1.Living World

• Diversity in habitats of plants and animals
  • Basic adaptions animal form and function (Generalised)
  • Structure and function of animal body structure
  • Functions of different parts of a plant
• Greenhouse effect Global warming
  • Effects of heat on water

2.Materials

• Effect of heat on water
  • Boiling point of water, occurrence of water
• Water cycle
  • Steps involved in water cycle
  • Evaporation
  • Condensation
  • Rain
• Dissolution of particles in water
  • Process of dissolution
  • Water – a universal solvent
  • Ions – types, conductivity, ionic solutions
• Melting point, Boiling point, measuring devices, Archimedes principle, Floating bodies
  • Separation of Particles by temperature
  • Common balance and spring balance
  • Hydrometer
• Kinds of matter
  • Solids, liquids and gases examples
  • Classification of elements
  • IUPAC – method used to assign symbols
  • Gaseous matter
  • Metals and Nonmetals – Properties
  • Metalloids – Properties and Examples
  • Noble gases – Properties and Examples
  • Representation of elements by first letter – Example : Latin Names Examples

3.How things work

• Conductors
  • Meaning -  Types, function and examples
• Insulators
  • Functions and examples of insulators
• Domestic Wiring
  • Pattern of domestic wiring
• Fire extinguishers
  • Construction and working of soda acid type
  • Fire extinguisher
  • Combustible substance
  • Sulphur and its uses
  • Phosphorous and its uses

4.Food

• Major constituents of food
  • Carbohydrates Protein, lipids
  • Types and examples

5.Natural Resources

• Water
  • Scarcity of Water
  • Methods of conservation of water
  • Water management
  • Rain water harvesting
• Soil conservation
  • Soil conservation need and methods
  • Soil erosion
  • Preventive measures

6.Motion

• Physical Quan
  • SI units of Time, Displacement, speed, velocity
  • Meanings and definitions of displacement, speed and velocity
  • Average speed, V = d/t (Formula)
• Motion
  • Meaning
  • Motion is relative
  • Kinds of motion
• Translatory
• Rotatory
• Ocillatory with examples

7.Energy, Work and Force

• Kinetic energy and Potential energy
  • Kinetic and potential energies are forms of mechanical energy
  • KE = ½ mv²
  • PE = mgh
• Heat
• Light
• Sound
• Electric energy
• Unit of force
  • Newton
  • F = ma
• Newton laws of motion
• Evaporation
• Sublimation
• Forms of energy
  • Main sources of Energy
  • Changes from one form to another
  • Force Causes change in a body
  • Measurement of work
  • F = ma
  • Simple problems

8.Astrophysics

• Earth and its structure
  • Introduction solar system
  • Members of solar system
  • Features of each planet and Natural satellites

9.Natural Phenomena

• Lightening
  • Causes and effects of lightening
• Thunder
  • Protection from lightening
  • Meaning, formation and effects of thunder
• Floods
  • Effects
• Atmosphere
  • Introduction, meaning
  • Layers – Troposphere, Exosphere, stratosphere Ionosphere
  • Function – Magnetosphere
  • Gases in the atmosphere
  • Industrial uses, Interference of man in natural phenomena
• Eclipses
  • Types with illustration
• Phases of moon
  • Crescent
  • Gibbous
  • Waxing phases
• Earth
  • Introduction
  • Factors responsible for life
• Hydrocarbons
  • Hydrocarbons as engine fuels
  • Examples of hydrocarbon fuels
  • Natural gas, Coal, petroleum products
  • Conservation of fuels