GURU GOBIND SINGH PUBLIC SCHOOL

SPLIT UP OF SYLLABUS [SESSION 2019-20]

CLASS- X SUBJECT: ENGLISH

Prescribed Books Publisher

1. First Flight N.C.E.R.T

2. Footprints Without Feet N.C.E.R.T

Month Working

Days

Chapter/Topics Project / Activity

April 20 Literature-

Book 1- First Flight

Ch-1. A Letter To God

2. Nelson Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom

3. Two Stories About Flying

i) His First Flight

Poems- *Dust Of Snow

*Fire And Ice

*A Tiger In The Zoo

Book 2- Footprints Without Feet

Ch- 1. A Triumph of Surgery

2. The Thief’s Story

Writing Section- Letter To The Editor

Grammar Section- Fill Up The Gaps With Suitable

Option , Sentence Reordering

Write A Biography Of

Nelson Mandela

May & June 18 Lit-

Book 1- First Flight

Ch- 3. Two Stories About Flying

ii) Black Aeroplane

Ch-4. From The Diary Of Anne Frank

Poems- * How To Tell Wild Animals

*The Ball Poem

*Amanda

Book 2- Footprints Without feet

Ch- 2. The Thief’s Story (Cond.)

Writing Section- Order Placement Letter

Grammar Section- Error of Edition, Modals

Speech- National

Integration/Brotherhood

July 23 Lit-

Book 1- First Flight

Ch- 5. The Hundred Dresses-I

Ch- 6. The Hundred Dresses-II

Ch- 7. Glimpses Of India

i) A Baker from Goa

Poems- * Animals

Book 2-Footprints Without feet

Ch- 3. The Midnight Visitor

Ch-4. Question of Trust

Writing Section- Article Writing

Grammar Section- Tenses, Articles, Error of Omission

Write An Article –

Show Love and Care to

Animals

August 20 Lit-

Book 1- First Flight

Ch- 7. Glimpses Of India

ii) Coorg

iii) Tea From Assam

Ch- 8. Mijbil- The Otter

Poems- * The Trees

• Fog

Book 2-Footprints Without feet

Ch- 5. Footprints Without feet

Ch- 6. The Making Of A Scientist

Writing Section- Enquiry Letter, Story Writing

Grammar Section- Reported Speech, Sentence

Transformation

September 09 Revision And Half Yearly Exam

October 13 Lit-

Book 1- First Flight

Ch- 9. Madam Rides The Bus

Ch- 10. The Sermon At Benares

Poems- * The Tale of Custard The Dragon

• For Anne Gregory

Book 2-Footprints Without feet

Ch- 7. The Necklace

Ch-8. The Hack Driver

Writing Section- Complaint Letter

Grammar Section- Prepositions, Subject-verb Concord

Share Your First Bus

Ride

November 18 Lit-

Book 1- First Flight

Ch- 11. The Proposal

Book 2- Footprints Without Feet

Ch- 9. Bholi

Ch-10. The Book That saved The Earth

Writing Section- Revision

Grammar Section- Conjunctions, Active and Passive

Voice

December 16 Revision And Pre-Board Exam

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Mathematics

Month No. of

Working Days

Chapters to be covered Activity/Projects

April 20 1. Real Number:Euclid’s division lemma, Fundamental Theorem of

arithmetic ,proof of result –irrationality of

√2,√3,√5,termina!ng/Non termina!ng decimals.

2. Polynomials:-Zeroes of polynomials relationship between

zeroes and co-efficients of quadratic ,cubic polynomials .

Statement & simple problems on division algorithm for

polynomials with real co-efficients. Given problems for practice

3. Pair of Linear Equations in two variables: Introduction

,Graphical solution ,Geometric representation of different

possibilities of solution inconsistency.

May 03 Substitution , elimination method . To find the HCF of

experimentally

based on EDL. cross multiplication method & word problems.

Simple situational problems and equations reducible to pair of

linear equations.

June 15 6.Triangle :Introduction ,Thales theorem, Similar figure of

criterias,

Area of similar triangles .theorem and motivator .

Pythagores theorem and its converse

July 23 8. Introduction to Trigonometry:T-ratios,T-ratios of some specific

angles, geometric proof of T-ratios f 300,45

0&60

0, Relationship

between the ratios

Complementary angles of T-ratios,Proof and applications of the T-

identities

14. Statistics: Mean ,Median

Mode of Grouped data ,cumulative frequency

Aug 20 Graph using of 0 give less than & more than

15. Probability: classical defn, simple problems on single events

not using set notation.

11.Construction:1.Division of line segment in a given

ratio(internally)

Construction

of triangle similar to a given triangle

Divison of line & tangent to a circle.

