TAGORE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL VASANT VIHAR SYLLABUS

SESSION 2012-2013 CLASS VIII

MONTH

ENGLISH HINDI MATH SCIENCE Social Science

SANSKRIT FRENCH

APRIL-MAY

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Chapter 1 Rational numbers

Operations on rational numbers

Addition, subtraction, multiplication, division of rational numbers

Negative of a rational number

Negative of a rational number

Reciprocal of a rational number

Existence of a rational number between any two rational numbers

Chapter 6 Squares and Squares Roots

Properties of squares

Ch- 3SyntheticFibres and Plastics

ACTIVITIESClassify some substances as a natural and synthetic

Make a list of ten articles at home and school which are made of plastic.

To burn samples of natural and synthetic fibres and its identification

Ch - 4Metals and non-Metals, types ofReactions, usesOf commonMetals and non-

History

Ch2-Colonisation of India

Clash of economic interests of the European Powers

Carnatic wars

Birth of British Indian Army

British conquests in & outside Bengal

Civics

Ch4-Parliamentary Govt.-The Union Legislature

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Lesson1: La rentrée

Saluer (greetings)

Parler de la quantité (quantity

Repondre au negative(reply in negative)

Les verbes (er,ir,re verbs)

Negations

Les adverbs (adverbs)

Lesson 2: Il est français?

Decrire une personne

(describe a person)

Parler de la famille (family)

ExpressGRAMMARDifferentiation - Clauses and phrasesClauses-Main and Subordinate - (Kinds- Relative/Adjective)Prefixes and SuffixesSome commonly used Idiomatic Expressions WRITING SKILLSFormal Letter-Of Complaint Report Writing –Formal Report, Report/Article for School Magazine/Newspaper Writing a Story(Verbally Guided)LITERATURE READER- L 1 Daffodils(Poem) Swami’s Grandmother.

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Calculating squares and square Roots

Word problems on squares and square roots

Chapter 16 playing with numbers

Divisibility tests Patterns Sequences

general forms Reversing of

digitsActivity

Plotting of a rational number on a number line

Draw a Venn diagram for the set of rational numbers

Exchange your telephone numbers and verify if they are perfect squares

Preparing a 3 X 3, 4 X 4 , 5 X 5 magic squares

Metals.

ACTIVITIESTo cut pieces of some metals like Na, mg, Fe, K, Cu etc.To test the electric Conductivity of some common metal

Reaction of metals with dilute HCI

Displacement reaction using AgNO3 and Cu metal.

Double displacement reaction using NaOH and HCI

Ch. - 5Coal and Petroleum and its products Coal and its productsFuel Types of fuelCalorific value of a fuelAir pollution

ACTIVITYTo mark the

Indian Parliament

Working and functioning of the legislature

The government in action

Formative Assessment (FA)-I

Resources

Geography

Ch2- Land,Soil and Water Resources

Land resources

Water resources

Soil resources

Ways of conservation

Geography

Ch7- Human

A(ikapksa ydkj )

Feminin et pluriel des noms (plural and feminine of nouns)

Les adjectifs (adjectives)

Les meubles (furniture)

Lesson 3: La journée de Mme. Lavigne

Decrire la journée (describe your day)

Dire l’heure(time)

Pronominal verbs

Umbers,seasons,months and days

Chapter 16 Playing with numbers.

Will be taken as activity not for testing in half yearly

areas where petroleum and coal are found.Ch . 6Combustion and Flame.What is combustion?Ignition temperature , types of combustion , structure of flameIdeal fuel Global warming ACTIVITIESTo observe the parts of a flame.

Collecting information about fuels and other sources and compare their calorific value

Resource

Distribution of population

- affecting factors

Density of population in India

Change in population size

Characteristics of population

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Chapter 3 Understanding Quadrilaterals

Definition of quadrilaterals

Types of quadrilaterals

Adjacent/ opposite sides and angles of

Ch-8Cells –Structure and functions Cell-Structure if the cell Sizes of cells Shapes of the cellACTIVITIESTo observe plant cell under the microscope

To study the

Formative Assessment (FA)-II

Holiday Homework

History

Ch3- The Company’s Civil

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Activity : Listening comprehension

Lesson 4: Kalu est malade

Sec 3 Marching with the MahatmaLang Lab-Listening skill activities WORKBOOKLesson 2: Art and Culture GRAMMARModals (Expressing Attitude)Tenses-Expressing FutureClauses- Kinds(Adverbial)contd Suffixes-Noun Suffixes WRITING SKILLSFormal Letter-to the EditorInformal LetterParagragh writing- bio sketch Formative Assessment Act 2 Dialogue (in pairs)-Collection of holiday AssignmentLITERATURE READER-The party -More about People

