Ascent International School, Gr. Noida

Syllabus Class IX

ENGLISH

Month

No. of Working Days Literature Supplementary Writing Grammar

Assessment

Reader Reader

April

19 Ch:1 Ch:1 The Lost

Diary Entry Modals

The Fun Child

They Had

Ch:2 The Sound

Of Music

Poem:1 The

Road not

Taken

May Ch:3 The Ch:2 The Formal Preposition

22 Little Girl Adventures of letter

Ch:4 A Truly

Toto

Beautiful

Ch:3 Is war and the

Mind Story teller

Poem:2

Wind

July Ch:5 The Ch:4 In the Story Passive

23 Snake and

Kingdom of fools writing voice

The Mirror

Poem:3 Rain

On the Roof

Poem:4 Lake

Isle of

Innes free

August

Ch:6 My

Ch:5 Happy Prince Speech Determiner

Weekly Test-1

20 Childhood

Ch:7 Packing

Poem:5 A

Legend of the

Northland

September 20

October

Ch:8 Reach

Ch:6 Weathering Article Tenses,

18 For the Top The storm in Omission

Weekly Test-2

Bond of love Poem:6 No

Ersama

Ch:7 The last Leaf

Men are foreign

November

Ch:10

Ch:8 A hot house Report Jumbled

20 Kathmandu Is not a home words

Weekly Test-3

Poem:7 The Ch:9The

Duck and the

Accident at Tourist

Kangaroo

Poem:

Killing a tree

December

Ch:11 If I

Ch:10TheBeggar Informal Reported

19 Were you Letter speech

Poem:

Snake Trying

Poem: 10 A

Slumber did

My spirit

Seal

January

17 Revision

Weekly Test-4

February 19

Annual Exam

कार्य दिवस

19

22

23

20

20

18

20

19

17

MATHEMATICS

Months No. Of working days

Chapters Assessment

April 19 REAL NUMBERS

Review of representation of natural numbers, integers and rational numbers on the number line. Representation of terminating / non-terminating recurring decimals on the number line through successive magnification.

Examples of non-recurring/non-terminating decimals. Definition of nth root of a real number. Recall of laws of exponents with integral powers. Rational exponents with positive real bases

Weekly Test-1

May 22 POLYNOMIALS

Definition of a polynomial in one variable, with examples and counter examples. Coefficients of a polynomial, terms of a polynomial and zero polynomial. Degree of a polynomial. Constant, linear, quadratic and cubic polynomials. Monomials, binomials, trinomials. Factors and multiples. Zeros of a polynomial. Motivate and State the Remainder Theorem with examples. Statement and proof of the Factor Theorem.

May 22 COORDINATE GEOMETRY

The Cartesian plane coordinates of a point, names and terms associated with the coordinate plane, notations, plotting points in the plane.

May 22 INTRODUCTION TO EUCLID'S GEOMETRY

History - Geometry in India and Euclid's geometry. Euclid's method of formalizing observed phenomenon into rigorous Mathematics with definitions, common/obvious notions, axioms/postulates and theorems. The five postulates of Euclid. Equivalent versions of the fifth postulate.

July 23 LINES AND ANGLES

(Motivate) If a ray stands on a line, then the sum of the two adjacent angles so formed is 180O and the converse.

(Prove) If two lines intersect, vertically opposite angles are equal.

(Motivate) Results on corresponding angles, alternate angles, interior angles when a transversal intersects two parallel lines.

(Motivate) Lines which are parallel to a given line are parallel.

(Prove) The sum of the angles of a triangle is 180O.

(Motivate) If a side of a triangle is produced, the exterior angle so formed is equal to the sum of the two interior opposite angles.

July 23 TRIANGLES

(Motivate) Two triangles are congruent if any two sides and the included angle of one triangle is equal to any two sides and the included angle of the other triangle (SAS Congruence), (ASA Congruence), (SSS Congruence), (RHS Congruence)

(Prove) The angles opposite to equal sides of a triangle are equal.

August 20 STATISTICS

Introduction to Statistics: Collection of data, presentation of data — tabular form, ungrouped / grouped, bar graphs, histograms (with varying base lengths), and frequency polygons. Mean median and mode of ungrouped data.

