Class VIII Social Studies

Text Books: Geography, History, Civics – Our World then and now Published by- Bharti Bhawan part 3

Visit to social lab and analysis the wall maps, conduct group discussion and quiz. GENERAL OBJECTIVE:

1. To enable students to understand and appreciate the difference phenomenon accoutring in the atmosphere.

2. To create awareness of their immediate bio-diversity. 3. To discover and develop their creativity and skills. 4. To encourage them to participate in group discussion. 5. To inculcate activities based learning.

Test will be conducted after three chapters Exhibition will be held in the month of November Maps will be practiced on the basis of chapters Smart board will be used in every chapter Assignment will be given after every two chapters

FIRST TERMINAL SYLLABUS

(APRIL TO SEPTEMBER)

MONTH SUBJECT NAME OF THE CHAPTER ACTIVITIES

APRIL HISTORY

CIVICS GEOGRAPHY

Lesson 1: Modern India

Lesson 1: The Indian Constitution Lesson 2: Understanding Secularism

Lesson 1: Resources

Prepare a collage on Indian Constitution

MAY HISTORY

CIVICS

GEOGRAPHY

Lesson 2: Colonisation of India Lesson 3: The company’s civil

administration and Revenue Policy

Lesson 3: Our fundamental Rights and Duties

Lesson 2: Land, Soil and water resources

Debate on the

importance of Land , Soil and water

resources

JULY HISTORY

CIVICS

GEOGRAPHY

Lesson 4: Tribal Resistance Lesson 5: The Revolt of 1857

Lesson 4: Parliamentary Government :The

union legislature

Lesson 3: Natural Vegetation and Wildlife

Helping students to know the

Importance of various tribal leaders

Play on “Incident of

Revolt of 1857”

AUGUST HISTORY

CIVICS

GEOGRAPHY

Lesson 6: Colonialism and Urban change Lesson 7: Crafts and Industries

Lesson 5: Parliamentary Government: The union Executive

Lesson 4: Mineral and Energy Resources

On the map of India mark the different places of Mineral

and energy resources.

Presentation in class on union legislature

and executive

SEPTEMBER Revision work and stamping of notebook Class test and Quiz on 1st terminal

syllabus

ENGLISH SYLLABUS (TERM-I)

CLASS-VIII

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

1. To direct the pupils to listen to passages and comprehend.

2. To work on formal areas of language – Grammar, Syntax, Structures, Punctuations and

Idiomatic usage.

3. To use particular structures and functional vocabulary.

4. To pronounce words correctly.

5. To develop expression through speaking about and debating issues.

SMARTBOARD (Audio-Visual Aid)

The Smartboard will be used specifically to illustrate examples for teaching different parts of

speech in Grammar.

The Students will be asked to come and do certain exercises on the Smartboard in turn to test their

grammatical knowledge.The Smartboard will be used to conduct Oral or Written tests, to tests the

comprehensive and grammatical skills of the Students.

MONTH

ENGLISH READER GRAMMAR WRITING ACTIVITIES

APRIL-MAY

CH-1 (HARRY POTTER LEARNS QUIDDITCH)

POEM (THE PALANQUIN BEARERS)

CH-3 (RANJI’S WONDERFUL BAT)

CH-1 (DETERMINERS AND ARTICLES)

CH-2 (VERBS EXPRESSING:THE PRESENT)

DIARY ENTRY

PARAGRAPH WRITING

INTRODUCTION

JULY

POEM (I REMEMBER,I REMEMBER)

CH-5 (SET OUR CHILDREN FREE)

CH-6 (AFTER TWENTY YEARS)

POEM (BREAK,BREAK,BREAK)

CH-3 (VERBS EXPRESSING:THE PAST)

CH-4 (VERBS EXPRESSING:THE FUTURE)

CH-5 (VERBS:MODALS)

REPORT WRITING

NEWSPAPER READING

AUGUST CH-8 (THE FIRST PUP)

POEM (HOW PLEASANT TO

CH-6 (VERBS:CONDITIONAL)

CH-7 (VERBS:NON-

LETTER WRITING (INFORMAL)

KNOW Mr.LEAR) FINITE FORMS)

CH-8 (SUBJECT VERB AGREEMENT)

CH-9 (VERBS:ACTIVE AND PASSIVE VOICE)

