Trees Activity: Making Mind Map 30 minutes Vocabulary

The students will be asked to read the given samples Observation
and create a mind map, taking the key words from
them.

Poem–6: Mystery Activity: Sound Bites 20–25 Vocabulary

of the Talking Fan The students will be asked to find words associated with minutes Knowledge of rhyming words
the sound made by the following: Utensils, leaves, birds,
train, water, bells.
[Hint: The teacher can give a few examples such as
babies - babble, bangles - tinkle].

Poem–7: Dad and Activity: Rhyming Words 15 minutes Vocabulary

the Cat and the The students will be asked to pick out any six pairs of Observation
Tree rhyming words from the poem and add at least one
Awareness of nature
more word to each pair.
Grammatical skills
Application skills

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Poem–8: Meadow Activity: Objects Perspective 15 minutes Observation

Surprises Choose any one object from nature and write a 3 Critical thinking
paragraph essay from the perspective of that object.
Imaginations
Your essay should include:
Expression
1. Interesting introduction.
2. Daily routine of the object.
3. How does it feel about its life?
You may write on trees, mountains, grass etc.

Poem–9: Garden Activity: Helping Hands 20 minutes Vocabulary

Snake The students will be asked to identify any five animals / Presentation
insects that they come across regularly and mention the
ways in which they are useful to human beings.

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1. Integers 1. Make the butterfly beautiful 25 minutes Creativity

Description: Draw butterfly as shown in sample. Imagination
1. Use red colour for negative integer and green colour Expression
for positive integer.
Aesthetic skills
2. For every integer, use one geometrical figure.
Logic
3. Complete the design of butterfly wings as shown in
example.

2. The jumping frog 20 minutes Thinking skills

Description: Imagination
1. Represent the given situation diagrammatically and Value: Try-try till you
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2. Use different colours for positive and negative
integers.
3. In how many jumps will he come out of the well?
4. Which value do you learn from the frog?
Situation:
A frog is there in a 12m deep well. The frog wants to jump
out of the well. Every time he jumps 3m and falls back by
1m.

3. Play with balls 20 minutes Creativity

Description: Imagination
Students are supposed to take two different coloured Critical Thinking
sketch pens, same number of identical balls are to be
drawn for one integer as indicated. Perform activity
according to given example. (We know –ve symbol means
opposite/change of colour)
Example:
Let, Green for +ve integer
Red for –ve integer
1) 2 x 3 (2 times 3)

2) –2 x (–3) {–2 times (–3)} {6}

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Show the following in the form of pictures of balls.

i) –3 x 4
ii) 2 x –4
iii) –3 x –4
iv) 4 x 5

2. Fractions and 1. Supermarket sale 20 minutes Understanding

Decimal Description: Critical Thinking
In the super market there are five shopkeepers A, B, C, D, Reasoning
E. If shopkeeper A sells his 2/3 of products in a day, B
sells 3/7 of products, C sells 4/5 of products in a day, D
sells 5/6 of products in a day and E sells 7/8 of products
in a day, who sells more products in a day? Cut 5 equal
circles and represent each fraction on the circles and find
the largest fraction and the smallest fraction.

2. Tangram activity 2 20 minutes Critical Thinking

Description: Logic
1. Draw a big square. Convert into four small squares by Reasoning
paper folding activity. Now we can see each part is
1/4 of the whole.
Again you can divide figure into other parts as directed in
the figure and decide the value of each part.

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3. Plan your junk food Observation

Description: Conversion
Take a small packet of wafers. List out the ingredients Correlation
with their weights and calories.
Sensitisation
1. Find out total calories consumption.
2. Convert the weight of each ingredient in fraction and
then decimal.
3. Why should we avoid junk food? Name any two
Interdisciplinary
with Science healthy foods.

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3. Data Handling 1. Bar Graph 20 minutes Analysis

Description: Critical Thinking
List out birth years of your family members at least 7 (if
required the birth years of relatives may also be taken).
Draw bar graph on A4 size pastel sheet.

2. Fruit Basket 20 minutes Critical Thinking

Description: Complete the following data. Analysis
S. Name of Fruit Price in Price in Application
No. current week previous week
1. Apples
2. Bananas
3. Papaya
4. Oranges/Mausami
5. Coconut
Which of the fruit shows -
1. Maximum difference in price of current week and price of
precious week.
2. Minimum difference in price of current week and
previous week.

3. Family Survey 20 minutes Communication

Description: Interpretation
Collect data of number of family members of 10 Analytical
neighbourhood families and find mean, mode and
median.

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4. Simple Equations 1. Hide and seek 20 minutes Critical Thinking

Description: Application
From the table, choose any one item from each column to Analysis
form an equation and solve it. Form at least 3 equations.
One example is done for you. The items chosen in this
case are encircled in the table.
–18a + (–3/5) = 21
–18a = 21 + (3/5) = 108/5
a = (108/5) x (1/–18) = –180/90 = –6/5

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2. Your home 20 minutes Critical Thinking

Description: Application
Note down postal pin code of your place where you
reside. Take x times of last 2 digits of that pin code and
add number of family members to it. Put it equal to your
age solve for x on A4 coloured sheet.

5. Lines and Angles 1. Coloured wheel 20 minutes Creativity

Description: Logical Thinking
Draw a circle. Mark 8 points on its boundary. Join 2 points Application
at a time to get 4 diameters.
1. Name all line segments and all angles obtained.
2. Colour all parts (known as sectors) with different
colours.
3. Measure all 8 angles and find their sum of identify the
supplementary and complementary angles.

2. The angle grid 20 minutes

Description:
1. The students will be given a grid with 9 pairs of angles
with their properties, written randomly.
2. The students will cut out the given grid into 18
triangular pieces and arrange them pair wise to form 9
squares i.e. each paper of angles with its identification
criteria.
3. Now the students will arrange the 9 squares to form a
(3 x 3) grid.

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Illustration:

6. The Triangles 1. Direction of triangle 20 minutes Creativity

and their
Properties Description: Draw two different scalene triangles. Imagination
1. Draw median with red colour. Presentation
2. Draw altitude with green colour. Critical Thinking

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3. Draw angle bisector of any one angle with blue colour.
4. Draw perpendicular bisector of any one side with
orange colour.
Label the figures completely.

2. Triangle crossword puzzle. 20 minutes Critical Thinking

Description: Analysis
A crossword with clues will be given to the students. Logical Thinking
Across:
1. A triangle with all sides equal.
4. A triangle with unequal sides.
6. The sides of the right triangle other than hypotenuse.
8. The property which says h2 = p2 + b2
9. Distance of a vertex of a triangle to its opposite base.
Down:
2. Side opposite to the right angle of a right triangle.
3. A triangle in which two sides are equal.
5. A line segment drawn perpendicular to one side of a
triangle from its opposite vertex.
7. The line segment joining the midpoint of one side of a
triangle to its opposite vertex.

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3. Fun with match sticks 25 minutes Planning and

Description: organising
Take 3 sets of match sticks as mentioned below. Observation
Set A – [1 stick, 2 sticks, 3 sticks] Creativity
Set B – [2 sticks, 2 sticks, 5 sticks] Critical Thinking
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Taking sticks (as mentioned above) as length of sides of
triangle, try to form triangle for each set. Note down your
observations.

7. Congruence of 1. Fly in Air 20 minutes Creativity

Triangles Description: Let ABC RQP Presentation
Draw these 2 triangles using same colour. Cut out these Critical Thinking
triangles and paste on appropriate position for aeroplane
wings as given in the figure below. How many more
congruent triangles can be drawn in the given figure.
Draw them

2. Tangram Activity 25 minutes Creativity

Description: Analysis
Students will be made to cut the 7 pieces of a tangram Observation
from the following figure.

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Logical Thinking

1. Find two pairs of congruent triangles from the 7 given

pieces.
2. Make a triangle using the congruent triangles 4 and 5.
Place this triangle on the triangle 3.
3. Is the new triangle congruent to the triangle 3?
4. Make a square using two congruent triangles 1 and 2.
Is this square congruent to the original square piece
from which the tangram set was made? Give reasons.

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8. Comparing 1. Let's come to an imaginary world! 25 minutes Critical Thinking

Quantities Description: Analysis
Chalk down your routine in tabular form as mentioned
below.

S. No. Activity No. of Fraction of %

Hours hours per day
1. School
2. Playing

3. Watching T.V

4. Computers

5. Sleeping
(Percent means out of 100)
Assume there are 100 hours in a day. Now again write
down your routine in the table.
S. Activity Fraction of hours %
No. per day in
imaginary world
1. School

2. Playing

3. Watching T.V
4. Computers

5. Sleeping

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9. Rational 1. Way to home Critical Thinking

Numbers Description: Logical Thinking
Activity to be done on A-4 Size coloured sheet. Value- Helping the
others

Negative distance means distance in opposite direction.

1. Rohan wants to give lift to an old lady and drop her to
home. Find how much distance should he have to
cover.
2. What value do you learn from Rohan?

2. Puzzle 20 minutes Critical Thinking

Description: Analysis
Cut and rearrange with correct answers.

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3. Rational Circuit diagram 20 minutes Critical Thinking

Description: Application
Perform the activity on A4 size pastel sheet. Analysis

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10. Practical Parallel Lines and Triangles 20 minutes Observation

Geometry 1. Identify the parallel lines and triangles in the following Identification
picture and write down in your note-book. Make similar
Creative and Critical
pictures and identify the parallel lines and triangle in
Thinking
them also.

11. Perimeter and 1. Robotic Maths 2 Days

Area Description: Do as directed 20 minutes
Per Day
1. Make robot with
different coloured sheets.
2. Calculate perimeter and
area of all figures (17
figures)
Hint : Use figure with
dimensions as per your
requirement.

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12. Algebraic 1. Construct New Algebraic Expressions 20 minutes Thinking Skills

Expressions Description: Fill in the gaps. Analysis
Algebraic Expression: Application

13. Exponents and 1. Magic Square 20 minutes Thinking and Logical

Powers Description: Skills
Complete the following magic square filling in the empty
boxes with numbers in
exponential rotations
with a prime number as
the base. The numbers
when simplified and
added should give you
the same sum row wise,
column wise or
diagonally.

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2. Paper Folding Activity 20 minutes Critical Thinking

Demonstration: Analysis
Draw four rectangles in a row, exactly identical to Application
represent the exponential function with two parts of the
Logical Thinking
rectangles as shown below:

Cut each rectangle and fold them along the lines marked
and number of small rectangles that are formed.
In rectangle (a) 0 fold of 2 parts.
or 20 = 1
In rectangle (b) one fold of 2 parts or 21 = 2
In rectangle (c) two folds of 2 parts or 22 = 4
In rectangle (d) three folds of 2 parts or 23 = 8

14. Symmetry 1. Garden of Flower 20 minutes Symmetry in nature

Description: Application
Out of a swarm of bees, one fifth settled on a blossom of Exploring the uses of
Rose, and one third on a flower of Sun flower, and three flowers
times the difference of those numbers flew to the bloom of
a marigold. One bee, which remained hovered and flew
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pleasing fragrance of a jasmine and pandanus. What are
the number of bees?
a) Paste a petal of each of the above said flowers and
draw the line of symmetry (if any)
b) Give one useful product made from each of the three
flowers for our daily needs.

2. Album of symmetrical shapes 20 minutes Observation

Description: Creativity
Line of symmetry is found in abundance everywhere Critical Thinking
around us. Collect samples of symmetrical figures found
in nature, in your house, school etc. and prepare an
album.

3. Symmetry on roads 20 minutes Observation

Description: Understanding
The students will be given some road signs. They will Analysis
draw the line of symmetry if any. If there is no line of
Critical Thinking
symmetry then they will mention that the figure is non -
symmetric. They will name the road sign and explain in a
sentence, its meaning.

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15. Visualising Solid 1. Play with Dice 20 minutes Creativity

shapes Description: Critical Thinking
1. Make two solid cubes using cards. Application
2. From the two cubes, make two dice with conditions :
(i) Top face number 6 and number 2 is adjacent to 4.
(ii) Bottom face has number 3 and number 4 is adjacent to
5.

2. Solids from nets 25 minutes Creativity

Prepare net of cube, cuboid, cylinder, cone using Analysis
cardboard and then make solids using them, of different
Logical Thinking
dimensions.
Pastel sheets and cardboard may also be used for making
solids.

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1. Nutrition in Plants 1. Saprotrophs 3 to 4 days Define
Activity 1 Explain
Description: Observe
1. The teacher will give the following directions to Experiment
students:
Record
Take 2 slices of bread in your home. Keep one slice of
bread in refrigerator and other outside at room
temperature with water sprinkled on it.
2. Ask the students to observe the two slices after 3-4
days.
3. The students will note the observations in their
notebook.
Activity 2
Find out the food items in your home that show similar
growth as was found on the moist bread when kept under
similar condition for some days. Identify one common
factor in each of them that favours that growth.

Source: http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-rhizopus.htm#fungus-infested- bread

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2. Transpiration 20 minutes Planning and
Make structure of stomata by using kidney beans. How Organisation
does the stomata contribute in photosynthesis and Creativity and
transpiration? Innovation

3. Growth of Plants 20 minutes Observation

Description: spread to 3 Time Management
days
1. Grow 2 tomato plants in normal conditions and 2 in a Analysis
glass house.
Numeracy
2. During night keep the bulb on in the glass house.
3. Measure the growth of plants after every 3 days.
4. Plot the growth of the four plants on a graph.
5. Compare the growth of plants grown in normal
condition with those grown in glass house.
6. Record your observation and conclude.

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Source: http://www.garden-products.co.uk/catalogue/item/tomato-houses/tomato-house

2. Nutrition in 1. Healthy Life Style 30 minutes Discuss

Animals Description: Discuss with your elders, the way to lead a Critical Thinking
healthy life. Based on the same design a leaflet for the
Remember
people of your age with hints and tips to lead a healthy
life. Analysis

2. Human Digestive System 15 minutes Identification and

Activity 1 Organisation
Description: Critical Thinking
Divide the human digestive system into various stages. Understanding
Draw a flowchart depicting various stages of human
digestive system alonwith the organs involved.
Activity 2
15 minutes Identification
Description:
Take different coloured papers. Cut them into various Analysis
shapes resembling with that of the human digestive Critical Thinking
organs such that one colour represents one organ. Paste Creativity
them into your copy making the complete human
digestive system. Label various organs.

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3. Quality Food 30 minutes Observation
Description: Independent study
Students will collect the following Analysis
food items from the market: Milk,
Interpretation
khoa, black pepper, sugar, cumin and
supari. They will check the purity of Identification
these items by performing the
following tests.
Source: http://dir.indiamart.com/impcat/milk-testing-services.html

S. Food Adulterant Test

No. article
1. Milk Starch Add iodine solution,
formation of blue black
colour indicates the
presence of starch.

2. Khoa Starch Boil Khoa with water.

Cool it. Add iodine
solution, formation of
blue black colour
indicates the presence of
starch.

3. Sugar Chalk powder Dissolve its 10gm in

water. Allow the sample
to settle down. Chalk will
settle down at the bottom.

4. Black Papaya seeds Papaya seeds can be

Pepper separated out as they are

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shrunken, oval in shape
and greenish brown or
brownish black in colour.
5. Cumin Grass seeds Rub the cumin seeds on
seeds coloured with the palm. If palm turns
charcoal test black. adulteration is
present.

6. Supari Colour Dissolve it in water. If

colour comes out,
adulteration present.

Identify the iodine solution commonly used as antiseptic in

house. Find out to what extent the adultents may be harmful
to human beings.