Weekly Test-2

August 20 PROBABILITY

History, Repeated experiments and observed frequency approach to probability. Focus is on empirical probability. (A large amount of time to be devoted to group and to individual activities to motivate the concept; the experiments to be drawn from real - life situations, and from examples used in the chapter on statistics).

September 20 Half Yearly Exam

October 18 LINEAR EQUATIONS IN TWO VARIABLES

Recall of linear equations in one variable. Introduction to the equation in two variables. Focus on linear equations of the type ax+by+c=0. Explain that a linear equation in two variables has infinitely many solutions and justify their being written as ordered pairs of real numbers, plotting them and showing that they lie on a line.

Weekly Test-3

October 18 QUADRILATERALS

(Prove) The diagonal divides a parallelogram into two congruent triangles. 2. (Motivate) in a parallelogram opposite sides are equal, and conversely. 3. (Motivate) in a parallelogram opposite angles are equal, and conversely. 4. (Motivate) A quadrilateral is a parallelogram if a pair of its opposite sides is parallel and equal.

November 20 AREA

(Prove) Parallelograms on the same base and between the same parallels have equal area.

(Motivate) Triangles on the same base (or equal bases) and between the same parallels are equal in area.

November 20 CIRCLES

Through examples, arrive at definition of circle and related concepts-radius, circumference, diameter, chord, arc, secant, sector, segment, subtended angle. 1. (Prove) Equal chords of a circle subtend equal angles at the center and (motivate) its converse etc.

Weekly Test-4

SCIENCE

November 20 CONSTRUCTIONS

Construction of bisectors of line segments and angles of measure 60o, 90o, 45o etc., equilateral triangles. Construction of a triangle given its base, sum/difference of the other two sides and one base angle.

Construction of a triangle of given perimeter and base angles.

December 19 AREAS

Area of a triangle using Heron's formula (without proof) and its application in finding the area of a quadrilateral.

December 19 SURFACE AREAS AND VOLUMES

Surface areas and volumes of cubes, cuboids, spheres (including hemispheres) and right circular cylinders/cones.

January 17 REVISION

February 19 ANNUAL EXAMINATION

Month No. of Working Days

Chapters Activity Assessment

April 19 1. Fundamental Unit of life

2. Matter In our surroundings

3. Motion

-To prepare a stained mount of an onion peel and to record their observation and to draw their diagrams. -Determination of the melting point of ice and the boiling point of water.

Weekly test-1

May 22 4. Tissues: (Plant Tissue)

5. Is matter Around us pure

6. Force and Newton’s Law of Motion

-To identify parenchyma and sclerenchyma tissue in plants with the help of prepared slides. -Preparation of a

mixture and a compound.

July 23 Tissues: (Animal Tissue) Different process to separate mixtures Colloidal, suspension and true solutions Force and Newton’s law of motion

-To identify stripped muscle and nerve cells tissue in animals with the help of prepared slides. -Separation of the components of a mixture of sand, common salt and ammonium chloride (or camphor). -Preparation of true solution, colloidal and suspension.

Weekly test-2

August 20 7. Improvement in Food Resources

8. Atoms and molecules

Particle nature and basic units with law of chemical combination.

9. Gravitation

- Determine the physical and chemical change in a reaction.

- Determine the density of solid by using a spring balance and measuring cylinder.

September 20

Half yearly exam

October 18 10. Diversity in Living Organisms: (Plant Kingdom)

11. Atoms and molecules

Mole concept: relationship of mole to mass of the particles and numbers.

-To study the characteristics of Spirogyra/ Agarics, Moss, Fern, Pinus (male and female cone) and an Angiosperm plant from the

Weekly test -3

12. Floatation

specimens. -To study the external features of root, stem, leaf and flower of monocot and dicot plant. - Verification of the law of conservation of mass in a chemical reaction. -Establishing the relation between the loss in weight of a solid when fully immersed in a tap water and strongly salty water.

November 20 Diversity in Living Organisms: (Animal Kingdom) 13. Structure of atom 14. Work, energy and

power

-To observed and draw the specimens- earthworm, cockroach, bony fish and bird for each specimen.

