Class 9 Syllabus

English Syllabus

Class 9

LEARNING OUTCOMES:

(a) To enable the learner to communicate effectively and appropriately in real-life

situations.

(b) To use English effectively for study purpose across the curriculum.

(c) To develop and integrate the use of the four language skills, i.e. listening, speaking,

reading and writing.

(d) To develop interest in and appreciation of literature.

(e) To revise and reinforce structures already learnt.

(f) To develop interest in the appreciation of literature

TEXT BOOKS:

1. Interact in English (Main Course Book)

2. Interact in English (Literature Reader)

3. Interact in English (Workbook)

4. Three Men In A Boat by Jerome K. Jerome (Novel)

MONTH COURSE CONTENT ENGLISH COMMUNICATIVE - IX

APRIL TERM - I LITERATURE READER : F 1: How I Taught My Grandmother To Read Poetry: P 1: The Brook Grammar: Tenses Reported Speech Writing Skills : Biographical Sketch Writing Message Writing MCB: Unit 1 : People

MAY LITERATURE READER : F 2: A Dog Named Duke Poetry: P 2 : The Road Not Taken Grammar: Determiners Writing Skills : E-mail Writing Diary Entry

JULY Poetry: P 3: The Solitary Reaper Grammar: Modals

Writing Skills : Letter Writing( Letter to Editor/Complaint Letters/ Application/Personal Letters) Notice Writing MCB: Unit 2 : Adventure

AUGUST Poetry: P 4: Lord Ullin’s Daughter Drama : Villa For Sale Grammar: Active and Passive Prepositions Writing Skills : Article Writing Report Writing MCB: Unit 3 : The Environment

SEPTEMBER

SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT - I

TERM – II LITERATURE READER : F 3 : The Man Who Knew Too Much Poetry: P 5: The Seven Ages Grammar: Connectors Writing Skills : Procedure Writing, Story Writing

OCTOBER

LITERATURE READER : F 4 : Keeping It From Harold Poetry: P 6: Oh! I Wish I’d Looked After Me Teeth Writing Skills : Dialogue Writing, Debate MCB: Unit 4 : The Class IX Radio And Video Show

NOVEMBER

LITERATURE READER : F 5 : The Best Seller Poetry: P 7: Song of the Rain Grammar:

Tenses Non Finites

Writing Skills : Data Interpretation

Speech Writing MCB: Unit 5 : Mystery

DECEMBER

LITERATURE READER : DRAMA Bishop’s Candlesticks Writing Skills : Description ( people, objects, Events)

JANUARY

FA-4 Problem Solving Assessment (PSA) REVISION

FEBRUARY

REVISION

MARCH

SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT - II

UT 1 F 1: How I Taught My Grandmother To Read P 1: The Brook Grammar: Tenses , Reported Speech Writing Skills : Biographical Sketch Writing Diary Entry , Message Writing MCB: Unit 1 : People

UT 2 F 2: A Dog Named Duke Poetry: P 2 : The Road Not Taken P 3: The Solitary Reaper Grammar: Determiners , Modals Writing Skills : E-mail Writing, Diary Entry MCB: Unit 2 : Adventure

SA - I

Syllabus of FA 1 & FA 2 Poetry: P 4: Lord Ullin’s Daughter Drama : Villa For Sale Grammar: Active and Passive ,Prepositions Writing Skills : Article Writing ,Report Writing ,Notice Writing

Letter Writing( Letter to Editor/Complaint Letters/ Application/Personal Letters) MCB: Unit 3 : The Environment

FA 3

LITERATURE READER : F 3 : The Man Who Knew Too Much F 4 : Keeping It From Harold Poetry: P 5: The Seven Ages P 6: Oh! I Wish I’d Looked After Me Teeth Grammar: Connectors , Non - Finites Writing Skills : Procedure Writing , Story Writing ,Data Interpretation, Dialogue Writing MCB: Unit 4 : The Class IX Radio And Video Show

SA - II LITERATURE READER : Fiction F 3, F4, F 5, Poetry P5, P6 ,P7 Drama Bishop’s Candlesticks MCB Unit 4,5 Grammar & Writing Term - I & Term -II

