Die in Science
Die in Science
Unit-III
8. Determination of the density of solid (denser than water) by using a spring balance and a
measuring cylinder. Unit-III
9. Establishing the relation between the loss in weight of a solid when fully immersed in Unit-III
a) Tap water
b) Strongly salty water with the weight of water displaced by it by taking at least two
differentsolids.
10. Determination of the speed of a pulse propagated through a stretched string/slinky (helical
spring). Unit-III
COURSE STRUCTURE
CLASS X
(Annual Examination)
Marks: 80
Unit
Unit Marks
No.
II World of Living 25
III Natural Phenomena 12
IV Effects of Current 13
V Natural Resources 05
Total 80
Internal assessment 20
Grand Total 100
Theme: Materials
Metals and nonmetals: Properties of metals and non-metals; Reactivity series; Formation and
properties of ionic compounds; Basic metallurgical processes; Corrosion and its prevention.
Life processes: ‘Living Being’. Basic concept of nutrition, respiration, transport and excretion in plants
and animals.
Control and co-ordination in animals and plants: Tropic 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.
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.
Heredity and Evolution: Heredity; Mendel’s contribution- Laws for inheritance of traits: Sex
determination: brief introduction: (topics excluded - evolution; evolution and classification and
evolution should not be equated with progress).
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.
Functioning of a lens in human eye, defects of vision and their corrections, applications of
spherical mirrors and lenses.
Refraction of light through a prism, dispersion of light, scattering of light, applications in dailylife
(excluding colour of the sun at sunrise and sunset).
Magnetic effects of current: Magnetic field, field lines, field due to a current carrying conductor,
field due to current carrying coil or solenoid; Force on current carrying conductor, Fleming’s Left
Hand Rule, Direct current. Alternating current: frequency of AC. Advantage of AC over DC.
Domestic electric circuits.
Our environment: Eco-system, Environmental problems, Ozone depletion, waste production and
their solutions. Biodegradable and non-biodegradable substances.
1. The chapter Management of Natural Resources (NCERT Chapter 16) will not be assessed
in the year-end examination. However, learners may be assigned to read this chapter and
encouraged to prepare a brief write up to any concept of this chapter in their Portfolio. This
may be for Internal Assessment and credit may be given Periodic Assessment/Portfolio).
2. The NCERT text books present information in boxes across the book. These help students
to get conceptual clarity. However, the information in these boxes would not be assessed
in the year-end examination.
PRACTICALS
LIST OF EXPERIMENTS
1. A. Finding the pH of the following samples by using pH paper/universal indicator: Unit-I
(i) Dilute Hydrochloric Acid
(ii) Dilute NaOH solution
(iii) Dilute Ethanoic Acid solution
(iv) Lemon juice
(v) Water
(vi) Dilute Hydrogen Carbonate solution