4. Map Activity 20 minutes Critical Thinking

Find out the names of food items of various states of our Analysis
country and mark them on the map of India. Is there any
Interpretation
relation between the food habits and the climatic and
geographical location of that place? Comment. Observation
Identification and
classification

5. Food for Health 15 minutes Communication

Fast food is not good for health. Compose a story with the Writing skills
above message wherein a girl explains to her younger
Value
brother, the bad effects of eating bad food.
enhancement

3. Fibre to Fabric 3. Different types of fibre 20 minutes Identification

Procedure: for three days Classification

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1. Collect different types of fibres at your home for Analysis
example silk, wool and paste than in your notebook. Observation
2. Collect the information of animals from which these
fibres are obtained.
3. Collect the information about the area to which these
animals belongs.
4. Find out the properties of fibres by observing and
compare them.
5. Write them in tabular form.
6. Write their use in daily life.
Learning outcome:
Students will be able to know about properties of fibres.

4. Heat 1. Air Pressure (Heat) 20 minutes Concept

Material Required: Knowledge
a) Data and their sources Application
b) Materials and their sources
c) Overview of methodology
Teacher will explain that the data shows that most of the
accidents on the Yamuna Expressway have been due to
bursting of tyre. The nylon threads inside radial tyres heat
up due to continued and faster driving for a longer period
on expressway, tyres gets overheated because of the heat
generated due to the friction between the tyre and the
road, excessive cornering and frequent braking. This heat
is absorbed by tyre and the air inside the tyre starts
expanding due to heat.
The average pressure limit of a tyre is 26-36 psi. When this

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pressure reacheds beyond a limit which a tyre can hold,
then it bursts. Old and worn-out tyres burst easily as
compared to new tyres. Therefore the condition of tyres
needs to be minutely checked to reduce the risk of
overheating and bursting. Biggest car accident took place
in India on Yamuna Expressway on 6th November 2013,
in which 25 cars crashed.

Continuous Tyre burst

Generates HEAT
FRICTION becouse of hight
which results in
between Tyre and PRESURE inside
Expending of air
the Road It
inside the tyre

Tubeless tyres, are much better as compared to tube tyre

because air escapes more slowly from the tubeless tyre,
which giving the motorist enough time to bring the
vehicle to a halt. Experts also recommend filling nitrogen
in tyres for greater durability. Tyres filled with nitrogen
need to be topped up only once in six months. The wheel
alignment and balancing school also be checked regularly
for even distribution of friction on all tyres. It is also a
good idea to break the journey as travelling at
consistently high speed takes a toll on the tyres.
Answer the following questions:

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Question:
1. What leads to bursting of tyre on expressway?
2. What are the precautionary measures that can be
taken to safeguard yourself during long journey?
3. What is friction? How friction leads to generation of
heat in the tyre?
4. Why air expands inside the tyre as we drive our
vehicle?
As an individual, how will you be able to assure the
correct tyre pressure in your vehicle?

5. Acids, Bases and 1. To check acidic or basic character of substance and 20–25 Awareness
Salts neutralization minutes Inquitiveness
Material Required: Amla, Tamarind, orange, ENO, soap,
Exploration
window cleaner, china rose as indicator.
Understanding
Procedure:
1. Take out Amla, tamarind and orange and check their
colour in china rose solution.
2. What are the colour changes of these things.
3. Record your observation. Take out rest of the things
and check their colour change also in china rose
solution (indicator).
4. Now mix the solution of any two i.e. one acid and one
base in equal amount and check the colour of this
solution in china rose solution. Record your
observations.

2. Turmeric Paper 20–25 Observation

Take turmeric powder and some water. Mix it. Take same

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filler paper and soak it in the paste. Let it dry. Take its minutes Planning and
two pieces. Put one piece in citric acid solution and one in Organising
baking soda solution. Note the change in colours. Analysis
Conclude from your observation, what colour acid
shows with the turmeric powder. Critical Thinking

6. Physical and 1. Physical change 20 minutes Observation

Chemical changes Materials Required: Ice, Camphor, Two vessels spread to Identification
Procedure: 2 days
Exploration
1. Take ice out of refrigerator in a vessel and observe.
2. Take camphor in another vessel and keep it in open.
Observe the change for both of them. Identify the type
of changes stating the reason for the same

2. Chemical change 15–18 Awareness

Material Required: Apple, knife, plate, orange, banana. minutes Understanding
Procedure: Analysis
1. Cut all the fruits one by one and put them in a plate. Appreciate
2. Half of them put in another plate and cover them. Exploration
3. Now observe what happens in both the plates (covered
and uncovered) and record your observation.
4. Find out the reason behind it if change occurs in both
the plates or in one plate.

3. Physical and Chemical Changes 20 minutes Critical Thinking

Cite few examples from your surroundings where you Observation
find both physical and chemical changes taking place
Analysis
together.
Decision Making

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4. Rusting of Iron 1 week Awareness
Material Required: 2 long iron nails, water, plate, box, Appreciate
Greece/oil.
Analysis
Procedure:
Understanding
1. Put one iron nail in a plate in open.
Problem solving
2. Put another iron nail also in open but is coated with
oil.
3. Now wash both the nails with water. Keep them for 1
week.
4. Record your observation for both the iron nails and
identify the change.

5. Crystallization 15–20 Analysis

Take some of the crystals like sugar, rock salt, alum etc. minutes Understanding
available at your home. Put them separately in small
Observation
packets of cellophane paper and paste them on A-4 size
sheet.

7. Weather, Climate 1. Climate and Adaptation 20 minutes Understanding

and Adaptations of The first column of the table has some facts given based and making
Animals to Climate on the adaptation of animals. Complete the table by connections
writing the explanation for these. Appreciation of
the environment.
Fact Explanation
Seeking more
Polar bears have a strong Because information
sense of smell.

Polar bears have thick fur on Because

their body.

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Polar bears have small ears. Because

The fur on polar bears body Because

is white in colour.

Polar bears have long Because

curved and sharp claws.
Polar bears have large feet. Because

Polar bears have rough Because

soles.

2. Weather 20 minutes Critical Thinking

Note down the maximum and minimum temperature of Observation
any four cities from newspapers for one week. Find out
Analysis
the difference between the highest and lowest
temperature of each of the city. For which city, this Decision Making
difference was maximum?

3. Weather and Climate 20 minutes Understanding

Description: and making
connections
Weather vs Climate - For each of the statements below,
classify them as weather or climate. Appreciation of
the environment.
S. Statement Weather /
No. Climate Seeking more
information
1. It snowed 5 inches last night. Problem Solving
2. Long term weather pattern. Identification and
Classification
3. The low temperature last night

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was 10 degrees above normal.
4. The humidity is falling.

5. Nargis was the strongest cyclone

to hit the coast of Orissa

6. This can vary from hour to hour,

day to day and year to year.

7. There is severe thunderstorm

watch for the local area.
8. This describes the condition over
the next few days.

9. This consists of the short term

changes in the atmosphere.
10. Alaska is a cold country.

11. It takes many years to determine

this aspect of a place.

12. It was raining in Kerala last week.

13. It has not rained this month yet.

14. The average weather in a location

over a long period of time.

15. It was a humid day with some

rains.

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8. Winds, Storms and Activity 1 30 minutes Understanding
Cyclones Description: and making
connections
Carry out the work yourself as instructed. Fill in the blank
space of the work sheet in your own words. Submit your Appreciation of
work to the teacher. the environment.
Requirement: Seeking more
Paper container of cold drink or similar paper container, information
Straw – 1 Analysis

Description of Work What Give Observation

happened reason
1. Paper
container
of cold
drink or
similar
paper
container
is taken.
Now, the
container is gripped by
the hand tightly.
2. Now, the container is
inflated to its normal size.
A straw is inserted in the
container and air inside
the container is sucked by
mouth with the help of
the straw.

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Note down your observations. Find the reason behind
these observations.

Activity 2 15 minutes Understanding

Description: and making
When air moves there is a drop in air pressure. Greater the connections
speed of air, larger is the drop in air pressure. Take a strip of Seeking more
paper and hold its one tip below your lower lip on the chin. information
Blow air from your mouth. When you blow air the paper Critical Thinking
flutters and moves up. When you stop blowing the paper Analysis
drops.
Find out how this applies in making the plane fly.
Interdisciplinary Activity 3
with Social Science Map Activity
Locate the areas in the map of India that are generally hit by
cyclones. Identify the reason for that.
9. Soil 1. Soil and its pH Analysis 20 minutes Define
Description: for 3 to 4 Explain
1. Collect the soil sample from garden, road side, near days
Classify
the pond, near factory and petrol site.
Collect
2. Make the soil filtrate of these samples.
Correlate
3. Put the universal indicator in all the samples and
shake it well.
4. Match the colour with pH chart.
5. Note down the reading in a tabulated manner.
6. Correlate the pH with the type of vegetation found in
that area.

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Source: https://www.google.co.in/search?q=Design+a+leaflet+for+the+people+ of+ your+

age+with+hints+and+tips+to+lead+a+healthy+lifestyle.&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X
&ved=0ahUKEwit4e_d0urMAhUJNY8KHb8QBbkQ_AUIBygB&biw=1242&bih=585#
tbm=isch&q=soil+testing+ph&imgrc=7yFrQuYDh9bktM%3A

Interdisciplinary 2. Soil and Vegetation 45 minutes Identify

with Social Science Description: Correlate
1. On a political map of India mark the type of soil Tabulate
found in different regions. Analyse
2. On another map mark the type of vegetation.
3. Tabulate the regions, type of soil and vegetation
found.
4. Now present the result correlating the type of soil
with the vegetation.
3. Soil and plant growth 20 minutes State
Take 3 small earthen pots. Label them as A, B, C. Put clay and then one Define
in A, loamy soil in B and sand in C. Put equal number of week for
List Explain
gram seeds in each of the soil. Water them each day for 1 observation
Test
week. Note down your observation. Conclude which soil
is best for plant growth. Plot
Observe
Record
Tabulate

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Organising
Planning
Observation
Analysis
Conclusion
10. Respiration in 1. Respiratory diseases 30 minutes Communication
Organisms Visit a doctor. Learn about the various diseases related to Critical Thinking
respiratory system. What are the measures that may be Observation
taken to prevent them? Prepare a chart incorporating
these measures and present in the class.
Interdisciplinary 2. Exercise and breathing
with Maths Description Note:
The teacher will ask the students:
Investigate the effect of exercise on the breathing rate of a
Human being.
Do not attempt this activity if you have a health problem
or if you are recovering from an illness.
1. Sit down comfortably on a chair. Take 2 minutes to
settle.
2. Count the number of breaths per minute and record.
3. Stand up. Immediately measure the breathing rate
and record.
4. Walk for 2 minutes. Immediately measure the
breathing rate and record.
5. Run for 2 minutes. Immediately measure the
breathing rate and record.
6. Compare the breathing rates after the different levels
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7. Write the conclusion.
Interdisciplinary 3. Air Pollution caused by incomplete combustion 30 minutes Observation
with Social Science Collect information about any two historical monuments Analysis
that are affected / or have threat from air pollution. Note Conclusion
it in your notebook.
4. Exercises and Health 30 minutes Collection
Collect information about various breathing exercises that Critical Thinking
are good for our health. Write about any two that you
follow / are going to follow in your daily routine.
11. Transportation in 1. Transportation 20 minutes List
Animals and Plants Cover a potted plant with a cellophane bag. Tie its mouth Differentiate
with a small thread. Observe the bag after some time. Explore
Note down your observation with reasons. Find out why
the leaves are modified into spines in cactus. Observe
Record
Conclude
2. Blood group 1 week Explore
Description: Explain
1. Conduct a random survey of Identify
30 people in the
Survey
neighbourhood.
Analyse
2. Find out the blood group of
these persons and note
down in a tabular form.
3. From the table find out the
blood group which shows
maximum occurrence.

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3. Pulse rate 45 minutes Explore
Description: Explain
Student will be asked to: Record
1. Find out the radial / pulse artery. Observe
2. Count the pulse rate in Analyse
one minute.
3. Count the pulse rate
during different
activities.
Exercise
Rest
Sleeping
Brisk walk
4. Tabulate the observation:
5. Collect this data for different persons.
6. Interpret and conclude the data.

4. Water intake 1 day Correlate

Description: List
Water is important for our body cells to do their work. A Explain
person should drink at least eight glasses of water a day.
Record
1. Use the following chart as a method for recording the
amount of water you and other interested members of Analyse
the family, drink in one day. Communication
2. For each person taking part in the activity place eight Interpersonal
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3. Every time someone drinks a glass of water, remove Identification
coins from that person's row.
4. Keep a record for one day on the chart below and to
help explain the results.
5. Is there anyone who should perhaps be drinking more
water each day?
6. Do you think some foods may have also contributed
water?
7. Should you be drinking more water because of special
climate or exercise?

Person Number Number Food eaten Physical

(Name) of coins at of coins at during the work
beginning end of the day done
of the day day Yes/No

8. Write the conclusion based on your results.

12. Reproduction in 1. Structure of flower 20 minutes Creativity

Plants Students will take a hibiscus flower and pluck out its

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different parts. Put each part in a small cellophane bag Observation
and paste into their notebook. Label the different parts. Critical Thinking

2. Structure and role of seed 30 minutes Draw

Description: Dissect
1. Collect seeds of groundnut, gram and wheat. Explain
2. Soak them for a day. Differentiate
3. Next day split the seed of gram and that of wheat
seed.
4. Observe the structure and record.
5. Find the difference in the structure of the seed of gram
and wheat.
6. Note down the same for groundnut seed.
6. Record the observation.

3. Types of flowers 20 minutes Draw

Description: Identify
The teacher will ask the students to visit the garden and Classify
collect the various types of flowers. The teacher will
Explain
demonstrate the procedure for dissecting the flower and
explain the method classifying the flower as unisexual Differentiate
and bisexual flower. The teacher will ask the students to
dissect their own flower and classify them.
Enrichment:
Students will be asked to explain the difference between
self and cross pollination.

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Source: http://roses4az-mevrs.org/blog/

4. Vegetative Propagation 1 week Identify

Activity 1 Define
Description: Explain
1. The students will visit the garden. Differentiate
2. They will identify the various types of plants in the
gardens.
3. They will enquire from the gardener about the
method of growing new plants.
4. They will make the list of plants which can be grown
by vegetative propagation and the picture of plant
involved in it.
5. Complete the observation table.
Name of plant grown by Vegetative part involved
vegetative propagation
1.
2.
3.
4.

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13. Motion and Time 1. Sundial (TIME AND MOTION) 35 minutes Understand
Material required: A big sheet of cardboard, scissors, Analyse
wooden rod of 20 cm length, Adhesive, a pencil. Create
Procedure: Take a big cardboard sheet and cut out a
circular piece of 50 cm diameter. Take a wooden rod of
about 20 cm length. Fix it upright at the centre of the
cardboard disc with the help of a good adhesive. Keep
this arrangement in the sun on a sunny day in an open
space at 6 am in the morning. Observe the shadow of
central rod on the disc, mark its position at the
circumference of the disc with the help of a pencil and
write the time at this point. (You can write the time of the
Interdisciplinary
starting of the activity. Note the position of the shadow
with Maths
and mark its presence near the circumference of the disc
after every hour till the sunset. You have made a sundial
of yours.
2. Shadows (TIME AND MOTION) 15 minutes Concept
Rise early in the morning .Look at the shadow formed in Knowledge
the open. Repeat observing your shadow until late Observation
afternoon.
Compare the length and direction of shadow formed from
the one you observed in the morning. You would notice a
change in the length and direction of the shadow. The
Length of the shadows formed in the morning to mid
afternoon decreases and is formed in the west whereas
from mid afternoon until late evening it increases and is
formed in the east.
Interdisciplinary 3. Sundial (TIME AND MOTION) 20 minutes Critical Thinking
with Social Science 1. How many Jantar Mantar are there in India: Locate Explore

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their cities in the map of India. Observation
2. Name the ruler who constructed the famous Jantar
Mantar of Jaipur. Collect information about it and
comment on the application of scientific knowledge in
that period.
14. Electric Current and 1. Electric current 20 minutes Observe
its Effect Students will make a list of various materials found at Concept
home and classify them into magnetic and non-magnetic Classify
with the help of a magnet and present their findings.
Analytical
Interpret
2. Good conductor, bad conductor Observe
Make a conduction tester circuit and test various Concept
materials at home such as coin, paper, water, wood, iron, Classify
nail, plastic etc. Students will check with various
conductors or insulators, which work i.e. bulb glows only Analytical
when the conductor comes into the circuit. When Interpret
insulator comes in the circuit bulb does not glow. Note
down your observation.
3. Fun with magnets 30 minutes Observe
Description: Creative
What you need: Classify
String, magnets, card, a selection of materials such as Analytical
paper clips, pins, aluminium, old plastic fridge magnets,
Interpret
plastic ice cream container lids, buttons, coins, wood
(match sticks or pop sticks), aluminium foil, lolly
wrappers, rubber bands, string, twist ties, fish templates,
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What to do:
1. Attach a magnet to the end of a length of string to
make a fishing line.
2. Cut a number of fishes out of card using the templates
provided. Colour the fishes.
3. Use the sticky tape to attach a different material to
each fish. The ice cream container lids, foil, string and
fridge magnets can be cut up into small pieces.
4. Put all the fish into the bowl.

