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Unit No.

Unit Name

Chapter Name

Unit Period

Unit Marks

Chapter Period

 1

Chemical Substances - Nature and Behaviour (Chemistry)

Chapter 1: Chemical reactions

55

25

 11

Chapter 2: Acids, bases and salts

 11

Chapter 3: Metals and non-metals

 11

Chapter 4: Carbon compounds 

 11

Chapter 5: Periodic classification of elements

 11

 2

World of Living (Biology)

Chapter 6: Life processes

50

23

 12

Chapter 7: Control and co-ordination in animals and plants

 12

Chapter 8: How do Organism  Produce

 12

Chapter 9: Heredity and Evolution 

 14

 3

Natural Phenomena (Physics)

Chapter 10: Light- Reflection and Refraction

23

12

 12

Chapter 11: Human Eyes and colourful world

 11

 4

Effects of Current (Physics)

Chapter 12: Electricity

32

13

 16

Chapter 13: Magnetic effect of electric current

 16

 5

Natural Resources (Biology)

Chapter 14: Sources of energy

20

7

 6

Chapter 15: Our environment

 6

Chapter 16: Management of natural resources :

 8

 

 

 

180

80

 180

Chapter–1: Chemical reactions 

  • Chemical equation, Balanced chemical equation, implicationof a balanced chemical equation, types of chemical reactions: Combination, decomposition, displacement, double displacement, precipitation, neutralization, oxidation and reduction.

Chapter–2: Acids, bases and salts 

  • Their definitions in terms of furnishing of H+ and OH- ions, General properties, examples and uses, concept of pH scale (Definition relating to logarithm not required), importance of pH in everyday life; preparation and uses of Sodium Hydroxide, Bleaching powder, Baking soda, Washing soda and Plaster of Paris.

Chapter–3: Metals and non-metals

  • Properties of metals and non-metals; Reactivity series; Formation and properties of ionic compounds; Basic metallurgical processes; Corrosion and its prevention.

Chapter-4: Carbon compounds:

  • Covalent bonding in carbon compounds. Versatile nature of carbon. Homologous series. Nomenclature of carbon compounds containing functional groups (halogens, alcohol, ketones, aldehydes, alkanes and alkynes), difference between saturated hydrocarbons and unsaturated hydrocarbons. Chemical properties of carbon compounds (combustion, oxidation, addition and Substitution reaction). Ethanol and Ethanoic acid (only properties and uses), soaps and detergents.

 Chapter-5: Periodic classification of elements 

  • Need for classification, Early attempts at classification of elements (Dobereiner’s Triads, Newland’s Law of Octaves, Mendeleev’s Periodic Table), Modern periodic table, gradation in properties, valency, atomic number, metallic and non-metallic properties.

Chapter–6: Life processes 

  • Living Being’. Basic concept of nutrition, respiration, transport and excretion in plants and animals.

Chapter–7: Control and co-ordination in animals and plants:

  • Topic movements in plants; Introduction of plant hormones; Control and co-ordination in animals; Nervous system; Voluntary, involuntary and reflex action; Chemical co-ordination: animal hormones.

Chapter–8: Reproduction 

  • Reproduction in animals and plants (asexual and sexual) reproductive health-need and methods of family planning. Safe sex vs HIV / AIDS. Child bearing and women’s health

Chapter-9: Heredity and Evolution 

  • Heredity; Mendel’s contribution - Laws for inheritance of traits: Sex determination: brief introduction; Basic concepts of evolution

 

Chapter-10: Reflection And Refraction

  •  Reflection of light by curved surfaces; Images formed by spherical mirrors, centre of curvature, principal axis, principal focus, focal length, mirror formula (Derivation not required), magnification.
  •  Refraction; Laws of refraction, refractive index. Refraction of light by spherical lens; Image formed by spherical lenses; Lens formula (Derivation not required); Magnification. Power of a lens.
  •  Refraction of light through a prism, dispersion of light, scattering of light, applications in daily life.

Chapter-11: Human Eyes and Colourful world

  •  Functioning of a lens in human eye, defects of vision and their corrections, applications of spherical mirrors and lenses.

