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PREFACE Education is the discovery of journey and growth. The Indian Heights School stands committed in providing holistic quality education for which we are constantly striving to improve and introduce innovations in our existing system. Educomp Smart Classroom is a step towards this to evolve the idea of technology as an effective teaching aid and learning tool. Curriculum assesses a total teaching learning program based on overall improvement, syllabus, teaching pattern, methodology and assessment. In short it provides a framework of knowledge and understanding as appropriate to a particular level. Our curriculum is child centric and comprehensive. It seeks to create a balance between physical, emotional, social & spiritual growth along with academics. Due importance is given to both Scholastic and Co-scholastic areas with regard to attributes such as Life Skills, Attitude, Values, Sports and Games as well as Co-curricular activities. As per the guidelines of the Central Board of Secondary Education, we follow Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation System. It is in the classrooms that learners can analyze and evaluate their experiences, learn to doubt, question to investigate, and think independently. Continuous and Comprehensive System covers all aspects of students’ development. The objective of CCE is to bring continuous improvement in the performance of the learners through regular assignments and evaluations. In Primary classes the assessment is based on regular Ongoing Evaluations and Internal Assessments. Evaluation is reported according to 5 Point Grading Scale. For classes VI onwards, assessments are both Formative and Summative. A 9 Point Grading Scale is followed.
The syllabus has been designed and planned keeping in mind the ‘Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation’ which is a useful proposition for overall growth of students through continuous diagnosis remediation, encouragement and appreciation. The facilitators in the school are putting in their concerted efforts. However, it does require the coordinated effort as well as active participation of the parents. We would appreciate the parents’ unstinted support and involvement as had been in the past towards the multifaceted personality development of the child in this Academic Session also.
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English Books Prescribed : (1) Oxford New Broadway (Main Course Book -7) (2) Oxford New Broadway (Literature Reader -7) (3) ABD’s Interactive English - 7
First Term -- April to September Second Term -- October to February
April – May Course Book UNIT–1- Children L-1 Dreams of the Future L-2 The Festival of Eid. L-3 Vocation Literature Reader L-1 Treasure in the Garden Trees are Great ABD Interactive (a) Reading Skill : Worksheets 1 to 6 (b) Writing Skill : Notice, poster, letter writing
(formal/informal). (c) Grammar : Articles and Determiners : Subject and Predicate Activity
Designing a poster
Role play
Extempore July Course Book UNIT–2 Natural World L-1 : Who Dares to Cut Trees L-2 : Johnny Appleseed L-3 : Rainforest Song Literature Reader The Tree that Shadowed the World Mr Pickwick : A Tragic Story ABD Interactive (a) Reading Skill : Worksheets 7 to 10 (b) Writing Skill : diary entry, article and
report writing. (c) Grammar : Adjectives and adverbs Activity
How to write a “Diamonte” poem
Group Discussion
Recitation August Course Book UNIT– 3 Special People L-1 : Three Days to See L-2 : Wheelchair Basketball L-3 : My Wheelchair had Wings Literature Reader L-4 The Fun They Had The Choice
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ABD Interactive (a) Reading Skill : Worksheets 11, 12 and 13 (b) Writing Skill : Writing an advertisement
and speech writing (c) Grammar : Prepositions and Reported
Speech. Activity
Dialogue Writing
Making a factfile September Course Book UNIT – 4 Detectives L-1 : Young Sherlock Holmes L-3 : Macavity ABD Interactive (a) Reading Skill : Revision (b) Writing Skill : Revision (c) Grammar : Revision Activity
Character Depiction
Recitation
Semester I Summative Evaluation. October Course Book UNIT – 4 Detectives L-2 : The case of Fifth Element
UNIT – 5 Mothers L-1 : Charlie’s Mother Literature Reader L-5 : Medicine Man Comes The Invention of Shoes ABD Interactive (a) Reading Skill : Worksheets 14and 15 (b) Writing Skill : Writing a story. (c) Grammar : Prefix and Suffix / Verbs Activity
Writing a movie review
Character Depiction
JAM ‘ JUST A MINUTE’ November Course Book UNIT – 5 Mothers L-2 : Mother’s Day L-3 : A Mother’s Love
UNIT– 6 Living Together L-1 : Neighbour Literature Reader L-6 : Bro Tiger Goes Dead : Tiger
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ABD Interactive (a) Reading Skill : Worksheets 17,18 and 19 (b) Writing Skill : Writing an E-mail. (c) Grammar : Clauses. Activity
Conducting a Survey
Expressing one’s views on a newspaper article.