15. Light 1. Making a Kaleidoscope Spread to five Creativity

days
Description: Critical Thinking
What you need: Sample kaleidoscope, three rectangular 25 minutes
Application
unbreakable mirror pieces, cardboard tube, sticky tape, each day
clear plastic, coloured cellophane, beads and sequins.
What to do:
1. Use the kaleidoscope to discuss its construction and
how it works.
2. Brainstorm ideas for the construction of kaleidoscope.
3. Write or draw a design brief for a kaleidoscope.
Interdisciplinary 4. Use the material listed above to construct a
with Maths kaleidoscope. (Hint: use the cardboard tube to hold
the three mirrors into a triangle shape)
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2. Description: 30 minutes Concept

After the explanation of the concept of light- reflection, Knowledge
refraction, scattering of light and dispersion etc., the
Application
following instuctions will be given to the students.
1. Dip your lights for oncoming traffic.
2. Dip your lights while following other vehicles.
Students will answer the following questions.
Exercise
1. Why high beams should not be used on foggy nights?
2. Why high beams should dip down for seeing far

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distance objects?
3. Design an activity to explain the use of beams in real
life situations.

3. Description: 30 minutes Application

Students will be given various types of mirrors. Students Understanding
will identify the types of mirror on the basis of formation
of images. They will tabulate their findings and write a
conclusion.

16. Water : A Precious 1. Effect of water scarcity on plants 20 minutes Awareness

Resource Procedure: Observation
1. Take two small plants in two different pots filled with Analysis
soil.
Understanding
2. Keep these containers near your windows at your
Creativity
home.
3. Add 1 cup of water in one container daily while no Writing skills
water is added to another container for 5 days
4. Observe the change in conditions of the two plants
and compare them.
5. Write your observation in tabular form with your
conclusion.

17 Forest-our Lifeline 1. Importance of forest 10–15 Analysis

Task–1: Forest plays an important role in maintaining minutes Understanding
ecological balance. Complete the chart given below
Identification
highlighting the importance / uses of forest. You can take
the help of net also. Appreciation

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2. Food web 8–10 minutes Analysis

Complete the food web existing in the forest. Understanding
Synthesis
Identify
Compare

Identify A, B, C, and D.
What happens if any one of the link is missing?

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Interdisciplinary 3. Climatic situations 26–30 Understanding
with Math Task: minutes Analysis
1. Collect the information regarding temperature, rain Problem
fall in a forest area, for a decade back and also collect Solving
the same for present.
2. Draw comparison for temperature and rain fall for the
present and past.
3. Find the co-relation between temperature and rainfall.
4. Draw a comparative table between the two and
explain the change in the pattern based on climate
change and factors affecting it.
4. Different types of leaves 20 minutes Awareness
1. Collect leaves of various shapes, sizes and colour from spread to Understanding
different areas. 2 days Appreciation
2. Compare and trace their margins. Comparison
3. Write down difference or similarities in the pattern of
leaves.
4. Find out the trees to which they belong.
5. Find out trees with similar kind of leaves.
18. Waste Water Story 1. Filtration of water for drinking purpose 1 hours to Experimenting
Activity: 2 hours Conclusion
Treatment of ground water through filteration process to Critical thinking
make it fit for drinking purpose. Analysing
Procedure:
Understanding
1. A plastic container is taken and a hole is made at the
bottom of this container.
2. Make a chamber of filtration layer for the process of
filtration in the container. At the bottom, pebbles and

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stones (medium gravel) are kept, then soil (fine
gravel), then above it layer of sand is kept.
3. Then water is added from the top of the container and
filtered water is taken out in another container.
Note down your observation.
2. Water Pollution (Optional Activity) 2–3 days for Analysing
Procedure: 2 hours Understanding
1. Contact the Resident Welfare Association of your Identification
area. Find out the source of water (ground water and
Appreciation
drinking water in your area).
2. Observe sewage system (network) of big and small
pipes through which waste water is disposed. Find
out whether there is any leakage in the sewage system
not.
3. Find out the condition of public toilet in your locality.
4. Is there any kind of water pollution due to sewage
leakage or industry in your area? Identify the source.
What steps may be taken to control it?
Interdisciplinary 3. Water is life 20 minutes Writing Skills
with Languages Compose your own poem on 'Water is Life' and write Understanding
down in your note-book. Creative Thinking
Interdisciplinary 4. Dialogue Writing 20 minutes Creative Thinking
with Languages Give the following situation to the students: Writing
Ratna tells her younger brother the importance of water Analytical
and the ways to prevent its wastage. Thinking
Depict it in the form of dialogues between the two. Application

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Class–VII
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Learning Outcomes

1. Tracing Changes 1. Create Manuscript 15–20 Analytical

Through a Make your own manuscript. minutes
Critical Thinking
Thousand
Years Take leaves and quill pen for writing the manuscript. Also Creativity
make a cover page of your manuscript and use a ribbon for
Originality
tying it up.
Answer the following:
How the earlier people wrote?
Difficulties in writing.
Difficulties storing the manuscripts.

2. Find out various sources of medieval history and then 10–15 Classification
classify them into literary and archaeological sources. minutes
Introspection
Listing
Knowledge

2. New Kings and 1. Map Pointing 10 minutes Critical Thinking

Kingdoms Locate and label the following kingdoms of early medieval Identification
period:
Exploration
Rashtrakutas

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Cholas
Palas
Chachamanas
Chalukyas
Pallavas

2. Collage Making 20 minutes Creativity

Collect information about various Kings from (700 to 1200 spread
Originality
AD) and make a collage from them. over two
days one Analysis
Collect information on: day for Exploration
Prithvi Raj III collecting
informatio
Rajaraja I
n one day
Rajendra I for making
collage

3. The Delhi Sultans 1. Collect pictures of architectural monuments of the Sultanate 20 minutes Creativity
period and make a collage. Write five lines about each split in two
Exploration
monument. days
Analysis
Appreciation for
Culture Heritage

20 minutes Writing
Critical Thinking
Exploration

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Learning Outcomes
2.

Draw similar chart for the following two dynastics and

write five lines about any one rules of each of the dynastics.
Sayyid Dynasty
Lodi Dynasty

3. Map Pointing 20 minutes Creativity

Make a colourful Atlas including: Exploration
1. Map of extension of Alauddin Khalji's empire. Understanding

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Learning Outcomes
2. Map of Sultanate of Delhi under Iltutmish. Analysis
3. Map of empire of Mohammad-bin-Tuglaq.

4. The Creation of an 1. Study the Mughal coins carefully. Design coins of Akbar, 20 minutes Identification
Empire : Mughal Jahangir, Shah Jahan and Aurangzeb keeping in mind their spread for
Inquisitiveness
Dynasty personality. Paste coins in your notebook. two days
Appreciation
Designing

2. Identification of Empire 10–15 Analysis

Students will identify the pictures of the following and Minutes
Identification
write about their contributions:-
Critical Thinking
Akbar
Jahangir
Shahjahan
Aurangzeb

3. Suppose you are an Emperor and want gold coins to be 15–20 Analysis
used in your kingdom. Design both sides of the coin you Minutes
Identification
want to get circulated in your kingdom.
Observation
Creativity

5. Rulers and 1. The Mughal Empire 15–20 Critical Thinking

Buildings minutes
Identify the pictures of the following Temple/Mosque and Observation
mention sailent features of their architecture.
Contrast

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Learning Outcomes
1. Kandariya Mahadev Temple Appreciation for
2. Rajarajeshvarei our culture

3. Jama Masjid

2. Construction of monuments 15–20 Creativity

Suppose you are an architect and you have been given a minutes
Identification
project "Constructing a Monument". Mention the important
Observation
points of architecture that you will be explaining to you
labours while planning the construction of the monuments. Critical Thinking
Appreciating
Cultural Heritage

Interdisciplinary 3. Geometry in historical buildings Critical Thinking

with Maths Collect the pictures of any five historical buildings and Analysis
compare the geometry followed in them.
Observation

Interdisciplinary 4. Iron Pillar Critical Thinking

with Science Where is Iron pillar located and what is it famous for? Analysis
Collect the names of other monuments showing similar Observation
properties

5. Stamp Collection Observation

Collect the stamps of famous historical monuments of India Creative Thinking
and paste it to your copy.
Application
Categorisation

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6. Towns, Traders and 1. Prepare a case study of any one of the following important 20 minutes Observation
Crafts persons town of Medieval India in scrap file:- spread to
Identification
1. Hampi 2 days
Aesthetic
2. Surat
Appraisal
3. Masulipatnam
It should include the location, habitat, important
pilgrimage centres, culture of the town.
Make your scrap file more interesting by pasting the
pictures.

2. Compare and contrast between any one current place of 15–20 Identification
pilgrimage and that of medieval time. minutes
Observation
Analysis

3. Map Pointing 10–15 Identification

Identify some important centres of trade and artisanal minutes
Location
production in central and South India and locate them by
pasting pictures of various towns and pilgrimage centres of Observation
these towns.
Hampi
Surat
Masaulipatnam

7. Tribes, Nomads 1. Case Study 20 minutes Analyzing

and Cultural Case study of Ahoms tribe describing their: spread for
2 days Conceptualization
Communities
Customs
Classification

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Learning Outcomes
Culture Observation
Food Habits Understanding
Location Knowledge

2. Power-Point Presentation 15–20 Synthesis

Collect information on either Ahoms or Gonds tribal minutes
Analysis
groups. Make a power point presentation on any one of the
tribal groups. It should include the following: Knowledge

Occupation of the tribal groups. Design

Areas in which they live.
Animals they rear.
Culture they observe.

3. Map Pointing 15 minutes Identifying

Plot the location of various tribes like Bhils, Gonde, Location
Santhals, Banjaras.
Recognize
Make it more interesting by pasting pictures of these tribes.
Understanding

8. Devotional Paths to 1. Collage Making 15 minutes Synthesis

the Divine Collect pictures of Chaitanya, Mirabai, Kabir, Surdas, split in 2 Design
Tulsidas, Guru Nanak. Prepare a collage on A3 size sheets, days
and also write their contribution in the society. Make it Identification
more interesting by pasting colourful pictures. Conceptual
Data Collection
Understanding

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2. Collect the famous writings/sayings/or any literary work 20 minutes Appraisal

of the following and write it into your notebook. Critical Thinking
Kabir
Surdas
Tulsidas
Gurunanak

3. Visit 15 minutes Appraise

Visit a Gurudwara or a Sufi Shine or a temple or any other split in 2 Critical thinking
such place (present in your neighbourhood). Write a report days
Observation
on what you saw there and how you felt.
Literary Skill

9. The Making of 1. Case Study 15–20 Identification

Regional Cultures Case study of any classical dance form. It should include minutes Inquisitiveness
the following: split in 2
days Knowledge
Its re-emergence.
Exploration
Its basic features
Its difference from other classical dance forms

2. Map Pointing 10–15 Pointing

Plot the regions on the Map of Indian, which include the minutes Labeling
following:
Identification
1. Place where Kathak is emerged
Location
2. Place where Basholi painting emerged.
Mark all the regions discussed in the chapter.

3. Make a list of famous food items of any five different states 15-20 Critical Thinking

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Learning Outcomes
of our country. minutes Analysis
How is the food habit of an area affected by its regional Appraisal
climate and geographical location?

10. Eighteenth Century 1. Peacock throne 15–20 Appreciation

Political Draw a Peacock throne describing its salient features. minutes
Critical Thinking
Formations
Knowledge
Creativity

2. Case Study: The Sikhs 20 minutes Inquisitiveness

The organization of the Sikhs into a political community Spread for Infer
during 17th century. Several Battles were fought by the 2 days
Conceptualizing
Guru Gobind Singh against the Rajput and Mughal rulers.
List
Collect information on following aspects highlighting:
Discover
Historical background
Observation
Leadership
Self-awareness
Area
Presentation to be done on coloured A4 size sheets along Social Thinking
with relevant pictures. (Reference pg. 148 of History Book)

3. Map pointing 15 minutes Identification

Plot the location of various old Mughal Provinces. Compare Observation
the administrative systems.
Comparison
Decision Making

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Learning Outcomes

1. On Equality 1. Survey 20 minutes Identification

Name: ___________________ Locality: ________________ for 4 days
Evaluation
Age: ______________ Comparison
Family Age Edu. Employed Working Expectation Investigation
Members Qualifi. Env. Predict Gender
Equality
Analysis
On the basis of above format students will collect
information from different people of the society. (At least 10
people)
On the basis of information collected, students will prepare
a report and analyse it to show the factors which lead to
inequalities.

2. Students will collect information regarding programs by the 10–15 Application

Government to ensure the equality in India. minutes
Investigation
For e.g.: Gender equality, economic equality
Comparison

3. Research Work: Paragraph Writing 15–20 Investigation

Students will find out information on Civil Right minutes
Comparison
Movement and compare it with any one case of Civil Right

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Learning Outcomes
Movement from present time. Differentiate
Summarise it in your notebook under following headings Analysis
Emergence
Struggle
Achievements

2. Role of 1. Present a comparison and contrast between the health 15 minutes Identification
Government in facilities available in public and private sector with the help Comparison
Health of diagrams, pictures.
Investigation

2. Social Public Services like "Swachh Bharat Abhiyan" 15–20 Human Values and
Students will make posters, paintings or design logo on minutes Ethics
A4 size sheet. Appreciate
Synthesis

3. Student will collect information about the diseases spread 20 minutes Observation
due to the accumulation of garbage. How cleaning the Identification
surroundings may help in prevention of these diseases?
Analysis

4. Students will collect information on "Costa Rica" and paste 15 minutes Analysis
it into their notebook Identification
Write a paragraph on importance of health and how it
Comparison
should be encouraged.

3. How the State 1. Paste the picture of Governor/Lt. Governor of your state, 15 minutes Critical Thinking
Government Works find out how he/she is elected or appointed. Appreciation
Write about their role / functions. Investigation

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Learning Outcomes

2. Paste the picture of Chief Minister of your native state, find 15 minutes Critical Thinking
out how he/she got elected.
Appreciation
Write about their role / functions.
Investigation

Interdisciplinary 3. Preparation of Manifesto / Logo for the party 15 minutes Critical Thinking
with Languages Each student will be asked to imagine that he/she is going Writing
to contest elections and form an imaginary party.
Imagination
Each student will be asked to
Write down his/her manifesto for the same.
Design a logo for his/her party.

