NEW ERA PUBLIC SCHOOLENGLISH SYLLABUSCLASS IX (2016-2017)

TERM I

MONTHMAIN

COURSEBOOK

LITERATURE READER WORKBOOKWRITING

SKILLS

APRILUNIT I

PEOPLE

* HOW I TAUGHT MYGRANDMOTHER TO READ

*THE BROOKDETERMINERS

EMAILFORMALLETTERNOTICE

WRITING

MAYUNIT II

ADVENTURE

* THE ROAD NOT TAKENVERB FORMSFUTURE TIMEREFERENCE

DIARY ENTRYEMAIL

ARTICLEWRITING

JULYUNIT III

ENVIRONMENT

* A DOG NAMED DUKE* THE SOLITARY REAPER

MODALSCONNECTORS

FORMALLETTERSTORY

WRITINGPARAGRAPH

WITING

AUGUST* LORD ULLIN'S DAUGHTER

* VILLA FOR SALETHE PASSIVE

PREPOSITIONS

BIO SKETCHDEBATESPEECH

WRITING

SEPTEMBER REVISION REVISIONREPORTED

SPEECHMESSAGEWRITING

SA I EXAM

TERM II

OCTOBERUNIT IVRADIOSHOW

* THE MAN WHO KNEW TOOMUCH

SUBJECT-VERB

AGREEMENTBOOK REVIEW

NOVEMBERUNIT V

MYSTERY

* THE SEVEN AGES* OH, I WISH I'D LOOKED

AFTER ME TEETH

PROCESSWRITING

(REVISION)

NEWSPAPERARTICLE

DECEMBERUNIT VI

CHILDREN* KEEPING IT FROM HAROLD

GAP FILLINGEXERCISES

DIALOGUEWRITING

JANUARYUNIT VII

SPORTS &GAMES

* SONG OF THE RAIN* BEST SELLER

JUMBLEDSENTENCES

NEWSPAPERREPORT

FEBRUARY REVISION* THE BISHOP'SCANDLESTICKS

EDITINGOMISSION

REVISION

SA II EXAM

FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT ACTIVITIES

ASSESSMENT INDIVIDUALACTIVITY (10)

GROUP ACTIVITY(10)

PEN PAPER TEST(10)

FA I(APRIL – JULY)

HOLIDAYHOMEWORK

PEER TEACHING COMPREHENSION

FA II(AUG – SEPT)

NOTEBOOKS DIALOGUEENACTMENT

UNIT TEST I

FA III(OCT – DEC)

BOOK COVER RADIO SHOW UNIT TEST II

FA IV(JAN – FEB)

POSTER MAKING ROLE PLAY ASSIGNMENT

NEW ERA PUBLIC SCHOOLMATHEMTICS SYLLABUS

CLASS:IX(2016 – 17)PRESCRIBED BOOKS:1.MATHEMATICS FOR CLASS IX – NCERT2.LAB MANUAL FOR CLASS IX - CBSES.No. MONTH TOPIC SUBTOPIC

1 APRIL/ Ch-1 IntroductionMAY NUMBER SYSTEM Irrational numbers

Real numbers and their decimal expansionRepresenting real numbers on the number lineOperations on real numbersLaws of exponents

Ch-6 Basic terms and definitionsLINES AND ANGLES Intersecting and non-intersecting lines

Pair of anglesParallel lines and a transversalLines parallel to the same linesAngle sum property of triangle andExterior angle property

Ch-12 IntroductionHERON'S FORMULA Area of triangle by Heron's formula

Application of Heron’s formula in finding area ofquadrilaterals.

Activity (i) Corresponding angles(ii) Cointerior angles

2 JULY Ch-2 Polynomials in one variablePOLYNOMIALS Zeroes of a polynomial

Remainder theoremFactor theoremFactorization of polynomialsAlgebraic identities

Ch-7 IntroductionTRIANGLES Congruence of triangles

Criteria for congruence of triangles ( SAS, ASA )Properties of trianglesCongruence of triangles ( SSS, RHS )Inequalities in a triangle

Activity (iii) Verification of algebraic identity ( a + b + c)²(iv) Verification of algebraic identity( − )

3 AUGUST Ch-5 IntroductionINTRODUCTION TO Euclid's definitions, axioms and postulatesEUCLID'S GEOMETRY Equivalent version of Euclid's fifth postulate

S.No. MONTH TOPIC SUBTOPICCh-3 IntroductionCOORDINATE Cartesian systemGEOMETRY Plotting points on a Cartesian plane and related

questions

Ch- 4 IntroductionLINEAR EQUATIONS IN Linear equations in two variablesTWO VARIABLES Solutions to a linear equation in two variables

Graph of a linear equations in two variablesEquations of lines parallel to x and y axes

Ch-8 Angle sum property of a quadrilateralQUADRILATERALS Types of quadrilaterals

Activity (v) Angles opposite to equal sides of a triangle areequal.