Recitation December Course Book UNIT– 6 Living Together L-2 : An Old Man’s Ageless Wisdom L-3 : A Dream Literature Reader L- 7 : Chaambali ABD Interactive (a) Reading Skill : Worksheets 21,22 and 23. (b) Writing Skill : Writing data interpretation. (c) Grammar : Active/Passive voice and
(Partial) Tenses. Activity
Debate
Recitation
Character Depiction January Course Book UNIT– 7 How Science Affects Us L-1 : Footprints Without Feet L-2 : The PC Revolution L-3 : The Crazy World of Computers
Literature Reader L- 7 Chaambali continued ABD Interactive (a) Reading Skill : Worksheets 24 and 25 (b) Writing Skill : Picture Composition (c) Grammar : Punctuation, Active/Passive
voice and (Partial) Tenses Activity
Debate
JAM ‘JUST A MINUTE’ February Revision of the Semester II Evaluation.
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MATHEMATICS
Prescribed Textbook N.C.E.R.T. Mathematics Text Book Class VII Together with Mathematics Lab Kit for class VII
Term I April-May Textbook Ch 1 Integers Ch 2 Fractions and Decimals
Ch 3 Data Handling
Lab Manual
Pictorial representation of Data
Multiplication of decimal numbers by drawing horizontal /vertical lines and shading
Addition of integers using two different colours
Project Data Handling-To organize a set of data into a frequency table and make a bar graph
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July Textbook Ch 4 Linear Equations
Ch 5 Lines and Angles Ch 12 Algebraic Expressions Lab Manual
To verify Angle Sum Property
Relation between an Exterior and a pair of Interior opposite angles of a triangle
Representation of the terms and factors of the terms of an expression by a tree diagram using straws or matchsticks
August Textbook Ch 6 The Triangle and its Properties
Ch 9 Rational Numbers Lab Manual
Verification of Pythagoras Theorem
To verify that in a triangle, medians pass through a common point, by paper folding
September Revision Term II October Textbook Ch 8 Comparing Quantities Ch 7 Congruence of Triangles Lab Manual
To verify congruence criterion of triangles
Paste the advertisements that shows discount
November Textbook Ch 10 Practical Geometry
Ch 13 Exponents and Powers
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Lab Manual
Properties of medians of a triangle by paper folding
Paste two coins of the same denominations as real life examples of congruent figures
December Textbook . Ch 11 Perimeter and Area
Ch 14 Symmetry Lab Manual
To understand the concept of symmetry and find the lines of symmetry.
To verify that area of a triangle is equal to half the area of a parallelogram having the same base and lying between the same two parallels.
January Textbook Ch 15 Visualising Solid Shapes.
Lab Manual
Isometric sketches of three dimensional objects
February Revision
SCIENCE
Prescribed books: 1. N.C.E.R.T text book 2. Together with science lab manual 3. Reference book (Living Science)
April-May Textbook Ch 1 Nutrition in plants (Biology) Ch 3 Fibre to Fabric (Chemistry) Ch 4 Heat (Physics) Lab Manual
To show that light is necessary for photosynthesis
To study the life cycle of silk moth
To study the process of heat transfer by convection
To show that black bodies are good absorbers of heat whereas shining bodies are poor absorbers of heat
To record the temperature of a liquid (water) using laboratory thermometer
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Activities Making a Power point presentation on
Heterotrophic Nutrition Mat weaving Information on thermometer
July Textbook Ch 2 Nutrition in Animals (Biology) Ch 5 Acids, Bases & salts (chemistry) Ch 13 Motion and Time (Physics) Lab Manual
To identify whether a given unknown sample is an acid or base
To study the formation of a base (Magnesium hydroxide)
To study the effect of acid and base on various natural and synthetic indicators
To study a neutralisation reaction
To study the motion of a simple pendulum and calculate its time period
Activities:
Finding information on the digestive system of any one animal living on land , water or air
To make patterns with turmeric indicator. August Textbook Ch 6 Physical and Chemical changes (Chemistry) Ch 10 Respiration in organisms (Biology) Lab Manual
To study the effect of exhaled air on lime water
To study a physical and chemical change
To study the conditions necessary for rusting
Activities: Different modes of respiration. Project Work-Report on different types of
respiratory disorders and their cure. September Semester I Summative Evaluation
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October Textbook: Ch 14 Electric Current and its Effects
(Physics)
Ch 16 Water- A precious resource Lab Manual
To connect various components of an electric circuit and understand its working
To test the given materials as conductors or insulators using a simple circuit
To show that a current carrying wire has an effect on a magnet
Activities Collecting information on the important
dams of India, their benefits and hazards Study the pattern of rainfall in the last 5
years. November Textbook: Ch 12 Reproduction in Plants (Biology) Ch 15 Light (Physics) Ch 18 Wastewater story Lab Manual:
To study the different modes of asexual reproduction from permanent slides
To study the natural method of vegetative propagation through a potato tuber
To show that light travels in a straight line
To show dispersion of sunlight into seven colours through a prism
Activities Study of dispersal of seeds via wind. Project Work- Collect information on
contamination of water. Survey-Visit a sewage treatment plant and
make a report on it.