4. Growing up as 1. Collage making 20 minutes Identify

Boys and Girls Collect information about women freedom fighters from at Spread to 2 Exploration
least two states cone of them preferably be a North-Eastern days
Appreciation
state and make a collage
Creative Thinking

2. Students will collect information about careers opted by 15–20 Recognize

girls and boys now a days and how these are different from minutes
Appreciate
those opted in the earlier times?
Identify
Designing

3. Diary Entry 15–20 Exploration

Students will write about the daily conversation with their minutes
Identification
parents, grandparents, neighbours showing some
stereotypes faced by them.

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Learning Outcomes

5. Women Change the 1. Paste picture of your mother or sister or any elder woman 10–15 Identification
World of your family and write about her contribution in your life. minutes
Appreciation
Recall

2. Collage Making 15–20 Identification and

Students will make collage on an A4 size sheet. minutes Appreciation

They will collect information about some of important Empowerment of

women who provided their contribution in socio- Women
economic development.
Present their picture alongwith contribution.

6. Understanding 1. Debate 10–15 Analysis

Media Ask students to collect information regarding media. minutes
Identification
Students will analyse their positive or negative influence. Conceptualization
In class students will express their views. "Is media a boon
for the society."

2. Take a newspaper and count number of advertisements in 10–15 Explore

it (Newspaper). Now a days newspaper are full of minutes
Compare
advertisements. Students will be asked to express their
views regarding it.

3. Prepare a PowerPoint presentation on how media helped in 10–15 Represent

connecting people within country and to the world. minutes
Visualize

7. Understanding 1. Find me Out! 15–20 Identification

Advertising minutes
Students will find out the Jingles used to advertise a Recognize

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Learning Outcomes
particular product of their choice Analyse
Students will identify the value the company is trying to
depict and write it down in their notebook.

2. Making Advertisements 20 minutes Designing

An NGO want to gather fund for small weavers whose Value
work they would like to exhibit. Prepare an advertisement Enhancement
for the NGO as required.

8. Markets Around us 1. Data Collection 10–15 Identify

minutes
Market Kind of goods Prices of goods Sellers Buyers Social Thinking
sold Compare

Interdisciplinary
with Maths Compare and contrast a weekly market with a shopping
complex and a local grocery shop.

2. Newspaper cutting 10–15 Identify

What are the various rights of consumers? How can we minutes
Observation
move to consumer court? Where are these consumer courts
Social Thinking
located?

9. A Shirt in the 1. Imagine yourself a famous designer. 20 minutes Demonstration

Market An international export house has asked you to design Designing
sample of a shirt.
Materials required: Velvet piece, coloured sheets, glaze
papers, glitters, buttons etc.

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Prepare the sample and paste the same on an A-4 size sheet.

2. Journey of a Shirt 10–15 Recall

Students will show the journey of a shirt. minutes
Recognize
They will include all the steps of formation of shirt from Observation

Raw material Finished product Identify

They will present it in a flow chart and by pasting

pictures.

10. Struggles for 1. Poster on Gender Inequality 10–15 Exploration

Equality minutes
Student will make poster on an A3 sheet. Appreciate
Students will use pictures, graphs, information etc. Identify

2. Scrap Book 10–15 Establishing link

Students will prepare scrap book minutes between political
and social
They will collect information a on Tawa Matsya Sangh / environment.
Tehri Dam.
They will explore information on how people fought for
their rights.

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Learning Outcomes

1. Environment a) Word Search 10–15 Application

1. Ecosystem, 2. Biosphere, 3. Lithosphere, 4. Atmosphere, minutes
Recognizing
5. Biotic, 6. Abiotic, 7. Environment, 8. Habitat, 9. Barter. Critical Thinking
H L Q C S B Q V B B K G

H A B O I K G L J I Q R

W X P O P O S X P O Q U

C Q T B A R T E R S U L

J I A B I O T I C P E H

C R N F V A Z E Y H J A

E C O S Y S T E M E J B

B Q A W Y R V S P R M I

H L I I Z Q N O L E I T

L I T H O S P H E R E A

A T M O S P H E R E V T

E N V I R O N M E N T U

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Interdisciplinary 2. 'Bottle it' 10–20 Identification /

with Language Differentiate between reuse and recycle. minutes analysis
Make any 2 useful products from the waste materials Utility
like bangles, invitation cards, newspapers etc. Application
3. Integrated Act - English and Hindi 20 minutes Writing Skill
Effects of global warming Imbibe values
Compose a poem in Hindi or English where the earth regarding
tells its' aging due to Global Warming. environment

2. Inside our Earth 1. Learning with Fun 10–15 Identification

Colour and Label the diagram of the "Interior of the minutes Aesthetic sense
Earth"
2. Let's do 20 minutes Put into practice
Things required: Demonstrate
Crayon (any colour) Critical thinking
Knife Inquisitiveness
A vessel Exploration
Foil paper
Procedure:
Under the guidance of an elder person at your home.
Take any crayon and scrap it is a vessel (Igncous rock
Sedimentary rock) and then press it, (it will convert into
sedimentary rock). Cover the vessel with foil paper and put
on heat for few seconds as it starts melting. Remove it and
after cooling of matter we are able to see the difference from
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3. Our Changing 1. Locate the type of Volcanoes on the Outline map of World 10 minutes Application
Earth
Dormant Research
– Vesuvius Volcano Analysis
– Mt Kilimanjara (Tanzania) Identification
Extinct
– Edinburgh castle
– Mount Kenya
Active
– Stromboli (Sicily Island)
– Etna Volcano
(Students will be given names of different volcanoes to
research and locate them on world map. They could see
that the volcano appeared close to the plate boundaries).

2. Collect information about Nepal Earthquake of 25th April 10–15 Research

2015 minutes
Explanation
Students will collect information from various sources
Creative Thinking
about the magnitude, focus point, areas of destruction and
ways to mitigate from the disaster. Exploration
Inquisitiveness

3. Our changing Earth 15 minutes Explore

Draw a diagram of 'Life Cycle of River' and relate it with Compare and
human life. Contrast
Examination

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Critical Thinking

4. In the outline map of India show the following: 10 minutes Application

1. One state where wind action is very active.
2. One state where Landslides are common.

4. Air 1. In the following figure label and mask with arrows of the 10–15 Identification
global pressure and wind belt. minutes
Differentiation
Locate

2. Word Jumble 10 minutes Recognition

Rearrange the following words according to the hint Problem Solving
provided.
i) REENOSIPHO – Layer of air in the thermosphere
ii) MUSDRODL – Other name of the equatorial loss
pressure belt
iii) LEWISTEERS – Type of planetary wind
iv) NOSOMSON – Type of periodic wind
v) BAKTICAAT – Type of local wind.

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3. Collage Making 20 minutes

Students will be asked to collect pictures and information
on Global Warming and make a collage out of them.

5. Water 1. Write a poem highlighting the importance of water or how 10–15 Explore
it can be conserved / reasons for its scarcity. Write a poem minutes
Application
in the space provided in the form of a droplet of water.
Colour the droplet also. Creativity

Interdisciplinary
with Language

2. Water World 20 minutes Application

On a physical map of the world mark the Discover
i) four oceans and the countries surrounding them.
ii) 3 important warm and cold currents.
iii) countries affected by Tsunami on 26 December 2004.

6. Natural Vegetation 1. Map Work 15 minutes Identification and

and Wild Life Identify and locate following on the political map of India. Location
Precision

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Learning Outcomes
National Park
– Rajaji
– Corbett
– Bandhavgarh
– Sunderbans
– Gir
– Kaziranga
– Manas
– Silent Valley
Biosphere Reserves
– Valley of flowers
– Nilgiri
Sanctuary
– Bharatpur
– Sultanpur

2. Collect pictures of tropical rain forests species of flora and 10–15 Observation
fauna and write about their importance for the economy. minutes Identification
Locate rain forests on the outline map of world. spread to
2 days Knowledge

Interdisciplinary 3. Herbarium Knowledge

with Science Collect leaves of different medicinal plants paste on Recognisation
white sheets of paper. Listing
Write about the use of these medicinal plants along with Identification
their botanical names.

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7. Human 1. Scrap Book 15–20 Knowledge

Environment - Collect the pictures of different types of houses and minutes Identification
Settlement, paste them in your scrap book.
Transport and Appreciation
Communication Students will find out the relationship between the type Human Values and
of houses with their physical environment.
Ethics

2. Features of different settlements 15–20 Identification

minutes
Village Town City

University

Village Hall

Airport

Hospital

Factory

Wind Mill

Cottage Industry

School

Little Shop

Pub

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Learning Outcomes
Conclude from the above -
1. the features found in a village.
2. the features found in a town.
3. the features found in a city.
4. the features found in all the three.

3. Identify settlement patterns 15–20 Analyse

minutes
Application
Critical Thinking
Identification

Give reasons behind the settlement patterns and relate it

with places where this type of settlement is found from
India / World.

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4. Get - Set - Go! 10–15 Analyse

Express your views on how information and technology minutes
Identify
has influenced transport and communication.
Appreciate
Paste pictures related to it.

8. Human 1. Case Study: The River Ganga 10–15 Critical Thinking

Environment minutes
In what ways has industrialization in India affected the Recognize
Interactions: The
Ganges River?
Tropical and the Social Thinking
Subtropical Region How does water pollution affect the health and daily
lives of people, aquatic lives etc.
GAP (Ganga Action Plan) by 2010.
Mark/Locate river Ganga on India Political map.

2. Life in Amazon Basin 15–20 Application

Map pointing: minutes
Comprehension
In the outline map of South America mark Amazon Analyse
Basin, important crops.
Recognise
Make a power points presentation showing 'Life of the
people of the rainforest is slowly changing' (Students
can watch video related to South America: Economic
Resources and Economic Act.)

9. Life in the On the outline map of North America and South Africa, 15 minutes Mapping
Temperate mark - Rocky mountains; The Great Lakes, River.
Identification
Grasslands Mississippi, two important and most developed countries
in the world, Veld, Rivers - Orange and Limpopo. Location

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Learning Outcomes
Identify and explore the importance of Rocky Mountain for 20 minutes Identification
the economy. Present it along with the pictures of Rocky
Recognition
Mountains or make a Power Point Presentation on the
same. Critical Thinking
Creativity

10. Life in the Deserts 1. Map Skills 10–15 Application

Locate major deserts of the world minutes
Skill
a) Turkestan Desert Location
b) Australian Desert Identification
c) Kalahari Desert
d) Gobi Desert
e) Atacama Desert
f) Sahara Desert
g) Patagonian Desert
Students will try to find out the reason behind the location
of desert towards western direction.

2. Student will take a political map of Africa and colour the 10 minutes Location
areas where Sahara desert is located.
Identification

Collage Making: Land and its People 10–15 Analysis

Students will paste the pictures showing important minutes
Inquisitiveness
nomadic tribes and their way of living, the animals
Interpretation
domesticated by them and how these animals provide help
to these tribal communities.

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Class–VIII
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Learning Outcomes
1. The best Christmas Activity-1 : Debate 20 minutes • Speaking Skills
Present in the Prepare a debate on the topic 'War can end conflicts'
World • Reasoning
• Problem Solving
Activity-2 : Collage Making • Critical Thinking
Make a collage based on any two events during the • Creativity
World War 1
• Imagination
2. The Tsunami Activity-1 : Poster Making 30 minutes • Creativity
Interdisciplinary Collect information on 'Disaster preparedness' and • Understanding the
with Geography prepare a poster on the same.
importance of mother
earth
Activity-2 : Diary Entry 10 minutes • Writing Skills
Suppose you were one of the victims of Tsunami. • Creativity
Write a diary entry for the same.
• Imagination
• Empathy
Activity-3 : Message Writing 10 minutes • Creative Thinking,
Assuming that you have to initiate a donation camp Problem Solving
for a Tsunami hit area and communicate about the • Caring for human life
sense in your locality / area, write a 'message' for the
same. • Writing Skills
• Communication

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Learning Outcomes
Activity-4 : Power Point Presentation 20 minutes • Digital Literacy
Surf the Internet and make a PowerPoint Presentation • Creativity
based on the Earthquake prone areas of the world.
Also write the reasons for the same.
• Understanding

3. Glimpses of the Activity-1 : Interview 20 minutes • Life Skills - Effective

Past The making of Indian National Movement 1870-1947. Communication
Interdisciplinary You get an opportunity to meet a freedom fighter. • Values - Appreciating
with History Design a set of questions that you would like to ask freedom fighter
him.

Activity-2 : Students will be asked to watch any one of 15 minutes • Life Skills - Creative
the following movies and write about one of the Thinking, Critical
characters that impresses them the most. Thinking
Mangal Pandey : The Rising • Values - Appreciating
Shaheed freedom fighters,
The legend of Bhagat Singh empathy

Sardar
Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose : The forgotten Hero

Activity-3 : Designing News Paper 20 minutes • Imagination Creativity

Design your own newspaper with important
• Vocabulary
news/events based on Indian National movement.
• Appreciating freedom
fighers
Activity-4 : Role Play 5-10 minutes • Creativity
Students will present a role play of their favourite
• Imagination
leader of the Indian National Movement.

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Learning Outcomes
• Expression
• Vocabulary
4. Bepin Choudhary's Activity-1 : Paragraph Writing 20 minutes • Digital Literacy
Lapse of Memory Surf the net to find any one NGO (Charitable Trust) • Research work
and write down about their way of working.
• Empathy
Activity-2 : 30 minutes • Managing emotions,
Identify and highlight the most important part of the Empathy, Self
story according to you. Also write why you consider it awareness
important. • Respecting elderly
Activity-3 : Letter Writing 10 minutes • Empathy
One of the students of your class was not able to meet • Thinking Skills
the expenses of the school (financial) and you helped
him. Write a letter to your father describing the same. • Creativity

5. The Summit Activity-1 : Biography Writing 15 minutes • Creative Thinking

Within Write biography of a person who has motivated you in • Appreciating the lives of
your life.
great men and women
Activity-2 : PowerPoint Presentation 10 minutes • Thinking Skills
Make a power point presentation on Arjun Bajpai, the • Creativity
youngest Indian mountaineer and find out the secret
of his success. • Imagination

Activity-3 : Diary Entry 10 minutes • Self Realisation

Write a diary entry based on a task which you • Expression
accomplished though you had thought it impossible
earlier.

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Learning Outcomes
6. This is Jody's Activity-1 : Adjectives 20 minutes • Vocabulary building,
Fawn Pick out phrases and adjectives from the lesson Self awareness, Oratory
describing the fawn. Skills
Which qualities of Jody do you associate with yourself
and why? Describe.
Activity-2 : Making a Scrap File 20 minutes • Collecting information,
Read any five Newspaper articles related to Thinking Skills,
conservation and preservation of nature. Based on Appreciation of Nature,
your reading suggest ways for the same in an Sensitizing towards
interesting manner. Display on class display board. need to preserve nature

Activity-3 : Writing Poetry 30 minutes • Creativity/ Imagination

Write a short poem in the praise of the Himalayas. • Respecting nature

Activity-4 : Story Writing 10 minutes • Imagination

Read the beginning and complete the story. "One day
• Creativity
while going to school, I saw a puppy badly hurt......".
• Expression
• Empathy

7. A Visit to Activity-1 : Bio Sketch 20 minutes • Comprehension, Writing

Cambridge After reading the lesson, write a bio-sketch of Stephen Skills
Hawking.
Watch the movie, 'Theory of Everything 2014'. Which
scene inspired you? Write a descriptive paragraph
Activity-2 : Article Writing 20-25 minutes • Research work,
UPSC 2014 Topper Ms. Ira Singhal despite being Empathy, Coping with
differently abled, achieved great success. Watch her stress, Caring for

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Learning Outcomes
interview on Youtube and write an article on how the differently abled
person inspires you.