MATHEMATICS

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

1. To develop good understanding of basic concepts of Mathematics.

2. To enrich students reasoning and visualizing skills.

3. To relate these concepts with their everyday life.

TEXTBOOKS:

MATHEMATICS A Textbook for class IX (NCERT)

RECOMMENDED BOOKS:

MATHEMATICS for class IX- R.S.Aggarwal / R.D.Sharma

Month Course Content

April CH-1: Number System

CH 3: Coordinate Geometry

Activity 1: To represent an irrational number on a number line

Activity 2: To obtain the mirror image of a given geometrical figure w.r.t the x-

axis

& y-axis

May CH-2: Polynomials

Activity 3: To represent geometrically the factors of a quadratic expression of

the

type 2ax bx c

Project 1: To verify the identity 3 3 3 2 23 3a b a b a b ab geometrically by

using sets of unit cubes

July CH-6: Lines and Angles

CH-12: Heron‟s Formula

CH-5: Introduction to Euclid‟s Geometry

CH-4: Linear Equations in Two Variables

Activity 4: To obtain a linear equation & draw a graph which represents the

linear

equation

August CH-7: Triangles

CH-10: Circles

Activity 5: Relation between angles subtended by an arc of a circle at its centre

and

any point on the remaining part of the boundary of the circle

Activity 6: Angles in the same segment of a circle are equal

September Revision for SA1

October CH-10: Circles (contd.)

CH-8: Quadrilaterals

CH- 11: Constructions

Activity 7: To verify Mid-point Theorem

Activity 8: To draw a triangle when its perimeter & two base angles are given

Activity 9: To show that the Quadrilateral formed by joining the mid points of

sides

of a Quadrilateral is a parallelogram

November CH- 11: Constructions (contd.)

CH-15: Probability

CH-14: Statistics

Project 2: To represent the data collected by students in the form of pie chart,

bar

graph, histogram, frequency polygon and to find its mean, median,

mode

December CH-13: Surface Areas & Volumes

CH-9: Areas of Parallelograms and Triangles

Activity 10: To show that the parallelograms on the same base & between the

same

parallel lines are equal in area by paper cutting & pasting

January CH-9: Areas of Parallelograms and Triangles (contd.)

Revision for SA2

February Revision for SA2

SYLLABUS

UT1 CH-1

UT2 CH-2,6

SA1 CH-1,2,3,5,6,7,12 UT3 CH-10,11

SA2 CH-4,8,9,10,11,13,14,15

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SCIENCE

LEARNINGOBJECTIVES

1.Toacquiretheknowledgeofscientificconcepts,lawsetc.

2.Todevelopscientificthinking.

3.Todevelopreasoningabilitiesinasystematicmanner.

4.Tomotivateresearchorientedlearning.

5.Todeveloptheabilitytoapplyscientificknowledgeinourreallifesituations.

TEXTBOOK

NCERTBOOKFORCLASSIX

SCIENCE LAB MANUAL: NCERT / RACHNA SAGAR

MONTH COURSECONTENT

April PHYSICS:

Ch-8 Motion

BIOLOGY:

Ch-5 Cell- The Fundamental unit of life

CHEMISTRY:

Ch-1 Matter In Our Surroundings

PRACTICALS

Physics: To plot distance –time (s-t) graph for an object moving with a

uniform speed from a given set of s and t data and to determine

the speed of the object

Biology: To prepare temporary stained mounts of :

a) onion peel

b) human cheek cells and to record observations

and draw their labelled diagrams.

Chemistry: (a) To show that gases are readily compressible and liquids

are not.

(b) To determine boiling point of water

(c)To carry out the reactions and classify them as physical or

chemical changes

May PHYSICS:

Ch-8 Motion (contd.)

Ch-9 Force and Laws of Motion

BIOLOGY:

Ch-6 Tissues

CHEMISTRY:

Ch-2 Is Matter Around Us Pure

· Pure & Impure substances

· Elements- Metals & Non Metals

PRACTICALS

Physics: To study the variation of limiting friction between blocks of

different masses and surface of different nature.