4 SEP Ch-8 Properties of a parallelogramQUADRILATERALS

Revision for first term5 OCT Ch-8 Conditions for a quadrilateral to be a parallelogram

QUADRILATERALS Midpoint theoremApplication of mid-point theoremConverse of mid-point theorem and its application

Ch-9 Figures on the same base and between sameAREAS OF TRIANGLES parallelsAND PARALLELOGRAMS Parallelograms on the same base and between

same parallelsActivity (vi) Midpoint theorem

6 NOV Ch-9 Triangles on the same base and betweenAREAS OF TRIANGLES same parallelsAND PARALLELOGRAMSCh- 13 Surface area of cube, cuboid, right circular cylinder,SURFACE AREAS AND cone, sphere and hemisphereVOLUMES Volume of cube, cuboid and right circular cylinder,

right circular cone, sphere and hemisphere

Ch- 10 Circles and related termsCIRCLES Angles subtended by a chord at the centre

Activity (vii) Parallelograms on the same base and betweensame parallels(viii) Angles subtended by equal chords of a circle

7 DEC Ch- 10 Perpendicular from the centre to the chordCIRCLES Circle through three points

Equal chords and their distance from the centre

S.No. MONTH TOPIC SUBTOPIC7 DEC Ch- 10 Angles subtended by an arc of a circle

CIRCLES Cyclic quadrilaterals

Ch-11 Basic constructions ( constructions of angles 30°CONSTRUCTIONS 60° ,45° , 90°, 120°, 135°, 75°,105° )

Perpendicular bisector and angle bisector

Activity (ix) Opposite angles of a cyclic quadrilateral aresupplementary.(x) Degree measure theorem

8 JAN Ch-11 Construction of triangles:CONSTRUCTIONS (i) Given base, a base angle, sum/difference of other

two sides(ii) Given its perimeter and the two base angles

Ch-14 Collection and presentation of data

STATISTICS Graphical representation of data ( Bar graph,histogram and frequency polygon)Measures of central tendency ( mean, median andmode)

9 FEB Ch -15 IntroductionPROBABILITY Probability- an experimental approach

Application of probabilityRevision for second term

FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT ACTIVITIES

ASSESSMENT INDIVIDUAL(10) GROUP(10) PEN-PAPERTEST(10)

FA1Holiday homework +

NotebooksCrossword MCQ

FA2Practical Test and

Practical FileConnect the dots First Weekly Test

FA3Notebooks +Accordion

MathematicalMagazine

MCQ

FA4Practical Test and

Practical FileActivity onProbability

Second Weekly Test

NEW ERA PUBLIC SCHOOLSCIENCE SYLLABUSCLASS – IX (2016 – 17)

Month/Days

Topic Scope / Sub topics Activities Practicals

April andMay(17+14)

1. Matter aroundus.

2.Motion

3.Cell

Definition of matter, solid, liquidand gas; characteristics – shape,volume, density; change of state-melting (absorption of heat),freezing, evaporation (cooling byevaporation), condensation,sublimation.

Motion, Distance anddisplacement, velocity; uniformand non-uniform motion,acceleration, distance-time andvelocity- time graphs for uniformmotion and uniform acceleratedmotion, equations of motion bygraphical method; elementary ideaof uniform circular motion.

Cell- basic unit of life: prokaryoticand eukaryotic cell, multi-cellularorganisms; cell membrane and cellwall, cell organelles; chloroplast,mitochondria, vacuoles,endoplasmic reticulum, golgiapparatus; nucleus, chromosome-basic structure and number.

1. Solubility ofKMnO4 in water2.compressibilityof solids liquidsand gases.

Activity 8.11 oncircular motion

Study of compoundmicroscope.

1. Determine theB.P and M.P ofwater.2. Study ofphysical andchemicalchanges.3. Prepare andstudy slides ofonion peel andcheek cells.4.Determine %of waterabsorbed byraisins

June andJuly(4+21)

4. Is matteraround us pure

5. Force andlaws of motion

6.Tissues

Elements, compounds andmixtures, heterogenous andhomogenous mixtures, colloids andsuspensions, separation ofmixtures, physical and chemicalchanges, elements mixtures andcompounds.

Force and motion, Newton’s lawsof motion, inertia of a body, inertiaand mass, momentum, force andacceleration , elementary idea ofconservation of momentum, actionand re-action forces.

Tissues, organs, organ system,organism. Structure and functionsof plant and animal tissues(four

3. Separation ofdyes in ink.

Activity (9.2)based on inertia.

5. Study ofcolloidssolutions andsuspensions.6. Prepare andstudy acompound and amixture.7. Separation ofmixtures.8. Study thirdlaw of motion

types in animals; meristematic andpermanent tissues)

August &September(21+22)

7.Gravitation

8.Improvementin foodresources

Gravitation, universal law ofgravitation, acceleration due togravity, mass and weight, free fall.