8. A Short Monsoon Activity-1 : 10 minutes • Comparing and

Diary Find out the difference between a TRAVELOGUE contrasting, Critical
AND A DIARY ENTRY. Write one. Analysis
Activity-2 : Story Writing 20-25 minutes • Imagination, Creativity,
Note down different words which flash into your Observation
mind when you see rain like
Dark skies
Thunder storm
Umbrellas
Students dancing in the rain
People rushing to nearest shelter
Then weave out a story around it.
9 and The Great Stone Activity-1 : 10 minutes • Analysing, Critical
10. Face (Part I and II) Why does the story end with face 'He will come'? Thinking
Do you think the end of the story is justified? Why or
why not?
Activity-2 : 20 minutes • Creative Thinking,
Ask elders around about any folklore that they still Knowing about the past
believe in (like the man in the moon). Relate it in the
next class.
Activity-3 : Speech 5-10 minutes • Optimism
Deliver a speech on the topic 'Positive attitude leads to • Thinking Skills
positive outcomes'.
• Imagination

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Learning Outcomes
Activity-4 : Comic Script 20 minutes • Creativity
Create a comic script based on any folklore which • Imagination
includes any prophecy.
• Logical Thinking

Poem–1: The Ant Activity-1 : Identification 15 minutes • Life Skills - Critical

and the Cricket Prepare for a one minute speaking activity to be taken Thinking, Creative
up in class. Thinking
• Values - Respecting,
Hardwork, care for
others
Activity-2 : Poetic Devices 10 minutes • Life Skills - Critical
Compose another poem using the same poetic devices. Thinking, Identification
• Values - Appreciating
poetry
Poem–2: Activity-1 : Paragraph Writing 15 minutes • Imagination, Creativity
Geography lesson Write a paragraph describing your first experience in • Honesty
Interdisciplinary an airplane.
with Geography
Activity-2 : Vocabulary Enhancement • Imagination, Creative
Find 5 words from the poem which are new to you Thinking
and make sentences of your own from them. • To enjoy learning new
things
Activity-3 : Poster Making 20 minutes • Imagination
Make a poster highlighting the main Geographical • Creativity
factors of your country.

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Learning Outcomes
Activity-4 : Elocution 10 minutes • Problem Solving
Prepare an Elocution on the topic 'We need more
bridges than walls' and present in the class.
Poem–3: Macavity : Activity-1 : Graphic Organiser 20 minutes • Self awareness,
The Mystery Cat Write the qualities and physical attributes of the cat in Creativity
the form of a graphic organiser. • Appreciating poetry

Activity-2 : Vocabulary enhancement 20 minutes • Creative Thinking

Find out new vocabulary from the poem and make • Imagination
sentences on your own.
Activity-3 : 20 minutes • Creative Thinking and
Make a list of poetic devices used in the poem and Imagination
compose a poem using the poetic devices that you
have identified in the poem.
Activity-4 : Paragraph Writing 10 months • Critical Thinking
Write a paragraph bringing out all the similarities and
differences of all the animals of the cat family.
Activity-5 : Poster Making 20 minutes • Imagination
Make a poster on the topic 'Loyalty is a Lifestyle'. • Creativity

Poem–4: The Last Activity-1 : Dialogue Writing 20 minutes • Creativity, Imagination

Bargain Bargain with your parents and get a thing which gives • Pleasing manners, to be
you joy. Prepare a set of dialogues on how you
polite
convinced them.
Activity-2 : Essay Writing 30 minutes • Character Analysis,
Write a Biographical essay on the Poet. Your essay

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Learning Outcomes
should include the following :- Expression
1. Introduction • Understanding the work
2. Childhood of great men and
3. Achievements appreciation

4. Contribution to the society

Poem–5: The Activity-1 : Paragraph Writing 20 minutes • Creative Thinking,
School Boy Why does the boy compare himself to a bird in a cage. Appreciating poetry
Write a paragraph supporting his views. • Empathy

Activity-2 : Poem Composition 20 minutes • Expression

Compose a poem based on 'Freedom'. Include 2 poetic • Thinking Skills
devices.
• Creativity

Poem–6: The Duck Activity-1 : Identification of Rhyming words 20-25 minutes • Understanding the
and the Kangaroo Identify 5 pairs of rhyming words from the poem. significance of rhyming
Now compose a short five to six line poem using the words in enhancing the
same set of rhyming words. appeal of a poem.
• Creativity, Imagination

Activity-2 : Dialogue Writing 20 minutes • Usage of correct

Recreate the poem in the form of dialogues between vocabulary,
the Duck and the Kangaroo. Understanding
• Value - Helping, Caring
and Sharing
Poem–7: When I Activity-1 : Diary Entry 20 minutes • Imagination, Creative
set out for During last summer vacation you visited your Writing, Sharing your
Lyonnesse grandparents living in a village. It was a memorable experience, Curiosity to

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Learning Outcomes
experience. Share your experience with your learn new things
classmates in the form of a diary entry.
Activity-2 : Brochure 20 minutes • Imagination, Creative
Imagine yourself to be the Secretary of RAO Writing, Highlighting
TRAVELS. Prepare a brochure of your company to be positive points, Critical
published in the newspaper. Analysis

Poem–8: On the Activity-1 : 10 minutes • Developing Vocabulary,

Grass Hopper and Make a list of the things in nature that indicate a Creative Thinking
Cricket change of season. (change from Autumn to Spring)

Activity-2 : Poster Making 25 minutes • Gathering information,

India is a geographically diverse country. This Creativity, Imagination,
diversity affects the food habits, occupation, dressing Sensitizing children
style etc., of people. Prepare a script for a play which towards nature
reflects geographical diversity.
Using the above information, design a poster for
bulletin board making it as colourful as you can.
Activity-3 : Poem Composition 20 minutes • Imagination
Compose a poem based on nature. Include blossoms,
• Creativity
calm, beauty, birds etc.

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MATHEMATICS
Class–VIII
S. No. Topic Activity Time Skills Enhanced /
Learning Outcomes

1. Rational Activity-1 : 15 minutes • Recall, appreciate the

Numbers Subtopic: Operations on rational numbers. need of rational numbers
in daily life
Description: Twenty caravans are travelling across the
desert one day apart. The first carvan reached the oasis
and the camels drank half of the water in the pool. On the
second day, the second carvan reached the oasis and the
camels drank one-third of the water that was left. On the
third day, the camels in the third carvan drank one-
quarter of the water that was left. On the first day the pool
contained 1050m3 of water. How much water was left
after the 20th carvan passed through.
Hint: Observe the pattern and calculate.

Activity-2 : 25 minutes • Calculation

Subtopic: Addition and subtraction of rational numbers. • Problem Solving
Description: Write fractions in mixed form and find out
the hidden word.
5 8 3 9
1. 2.
6 6 4 4
5 2 2 3
3. 4. x
8 7 5 7
3 6 8 5 7
5. 6. 3
7 11 21 22 2

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Learning Outcomes

9 5 1 4
7. 8.
2 12 12 9

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Answers:
1 -6 1 13
A -1 I N-6 L
2 35 2 36
1 1 -125 -51
R2 A -1 O T
6 12 462 56

2. Linear Equations Activity-1 : Framing Linear Equations 20 minutes • Real life application of
in one variable linear equations
Find out the age of your grandfather and father. Form a
linear equation between these two -
a) Age of your grandfather and your age.
b) Your age and your father's age.

Activity-2 : Take a dice and throw it 25 minutes • Fun with equations

Get the boost and calculate your score. Play with your
• Numerical ability
friend
• Interpersonal skills
6x+2=9 4x+3=7

7x+7=9 5x-5=15 53 52 51

50 49 48 47 8x-3=7 45 44 43 42 41

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3x-1=4

40 39 38 37 36 35 34 33 32 31

7x+1=4

30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21

20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11

4x-2=6 7x+1=2

10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

3. Understanding Activity-1 : 25 minutes • Observation

Quadrilaterals
Subtopic: To locate various convex and concave polygons
• Classification
by paper folding.
Description: Take a rectangular sheet of paper. Fold it in
any way and then unfold it. Draw a line on the crease
using a ruler and pencil. Repeat this process 7 more times.
Mark the points of intersection as A, B, C, D and so on.
Identify polygons and identify whether they are convex or
concave.

Indisciplinary Activity-2 : 20 minutes • Verification

with Science
Subtopic: Angle sum property of a concave quadrilateral. • Psychomotor Skills
Light
Description: On a coloured sheet of paper draw a convex
quadrilateral ABCD. Cut out the four angles and paste
these cutouts so that there is no gap between them and
write the observation.

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Understanding Activity-3 : 25 minutes • Psychomotor Skills

Quadrilaterals
Subtopic: Area of parellelogram = B x H • Thinking Skills
• Draw a parellelogram ABCD and cut it
• Creativity

• Fold ABCD such that DE ⊥ AB

• Cut ΔAED and paste along DEBC to get DEXC to get

DEXC

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Learning Outcomes
Ar (ABCD) = Ar (DEXC)
= EX ⋇ CX
= AB x DE
= Base x Height

4. Practical Activity-1 : 15 minutes • Accuracy

Geometry
Subtopic: Figures on the same base. • Motor Skills
Description:
• Decision Making
(i) Construct a square and a rhombus on the same base
of 6 cm. How many such rhombuses can be constructed?
(ii) Construct a parallelogram and rectangle on the same
base of 9 cm and between the same parallels. How many
parallelograms can be drawn on the same base and
between the same parallels?

Activity-2 : 25 minutes • Accuracy,

Subtopic: Construct the given sketch using ruler and • Motor Skills
compass.
Description: Construct the following sketch as per the
• Critical Thinking
given dimensions
1. A square of side 4 cm.
2. An equilateral triangle of side 4 cm.
3. A parallelogram of base 6 cm.
4. A rectangle of 6 cm x 4 cm.

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5. Data Handling Activity-1 : Probability 25 minutes • Mental ability and

Take a deck of 52 cards. Observe the cards and their Logical reasoning
colour. Then answer following questions
a) Probability of getting an even number card.
b) Probability of getting a black ace.

Activity-2 : 25 minutes • Data Collection and

Collect information about monthly expenditure of your Arrangement
home from your parents. Then draw a pie chart with
different heads like grocery, rent, electricity bills etc.

Activity-3 : 25 minutes • Observation

Subtopic: Pie chart of Daily Activities
• Calculation
• Write the time spent (in hours) during the day under
• Correlation of different
the following headings by you:
activities
(a) School
• Real life application of
(b) Homework data handling
(c) Play • Psychomotor Skills
(d) Sleep
(e) Watching TV
(f) Miscellaneous
• Prepare a Pie chart for the above schedule, where each
activity is represented by a different colour.
• Name the activity with the smallest and largest sector.

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6. Squares and Activity-1 : 20 minutes • Critical Thinking

Square Roots Subtopic: To show square of numbers on a graph paper. • Observation
Description: Take a graph paper. Draw squares on it with
sides 1 cm, 2 cm, 3 cm, 4 cm, 5 cm, 6 cm and 7 cm. Now • Identification
count the number of squares in each square and write the • Accuracy
observation.

Activity-2 : 20 minutes • Critical Thinking

Subtopic: To observe the given number pattern and • Observation
complete the next three steps.
1st 132 = 169
2nd 1032 = 10609
3rd 10032 = 1006009
4th ________________
5th ________________
6th ________________
Further write similar patterns (any two) involving squares
of a number.

Activity-3 : 25 minutes • Motor Skills

To verify that the sum of first n odd natural numbers is n2. • Calculation
• Draw squares of sides 1 cm, 2 cm, 3 cm, 4 cm and 5 cm
• Logical reasoning
and cut them.
• Generalisation
• Divide the squares into smaller squares of side 1x1
and shade each square with a different colour.

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Learning Outcomes

• Count the number of squares in different colour bands

and write the numbers at the corners as shown.

and so on...
12 = 1
22 = 1+3=4
32 = 1+3+5=9
42=1+3+5+7=16
52=1+3+5+7+9=25

7. Cubes and Cube Activity-1 : 15 minutes • Observation

Roots Subtopic: Cube number patterns • Formulation
Description: To observe the given number pattern and
write the next three steps: • Generalisation

33 = 27 = 7+9+11 • Analyse
53 = 125 = 21 + 23 + 25 + 27 + 29 • Observation

Activity-2 : 20 minutes • Observation

Subtopic: Cubes • Critical Thinking
Description: 1729 can be expressed as sum of cubes of
two numbers
• Approximation

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Learning Outcomes
1729 = 13 + 123 = 93 + 103
(i) Find two more such numbers which can be expressed
as sum of cubes of two natural numbers.
(ii) What special name is given to the number 1729?

8. Comparing Activity-1 : 25 minutes • Calculation

Quantities
Subtopic: Difference between simple interest and
• Problem Solving
compound interest.
Description: Calculate simple interest and compound
• Decision Making
interest on Rs. 100000 at 10% per annum for 5 consecutive • Money Smart
years and tabulate the data in the following manner.
• Real life application
Year Principal for Principal for SI CI
S.I C.I

Make a double bar graph representing SI and CI and

observe the gain in each year and long term benefits of
compound interest.

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Activity-2 : 20 minutes • Calculation Accuracy

Subtopic: Billing activity (VAT)
Description: Take a grocery bill and calculate the cost of
individual items including VAT add and verify with total
amount VAT levied on all items
e.g.: Sugar Price VAT Price including VAT
` 100 8% ` 100+8% of 100 = ` 108

9. Algebraic Activity-1 : 20 minutes • Numerical ability

Expressions and
Subtopic: Algebraic Identities • Patterns
Identities
Verification of (a+b)2 = a2 + b2 + 2ab
• Factorization
Take a piece of card board. Draw a square axa a square
bxb and, 2 rectangles axb on it. Cut off figures as shown
*(Instructions needs to be given in class)

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Activity-2 : 20 minutes • Patterns

Verification of (a2-b2) = (a+b) (a-b) • Numerical Skills

• Factorization

Take a piece of cardboard. Draw the rectangles as shown.

(Instructions to be given in class)

10. Visualising Solid Activity-1 : Identification of Shapes • Identification of 3D-

Shapes shapes
Identify and tell how many solid cubes are used to make
the stack • Visualisation of 3D-
shapes

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Activity-2 :
Form the net of following 3-D figures
1) 2)

11. Mensuration Activity-1 : Volume and Surface area of cube and cuboid 20 minutes • Appreciation of
Take 3 dice of side 1 cm. Keep these together as shown. geomatric shapes in
nature.

• Relation between volume

and cube and cuboid.

Find the surface area and volume of all cubes separately

and also find volume of the cuboid formed.

Activity-2 : Area of a circle • Visualisation and

Take a rope, tie it at one corner of a door knob and then numerical ability
find out how much area can be covered if you can move
around. Also mention the name of 2D figure obtained. Tie
a stone on one end of the rope and then rotate it.

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12. Exponents and Activity-1 : Exponents and Powers 25 minutes • Calculations

Powers
Find out the distance of all planets from sun. Then find • Numerical ability
out their scientific notation and exponential forms.
Students can find out distance from various resources like
internet or from Social Science books.

Activity-2 : • Correlation between

Research and find out the thickness of a hair and radius of maths with other subjects
an atom. Then convert this into exponential form.

13. Direct and Activity-1 : Direct Variation and Inverse Variation 25 minutes • Numerical ability and
Inverse relation between two
Draw rectangle with length and breadth 9 cm and 5 cm
Proportions quantities
respectively. Now draw second rectangle with same area
but the length of rectangle should be 15 cm. Now observe
and write your observation. Now next time take new
length 45 cm and find what should be breadth if area of
rectangle remain same.