Weekly test -4

December 19 15. How do we fall ill? 16. Natural Resources 17. Sound

-To study the life cycle of mosquito. -Verification of the laws of reflection of sound -Determination of the speed of a pulse propagated through a stretched string/slinky

January 17 REVISION

SOCIAL SCIENCE

February 19 REVISION Final examination

Month No. of Working Days

Unit/chapters Activities Assessment

April 19 History Chapter1: The French Revolution.

Map pointing.

Geography Chapter1: India Size and Location

Find out the longitudinal and latitudinal extent of your state.

Civics Chapter1: What is Democracy? Why Democracy?

From this analysis, write down a few common features of one democratic government and Non- government.

Economics Chapter1: The story of village Palampur.

May 22 History Chapter1: The French Revolution.

Group Discussion on importance of Revolution.

Weekly Test-1

Geography Chapter2: Physical Features Of India.

Find out the names of the states where highest peaks are

located.

Civics Chapter2: Constitutional Design

Prepare a poster on the life in your and struggle of Nelson Mandela.

Economics Chapter1: The story of village Palampur.

July 23 History Chapter2: Socialism in Europe and the Russian Revolution.

Map pointing

Geography Chapter3: Drainage Make a list of natural and artificial lakes with the help of the atlas

Civics Chapter3: Electoral politics.

What was the election campaign like in your constituency in the last loksabha election?

Economics Chapter2. People as Resource

August 20 History Chapter2: Socialism in Europe and the Russian Revolution.

Presentation on Russian Revolution.

Weekly Test-2

Geography Chapter4: Climate Collect photograph of houses and clothes of different region of India reflecting

relationship with the climate conditions

Civics Chapter 4: Working of institutions

Enlist the names of your cabinet minister and their ministries each at the union level and in your state.

Economics Chapter3: Poverty as a challenge

Poster making on Poverty as a challenge.

September 20 HALF YEARLY EXAMINATION

October 18 History Chapter3: Nazism and the rise of Hitler.

Map pointing

Weekly Test-3

Geography Chapter 5: Natural vegetation and wild life.

Prepare a chart paper of vegetation

Civics Chapter5: Democratic rights.

Make a table on chart paper of democratic right

Economics Chapter 4: Food security in India

Activity based on Topic-“ Stop Food Wastage”

November 20 History Chapter4: Forest Society and Colonialism.

Prepare poster on conservation of

COMPUTER

Month No. of Working

Days

Unit/chapters Activities Assessment

April 19 PART-A : EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS UNIT 3: Basic ICT Skills

Preparing posters/collages for showing the role of ICT at workplace

Use social media for education

May 22 UNIT 1: Communication Skills UNIT 2: Self-Management Skills

Discuss pros and cons of written, verbal & non-verbal comm.

Role plays on communication process

Role play exercises on building self-confidence

Weekly Test-1

July 23 PART- B: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY UNIT 1: Introduction to IT-ITeS industry

Demonstrate the role of IT in industries

Discuss the level of IT now and in future

Forests.

Geography Chapter6: Population

Make a table on chart paper of India sex ratio from 1951-2001

Civics Revision

Economics

December 19 History Revision Weekly Test-4

Geography

Civics

Economics

January 17 REVISION

February 19 ANNUAL EXAM

August 20 UNIT 2: Data Entry & Keyboarding Skills

Understand the keyboard typing skills

Start working with RAPID TYPING software

Weekly Test-2

September 20 Half Yearly Examination

October 18 PART-A : EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS UNIT 4: Entrepreneurial Skills

Group discussion on role & features of entrepreneurship

Prepare posters of business activities found in cities/villages, using pictures

survey on different opinion about business skills

November 20 PART- B: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY UNIT 3: Digital Documentation

Programs on editing documents

Prepare Resume for a job interview

Weekly Test-3

December 19 UNIT 4: Electronic Spreadsheet UNIT 5: Digital Presentation

Prepare student record report with editing

Prepare electricity worksheet including charts

Presentation of Your school

January 17 Revision Weekly Test-4

February 19 Revision ANNUAL

EXAMINATION