Sep 9 Revision for Half yearly

Oct 13 10. Circles : Tangent to circle motivated by chords ,

Theorems

To verify Pythagores

theorem.

4.Quadratic Equation :Standard form of Quadratic Equation

ax2+bx+c=0 solution by factorization by completing the square &

by the quadratic formula. Relation between discriminant & nature

of roots. Situational problems based on Quadratic Equation.

5.ArithmeticProgression:Derivation of standard result of finding

the nth

term &sum of first n term & their application in solving

daily life problem.

Nov 18 7. Co – ordinate Geometry:-Lines (In two –dimensions),distance

between two points.

section formula (internal), Area of a triangle , 3 points are collinear

condition

Activity :Story of π.

12. Area related to circles: Area of sectors &segment ,problems

on areas & perimeter circumference of the said plane figure

involving triangles.

13 - Surface Area &Volume: Surface Area &Volume of

combination of any two or more shapes. Frustum of a cone.

9. Height &distance : Simple problem on height & distance which

involves not more than two right angles .Angle of elevation

/depression should be only 300,45

0,60

0.

Dec 16 Revision for Board Exam

Physics Month’s

Name

No. of

working days

Chapter Content Project/

Assignment

TERM- I

April 20 Light – Reflection and

Refraction:

Introduction of Light, Reflection of light,

plane mirror and

spherical mirror, image formation by

plane mirror, and spherical mirror, Centre

of curvature, principal axis, principal

focus, focal length. Mirror formula. Sign

convention for reflection by spherical

mirror,

find the focal

length of

concave

mirror and

convex lens by

obtaining

the image of a

distant object.

May 3 Light – Reflection and

Refraction:

Mirror formula and

Magnification.

June 15 Light – Reflection and

Refraction:

Laws of Refraction of light, Refractive index,

Refraction of spherical lens, Image

formation by lenses, ray diagram, sign

convention for spherical lenses. Lens

formula & its magnification. Power of a

lens. Refraction through glass slab.

To trace the path

of rays of light

through a glass

slab.

July 23 Light – Reflection and

Refraction:

The Human eye and

the colourful world.

Sign convention for lenses, lens formula

and magnification, Power of a lens.

The Human eye and the colourful world –

The Human eye, Power of

accommodation, Defect of vision and

their corrections, working of human eye,

persistence of vision viewing different

colours: Power of accommodation of

human eye.

Refraction of light through a prism,

Dispersion of white light by a glass prism,

composition of white light. Visible

spectrum, causes of Dispersion,

Recombination of spectrum, colours,

To show refraction through prism

rainbow, atmospheric refraction.

Scattering of light, Tyndall effect,

examples of the scattering of light.

Refraction of

light through

glass prism.

August 20 Electricity: Electric

current and circuit

Electric potential and potential difference,

circuit diagram, Ohm's Law. Resistance,

factors on which it depends, resistance of

a system of resistances. Resistors in

Series and parallel combination of

resistors and its application. Heating

effect of electric current, and practical

applications of Heating effect of electric

current, electric power

To study the

dependence of

potential

difference (V)

across a resistor

on their

current I passing

through it &

determine its

resistance. Also

plot the graph

between V – I.

September 9 Revision

Half Yearly Examination + Discussion

TERM-II

October 13 Magnetic Effects of

Electric Current:

Magnetic field, field lines,Magnetic field

due to a current carrying

conductor, coil, solenoid. Force exerted

by a current carrying conductor placed in

a Uniform magnetic field, Right hand

thumb rule, Fleming’s left and right hand

rule, electromagnetic induction, induced

Potential difference, Induced current,

To determine the

equivalent

resistance of two

resistor when

connected in

Series.

November 18 Magnetic Effects of

Electric

Current: (Contd.)

Sources of Energy:

Domestic electric circuits, Direct current,

Alternating current, Frequency of AC,

Advantage of AC over DC.

Different forms of energy, Conventional

and Non-conventional sources of energy,

fossil fuels, Solar energy, Biogas wind,

water and tidal energy, Nuclear energy,

Renewable and non-renewable sources of

energy. Improvement in the technology

for using conventional sources of energy,

bio-mass, wind energy, Alternate or non-

conventional sources of energy, energy

from sea, wind, wave, ocean, thermal,

geothermal, Nuclear energy,

Environmental consequences, How long

To determine the

equivalent

resistance of two

resistor when

connected in

Parallel.

will energy sources last in.