Interdisciplinary Activity-2 : 20 minutes • Real life application of

with Science direct and inverse
For three days note down the distance covered by your
father/mother's vehicle and note down the fuel consumed variation
and distance covered.
(i) Find out which kind of variation it shows. (Direct or
Inverse)
(ii) Name the fuel used in the vehicle
(iii) Name a clean fuel.
(iv) Two health hazzards of pollution

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14. Factorisation Activity-1 : 15 minutes • Logical ability

You know an identity is true for all values of the variable • Analysis
for e.g.
(a+b)2 = a2 + 2ab + b2 • Problem solving

(a-b)2 = a2 - 2ab + b2
(a+b) (a-b) = a2 - b2
Now write 5 algebraic expression in the form of the
identity and factorise them using the identity.
Activity-2 : 15 minutes • Application
Write • Logical ability
(a) A monomial which when divided by 3x2 gives 9xy.
• Analysis
(b) A binomial which when divided by 3x2 gives 9xy.
(c) A binomial which when divided by 3x2 gives 9xy.
(d) A binomial which when divided by 3x+2 gives 1.
15. Introduction to Activity-1 : Double Bar Graphs 25 minutes • Data Collection and
Graphs Write down all the marks of a particular test of each Representation of data
subject in unit test 1 and unit test 2. Represent it in form of
a double bar graph. Then analyse your performance in all
subjects in unit test 1 and unit test 2. Find out the subjects
in which subjects you performed better in unit test 1 and
in which subjects you performed better in unit test 2.
Activity-2 : Linear Graphs • Climate and Numerical
Note down temperature for one week and then draw a Skills
linear graph. Then find out the hottest and the coolest day
• Data Representation
of the week.

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16. Playing with Activity-1 : 20 minutes • Calculation

numbers
In the given square replace question marks with a digit so • Numerical ability
that the sum of the numbers of that row or column is a
multiple of number mentioned. Remember no digit • Problem solving
should repeat in the same row or column.

2 5 ? 8 Multiple of 9

4 ? 7 1 of 10

9 ? 4 ? of 3

? 4 1 6 of 2

of 9 of 3 of 2
Multiple of 5

Activity-2 : 20 minutes • Problem solving

Sneha did a maths magic with her friend Kriti. She asked • Analysis
her to think a two digit number. Then she asked her to
add the digits of the number and multiply the sum by 5.
She asked her to add 5 to the product and multiply the
result by 2. Then she asked her to divide the result by 10
and to subtract sum of the digits from this number. Sneha
told Kriti that the number left is 1. Kriti is amazed. Can
you help Kriti to understand how Sneha knew the
answer? Can you too think of any such other trick. Try it
with your friends.

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SCIENCE
Class–VIII
S. No. Topic Activity Time Skill Enhanced /
Learning Outcomes
1. Crop Production Activity–1 : Agricultural Implements 30 minutes • Identification
and Management To identify and understand the usage of implements used in • Observation
the agriculture.
• Correlation
• Understanding

Interdisciplinary
with Social
Science 15 minutes • Observation

Collect the pictures of various agricultural implements and • Identification

paste then into your notebook. Write down their usage.

Activity–2 : Seeds As required • Planning and

To study the effect of moisture on the germination of seeds. for the Organising
experiment
• Observe
• Interpret
• Deduce

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Learning Outcomes
a) The students will take the gram seeds. Divide the seeds into
three sets A, B and C.
b) Put the seeds of set A on the moist cotton.
c) Soak the seeds of Set B in the water overnight and then put
on the moist cotton for seed germination.
d) Put the seeds of Set C in the boiling water for sometime
then allow it to germinate on the moist cotton.
e) Note the observations

SET A SET B SET C

Seeds

Activity–3 : Manure and Fertilizer 30 minutes • Design

To show the application of manure and fertilizers on the soil • Hypothesis
chemistry.
• Correlate
• Analyse

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Learning Outcomes
a) The students will visit the gardener and find out the
various properties of the manure and fertilizers and the
mode of their application.
b) They will take the soil samples and divide then into two.
c) In one they will add manure and in another add chemical
fertilizer (under the supervision of an elder).
d) They will find the pH of both the sample of soils.

Soil Sample With Manure With Fertilizer

pH

e) The pH of the soil good for growth of plants is between 7.0-

7.5. Note down the observations and conclude it.

Activity–4 : Irrigation 25 minutes • Critical Thinking

a) Collect the sample of sandy and clayey soil in tray. • Analysis
b) Put the trays in the slanting positions.
• Observation
c) Put the container on the other side of the tray (lower side)
to collect the water.
d) Pour equal amount of water in both the trays.
e) Find out the water collected in the container.
f) Tabulate your observations.

Soil sample Water collected in the beaker

Sandy soil
Clayey soil

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Learning Outcomes

g) Interpret your observations and correlate with the type of

plants can be grown and the times of irrigation required.

Activity–5 : 20 minutes • Critical Thinking

Collect information about the various methods of irrigation • Analysis
followed. Categorise them into conventional and modern
methods. Which method you like the most and and why? • Observation

2. Microorganisms: Activity–1 : Fungus 20 minutes • Study

Friend and Foe To observe the fungus in the infected leaves. • Observe
• Deduce

a) Visit the garden and collect the leaves with white patches.
b) Write a comparison between the normal leaves and leaves
with white patches.

Interdisciplinary Activity–2 : Curd Formation 15 minutes • Design

with language To study the conditions necessary for the growth of curd +5 hours for
observation • Planning
bacteria
• Organising
• Writing Skills

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Learning Outcomes
• Communication
• Interpersonal
Skills

Under the guidance of your mother or an elder at home make

arrangement for the formation of curd. Write your experience
in the form of a paragraph. Also write the name of bacteria
involved in formation of curd.

Activity–3 : Preservatives 15 minutes • Observation

1. To know about the different methods of preservation. • Critical Thinking
a) Collect the wrappers of frozen and canned food items and
milk.
• Analysis

b) Find about the preservatives present in these food items.

c) List the various preservatives and methods of their
preservation.

1. List down the food items that are generally spoiled by the • Critical Thinking
presence of bacteria. Taking any one example explain how
it can be prevented. • Analysis

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3. Synthetic Fibres Activity–1 : Character of different synthetic fibres from daily 1 hour • Observing the
of Plastics life change
Find out the characteristics of different synthetic fibres used in
• Analysing the
daily life and categorise them according to their properties.
situation
Procedure:
• Identifying the
1. Collect atleast 10 different types of synthetic fibres used in
synthetic fibre
household work in day to day life.
2. Find out their physical characteristics, and enlist them in • Organising in
tabular form. tabular form
3. On the basis of their properties catagorise them and try to • Classifying
find out the type of synthetic fibre. different types of
4. Write their use in daily life. synthetic fibres
• Evaluating the
type of fibre
from result
• Recalling the
properties of
different fibre
• Inferring the
result.
Activity–2 : Biodegradable and Non-biodegradable Materials Extended to • Identification
Find out biodegradable and non-biodegradable material used two days for
20 Minutes
• Classification
in day to day life.
Procedure: each day • Observation
1. Find out different types of waste materials. • Interpreting
2. Find out their physical and chemical properties (Reaction about the result
towards water and combustion reaction) • Interpretation

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3. Are there any harmful gases coming out after burning of
materials (to be done under the guidance of an elder)?
Observe.
4. Categorise them into biodegradable and non-biodegradable
on the basis of their properties.
5. Think about how you can reduce, reuse, recycle and recover
(4R's principle) on biodegradable materials and write about
it.
Activity–3 : Harmful effect of Plastic 25 minutes • Interdisciplinary
Slogan and poster writing on "Say no to Plastics". each day
extended to • Constructing a
Imagine you have been asked by the government to develop a two days design of poster
campaign "Say no to Plastics and give up plastic bags".
• Creativity
Think about how you will convince people who have no
science background about harmful effect of plastic. You can • Justifying the
include following points: effect
1. Use of plastics has increased in developing countries. • Evaluating the
2. Non-biodegradable nature of plastics. effect

3. Harmful gases entracted after burning of plastics. • Designing poster

4. Environmental effect of plastics.
5. Pollution
Write a slogan and design a poster for your campaign.

Activity–4 : Use of Synthetic Fibres during Diwali 20 minutes • Observation

Now a days there are various alternatives found to plastics. • Critical Thinking
Collect information about them and note down in your
notebook elaborating their uses also. • Evaluation

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4. Metals and Non- Activity–1 : Physical Properties and Metals 20 minutes • Communication
metals Students are asked to find out from their mother or an elder at • Observation
their home about the names of the materials.
– Used for making ornament or jewellery. • Critical Thinking

– Used for making utensils for cooking purpose. • Analysis

Tabulate your observations:
S. Purpose Name Colour Characteristic
No. and Property
Materials
1. Making
ornament

2. Making utensils
used for cooking
Conclude from the table. The materials depicted above are
metals or non-metals. In case they are metals, name the
property of metals they show.

Activity–2 : Chemical Properties of Metals 15 minutes • Observation

Students are asked to find out the kind of jars used to keep
• Analysis
pickles in their home. Why the metals jars are not used to store
pickles? Specify the chemical property of metals involved here. • Application

Activity–3 : Human Body and Metals 20 minutes • Observation

Collect information about various metals needed by human • Critical Thinking
body and their functions.
• Analysis

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5. Coal and Activity–1 : Coal and Petroleum 15 minutes • Critical Thinking
Petroleum In older time coal was the main fuel used for cooking. Now a
• Analysis
days which fuel is mainly used for cooking and what is its
advantage over coal? • Application
• Exploring
Interdisciplinary Activity–2 : Map Activity 20 minutes • Critical Thinking
with Social Take a map of India and locate the places where the reservoirs
Science • Identification
of coal, petroleum and natural gas are found. Identify the states
where they are found in abundance. • Application
• Exploring
Interdisciplinary Activity–3 : Same Fuel 15 minutes • Critical Thinking
with Language What practice you will follow in your daily life for saving fuel?
• Writing
Write a paragraph on it.

6. Combustion and Activity–1 : Control of fire 15 minutes • Exploring

Flame Generally fire extinguishers are installed in public buildings.
• Observation
What is its function? How does it work?
• Analysis
• Critical Thinking
Activity–2 : Fuel efficiency 30 minutes • Exploring
Why the use of LPG as a fuel is favoured over other fuels. • Critical Thinking
Collect information.
Activity–3 : LPG : Use and Protection 30 minutes • Understanding
Procedure: the situation
1. Find out the cooking gas used at your home. It is a pipeline • Analysing the

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gas or a LPG cylinder? situation
2. What precautions your family members take during the use • Inferring
of the cooking gas?
3. What precautions your family members take after using the
cooking gas?
4. If any leakage occurs, what steps one should take?
5. Also design the blue print of your kitchen with all
ventilation system.

Activity–4 : Fuel Consumption 20 minutes • Observation

Find out from your mother or any elder at home that for how situation
many days your family use one LPG cylinder? What practices • Critical thinking
may be adopted in cooking to reduce the consumption of LPG?
• Analysis
• Decision making

7. Conservation of Activity–1 : Reasons for biodiversity loss 15 minutes • Observation

Plants and To study the effect of polluted water and oil spills on bird
Animals • Interpretation
population.
• Analysis
Interdisciplinary • Identification
with Social and Planning
Science

a) Take three feathers of a bird.

b) Dip one feather in the water, another in oil and the third

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one in soap water.
c) Note down the observations in the following table and
interpret.

Dipped in Dipped in Oil Dipped in

water Soap water

Feather

d) The feather dipped in water retains their structure and their

water repelling properties whereas the feathers dipped in
oil and soap water looses them.

Activity–2 : National parks and Bird Sanctuaries 15 minutes • Identification

Map Activity
• Understanding
• Correlation
• Interpretation
• Analysis

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a) Take the political map of India. Mark the National parks
and bird sanctuaries on it.
b) Identify the states which have maximum protected areas.

Activity–3 : Migratory Birds 20 minutes + • Observation

To understand the reasons of migration of birds from one part half day visit
• Reasoning
of the world to another.
• Visualisation
• Interpretation

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a) Visit the zoo in winter season.
b) Note down the types of migratory birds present there.
c) Find out the names of the countries from where they have
come.
d) What is the temperature in these countries at that time?
e) Mark these countries on the world map.
f) Interpret the reason of their migration.

Activity–4 : Recycling of paper 1 hour • Design

To prepare the recycled paper from waste paper • Correlate
• Explain
• Concern
• Analyse

a) Collect the waste paper and make pulp of it by soaking in

water
b) Grind it.
c) Through the sieve remove the extra water and dry it.
d) Correlate how much waste paper is generated by you in a
day and how much can be saved by this activity.

8. Cell Structure and Activity–1 : Cell Shape 20 minutes • Observation

Function To correlate the shape of the cells with the function they • Correlation
perform.

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• Analysis

a) Collect the photographs of the following cells

b) Amoeba, nerve cell, muscle cell, White blood cell, onion
peel, sperm.
c) Correlate the shape of the cell with the function they
perform.
d) Egg cell is spherical as to store large amount of nutrients
(less surface area and more volume).

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e) Complete the table.
S. No. Type of cell Shape Function
1. Amoeba

2. nerve cell

3. muscle cell

4. White blood cell

5. onion peel cell

6. Sperm

Critically analyze your observations to find the relationship

between cell shape and function.
Activity–2 : Division of labour 20 minutes • Observation
To study the advantages of multicellularity i.e. division of • Comparison
labour.
• Analysis
• Tabulation

The students are asked to:

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a) study the structure of their family and find out the work
done by each member.
b) to note down the observations if all these work are done by
one person or more than one.
c) compare the performances, efficiencies and time taken in
both the instances.
Performance Efficiency Quality Time
Ta
ke
n
Group
work
Individual
d) interpret the result to understand the importance of
multicellularity and division of labour.
Activity–3 : Cell permeability 15 minutes • Hypothesise
To study the movement of water from high concentration to • Observe
low concentration.
• Evaluate
• Generalize

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a) Take the cucumber slices.

b) Sprinkle some salt on it.
c) Observe.
d) After few minutes the water will come out from the slices
and they lose their shape.
e) Put these slices in water and they regain their shape.
Before After Putting in
sprinkling water
salt
Cucumber
Slices
f) Analyse the reasons for the observations.

9. Reproduction in Activity–1 : Shape of sperm and egg and their number 15 minutes • Collect
Animals To compare the shapes of sperms and eggs and correlate with • List
their functions.
• Analysis
• Application

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a) Collect the pictures of sperms and eggs of human, dog, cow,

monkey and lion.
b) Compare the shapes of egg and sperms.
c) Note down the observations.
d) Interpret and critically analyse your observations.
Sperm has pointed head to pierce through egg membrane to
reduce friction. They have tail which help in movement. Eggs
are spherical (less surface area and more volume) to store yolk.

Activity–2 : Types of eggs 15 minutes • Collect

To compare the shell of birds egg and frogs egg.
• List
• Record

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• Compare
• Analysis

a) Collect the eggs of hen and frog

b) Touch the shells of these eggs.
c) Note down the observations
Name of Animal Bird Frog
Type of Shell

d) Compare the shells

e) Try to analyse the reasons for these differences.
Eggs of frog are laid in water and eggs of hen are covered with
hard shell to prevent desiccation and to protect them from
predators and unfavourable conditions.

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Activity–3 : Life cycle of insect 1 month • Collect

To study the life cycle of insect • Observe
• Analysis
• Draw

a) Collect the eggs laid by butterfly

b) Allow the eggs to hatch out.
c) Give the leaves to the larvae.
d) Note down the observations when the larvae change into
pupa and then into adult.
e) Find out the changes at different stages and critically
analyse the reasons for these differences.
f) Draw the life cycle of butterfly.

