Science Class 10 Term-I Syllabus
Exam Structure
| Units | Marks | |
| I | Chemical Substances – Nature and Behaviour | 16 |
| II | World of Living | 10 |
| III | Natural Phenomenon | 14 |
| Total | 40 |
Unit I: Chemical Substances – Nature and Behaviour
Chapter 1: Chemical reactions and equations
Chemical reactions: Chemical equation, Balanced chemical equation, implications of a balanced chemical equation, types of chemical reactions: combination, decomposition, displacement, double displacement, precipitation, neutralization, oxidation and reduction.
Chapter 2: Acids, Bases and Salts
Acids, bases and salts: Their definitions in terms of furnishing of H+ and OH– ions, General properties, examples and uses, concept of pH scale (Definition relating to logarithm not required), importance of pH in everyday life; preparation and uses of sodium hydroxide, Bleaching powder, Baking soda, Washing soda and Plaster of Paris.
Chapter 3: Metals and non metals
Metals and non metals: Properties of metals and non-metals, reactivity series, formation and properties of ionic compounds.
Unit II: World of Living
Chapter 6: Life processes
Life processes: “Living Being”. Basic concept of nutrition, respiration, transport and excretion in plants and animals.
Unit III: Natural Phenomenon
Chapter 10: Light – Reflection and Refraction
Reflection of light at curved surfaces, Images formed by spherical mirrors, centre of curvature, principal axis, principal focus, focal length, mirror formula (Derivation not required), magnification.
Refraction; laws of refraction, refractive index.
Refraction of light by spherical lens, Image formed by spherical lenses, Lens formula (Derivation not required), Magnification. Power of a lens.
Chapter 11: Human eye and colourful world
Refraction of light through a prism, dispersion of light, scattering of light, applications in daily life.
Science Class 10 Term-II Syllabus 2022
Exam Structure
| Units | Marks | |
| I | Chemical Substances – Nature & Behaviour | 10 |
| II | World of Living | 13 |
| IV | Effects of Current | 12 |
| V | Natural Resources | 5 |
| Total | 40 |
Unit I: Chemical Substances – Nature and Behaviour
Chapter 4: Carbon and its compounds
Carbon compounds: Covalent bonding in carbon compounds. Versatile nature of carbon. Homologous series.
Chapter 5: Periodic classification of elements
Periodic classification of elements: Need for classification, early attempts at classification of elements (Dobereiner’s Triads, Newland’s Law of Octaves, Mendeleev’s Periodic Table), Modern periodic table, gradation in properties, valency, atomic number, metallic and non-metallic properties.
Unit II: World of Living
Chapter 8: How do organisms reproduce?
Reproduction: Reproduction in animal and plants (asexual and sexual) reproductive health-need for and methods of family planning. safe sex vs HIV/AIDS. Child bearing and women’s health.
Chapter 9: Heredity and Evolution
Heredity: Heredity; Mendel’s contribution – Laws for inheritance of traits: Sex determination: brief introduction.
Unit IV: Effects of Current
Chapter 12: Electricity
Ohm’s law; Resistance, Resistivity, Factors on which the resistance of a conductor depends. Series combination of resistors, parallel combination of resistors and its applications in daily life. Heating effect of electric current and its applications in daily life. Electric power, Interrelation between P, V, I and R.
Chapter 13: Magnetic effects of current
Magnetic effects of current: Magnetic field, field lines, field due to a current carrying conductor, field due to current carrying coil or solenoid; Force on current carrying conductor, Fleming’s left hand rule, Electric Motor, Electromagnetic induction. Induced potential difference, Induced current. Fleming’s Right Hand Rule.
Unit V: Natural Resources
Chapter 15: Our Environment
Our environment: Eco-system, Environmental problems, Ozone depletion, waste production and their solutions. Biodegradable and non-biodegradable substances.
NDA & CDS Special Batches