December Textbook: Ch 8 Winds, Storms & Cyclones
(General) Ch 11 Transportation in animals and
Plants (Biology) Ch 7 Weather, Climate and Adaptations
of animals to climate (Biology)
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Lab Manual
To study that plants respire and transpire through stomata
To study that water is taken up from the roots through xylem and transported to various parts of the plant
To construct a model of excretory system and study the function of each part in Human beings.
Activities Information on Adaptive features of Animals
of the polar region January Textbook Ch 17 Forests—Our Lifeline (Biology) Ch 9 Soil Activities
Collecting soil samples from different places and testing their acidic/ basic/ neutral nature
Information on the World’s largest rainforest. February Revision of the Semester II Evaluation.
SOCIAL SCIENCE Prescribed textbooks Social and political life Our Past-II Our Environment April/ May Textbook Social & Political Life Ch 1 Equality Ch 2 Role of the government in
health. Our Past-II Ch 1 Tracing changes through
thousand years Ch 2 New kingdoms and empires Our Environment Ch 1 Environment
Activity
Map activity on major ruling dynasties in India between 7
th
to 12th centuries
Poster making on “Save Environment”
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Social & Political Life Ch 3 How the state government
works Our Past Ch 3 The Delhi sultanate Our Environment Ch 2 Inside our earth Ch 3 Our changing earth Activity
Model making of “Volcano”
Map Activity on the extension of Delhi Sultanate.
Draw pictures of the internal layers of the earth in the notebook.
August Social & Political Life Ch 4 Growing up as girls and boys Our Past-II Ch 5 Women change the world Ch 4 The Mughal empire Ch 5 Rulers and buildings
Our Environment Ch 4 Air Activity
Make a Flow chart of the Mughal rulers
Collect and paste pictures of significant women and write in detail about any one of them.
September Semester I Summative Evaluation. October Social & Political Life Ch 6 Understanding Media Our Past-II Ch 7 Understanding advertising
Ch 6 Town traders and craft persons
Our Environment Ch 5 Water Activity
Collage making on advertisement
Poster making on “Save Water”
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November Social & Political Life Ch 8 Market around us Ch 9 A shirt in the market Our Past-II Ch 7 Tribes-Nomads and settled
communities
Our Environment Ch 6 Natural vegetation and wildlife Ch 8 Human Environment
Interactions
Activity
Project on various tribal groups of India
Preparing a scrap book on wildlife of our country
December Social & Political Life Ch 10 Struggle for Equality Our Past-II Ch 8 Devotional path to the divine
Ch 9 The making of the regional cultures
Our Environment Ch 9 Life in the temperate grassland
Activity
Map work on the different grasslands of the World
Make a project on the Cowboys of the Prairies region
January Our Past-II Ch 10 8
th century political formation
Our Environment Ch 10 Life in the desert Activity
Map activity showing the hot and cold deserts of the World
Map activity on the Sahara desert and collection of pictures of Sahara
Preamble Writing Revision for Semester –II
February Semester –II examinations starts
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FRENCH April
Leçon Leçon-0 Un coup d’œil sur la France Leçon-1 Voilà le frère et la sœur de Manuel Objectifs communicatifs Parler de la cultureFrançais Décrire une personne Grammaire Les accents, Verbes-‘er’ Le corps humain, Les articles May Leçon Leçon-2 À la caféteria Objectifs communicatifs Les dialogues à la caféteria Grammaire Le pluriel des noms, les verbes-‘ir’ July Leçon Leçon-3 Mon pays-la France Leçon-4 Les parents de Manuel