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10. Reaching the Age Activity–1 : Development and Growth 15 minutes • Study
of Adolescence
• Compare
• Analyse
• Deduce

Source: http://www.thinglink.com/scene/630031045592350722
a) Ask the students to compare their photographs at 8 years of
age with the photograph of their present age.
b) Note down the differences.
c) Make the list of differences in the two photographs
d) Try to find out the reasons for these differences.

Activity–2 : Junk food 15 minutes • Study

To study the effects of consuming junk food on the health. • Correlate
• Study

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• Critical
• Explain

a) Collect the samples of junk food like burger, French fries.

Chips, Aerated drinks.
b) Find out the dietary ingredients and their quantities present
in them.
c) Compare them with the daily requirement of a normal
person.

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d) Find out their effects on the human body.
e) They contain more dietary components than the daily
requirement. Why?

Interdisciplinary Activity–3 : Increase of Height with Age 30 minutes • Analysis

with Maths
• Categorisation
• Identification

a) Collect the data of height of students from classes 3-10.

b) Group the data.
c) Find out the average height of each class of boys and girls
separately.
d) Plot the data.
e) Conclude and interpret.

Activity–4 : Gender Ratio 1 hours • Designing

To find out the gender ratio in India • Understanding
a) Find out the number of males and females in the following
states of India: Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Himachal
• Reasoning
Pradesh, Maharashtra, and Andhra Pradesh, Sikkim. • Innovating
Manipur, Kerala

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b) Calculate the gender ratio. • Presentation
c) Plot it on the graph.
d) Find out the states which has lowest number of females and
highest number females.
e) Critically analyse the reasons for the difference.

Activity–5 : Poster making of the bulletin board your class. 15 minutes • Creative
Prepare the poster on ‘Save girl child’. Thinking
• Awareness
• Understanding

11. Force and Activity–1 : Pressure 15 minutes • Analytical skill

Pressure Take a used soft drink glass. Fill it completely with water and comparison
keep it on the floor. Make three holes using a pin along the • Problem solving
height of the glass, one near bottom, other near top and the
skill
third in the middle of the glass. Observe the water coming out
of three different holes. • Creative
thinking
• Experimentation

Note down your observations.

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Conclusion:
Distance of the stream from the base of the glass is indicative of
the pressure due to water in the glass.

Activity–2 : Action Story 20 minutes • Creativity of

Student will create an action story where examples of different ideas
types of forces must be mentioned. They have to underline the • Expression
phrases in the story where examples of forces are mentioned.
At the end, they will present the story in the class. • Speaking skills
Interdisciplinary Example: In a football match, first player kicks a ball and
with Language passes on to second player. Second player passes the ball to the
goal, where the goal keeper catches it and throws to the other
team. In this story, they have to find the examples of the forces
mentioned and underline it/them.

Activity–3 : Float or Sink 15 minutes • Observation

Take few objects such as nails, cork, wood, sponge, thermocol
• Experimentation
piece and test all the objects by keeping in the water, for
floating/sinking. • Analytical skills
1. An object floats under the surface of a liquid if the down • Categorisation
ward gravitational and upward force by the liquid, acting
on the body are equal and opposite. • Problem Solving

2. If the gravitational force is greater than the upward force of

the liquid, the object sinks.
3. If the upward force of liquid is greater than the downward
gravitational force, the object floats above the surface of
water.

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For the above said objects taken tabulate your observation as:

Objects Floats under the surface of Remarks

water / sinks / floats above (Reasons)
the surface of water

Activity–4 : Pressure 10 minutes • Experimentation

Take two iron nails, one with pointed end and the other with • Critical Thinking
blunt end. Try to nail them into wall. What did you observe?
Answer the following questions: • Problem solving
1. When did you have to apply more force: while using • Life skill
pointed nail or blunt nail?
2. What could be the reason for the above observation?

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12. Friction Activity–1 : Factors Affecting Frictions 20 minutes • Analytical skill

Take an inclined plane, take two halves of the chart paper. • Observations
Spread some pebbles on one of them and sand on the other (a
infer drawn
thin layer). Gently release the ball on the inclined plane.
Observe the ball rolling down over the spread of pebbles and • Analysis
note the distance moved by the ball. Repeat the experiment
with the sand spread on chart paper and then an a plain paper.
• Understand
Enter your observation in the table.

Surface Distance moved by ball

Pebbles
Sand
Plain paper

Conclusion:
The ball moves smallest distance when the surface offers
maximum friction.

Activity–2 : Rolling and Sliding friction 25 minutes • Observe

Take 2 science books, a brown paper, weights, 5 marker pens, • Analysis
string, 1 hook, 1 bucket and a tape.

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Tape the brown paper to the desk. Attach the string around • Explore
book. Place it on the brown paper. Use the hook to attach the
bucket to the string. Add weights to the bucket until the book • Understand
moves and slides. Record the observations.

Number of Books Weights Needed

Brown Paper Rollers

1.

2.

Repeat the experiment with the book on the top of pens, pens
will act as rollers and will make a difference in the number of
weights needed.
Conclusion:
Friction is reduced if we replace sliding with rolling.

Activity–3 : Friction (Lubrication decreases friction) 10 minutes • Observation

Make sure your hands are dry. Rub them together briskly so • Exploration
that you create a lot of friction. Observe the heat in your hands.
Now add some hand lotion and rub them again. What
• Explanation and
happened this time? Note your finding on A4 size sheet and life skills
write down why friction is considered necessary evil.
Conclusion:
1. Lubricants are materials that help overcome friction.
2. Friction causes heat and this is one of the disadvantages of

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friction. It causes the heating up of machines along with
wear and tear.

Activity–4 : Rough Surface and Friction 20 minutes • Observe

Place a tennis ball on the hard smooth surface of a table. Blow • Analyse
the ball. The ball rolls rapidly. Now cover the table with a sheet
(table cloth). Place the table tennis ball over the sheet and blow • Identify
at it. The ball rolls slowly and soon comes to stop.
• Awareness
Conclusion:
The motion is fast on a smooth surface in comparison to motion
on a rough surface. Thus, a rough surface offers a greater force
of friction than the smooth surface.

13. Sound Activity–1 : Sound originates in a vibrating body 15 minutes • Exploration

Take one plastic ruler, hold it firmly on the edge of a desk or • Critical Thinking
table so that about 25 cms extends over the edge.
Flick the free end of the ruler with your fingers and listen for
• Problem solving
any sound it makes.
Look closely at the way the ruler is moving. Move the ruler
back so that only 15 cms extends over the edge and repeat the
procedure. Compare your observations in a table.

Extension Observations

15 cm

25 cm

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Activity–2 : To prepare a Guitar Box 25 minutes • Creativity

Take an empty shoe box, rubber bands of different thickness, • Exploration
ruler/stick. Make a circular hole of 4 cm radius in the cover of
the box. Stretch the rubber bands around the box as shown. • Analytical skills
Attach the ruler/stick to back of the box on one end to act as
the arm of the guitar. To play, pluck the rubber bands one by
one. Find out which one produces the sound of lowest pitch?
The thickest or thinnest.

14. Chemical Effects Activity–1 : Conducting Solution 1 hour • Experimenting

of Electric Current Find out the nature of solution which conducts electricity using
• Observing
LED light.
Prepare a circuit using a 9V battery, two metre copper wire,
• Analysing
ammeter on LED light, plastic container and following liquids situation
are taken as solution for conduct electricity. • Inferring from
1. Common salt solution observation
2. Distilled water • Organising in
3. Baking soda solution tabular form
4. Soft drink like coca-cola solution • Constructing a
5. Tap water circuit
6. Vinegar solution • Understanding

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Find out any change in brightness of LED light in dark the situation
condition for all the liquid solutions. Find out the reason • Skill enhancing
behind it.
by preparing
circuit
Activity–2 : Electroplating 1 hour • Exploration
You have observed that, electroplating materials are necessary
• Observation
in our day to day life. Find out electroplated materials used at
your home and in your locality. Note down them and their • Identification
uses. Also elaborate which material is electroplated over the • Application
other material.

Activity–3 : Effect of Corrosion 20 minutes • Analysis

1. When copper utensils, iron nails or silver ornaments are • Critical Thinking
kept in open, what happens?
2. Find out the reason for them. Note down your observation.
• Observation

• Interpretation

Activity–4 : Conduction and insulation 1 hour • Experimenting

Find out the nature of material which conducts electricity using • Observing the
LED light.
change
Procedure:
• Analysing
1. Prepare a circuit using a TV battery, LED light or bulb of situation
torch for conduct electricity.
• Organising in
2. Different type of materials like copper, aluminium, iron, tabular form
plastic, rubber etc. are taken to make circuit to conduct
electricity. • Constructing a
circuit
3. Note down your observation and inference.

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Materials Bulb Glow / Not Insulator / • Skill enhancing

Glow Conductor • Inferring the
result
Copper

Plastic

Aluminium

Rubber

15. Some Natural Activity–1 : Earthquake 30-40 • Exploration

Phenomenon To survey the structure of buildings and the building materials minutes
• Research
used in different earthquake zones.
Procedure: • Analytical and
Life skills
Make a table of one city in India, in each of the earthquake zone
and explain the building structure recommended for the zone,
building materials used and level of safety for each zone.

Activity–2 : Snake Charmer: 15-20 • Creativity

Material required: minutes
• Application
Some cellophane paper, scissor, plastic ruler, woolen cloth.

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Method: • Interpretation
Cut out 10 cm by 10 cm square out of cellophane paper. Fold
• Inference
along the diagonal to get the centre of square. Draw a spiral on
the square paper starting outwards from centre of square. Cut
along the line from outside to centre. You will have a spiral
resembling snake. Take a plastic ruler and rub with a woolen
cloth. Held-the ruler close to the mouth of cellophane snake.
It will lift up its head and rise with plastic ruler.
Note down your observation and present your conclusion for
the same.

Activity–3 : Static Lightning Frictional Electricity: 5-7 minutes • Observation

Things needed: • Relate
Rubber balloon, fluorescent light bulb.
• Knowledge
Procedure (Under the supervision of an elder)
• Identify
Turn all the lights off in the room. Rub the balloon on your hair
for several seconds. Then hold the statically charged balloon • Recall
near the end of light bulb. This will illuminate the bulb. Repeat
it as many times as desired.
Conclude your observations.
Activity–4: Map activity 15 minutes • Creativity
Take the map of India locate the areas that are prone to
earthquake.
• Observation
• Identification
16. Light Activity–1 15 minutes • Exploration
How does reflection work for solar cooker? Which materials
are used as reflecting surfaces in solar cooker?
• Critical Thinking

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• Observation
• Application
Activity–2 20 minutes • Exploration
Collect information about optical fibres. Where are they
used? How optical fibres and reflection are associated?
• Identification
• Observation
• Analysis
• Critical Thinking
Activity–3 15 minutes • Critical Thinking
Write about any five steps one should follow to take care of
his/her eyes. Which food items should be included in our diet
• Observation
for the same? • Awareness
Light Activity-4 : 15 minutes • Observation
Take two mirrors in such a way so that their vertical edges
• Analysis Critical
Interdisciplinary touch each other. Place them at different angles like 0°, 30°, 60°,
with Maths 90° etc. and observe number of images formed in each case. • Thinking
• Deduction
• Application

The students will deduce the formula correlating number of

images and angles between mirror.
N = (360 / angle) - 1

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Students will also find the application of above observation.
For eg. in a jewellery shop.
17. Stars and Solar Activity–1 15 minutes • Identification
System Collect the pictures of some constellations and paste them into • Observation
Interdisciplinary your note-book. Find out their names in Hindi or local
with Languages language and write them also. • Communication
• Correlation
Interdisciplinary Activity–2 15 minutes • Identification
with Maths Select a constellation of your choice. Identify the geometrical • Observation
shapes visible in them and comment.
• Correlation
Interdisciplinary Activity–3 15 minutes • Identification
with Maths Collect the pictures of various planets and paste into your note- • Observation
book. Comment on their geometrical shapes.
• Analysis
18. Pollution of Air Activity–1 15 minutes • Observation
and Water Collect information about various heritage buildings that are • Identification.
being affected by air pollution.
Activity–2 10 minutes • Critical Thinking
Global warming has become a major threat. Write a paragraph • Writing
on it.
• Expression
Interdisciplinary Activity–2: Map Activity 15 minutes • Identification
with Social Locate the major rivers in the Map of India. Identify and
Science • Observation
also locate the industrial cities situated near them. Which of
these cities are a major source of water pollution? • Critical thinking

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SOCIAL SCIENCE
Class–VIII
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Learning Outcomes
1. How, When and Activity-1 : 20 minutes • Evaluation
Where Essay writing on 'Problems of Periodization in History' • Analysis
• Understanding
Activity-2 : 20 minutes • Critical Thinking
Prepare a travelogue on any museum you have visited (2 days) • Application
and discuss how the sources of history displayed there
help us in reconstruction of past. • Knowledge
• Understanding
• Analysis
2. From Trade to Activity-1 : 20 minutes • Classification
Territory Prepare a Time-line of various events in history of India
• Organisation
from the coming of British to the Revolt of 1857.
Also paste pictures of Governor Generals of British India. • Critical Thinking
• Inquisitiveness
• Observation
Interdisciplinary Activity-2 : 20 minutes • Empathising
with Language 'Dialogue Writing' between Siraj-ud Daulah and Robert • Analysis
Clive, discussing the pre-war negotiations, before the
Battle of Plassey. • Synthesis
• Evaluation
• Critical Thinking

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Activity-3 : 20 minutes • Analysis
Prepare a character sketch for any one of the following:
Maharaja Ranjit Singh - Tipu Sultan
Hyder Ali
Siraj-ud Daulah
Give one incident in their life.
3. Ruling the Activity-1 : 20 minutes • Exploration
Country Side Design a new Revenue Policy for British government. • Comparison
Keep all the policies introduced by the British in mind
and provide a specific name to your policy. • Analysis
• Evaluation
Activity-2 : 20 Minutes • Empathising
Report writing on condition of Indigo Cultivators in • Synthesis
British India. You can take help from the stories discussed
as sources in your textbook, to get a clue of their lives and
struggles
Activity-3 : 20 minutes • Comparison
Prepare a comparative analysis of structure of Indigo • Evaluation
Cultivation during 'Pre-Colonial' and 'Post Colonial'
times. Discuss the importance of Indigo Cultivation for • Analysis
British Economy during 19th century and Indian
Economy during 21st century. Also discuss advantage of
indigo over wood.
4. Tribals, Dikus Activity-1 : 20 minutes • Analysis
and the Vision of Write a story on 'Life of Birsa Munda'
a Golden Age • Knowledge
• Application

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Activity-2 : Map Work 20 minutes • Application
Locate the areas under different tribal groups on a Map of • Knowledge
India.
• Identification
5. When People Activity-1 : 20 minutes • Knowledge
Rebel 'Script Writing' on outbreak of Revolt of 1857. (2 days) • Understanding
The students are expected to prepare a dramatic
recreation of all the causes behind the outbreak of Revolt. • Synthesis
The best script can be enacted in the class, later on. • Creativity
• Appreciation
• Identification
Activity-2 : Map Work 20 minutes • Knowledge
Locate the centres of Revolt of 1857 on the Map of India. • Application
• Observation
• Identification
Activity-3 : Power Point Presentation 20 minutes • Application
Prepare a power point presentation on various aspects of (2 days) • Evaluation
the rebellion of 1857. = 40 minutes
• Presentation
• Synthesis
• Analysis
Activity-4 : 20 minutes • Evaluation
Prepare a presentation on different causes behind Revolt • Analysis
of 1857, means of communications used, causes of failure

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etc. • Critical Thinking
6. Colonialism and Activity-1 : Brochure Designing 20 minutes • Analysis
the city Design a brochure on any monument of your city. Discuss (2 days) • Application
the following:- = 40 minutes
Period of Construction
• Knowledge