Chemistry: To determine the melting point of ice.

July

PHYSICS:

Ch-9 Force and Laws of Motion (contd…)

Ch-10 Gravitation

BIOLOGY:

Ch-6 Tissues (contd….)

Ch-15 Improvement in Food Resources

CHEMISTRY:

Ch-2 Is Matter Around Us Pure

· Compounds & Mixtures

· Solutions, colloids & suspensions

· Separation of components.

PRACTICALS

Physics: To study the third law of motion using spring balances.

Biology: To identify parenchyma and sclerenchyma tissues in plants, striped

muscle fibres and nerve cells in animals from prepared slides and to

draw their labelled diagrams.

Chemistry:1) To prepare true solution, suspension & colloid.

To distinguish between them on the basis of transparency,

filtration& stability.

2) a) To prepare a mixture & compound using Iron fillings and

Sulphur powder.

b) To distinguish between them on the basis of appearance,

behaviour& effect of heat.

August PHYSICS:

Ch-10 Gravitation (contd.)

BIOLOGY:

Ch-15 Improvement in Food Resources (contd….)

CHEMISTRY:

Ch-2 Is Matter Around Us Pure (contd.)

PRACTICALS

Physics 1. To determine the density of solid (denser than water) by using a

spring balance and a measuring cylinder.

2. To establish the relation between the loss in weight of a solid when

fully immersed in a. tap water b. strongly salty water, with the weight

of water displaced by it by taking at least two different solids.

Biology : To test the presence of (a) starch in given food sample

(b) adulterant metanil yellow in dal

Chemistry: To study the process of separation of a mixture of two

immiscible liquids.

September REVISION FOR SA1

October PHYSICS:

Ch-11 Work, Energy and Power

BIOLOGY:

Ch-7 Diversity in living organisms

CHEMISTRY:

Ch-3 Atoms & Molecules

PRACTICALS

Physics: To observe and compare the pressure exerted by a solid iron cuboid on

fine sand/ wheat flour while resting on its three different faces and to

calculate the pressure exerted in the three different cases.

Biology: To study the characteristics of Spirogyra/ Agaricus, Moss/ Fern,

Pinus (either male or female cone) and an Angiospermic plant. Draw

and give any two Identifying features of groups they belong to.

November PHYSICS:

Ch-11 Work, Energy and Power (contd.)

BIOLOGY:

Ch-7 Diversity in living organisms (contd.)

Ch-14Natural Resources

CHEMISTRY:

Ch-3 Atoms and Molecules(contd.)

PRACTICALS

Biology: 1)To observe and draw the given specimens –

earthworm, cockroach, bony fish and a bird. For

each specimen record

a) One specific feature of its phylum.

b) One adaptive feature with reference to its habitat.

2)To study the external features of root, stem, leaf &

flower of monocot & dicot plants

Chemistry: To verify the law of conservation of mass in a chemical reaction.

December PHYSICS:

Ch-12 Sound

BIOLOGY:

Ch-13 Why do we fall Ill?

CHEMISTRY:

Ch-4 Structure Of Atom

PRACTICALS

Physics: To verify laws of reflection of sound.

To determine the velocity of a pulse propagated through a stretched

string/slinky

Chemistry: To verify the law of conservation of mass in a chemical reaction

Biology: To study the life cycle of mosquito

January PHYSICS:

Ch-12 Sound (contd..)

BIOLOGY:

Ch-13 Why do we fall Ill?(contd..)

CHEMISTRY:

Ch-4 Structure Of Atom (contd..)