Plant and animal breeding andselection for quality improvementand management;use of manureand fertilizers, protection frompests and diseases; organicfarming; animal husbandry; poultryfarming; pisciculture; apiculture.

NCERT activity10.1(based oncentrifugal andcentripetal forces)and 10.3Activity(based ongravitation)

Bring samples ofcereals and pulses.

9. Identify andstudy plant andanimal tissues.10. Test thepresence ofstarch andadulterant infood.

October(15)

Gravitation

Atoms andmolecules

Thrust and pressure, ArchimedesPrinciple, Buoyancy, elementaryidea of relative density.

Laws of conservation of mass,chemical formula of commoncompounds&constant proportion,atomic and molecular mass,valency and mole concept.

Activity (10.6)based onArchimedesPrinciple.

1.Pressureexerted by acuboid2. Density of asolid.3. Loss ofweight in tapwater and saltwater.4. Verify law ofconservation ofmass.

November(21)

Biologicaldiversity

Work andenergy

Diversity of plants and animals-scientific naming, basis ofclassification, Hierarchy of groups,major groups of plants-bacteria,thallophyta, bryophyta,pteridophyta, gymnosperms andangiosperms. Major groups ofanimals- non-chordates up to phylaand chordates up to classes.

Work done by force, energy,power, potential and kineticenergy, law of conservation ofenergy, transformation of energy.

Find scientificnames of 10common plants andanimals.

Activity (11.4)based on positiveand negative work(inference).Activity (11.9)with a slinky toshow potentialenergy.

5. Study ofplantsspecimens.6. Study ofanimalspecimens.7. Study of dicotand monocotplant.

December(18)

Structure ofatom

Why do we fallill?

Electrons, protons and neutrons;structure of atom-Thomson’s,Rutherford’s, Bohrs’-model,valency, atomic number, atomicmass, isotopes and isobars.

Personal & community health,diseases & its causes, infectiousdiseases, means of spread,principles of treatment &prevention.

Activity (4.2)based on electronicconfiguration.

8. Life cycle ofmosquito.9. Reflection ofsound.10. Velocity ofpulse.

January(16)

Sound

Naturalresources

Nature of sound, propagation,speed of sound, range of hearing inhumans, ultrasound, echo, sonar.

Air, water, soil, Air for respiration,combustion for moderatingtemperatures, movements of airand its role in bringing rains acrossIndia. Pollution-air, water and soil,ozone layer, biogeochemicalcycles-water, oxygen, carbon andnitrogen.

1. Activity (12.1)with a tuning forkto demonstrateproduction ofsound(observation)2. Activity (12.4)with slinky todemonstratelongitudinal waves(demonstration)3. Activity (14.2)to demonstratemovement of airfrom high pressureto low pressure.

February(19)

Revision

FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT

Assessment Individual Activity (10) Group Activity (10) Pen Paper Test (10)FA I Project on ‘Air Pollution’ PPT on the ‘Causes and Effects

of Air Pollution’First Weekly Test

FA II SA – I Practical Exam MCQ Activity C.W and H.WFA III Demonstration of an Activity

Based on the II Term ScienceConcepts

Visit to the Science Park Second Weekly Test

FA IV SA – II Practical Exam MCQ Activity C.W and H.W

NEW ERA PUBLIC SCHOOLSOCIAL SCIENCE SYLLABUS

CLASS- IX (2016-17)

Months History Geography Political Science EconomicsApril Ch-1 The

FrenchRevolution

Ch-1 India-Sizeand Location

Ch-1 Democracy InThe ContemporaryWorld

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May---------------

Ch-2 Physicalfeatures of India

Ch-2 What isDemocracy?Why Democracy?

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July Ch-3Nazism

Ch-3 Drainage------------------------

Ch-1 The Story OfVillage Palampur

August-------------

Ch-3 Designing ofDemocracy (8pds)

Ch-2 People As AResource

SEPTEMBER -------------- ---------------------- ----------------- Revision

October Ch-4 ForestSociety AndColonialism

----------------------Ch-4 ElectoralPolitics ---------------

November--------------

Ch-4 Climate Ch-5 Working OfInstitutions ----------------

December Ch-7 TheStory OfCricket

------------------Ch-3 Poverty As AChallenge

January---------------

Ch-5 NaturalVegetation AndWild LifeCh-6 Population

--------------------------Ch-4 Food SecurityIn India

February Revision ---------------- Ch-6 DemocraticRights

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Formative Assessment Activities

AssessmentIndividual Activity

(10)Group Activity

(10)Pen & Paper Test

(10)

FA1 CBSE ProjectCase study on“Gender discrimination” Map Test

FA2 C.W/H.W Assignment Poster making (on anysocial issue or anyrelevant topic)

Unit Test 1(20 marks reduced to10)

FA 3 Speeches of Leaders ofthe World

PPT (Any Chapter of 2ndterm) Open Book Test

FA4 C.W/H.W Assignment Cafe ConversationUnit Test 2(20 marks reduced to10)