December 16 Revision for the complete syllabus and

Examinations

January 17

February 10

Chemistry

Month No. of working

days

Chapters to be covered

April 20 Chemical Reactions And Equations

1. Chemical equation

2. Types of chemical reactions- combination, decomposition, displacement,

double displacement, oxidation and reduction

3. Effect of oxidation reactions in everyday life- corrosion, rancidity

May 03 Acids, Bases and Salts-upto Acid only

1. Chemical properties of acid

June 15 Acids, Bases and Salts completed and revision

1. Chemical properties of bases

2. Common in all acids and all bases

3. How strong are acid and base solutions?

4. Importance of pH in everyday life

5. Salts- chemicals from common salt-preparation, uses like NaOH, CaOCl2,

NaHCO3, Na2CO3 .10H2O, CaSO4.1/2 H2O

July 23 Metals and Non-Metals

1. Physical properties of metal

2. Chemical properties of metal

3. Reaction between metal and non-metal

4. Properties of ionic compound

5. Occurrence of metal

6. Extraction of metal

7. Corrosion

8. Prevention of corrosion

August 20 Carbon and its Compounds

1. Bonding in carbon-The covalent bond

2. Versatile nature of carbon

3. Saturated and unsaturated hydrocarbon

4. Homologs series

5. Nomenclature of carbon compounds

6. Chemical properties of carbon compound- combustion, oxidation,

addition, and substitution reaction.

September 09 Carbon and its Compounds completed and revision

1. Important carbon compound- ethanol and ethanoic acid

2. Soaps and detergents

October 13 Periodic Classification of Elements upto long form periodic table

1. Dobereiner’s triads

2. Newlands’ Law of Octaves

3. Mendeleev’s periodic table

4. Modern periodic table

November 18 Periodic Classification of Elements completed and revision

1. Modern periodic table continue,

2. Trends in modern periodic table- valence, atomic size, metallic and non-

metallic properties.

December 16 Revision for Board Exam,

January 17 ---

February 10 ---

BIOLOGY

Book prescribed-NCERT(Science and Technology)

Months No of

working days

Chapters to be covered month wise and

Breakup of the chapters content wise.

Activity/Project

April 20 What is life process,nutrition in plants,nutrition in amoeba,

nutrition in human being. Respiration—aerobic and anaerobic

respiration, different pathways for degradation of glucose,

respiration in plants, human respiratory system

To prepare temporary

mount of leaf peel to

study stomata

May 03 Transportation in animals,transportation in

plants,introducduction of excretion

June 15 Human excretory system-excretion completed. Revision

Control and co ordination upto tropic movement in plants

July 23 Nastic movement in plants

Endocrine/hormonal system in human-control and co ordination

completed.

Revision of control and co ordination.

August 20 Reproduction upto asexual mode of reproduction, vegetative

propagation in plants, sexual reproduction in plants, sexual

reproduction in animals, reproductive health of women-

Reproduction completed.

Make a model in chart

paper to show different

endocrine glands in

human

September 09WD Revision and and Half yearly exam.

October 13 Heredity upto sex determination in human.

Evolution – different evidences of organic evolution eg fossile

record, homologous and analogous organs, human evolution-

Evolution completed.

November 18 Our environment –eco system , food chain ,foodweb,10 percent

law for transfer of energy, depletion of ozone layer , managing

the garbage we produce – our environment completed,

Management of natural resources- forest and wild life,water for

all,pollution of Ganga and its management, rainwater harvesting,

coal and petroleum, the three R’s to save the environment.

Make a chart to show

sex determination in

human

December 16 Revision .

January 17 Revision and Pre-board exam.

February 10WD Revision and Board Exam.

History, Civics and Economics

Month’s

Name

No. of

working days

Chapter No./ Title Content Project/ Assignment

TERM- I

April 18 History Ch.1 The Rise of

Nationalism in India

• The French

Revolutuion and the

Idea of the Nation

• The making of

nationalism in

Europe

• The Age of

Revolutions

• The making of

Germany and Italy

• Visualising the

Nation

Find out more about

nationalist symbolsin

countries outside Europe.For

one or two countries, collect

examples of pictures, posters

or music that are symbols of

nationalism.

Civics Ch.1 Power

Sharing

Economics Ch.1

Development

• Nationalism and

Imperialism

• Belgium and Sri

Lanka

• Majoritarianism in

Sri Lanka

• Accommodation in

Belgium

• Forms of Power

Sharing

• What Development

Promises-Different

people, Different Goals

• Income and other

goals

• National Development

• How to compare

different countries or

states

• Income and other

criteria/facilities

• Sustainability of

Development

State the Prudential and

moral reasons of power

sharing

Do Activity 2table 1.5 and

Table 1.6

May &

June

3+ 15 History Ch. 3

Nationalism in India

Civics Ch.2 Federalism

Economics Ch.2

Sectors of the Indian

Economy

• The First World War,

Khilafat and Non-

cooperation

• Differring strands

within the movement

• Towards Civil

Disobedience

• The sense of Collective

Belonging

• What is Federalism?

• What makes India

Federal Country?