Revision

February Revision

SYLLABUS

UT-I Ch- 1,5,8

UT-II Ch- 2,6,9

SA-I Ch -1,2,5,6,8,9,10,15

UT-III Ch – 3, 7,10, 11,

UT-IV Ch- 4, 12,7

SA-II Ch – 3,4,7, 10, 11, 12,13,14

SOCIAL SCIENCE

LEARNING OUTCOMES:-

1. To stimulate interest in the World, we live in.

2. To stimulate the child‟s interest in the socio- political, economic& geographical aspects.

3. To provide opportunities to the students to explore their environment.

4. To enable the students to understand the processes taking place in their physical and social environment.

5. To develop curiosity and a spirit of enquiry among students.

6. To sharpen their observation and skill of map work.

TEXT BOOKS:-

1. History – India and the contemporary world – Part I – NCERT

2. Political Science – Democratic Politics – Part I – NCERT

3. Geography – Contemporary India – Part I – NCERT

4. Economics – Understanding Economic Development – Part I – NCERT

5. Together towards a safer India - Part II, a textbook on Disaster Management published by CBSE.

History, Economics and Political Science

Month Course Content April History: Ch- 1The French Revolution

Economics: Ch 1: The Economic Story of Palampore

Activities:-

History:Ch- 1 - Compare the manifesto drafted by Olympe de Gouges with the Declaration of

the Rights of Man and Citizen.

Project: FA - I

Economics: Ch 1 :Filling the Census Report as per the original Census Report Format on the

basis of information of your family & surroundings.

May Pol. Sc.: Ch-1 Democracy in the contemporary world

Activities:-

Pol. Sc.: Ch-1 – Debate :Form different groups in the class and organize a group discussion on

the topic – „Do you think it is good to elect someone President for life or is better to hold

regular election after every 5 year‟.

July History: Ch – 3 Nazism and the Rise of Hitler

Pol. Sc.: Ch-2 What is Democracy?

Activities:-

History: Ch – 3 – Mono Drama: Imagine that you are Helmuth. Enact amonodrama

presenting your experiences beforethe class. [Guidelines : Each studentwill get 3 minutes to

present the monodrama.](FA – II Activity 1)

Pol. Sc.: Ch-2 – Cartoon Analysis: Study the cartoonson the theme - „Democracy‟ and give

answer to the related questions.(FA – II Activity 2)

August Pol. Sc.: Ch- 3 Constitutional Design

Economics: Ch 2: People as a Resource

Activities:-

Pol. Sc.:Ch- 3 – Comparative Analysis:Compare the Preambles of the constitutions of the

USA, India and South Africa.

Economics: Ch 2 : Activity on Graph Analysis on Literacy Rates (pg.21)

September Revision for SA 1

October History: Ch- 4 Forest society & Colonialism

Pol. Sc.: Ch- 4 Electoral Politics

Economics: Ch 3 : Poverty as a Challenge

Activities:-

History:Ch- 4 - Design a poster depicting the life of tribal society of India.

Economics Ch-3: Documentary Making Project based on Survey: Do a survey on any social

issue of your society and make a movie based on it.(FA – III Activity 1)

Pol. Sc.:Ch- 4 - Design your own election poster by using a symbol & party name.

November History: Ch- 8 Clothing : A Social History

Economics: Ch 4 : Food Security in India

Activities:-

History: Ch- 8 Research work: Synthetic cloth is used to make clothes thesedays. Find out

which fibre is used to make thiscloth, how and from where it is derived. Findout also if its

production is in any way differentfrom the manufacture of natural fibre cloth.

Economics: Ch 4 :Field Trip to FCI(Food Corporation of India).(FA – III Activity 2)

December Pol. Sc.: Ch- 5 Working of Institutions

Pol. Sc.: Ch- 6 Democratic Rights

Activities:-

Pol. Sc.: Ch- 5:Follow the news about a major court case in theHigh Court of your state. What

was the verdictof the High Court? Did it reverse the decision ofthe District Court? Why/why

not? Did the convictappeal in the Supreme Court? (FA – IV Activity)

Pol. Sc.:Ch- 6Prepare a web chart presenting all the Fundamental Rights given in the Indian

Constitution.

January Revision

February Revision

March SA 2

Geography and Disaster Management

Month Course Content April Geography: Ch 1: India – Size and Location

Disaster Management: Ch 1:Becoming a Disaster Manager

Activities:

Geography: Ch 1 :

(1) Map Activity on: Location of India, adjacent countries, important parallels & meridians and

states &UTs of India.(FA – I Activity)

(2) Local Time Difference Calculations: Calculating the local time on a given longitude if the

local time on another longitude is given.