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a quadrilateral

Angle sum property of a quadrilateral

Special types of quadrilaterals

Types of quadrilaterals / definitions

Properties of quadrilaterals

Word problems

Chapter 7

Cubes and Cube Roots

Properties of cubes

Calculating squares and cube roots

Chapter 12 Exponents and Radicals

Positive /negative rational exponents

Laws of exponent

Activity

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ACTIVITYGroup DiscussionOn reproduction

Administration and Revenue Policy

Civil Administration-structure

British Policy of Land Revenue

Cultivation of commercial crops

Civics

Ch1-The Indian Constitution

Meaning & need of a constitution

India’s Constitution

Vision & values of the Indian constitution

Important features

Formative Assessment

Interroger/parler de la santé(health)

Interrogative and negative

Expressions with avoir

Animals

colours

Paper cutting activity to Verify the sum property of a quadrilateral

Make a chart on special types of quadrilaterals

(continued)

Crossword on kinds of quadrilaterals)

Collect some

Scientific and astronomical data

from that days newspaper

(FA)-III

The Constitution

History

Ch7- Crafts and Industries

Textile Industries

-conditions before and during the British period

The Iron & Steel Industry

- conditions before & during the British rule

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Chapter 12 Exponents and Radicals (continued)

Positive /negative rational exponents

Laws of exponents

Chapter 9 Algebraic

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Lesson 5: Faire les courses

Parler des achats (shopping)

Interrogative adverbs

Verb savoir, connaitre

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Expressions and identities

Multiplication of algebraic expression

Algebraic identities

Activity

Geometrical verification of (a+b )2

Crossword on kinds of quadrilateralslActivity

Construction of quadrilaterals

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Les repas français (French meals)

Les magasins, le marché (shops)

Actvty Assmnt I(FAI)Spelling.

Notebook (Class work and homework assessment)

SEP. MCBUnit 4 Inventions and Discoveries Sec 4 The MicroscopeUnit 5 The Magic of WordsSec-1 For LanguageListening Skill activitiesWORKBOOK-L5- The Magic of WordsGRAMMAR—

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Chaptr5 Data handling

Collection of data

ProbabilityActivity

EDUCOSOFT

PIE CHART on tv news channels

Ch-11Force and PressureEffects of force, Types of forces, units of forces, Mass and weightSpring balanceUnit of pressure Examples of pressure in daily lifeSimple

Geography

Ch5- Agriculture

Factors influencing Crop Cultivation

Types of agriculture

Agriculture in

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Active And Passive VoicePhrasal VerbsWRITING SKILLS-Poster Designing-Writing Matter for a DebateWriting A report for the newspaper(contd) LITERATURE READER-L7 The Trojan War

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Construction of quadrilaterals

Data on the newspaper

Revision For Half Yearly

calculation on pressure Pressure in liquidsPascal’s LawAtmospheric pressures and its uses

ACTIVITIESObserving and analyzing the relation between force and motion in a variety of daily life situations.

Demonstrating change in speed of a moving object, its direction of motion and shape by applying force.

Measuring the weight of an object, as a force by the earth using a spring balance.Magnetic force using nails and a magnetCompare the pressure exerted by a pointed nail with a blunt nail.

India

Types of Crops

Major Crops

Agricultural development

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Ch . 12Friction Origin of frictionTypes of frictionLaws of frictionWays to reduce friction

ACTIVITYTo observe frictional force using a comb on hair.

OCT. MCBSec-3 A Question of Grammar Listening skill activities Formative Assessment Act 4- Listening Skill- MCQ WORKBOOK: The Magic of Words WRITING SKILLSNotice Writing

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Chapter 2 Linear equations in one variable

Equations of theoremax+bcx+d

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Applications in daily life situations

Chapter 4

Ch-SOME NATURAL PHENOMENAStatic electricity Kinds of electricCharges-positive and negative electroscope Transfer of charges through inductionFlow of charges Atmospheric

History

Ch9- Women,Caste and Reform

Movements to improve the conditions of women

The caste system in India

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Lesson 6: M. Lavigne cherche un manteau

Faire des achats (shopping)

Prepositions

Ayr,oyer,uyer verbs

Les vetements (clothes)

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Practical geometry

When 4 sides and 1diagonal are given

When 3 sides and 2 diagonals are given

When 3 angles and 2 adjacent sides are given When 3 sides and 2 included angles are given

Activity

Project for common wealth games on chosen topic

Construction of quadrilateral

electricity

ACTIVITIESTo show that charged pen attracts of paper.A charged balloon sticks to the wall.

To show that like charges repels each other.