EXTEMPORE

CLASS VIII SUBJECT – SCIENCE

Month Lesson Number Lesson Name

April L-1 L-2 L-3

Crop Production & Management Micro Organisms Synthetic Fibres and Plastics

May L-4 Metals and Non Metals

July L-5 L-6 L-7

Combustion and Flame Conservation of Plants and Animals The Cell

August L-8 L-9

Reproduction Reaching The Age of Adolescence

September L-10 L-11

Force and Pressure Friction

October L-12 L-13

Sound Chemical Effects of Electric Current

November L-14 L-16

Some Natural Phenomena The Universe

December L-17 L-18

Cool and Petroleum Pollution of Air and Water

January L-15 Light

ACTIVITIES

Month Activities

April To visit bio lab and to study various specimens in the lab

May To study the prepared slide of Rhizopus To test the presence of starch in a given food sample

July To identify natural and synthetic fibres To study that metals are sonorous To observe different displacement reactions

August To show that air (oxygen) is necessary for combustion To prove that the luminous zone of a candle flame has unburnt wax

September To observe basic components of a cell using an onion peel To study the effect of magnet on different materials

October To show the wear and tear of an object due to friction

November To show that sound travels through solids

January To make a Kaleidoscope

SUBJECT : COMPUTER

Name of the Text book: Linux IT Planet 1) Computer System 2) Forms and Frames in HTML 3) Tables in Libreoffice Base 4) More features in libreoffice Base 5)Query & Reports in Libreoffice Base

FIRST TERMINAL SYLLABUS (APRIL TO SEPTEMBER)

(2017-18) MONTH NAME OF THE

TOPIC SUB. TOPIC LAB ACTIVITY

APRIL COMPUTER SYSTEM

Introduction to computer

Benefits of using a computer

Characterstics of a computer

Working of computer

Ergonomics

Discuss about LINUX and Unix Operating System

MAY FORMS AND FRAMES IN

HTML

Introduction to HTML

Characterstics

Creating and working with Frames and Forms

Creation of different types of Web Pages,including all the controls of form designing like <FORM> <INPUT> and FRAME designing like<FRAMESET> <FRAME> etc.

JULY TABLES IN LIBREOFFICE

BASE

LO-Base

Table in LO-Base

Creating a blank Database

Understanding the Database Window

Setting a Primary

Create Database table using Table Data View on the basis of record contained in the field.

Key AUGUST MORE

FEATURES IN LIBRE OFFICE

BASE

Selecting the data in a Table

Sorting Records

Filtering Data by Selection

Change Table View

Create a Form using Wizard

Data Entry in Libreoffice Base .

Form designing by Wizard

Sort and Filter the Data by different types of selections.

SEPTEMBER QUERY AND REPORTS IN LIBREOFFICE

BASE

Creating a Query

Types of Query

Using Criteria in Query

Using Wildcards in Query

Using Compound Criteria

Using Comparison Operator

Sorting Data in Query

Creating a Report Wizard

Query Designing

in Databse by

the different

method .

Generate Report

by Automatic

Wizard in

LibreOffice Base.

SUBJECT: MATHEMATICS

TEXT BOOKS:

1) Mathematics (NCERT)

2) Excel in Mathematics.

GENERAL OBJECTIVES:

1) To develop positive attitude towards learning Mathematics.

2) To develop investigative skills in Mathematics.

3) To perform mathematical operations and manipulations with confidence, speed and accuracy.

4) To comprehend, evaluate, analyse, synthesise and make generalizations so as to solve

mathematical problems.

5) To apply mathematical knowledge and skills in practical life.

AUDIO-VISUAL AIDS USED

To keep students motivated and actively engaged in class, teaching through smart boards help to enhance

students interest and keep them involved.This visual stimuli helps to maintain students attention and

understanding of the concepts become better. Math Lab Activities will be conducted. Math Riddles, puzzles

and life skill activities will help learners to develop investigative skills in Mathematics.

FIRST TERMINAL SYLLABUS (MATHEMATICS)

(APRIL TO SEPTEMBER)

MONTH TOPICS LEARNING OUTCOME

April - Rational Numbers -Students will learn to differentiate between fractions

and rational numbers.

-Operations of rational numbers.

-Linear Equations in one variable -students will learn terms like variable, constants,

equation,factors, coefficient,etc.

May - Exponents and Powers -students will learn all the laws of exponents.

July - Squares and Square roots -Students will learn different methods of finding out

-Cubes and Cube roots square roots and cube roots.

August -Algebraic expressions and - Students will learn about types of expressions.

Identities -Students will be able to simplify, evaluate, multiply,

add and subtract polynomials.

-Understanding Quadrilaterals - Students will learn to construct various types of

polygons and quadrilaterals.

Sept - Playing with Numbers -Develop number sense.

-Revision for first term exam. -Observe the pattern and write the conclusions.