Architectural Pattern • Organisation

Purpose of construction
Activity-2 : Comparative Study 20 minutes • Comparison
Compare the town planning of 'Colonial Kolkata' with
• Analysis
'Modern Chandigarh'. Discuss the similarities and
differences you observe in the structure of town planning • Evaluation
of both the cities.
Activity-3 : Organising a skit on forgotten monuments 20 minutes • Identification
of India (2 days) • Appreciation
The students will be divided into five groups. Each group = 40 minutes
will research on a lesser known monument of their • Exploration
area/city/state/country. They will enact out a scene of
• Researching abilities
the monument telling the audience about its importance
in the heyday/why it was famous/what all took place
their etc. The students can make props/write some
slogans on conservation of monuments.
7. Weavers, Iron Activity-1 : Map Work 20 minutes • Application
Smelters and Locate important trading centres during 18th century on a
Factory Owners • Knowledge
map of India.
• Identification
Activity-2 : Collection of Data 20 minutes • Collection

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Learning Outcomes
Collect samples of popular forms of textiles traded during • Organisation
18th century from India and arrange them in a scrap book.
• Appreciation
Activity-3 : 20 minutes • Comparison
Prepare a case study of Industrial Pattern of Japan with • Evaluation
Jamshedpur in India, to compare and contrast the two.
• Exploration
8. Civilising the Activity-1 : Interview 20 minutes • Communication
Native Educating Interview your grandparents on the education pattern (2 days)
the Nation • Decision Making
during their times and prepare a comparative analysis of = 40 minutes
both the education systems. • Empathy
• Appreciation
• Problem Solving
• Analysis
• Evaluation
Activity-2 : 20 minutes • Application
Prepare a power point presentation on different (2 days) • Evaluation
educational policies introduced during British India. = 40 minutes
Organise questions for a panel discussion in class on • Presentation
"Education today". • Synthesis
• Analysis
Activity-3 : 20 minutes • Critical Evaluation
Making a wall magazine on the life in Pathshalas under • Appreciation
the following headings
a. Number of such Pathshalas in India (found in which
• Exploration
regions) • Analysis

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b. System of education found there.
c. Comparison of modern educational system found in
India with the system of Pathshalas found before the
British came to India.
9. Women, Caste Activity-1 : Creative Writing 40 minutes • Imagination
and Reforms If there were restrictions to enter a temple or building.
• Empathies
What would be your reaction? Will you accept this
silently or Revolt? Explain. • Appreciation
• Creation
• Analysis
Activity-2 : Survey on Women's Liberation 20 minutes • Collection
Interview women of different generations e.g. your (2 days) • Organisation
grandmother, mother, sister, friend and discuss the = 40 minutes
hardships women have been facing from decades. List • Identification
some revolts lead by the women in history. • Evaluation
• Analysis
Activity-3 :
'Slogan Writing' on Gender and Caste equality.
10. The Changing Activity-1 : 20 minutes • Collection
World of Visual Prepare a travelogue of any monument you have visited
Arts • Organisation
and prepare a bulletin board including the following:-
Architecture format
• Appreciation

Wall art and carvings on the wall • Analysis

Activity-2 : 20 minutes • Understanding

Write biography of any artist during the colonial period

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and discuss the specific style adopted and role of these • Empathy
painters in history of visual arts of India.
• Appreciation
• Analysis
11. The Making of Activity-1 : Biography 20 minutes • Appreciation
the National Collect and organise all the information about your
Movement • Understanding
favourite freedom fighter in form of biography. Also
1870-1947 discuss the traits of that person that you would like to • Exploration
adapt in your life. • Critical Thinking
Activity-2 : 20 minutes • Application
Map Work on important centres of Nationalist Movement • Knowledge
and places of important sessions of Congress.
Which was the most important session?
Activity-3 : 20 minutes • Imagination
Imagine yourself as a freedom fighter. Which method of
• Understanding
protest would you use? Violence or Non-violence? Justify.
• Appreciation
• Exploration
Interdisciplinary Activity-4 : 20 minutes • Critical Evaluation
Project Suppose you were one of the 78 followers chosen by (2 days) • Application
Gandhiji for the 241 mile walk from Sabarmati Ashram to = 40 minutes
Dandi. • Exploration
Submit an interdisciplinary Project under following • Enhancing Map Skills
headings
1. English: Write a report on your walk, your
experiences, places you saw on the way.

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2. Hindi: Write an article for a newspaper highlighting
the reason why Gandhiji took up the Salt March.
3. Geography: Chalk out a detailed route of the path
taken by Gandhiji from Sabarmati to Dandi on a
physical map of India on A3 sheet.
4. Maths: Calculate the distance that the group travelled
per day, calculating the distance between different
stations, speed, velocity etc.
5. Science: Describe the various flora, soil types, fauna,
vegetation types that you came across on the way.
12. India After Activity-1 : Data Collection 20 minutes • Collection
Independence Collect news paper articles on challenges that are still
• Organisation
there right from Independence of India. How do you
think that these can be resolved? • Analysis

Activity-2 : 20 minutes • Communication

Debate on 'Formation of Linguistic States has integrated
• Evaluation
India'? Prepare a write-up on this issue.
• Critical Thinking
• Analysis

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1. The Indian Activity-1 : Designing Preamble' 20 minutes • Understanding

Constitution Design a preamble for your school abiding to all the rights
• Creativity
and duties of all the students in school. You can also take
hint from preamble of 'Constitution of India'. • Thinking
• Application
• Analysis

Activity-2 : Bulletin Board 20 minutes • Exploration

Collect pictures of all the members of constituent • Observation
assembly and prepare a chart, while highlighting their
states. • Identification

2. Understanding Activity-1 : Case Study 40 minutes • Understanding

Secularism Prepare a case study of any one country other than India, (2 days) • Application
discussing the idea of 'Secularism' according to them. You
can discuss the religious policy, religious harmony or • Analysis
conflicts among different groups in that country while • Evaluation
comparing it with secularism in India.
• Synthesis
• Critical Thinking
Interdisciplinary Activity-2 : Undertaking Field Trip 20 minutes • Critical Evaluation
Project With the help of your teacher visit a place where you (2 days) • Application
would find a temple, a mosque, a church, a gurudwara = 40 minutes
nearby. • Exploration
(In Delhi such a place is at Hanuman Mandir Lane.) • Enhancing Team Work

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Enable students to see various ways in which worship is
taking place at these four places. If possible talk to the
priests, incharges there, to gather more knowledge.
Projects Work
After the field trip, divide the class into five groups and
ask them to submit a project under the following
headings.
English: Write a report on your field trip explaining about
your experience.
Hindi: Research on similarities and differences between
a. Hindi and Gurumukhi script
b. Between dohas, chaupay and shabad kirtan
Maths: Calculate the distance between the Mosque that
you visited and Mecca - Holy place of Muslims.
Science: Explain the reasons for tail windows in
Churches, stained glasses and concept of Refraction and
Reflection.
Social Science: Make a collage on teachings of various
religions.

3. Why do we need Activity-1 : Data Collection 20 minutes • Collection

a Parliament? Collect Data regarding result of Lok Sabha elections held • Organisation
in 2014. While discussing the seats bagged by different
National and State level parties, answer the following • Identification
questions. • Classification
1) What is the total number of seats in Lok Sabha?
• Analysis
2) How many seats have been obtained by the winning
party?
3) What do you mean by Coalition Government? Is this a

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Coalition Government?
4) Compare result of this Lok Sabha election with the
Lok Sabha elections held in 2009. What are the
differences that you observe?
5) Represent the seat allotment through pie diagram.

Activity-2 : Watching Question Hour 40 minutes • Understanding

Watch Question Hour on T.V for 20 minutes and discuss (2 days) • Appreciation
'How effective is question hour according to you'?
- Suggest some ways to make these debates more
• Critical Thinking
productive. • Decision Making

4. Understanding Activity-1 : Research and Analysis 20 minutes • Understanding

Laws
Make a list of all the major amendments that have taken • Collection
place after making of Constitution of India.
1) Do you think these amendments were justified?
• Organisation

2) Suggest some sections of Indian Constitution that need • Critical Thinking

amendment.
• Analysis

Activity-2 : 20 minutes • Understanding

Prepare a list of all the controversial laws that are on • Knowledge
surface presently. Design a case study on any one law that
you think is most controversial and discuss ways to • Organisation
overcome them.
• Application

• Analysis

• Evaluation

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5. Judiciary Activity-1 : 20 Minutes • Understanding

Design a web chart on the structure of Judiciary in India.
• Classification
• Organisation
• Application

Activity-2 : 20 minutes • Observation

Find out the number of high countries India write down
• Critical thinking
the names / places where they are existing.
• Awareness

6. Understanding Activity-1 : Declamation Writing 20 minutes • Analysis

our Criminal Write a declamation for declamation competition on
Justice System • Evaluation
'Justice delayed is Justice Denied'.
• Critical Thinking

Activity-2 : Design FIR 20 minutes • Identification

Design a sample FIR related to any crime that has
• Evaluation
happened in your locality.
• Analysis

7. Confronting Activity-1 : 20 minutes • Creativity

Marginalisation Poster Making on 'Social Justice' for these groups e.g. -
in a Nation • Identification
Gender Equality, Caste Equality, Elders, Socio-religious
harmony, Marginal groups. • Application

Activity-2 : 20 minutes • Critical Thinking

Critical Evaluation of schemes drafted by government of • Analysis
India in favour of tribal groups.
- Do you think the schemes are capable enough to
• Evaluation
achieve the started objective • Understanding

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8. Public Facilities Activity-1 : 20 minutes • Classification

Make a list of all the public facilities in your locality • Evaluation
suggest some public facilities required in your area.
• Analysis

Activity-2 : 20 minutes • Comparison

Compare the condition of public facilities of Chennai with • Classification
your city. What developmental pattern do you think
should be followed by municipal corporation of your city. • Observation
• Identification
• Analysis

9. Law and Social Activity-1 : 40 minutes • Identification

Justice Prepare a detailed analysis of any one of the disaster (2 days) • Observation
occurred. in past. Discuss the steps taken by Government
for rehabilitation of victims. • Analysis

Activity-2 : 20 minutes • Creativity

Slogan Writing on Protection of Environment. • Observation
• Application
• Thinking

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1. Resources Activity-1 : Web Chart 20 minutes • Artistic Skills

Prepare a web chart showing different types of resources
• Creativity Skill
with categories and sub-categories of resources like
Natural • Organisation

Human-made • Classification
• Analysis

Activity-2 : Data Collection 20 minutes • Collection

Prepare a list of resources found in your state. Also
• Organisation
highlight the resources that the state is deficient in.
• Observation

Activity-3 : Poster Making 20 minutes • Creativity

Make a poster on 'Conservation of Resources'. Poster can
• Artistic Skill
depict problems of resource depletion, use of alternate
resources and any innovative methods. • Understanding
• Analysis

2. Land, Soil, Activity-1 : Data Analysis 20 minutes • Analysis

Water, Natural Land use in selected countries
Vegetation and • Collection
Wildlife Countries Percentage of Area in • Organisation
Resources
Cropland Pasture Forest Other use • Management

Australia 6 56 14 24 • Comparision

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Brazil 9 20 66 5 • Observation

Canada 5 4 39 52
• Decision Making

China 10 34 14 42

France 35 21 27 17

India 57 4 22 17

Japan 12 2 67 19

Russia 8 5 44 44

UK 29 46 10 16

USA 21 26 32 21

World 11 26 31 32

Study the above table and answer the following:

(i) Name the countries having the highest percentage of
land under cropland and forest.
(ii) Name the countries having lowest percentage of
land under pasture and other uses.
(iii) Compare land use pattern of India with Australia.
(iv) How would you relate the land use pattern of
countries with the probable economic activities?
Represent the above data in pie or a bar graph.

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Activity-2 : Slogan Writing 20 minutes • Writing

Write slogans on the theme 'Water Conservation'/Proper
• Communication
Management of Resources
• Evaluation
• Synthesis

Activity-3 : Pasting Newspaper Articles 20 minutes • Collection

Paste newspaper article on vegetation and wildlife. • Organisation
Newspaper cuttings can be related to problems like
deforestation, loss of habitat due to mining, hunting, trade • Observation
of animal parts, steps taken by Government for protecting • Analysis
forest and wildlife.
• Application
• Social Skills
• Decision Making

3. Mineral and Activity-1 : Map Activity 20 minutes • Identification

Power Resources On an outline map of world locate and label the • Location
distribution of Iron, Copper and Bauxite by using
appropriate symbols. • Observation
• Application
• Understanding

Activity-2 : Model-Making 40 minutes • Creativity

Make a model on any of the following sources of energy- (2 days) • Application
Solar Cooker
• Synthesis
Windmill
• Social Skills
Hydel Power

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Explain its functioning and benefits in class. • Thinking Skills
Also write the material required and process of making
model.

Activity-3 : Project Work 60 minutes • Collection

Make a project on any non-conventional sources of energy (3 days) • Synthesis
like - Solar, Wind energy, Nuclear power, Geo thermal
energy, Tidal energy and Biogas Project should contain • Social Skills
following points - • Organising
Index, Acknowledgement, Introduction, Recent
developments, Innovative techniques to harness energy,
• Analysis
Distribution in the world, Conclusion, Sources of • Application
information etc.
• Understanding

4. Agriculture Activity-1 : Data Collection / Find out 20 minutes • Collection

Find out different names of shifting cultivation in
• Organisation
different parts of the world.
Also give your views on whether shifting cultivation
• Understanding
should be banned or not. • Analysis
• Thinking Skill
• Social Skills

Activity-2 : Flash Cards 20 minutes • Creativity

Make Flash cards on any major crop highlighting their • Application
geographical conditions.
• Understanding
• Communication
• Social Skills

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Activity-3 : Comparative Analysis 20 minutes • Comparison

Compare the agriculture of USA with agriculture in India.
• Application
Collecting information on their size of land holdings,
investments, production and Govt. policies etc. • Understanding

Suggest some ways to improve condition of agriculture in • Social Skills

India.
• Thinking Skills

5. Industries Activity-1 : Map 20 minutes • Identification

On an outline map of India and world, locate major
• Location
industrial regions. Use appropriate symbols for them.
• Application

Activity-2 : Case Study 40 minutes • Application

Prepare a case study on any cotton textile industry (2 days) • Social Skills
highlighting - source of raw material, condition of
workers, use of technology, market etc. • Collection
Also suggest measures to improve its condition. • Analysis

Activity-3 : Debate 20 minutes • Communication

Organise a debate on industries. Class will be divided into
• Social Skills
groups. Some groups will favour industrialisation while
other group will oppose industrialisation. Every student • Thinking
has to prepare points to debate in the class.
• Listening

6. Human Activity-1 : Census Comparison 20 minutes • Social Skills

Resources Collecting data on last two census of India. Analyse data
• Comparison
and compare the growth of population in India with the
world. • Thinking

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• Application
• Analysis

Activity-2 : Map 20 minutes • Identification

On a political map of world, show differing rates of
• Location
population growth by using appropriate symbol.
Also analyse the reasons for differing rates of population • Application
growth in different parts of the world. • Understanding
• Analysis

Activity-3 : Case Study 40 minutes • Comparison

Prepare a case study on any one densely or sparsely (2 days) • Analysis
populated area with reasons referring to climate, human
development, Government policies etc. • Application
• Social Skill

Activity-4 : Case Study 20 minutes • Critical Thinking

Undertaking the case study of Japan, researching on (2 days)
various types of resources available/not available there/
• Application
= 40 minutes
assessing the natural and manmade calamities found • Exploration
there, how Japan has been able to become a developed
country despite of lacking in natural resources. • Skill development

Comparing the ways of conducting a strike in India and

Japan.

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