Two rubbed scales attract each other.Types of reflection using mirror

Formative Assessment (FA)-VI

Disaster Management

Geography

Ch6- Industry

Product based classification

Factors affecting their location

Types of Industries

Development in India

Major industries

Industrial disasters

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Comparing quantities

Ratio and

Ch- 14Chemical effect of currentElectrolytesElectrolysisChemical effect

Formative Assessment

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Les preposition de lieu (prepositions

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proportion(continued)

Profit Loss and Discount

Profit / Loss Formulae

DiscountCompound Interest

History Finding

compound interest

Formulae for compound interestInverse problem

Activity

Use any using news paper ad to find the discount and the selling price of articles on sale

Of current ElectroplatingACTIVITYTo show the Decomposition of electrolytic solution when electricity is passed through it.Electroplating process Ch- 16LightReflection of lights laws of reflectionLateral inversion PeriscopeKaleidoscope Uses of plane mirror

Dispersion of light human eye.ACTIVITIESTo verify the laws of reflection Image of a point object and larger object formed by a plane mirror Lateral inversion in a plane mirror Dispersion of light through a prism.To study the part of human eye.

(FA)-VII

Secularism

Civics

Ch6-The Judiciary

Independence of Judiciary

Types of cases

The Supreme Court

High Courts

Subordinate Courts

PIL

Movement of cases

History

Ch11- Rise of Indian

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Les noms du pays(countries)

Nationalities

Actvty Assmnt( FA )

Written quiz.

Nationalism

Rise of political associations

Birth of Indian National Congress

Moderate and Extremist phases

Civics

Ch7- Role of Police and Courts

Role of Police

Role of Courts

FIR

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Chapter 13

Direct and Inverse proportions

Chapter11 Mensuration

Areas

Trapezium A polygonActivity based learning

Chapter 10 Visualising solid shapes

Identify and match picture with objects

Drawing 2-D representstion of 3- objects

Counting vertices edges and faces of figures with flat faces

Verification of Euler’s relation

List a few daily life situations where we use the direct and inverse variations

Ch-2Micro-organisms - Friends and FoeOccurrence of micro-organisms

Major groups of micro-organisms and their economic importance

Ch-2Micro-organisms (cont…)To show the soil contains micro-organisms to study lactobacillus bacteria in curd.ACTIVITIESTo observe bread mould under the microscope.To observe the budding of yeast cells.To show fermentation of dough.

To observe root nodules of pea plant for Rhizobium

History

Ch12- National Movement-Fulfilment

Emergence of Gandhiji

Anti-British Movements

Developments between 1922-1928

Poorna Swaraj

Civil Disobedience Movement

Two-Nation Theory

Government of India Act of 1935

Final Phase of National Movement

Transfer of Power

Formative Assessment

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Les fetes française (Festivals of France)

Irregular verbs

Demonstrative adjectives

Festvals of France

Lesson 9:

Au café des Laurent

Commander un plat (to order dishes)

Imperatif(imperative)

Cutlery

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Activity

Make models of the solid figures find edges sides vertices

Identify and match pictures with objects

Draw 2-D representation of 3-D objects

Count vertices ,edges and faces of figures with flat faces.

Verification of Euler’s relation

bacteria (FA)-VIII

Art & Architecture under British Rule

Civics

Ch9- Public Facilities and Social Justice

How public facilities are provided

Geography

Ch3- Natural Vegetation and Wildlife

Distribution

Conservation

JAN. MCB Unit- 7 In the Name of Peace Sec III The Songbird Without Wings Sec IV My only Cry……(Poem) GRAMMAR-Prepositions, Prepositional Phrases Phrasal Verbs(contd)

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Chapter11 Mensuration

Surface areas andVolumes

Cube Cuboid CylinderChapter14 Factorisation

Harmful effects of micro-organisms and food preservation

Ch-18Pollution of Air and Water

Ch-

Civics

Ch8- Marginalised Groups and Social Justice

Some forms of social inequality

How social status affects economic

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Expressions with verb faire.

Sports

Ecrire une lettre (letter writing)

Revision of verbs

Project- Heal the earthWRITING SKILLSAdvertisements(Classified)Writing a Speech

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Factorisation by

C ommon factors

Grouping

Activity

Find surface area and volume of various sizes of cylinders

Educosoft quiz on facorization

Stars and the solar system.ACTIVITIESObserving and identifying some prominent planets, stars and constellations.Night sky observation

status

Social Justice and the India constitution

Some laws to help the marginalized

Formative Assessment (FA)-IX

The marginalised & Public Facilities

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Actvty Assmnt Note book

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Division of algebraic

REVISION FOR FINALS

History

Ch13 India after Independence

Indian democracy

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Final Exams

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expressions

By factor method

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Revision for FINALS

Major problems after independence

India’s foreign policy

Formative Assessment (FA)-X

Indian Democracy.