Objectifs communicatifs Les nationalités Donner les information personnelles
Grammaire Les adjectifs La négation , Verbes-‘ger’
August Leçon Leçon-5 C’est Nöel Leçon-6 Allons à l’école
Objectifs communicatifs Parler des saisons Localiser des objets
Grammaire Les prépositions Les verbes-‘re’ September Revision
October Leçon Leçon-7 Dans un grand magasin
Objectifs communicatifs Demander et proposer quelquechose
Grammaire Les articles contractés et partitifs L’interrogation Les verbes-‘re’
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November Leçon Leçon-8 Les repas
Objectifs communicatifs Demander des gôuts Grammaire Les articles partitifs, Verbes-‘tir’ Les repas français
December Leçon Leçon-9 Ma maison
Objectifs communicatifs Décrire un lieu, Poser les questions
Grammaire Les mois de l’année verbes- ‘er’, ‘ger’
January Leçon Leçon-10 Une lettre de Rouen
Objectifs communicatifs Écrire une lettre Décrire une ville Grammaire Les couleurs Décrire un animal
February Revision Educomp module in .ppt format according to the syllabus.
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COMPUTER
Prescribed book – Britannica Live Wire Book 7
TERM I
April / May
Text Book Ch 1 – About a Computer
Ch 2 – Formulae and Functions in MS Excel
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Practical 1. Use internet to make a list of 10 application softwares available in market.
2. Make a marksheet in Excel to calculate the total and average for given students, using the Function Wizard.
June / July
Text Book Ch 3 – MS Excel: Working with data
Ch 9 – Photoshop: Basic
Practical 1. Making charts for given data in Excel.
2. Import an image in Photoshop and change its background, outline colour etc.
August
Text Book Ch 10 – Photoshop: Advanced
Practical 1. Using Photoshop, create a colourful image of a butterfly and apply any three filters to create special effects.
September Revision
TERM II
October
Text Book Ch 4 – The Internet
Practical 1. Collect information, and make a list
of computer viruses
November
Text Book Ch 5 – Data Transfer
Ch 6 – QBASIC
Practical 1. Write QBASIC programs to
a) store numbers, strings in variables,
b) use operators
c) use selection statements.
December
Text Book Ch 7 – QBASIC: Loops
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Practical 1. Write QBASIC programs using looping statements.
January
Text Book Ch 8 – QBASIC : Graphics and Sound
Practical 1. Write a program in QBASIC to generate sounds of different frequencies for approximately 1 minute.
ART EDUCATION FA I - April-May
Elements Of Art
Animals And Birds
World Art
FA II - July-Sept
Village Scene
Bus Stand Scene
Candle Decoration
FA III - Oct-Dec
Poster Design
Logo Design
Calligraphy
FA IV - Jan - Feb
Still Life
Block Painting
Meet The Artist Amrita Sherigill
MUSIC
VOCAL Aprli - May Sargam 1-2, Hindi prayers, Theory
Lesson-1 July –Aug Sargam 3-4, Community songs, Theory
Lesson-2 Sep –Oct Sargam Geet 1, English prayer Nov – Dec Sargam 5-7, Sanskrit prayers, Theory
Lesson- 3 Jan –Feb Sargam Geet 2, Motivational Songs
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INSTRUMENTAL
TABLA April - May Meaning of table(graf syahi,maidan,
chanti etc) first lesson table ke bol( ta, tita,tin)
July –Aug - Sep Revise, second lesson (danya and banya)(ge, ka)
Oct- Nov-Dec Teen taal ke bol Jan –Feb Teen taal kayde ,palte
DANCE
April-May Introduction of dance(Indian and western)
Simple western dance steps Kathak dance introductory steps July –Aug-Sep Folk dance
International dance(hip-hop basic steps)
Semi classical dance Oct-Nov-Dec Navratre theme (garbha and dandiya
dance) Annual day dance according to theme Christmas celebration and new year
(western dance) Jan- Feb Theme patriotism Semi classical dance