• How is federalism

practiced?

• Decentralisation in

India

• Sectors of the

Economic activities

• Comparing the three

sectors

• Primary, Secondary

and Tertiary sectors in

India

• Division of sectors as

organized and

unorganized

• Sectors in terms of

ownership: Public and

Private sectors

Compare the images of

Bharat Mata in this chapter

with the image of Germania

in Ch.1

Find out about the local

government in the village or

town you live in.

Categorise the working

conditions in organized and

unorganized sectors.

July 23 History Ch.5 The Age of

Industrialisation

• Before the Industrial

Revolution

Select any one industry in

your region and find out its

Civics Ch.3 Democracy

and Diversity

Civics Ch.4 Gender,

Religion and Caste

Economics Ch.3 Money

and Credit

• Hand labour and

steam power

• Industrialisation in the

colonies

• Factories come up

• The peculiarities of

industrial growth

• Market for goods

• A story from Mexico

Olympics

• Differences,

similarities,Divisions

• Politics of Social

Divisions

• Gender and politics

• Religion,

Communalism and

Politics

• Caste and politics

• Money as a medium of

Exchange

• Modern forms of

money

• Loan activities of Banks

• Two different credit

situations

• Terms of credit

• Formal sector credit in

India

• Self – Help Groups for

the poor

history(including

technological change,

availability of workers,

advertisement policies)

Draw or collect some images

of Social Divisions in different

aspects of life.

August 20 Ch. 6 Political Parties

Economics Ch. 4

Globalisation and the

Indian Economy

• Why do we need

political parties?

• How many parties

should we have?

• National Political

Parties

• State Parties

• Challenges to political

parties

• How can parties be

reformed?

• Production across

countries

• Interlinking production

across countries

• Foreign Trade and

Integration of markets

• What is Globalisation?

• Factors that have

enabled globalization

• World Trade

Organisation

Collage work from Ch.5(It is

only the part of project)-

Showing Social movements

and pressure groups trying to

mobilise citizens in many

ways.

• Impact of Globalisation

in India

• The struggle for a fair

globalisation

September 9 Revision & P2/Half

yearly Exams

TERM-II

October 13 History Ch. 7 Print

culture and the modern

world

Civics Ch.7 Outcomes of

Democracy

• The first printed books

• Print comes to Europe

• The Print Revolution

and its impact

• How do we assess

democracy’s

outcomes?

• Accountable,

Responsive and

Legitimate

Government

• Economic growth and

Development

• Reduction of inequality

and poverty

• Accommodation of

social diversity

• Dignity and freedom of

the citizens

November 18 History Ch. 7 Print

culture and the modern

world continued

Challenges to

Democracy

Economics Ch. 5

Consumer Rights

• The Reading Mania

• The Nineteenth

Century

• India and the World of

Print

• Religious Reform and

Public Debates

• New forms of

publication

• Print and censorship

• Thinking about

challenges

• Different contexts,

Different challenges

• Thinking about

political reforms

• Redefining Democracy

• The Consumer in the

market place

• Consumer movement

• Consumer Rights

• Taking the consumer

movement forward

Find out more about the

changes in print technology

in the last 100 years.

Fill the charts given in page

no 106 and 107 showing

different types of challenges

to democracy

Prepare posters with catchy

slogans like :

- An alert consumer is

a sale consumer

- Buyers, Beware

- Consumers be

cautious

- Be aware of your

rights-

- As consumers, assert

your rights

- Arise, awake and

stop not

till…………..(Complete

it)

December 16 Revision ant Mock Test

/Pre-Board Examination

January Pre-Board and remedial

classes

February

Geography

Month

No. of

Working

Days

Chapters to be covered Activity

April 20 1.(a) Resource and Development.

(b) Land use and soil resource.

Map skill types of soil.

Draw a pie chart for land

use pattern , Waste land

and soil profile.

May 3 Lesson 1: Contd….

Lesson 2: Forest & Wild Life

June 15 Lesson 3: Water Resource

Lesson 4. Agriculture :Up to major crops

Prepare a chart based on

multipurpose river

projects.

Map skill – major crops of

India.

July 23 Lesson 4. Agriculture Contd…

Lesson 5. (a) Mineral and energy Resource: Upto conservation

of minerals

Map Skill- Distribution of

minerals in India

Aug 20 Lesson 5. (b) Energy Resources

Ch.6. Manufacturing Industries:

Up to classification industry till agro based industries.

Sep 9 Revision & Half Yearly Examination

Oct 13 Lesson 6. Manufacturing Industries

From Mineral based industries Contd…..

Map skill :Major industries

of India.

Nov 18 Ch.7. Life lines of National Economy Map skill – roadways,

major seaports and

airports.

Dec 16 Revision& Pre – Board Examination