May Disaster Management: Ch 2: Specific Hazards and Mitigation

Project: FA - II

Disaster Management: Ch 2: Specific Hazards and Mitigation

Collect and paste pictures of areas affected with man-made and natural disasters and suggest

some mitigation strategies that could be done to avoid the disaster or minimise its affect.

July Geography: Ch 2: Physical Features of India

Activities:

Geography: Ch 2 : Map Activity on: Physical Features of India

August Geography: Ch 3 : Drainage

Disaster Management: Ch 3 : Preventing Human Induced Disasters

Activities:

Geography: Ch 3 :

(1) Map Activityon: Important Rivers of India.

(2) Paired Activity: Make a list of natural and artificial lakes with the help of the atlas in the

pairs.

September Revision for SA 1

October Geography: Ch 4 : Climate

Activities:

Geography: Ch 4 :

(1) Map Activity on: Annual Rainfall, Advance and Retreat of Monsoon, Meteorological

Stations of India

(2) Interpretation of Climatic Data: Reading and analyzing the Climatic Graphs and Charts.

Project: FA - III

Disaster Management: Ch 3: Preventing Human Induced Disasters

The Mayapuri incident is an eye-opening event of nuclear exposure. Collect media reports and

study the impact of nuclear radiation and what are the measures that need to be taken to prevent

it. Prepare a list of Do‟s and Don‟ts for your class with pictures.

November Geography: Ch 5 : Natural Vegetation and Wildlife

Activities:

Geography: Ch 5 :

(1)Map Activity on: Types of Indian Vegetation, Wildlife Sanctuaries and National Parks.

(2) CASE STUDY on “States with maximum Deforestation in India” and their causes and

impact.

December Geography: Ch 6 : Population

Disaster Management: Ch 4 :Community Planning for Disaster Management

Project: FA – IV

Geography: Ch 6 :Research Work on Characteristics of Indian population (state wise). Groups

will be divided by the teacher. Research should include:

-Total Population

-Sex Ratio

-Literacy Rates

-Occupational Structure

-Age Composition

Topic will be presented in the class.

Activities:

Geography: Ch 6 :Map Activity on population of India.

January Revision

February Revision

March SA 2

Syllabus

UT 1

History: Ch 1

Geography: Ch 1

UT 2

History: Ch 3

Pol. Sc.:Ch 1

Geography: Ch 2

Economics: Ch 1

SA 1

History: Ch 1, 3

Pol. Sc.: Ch1, 2, 3

Geography: Ch 1, 2, 3

Economics: Ch 1,2

UT 4

History: Ch 4

Pol. Sc.:Ch 4

Geography: Ch 4

SA 2

History: Ch 4, 8

Pol. Sc.:Ch 4, 5, 6

Geography: Ch 4, 5, 6

Economics: Ch 3, 4

COMPUTER SCIENCE

CLASS IX LEARNING OBJECTIVES:- 1. To develop good understanding of basic concepts of Computers

2. To enrich students in practical skills.

3. To relate these concepts with their everyday life.

TEXTBOOKS: Programming with VISUAL BASIC (Brainwave Informatics Publishing Company)

Month Course Content

April Ch-1Introduction to Problem Solving

Lab Activity:

1. Draw a flow chart to check whether a number entered by user is even or odd.

2. Draw a flow chart to check whether a number entered by user is one digit or two digit

number.

3. Draw a flow chart to find maximum out of two numbers.

4. Draw a flow chart to check whether an user is eligible to vote or not.

5. Write an algorithm to check whether a number entered by user is even or odd.

6. Write an algorithm to check whether a number entered by user is one digit or two digit

number.

7. Write an algorithm to find maximum out of two numbers.

8. Write an algorithm to check whether an user is eligible to vote or not.

Ch-2Introduction to Visual Basic

Lab Activity:

1. Install Microsoft Visual Studio 6.0

2. Start a new Project

3. Open an existing Project.

4. Saving a Project.

May Ch-3Designing a VB Application

Lab Activity:

1. Design a Calculator in VB

2. Design an application to check whether a number entered by user is even or odd.

Mini Project(Soft Copy): 1. Design a Mark sheet to calculate total and percentage of a

student.