Chapter–12: Electricity

  • Electric current, potential difference and electric current. Ohm’s law; Resistance, resistivity, Factors on which the resistance of a conductor depends. Series combination of resistors, parallel combination of resistors and its applications in daily life. Heating effect of electric current and its applications in daily life.Electric power, Interrelation between P, V, I and R.

Chapter–13: Magnetic effects of current:
  • Alternating currents, peak and RMS value of alternating current/voltage; reactance and impedance; LC oscillations (qualitative treatment only), LCR series circuit, resonance; power in AC circuits, power factor, wattless current. AC generator and transformer

Chapter–14: Sources of energy 

  • Different forms of energy, conventional and non-conventional sources of energy : Fossil fuels, solar energy; biogas; wind, water and tidal energy; Nuclear energy. Renewable versus non-renewable sources of Energy.

Chapter–15: Out environment 

  • Eco-system, Environmental problems, Ozone depletion, waste production and their solutions. Biodegradable and non-biodegradable substances.

Chapter–16: Management of natural resources 

  • Conservation and judicious use of natural resources. Forest and wild life; Coal and Petroleum conservation. Examples of people’s participation for conservation of natural resources. Big dams: advantages and limitations; alternatives, if any. Water harvesting. Sustainability of natural resources.

QUESTION PAPER DESIGN - CLASS - X(2017-18)

Science  (CODE - 086/090) (Time 3 Hours, Max. Marks: 80)

S. No.

Typology of Questions

Very Short Answer (1 marks)

Short Answer I(2 marks)

Short Answer II(3 marks)

Long Answer  (5 marks)

Total Marks

% Weightage

1

Remembering- (Knowledge based Simple recall questions, to know specific facts, terms, concepts, principles, or theories, Identify, define, or recite, information)

2

 

1

1

10

15%

2

Understanding- (Comprehension -to be familiar with meaning and to understand conceptually, interpret, compare, contrast, explain, paraphrase information)

 

1

4

2

24

35%

3

Application- (Use abstract information in concrete situation, to apply knowledge to new situations, Use given content to interpret a situation, provide an example, or solve a problem)

 

1

2

2

18

26%

4

High Order Thinking Skills- (Analysis & Synthesis- Classify, compare, contrast, or differentiate between different pieces of information, Organize and/or integrate unique pieces of information from a variety of sources)

 

 

1

1

8

12%

5

Inferential and Evaluation- (Appraise, judge, and/ or justify the value or worth of a decision or outcome, or to predict outcomes based on values)

 

1

1+1*

 

8

12%

 

Total(Theory Based Question)

2x1=2

3x2=6

10x3=30

6x5=30

68(21)

100%

 

Practical Based Question(PBQs)

 

6X2=12

 

 

12(6)

 

 

TOTAL

2x1=2

9x2=18

10x3=30

6x5=30

80(27)

100%

The entire syllabus is divided into 4 Modules.

Module

Duration

Chapter Name

NCERT Book

Exemplar Book

NCERT Solution

Module 1

3 months

Chapter 1: Chemical reactions

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Chapter 2: Acids, bases and salts

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Chapter 3: Metals and non-metals

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Chapter 4: Carbon compounds :

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Chapter 5: Periodic classification of elements

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Module 2

 3 Months

Chapter 6: Life processes

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Chapter 7: Control and co-ordination in animals and plants

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Chapter 8: How do Organism  Produce

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Chapter 9: Heredity and Evolution :

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Chapter 10: Light- Reflection and Refraction

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Module 3

2 months

Chapter 11:Human Eyes and colourful world

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Chapter 12:Electricity

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Chapter 13:Magnetic effect of electric current

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Chapter 14:Sources of energy

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Chapter 15:Our environment

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Chapter 16:Management of natural resources :

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Module 4

2 months

Revision & Full Length Tests

 

 

 

  • Science - Textbook for class X - NCERT Publication
  • Exemplar Problems Class X - NCERT Publication

 

  • Full Coverage of NCERT Text books and NCERT Exemplar Problems
  • Chapter Revision Assignments (Based on Last 10 years question papers)
  • Unit Revision Assignments (Based on Last 10 years question papers)

 

  • 16 Chapter tests to cover each chapter
  • 5 Unit tests to cover 5 Units
  • 4 Cumulative tests
  • 10 Full Length tests – 5 Model Test Papers, 5 Last Year papers