2. Design a form to calculate area and perimeter of a rectangle.

July Ch-4Understanding Events

Lab Activity:

1. Create a GUI program to display a welcome message for the user if he click on Hello

button and Bye message if he click on Bye button.

2. Create a GUI program that accept the name of user & print “Hello USER NAME” in a

textbox or in label.

3. Create a GUI program which Popup “Hello” message when the user click on “OK” button

and “Take Care” when the user click on “Bye” button.

Ch-5Writing the codes

Lab Activity:

1. Create a GUI program to calculate square and cube of a number.

2. Create a GUI program to calculate Compound Interest.

August Ch-5Writing the codes (Continue..)

Lab Activity:

1. Create a GUI program to calculate area and perimeter of rectangle.

2. Create a GUI program to calculate area and perimeter of circle.

Major Project (Hard copy): 1.Design a GUI program to convert number of days into years,

weeks and remaining days.

2. Design a GUI program to Generate your mark sheet.

September SA1 Practical’s and Revision

October Ch-6Managing Visual Basic Data

Lab Activity:

1. Design a user interface Calculator with each operator as a button.

2. Design a user interface Piggy Bank Calculator.

Ch-7 Controlling the program Flow

Lab Activity:

(If Else Programs)

1. Design a GUI program to find out the number entered by user is one, two or three digit

number.

2. Design a GUI program to find out the biggest and smallest number out of three numbers

entered by user.

3. Design a GUI program to check whether a person is eligible to vote or not.

4. Design a GUI program to check whether a no entered by user is even or odd.

5. Design a GUI program to find out the day name from the day number entered by user.

November Ch-7 Controlling the program Flow

Lab Activity:

(Select case Programs)

1. Design a GUI program to find out the biggest and smallest number out of three numbers

entered by user.

2. Design a GUI program to find out the number entered by user is one, two or three digit

number.

3. Design a GUI program to check the name of the day if the user will enter a value from 1-7

(Looping Programs)

1. Design a GUI program to print all numbers from 10 to 20.

2.Design a GUI program to print all even numbers from 400 to 500.

3. Design a GUI program to print all odd numbers from 500 to 400.

December Ch-11 Menus and Animation in VB (Only Animation)

Lab Activity:

1. Design a GUI program to illustrate the movement of jet plane in four directions north,

south, east, and west.

2. Design a GUI program to control traffic signal using three buttons Go, Wait, Stop & show

the change of color in the traffic light.

3. Design a GUI program to increase or decrease the size of image.

4. Design a GUI program to move an image up-down and left-right.

Major Project(Soft copy): Design a GUI program to show the working of traffic signals

according to timings using timer control.

January/

February

SA2 Practical’s and Revision

SYLLABUS

UT 1

(Practical)

Practical Topic: Ch-1 Introduction to Problem Solving

Ch-2 Introduction to Visual Basic

UT 2

(Practical)

Practical Topics: Ch-3 Designing a VB Application

Ch-4 Understanding Events

Ch-5 Writing the Codes

SA 1

(Theory &

Practical)

Theory Topics: Ch-1 Introduction to Problem Solving

Ch-2 Introduction to Visual Basic

Ch-3 Designing a VB Application

Ch-4 Understanding Events

Ch-5 Writing the Codes

Practical Topics: Ch-4 Understanding Events

Ch-5 Writing the Codes

UT 3

(Practical)

Practical Topics: Ch-6 Managing Visual Basic Data

Ch-7 Controlling the Program Flow(Only If Else)

UT 4

(Practical)

Theory Topics: Ch-7 Controlling the Program Flow(Only Looping and Select Case)

SA 2

(Theory &

Practical)

Theory Topics: Ch-6 Managing Visual Basic Data

Ch-7 Controlling the Program Flow

Ch-8 Menu and Animation in VB(Only Animation)

Practical Topics: Ch-7 Controlling the Program Flow

Ch-8 Menu and Animation in VB(Only Animation)

*Note: Chapter 8,9,10 and 12 are deleted from the Syllabus