The Syllabus for Class 10 Science CBSE Board is mentioned below. The SA- 1 & SA- 2 syllabus for Science subject is mentioned below which each student has to be prepare for exam.
Course Structure
Subject Name | Term I | Term II |
Chemical Substances | 33 | 23 |
World of Living | 21 | 30 |
Effects of Current | 29 | – |
Natural Phenomenon | – | 29 |
Natural Resources | 7 | 8 |
Total | 90 | 90 |
First Term SA-I
Unit I: Chemical Substances – Nature and Behaviour
Chemical reactions: Chemical equation, types- combination, decomposition, double displacement, oxidation, neutralisation, prescription, reduction
Acids, bases and salts: Definitions, H+ and OH- ions, Properties, examples, uses, concept of pH scale, importance of pH in everyday life, uses of NaOH, Washing soda, Plaster of Paris, Baking soda
Metals and non metals: Properties, formation, properties of ionic compounds, reactivity series, corrosion and how to prevent it.
Unit II: World of Living
Life processes like nutrition, excretion in plants and animals, respiration, transportation.
Control & co-ordination in animals and plants
Unit IV: Effects of Current
Electric current: Potential difference & electric current, Ohm’s law, Resistance, Series & parallel combination of resistors, Electric power, Heating effect of electric current and applications in daily life, relation in P, V, I, R.
Magnetic effects of current: Magnetic field, field due to a current carrying coil or solenoid or current carrying conductor, Induced potential difference, Induced current, Alternating current, Electromagnetic induction, Fleming’s left hand & right hand rule
Unit V: Natural Resources
Sources of energy: conventional & non-conventional sources of energy
Second Term SA-II
Unit I: Chemical Substances – Nature and Behaviour
Carbon compounds: Homologous series, Periodic classification of elements, halogens, alcohol, ketones , aldehydes, alkanes, alkynes, soaps and detergents, valency, metallic & non-metallic properties, atomic number, Chemical properties of carbon compounds, Covalent bonding in carbon compounds
Unit II: World of Living
Reproduction: Reproduction in animal and plants, methods of family planning, HIV/AIDS, Child bearing, women’s health, Heredity & evolution, Sex determination
Unit III: Natural Phenomenon
Reflection of light at curved surfaces& spherical lens, centre of curvature, principal axis, mirror formula, magnification, principal focus, focal length, Images formed by spherical mirrors & spherical lenses, Refraction-laws, refractive index, Lens formula, applications of spherical mirrors and lenses, Refraction of light through a prism, applications in daily life, dispersion of light, scattering of light, Magnification, defects of vision & their corrections
Unit V: Natural Resources
Conservation & Management of natural resources, Forest and wild life, coal and petroleum conservation, Our environment, Biodegradable & non-biodegradable substances, Big dams, advantages & limitations, alternatives, Water harvesting, Sustainability
First Term Practical:
- To study the properties of acids (HCl) and bases (NaOH) by reaction with Litmus solution, Zinc metal, Solid sodium carbonate
- To perform and classify reactions into- Combination, Decomposition, Displacement, Double displacement. The results of reactions- Action of water on quick lime, Iron nails kept in copper sulphate solution, Reaction between sodium sulphate & barium chloride solutions, Action of heat on ferrous sulphate crystals
- To find the pH of samples by using pH paper/universal indicator- Dilute HCl, Dilute NaOH solution, water, Lemon juice, Dilute Sodium Bicarbonate solution, Dilute Ethanoic Acid solution
- To observe the action of Zn, Fe, Cu and Al metals on the following salt solutions- ZnSO4, FeSO4, CuSO4, Al2(SO4)3 Arrange Zn, Fe, Cu and Al (metals) in the decreasing order of reactivity
- Study dependence of potential difference (V) across a resistor on the current (I) and calculate resistance. Plot a graph (V and I)
- To determine the equivalent resistance of two resistors when connected in series.
- To determine the equivalent resistance of two resistors when connected in parallel.
- To prepare a temporary mount of a leaf peel to show stomata.
- To show experimentally that carbon dioxide is given out during respiration.
- To show experimentally that light is necessary for photosynthesis.
Second Term Practicals
- Study properties of acetic acid (ethanoic acid): odour, effect on litmus, solubility of water, reaction with sodium bicarbonate
- To study saponification reaction for preparation of soap.
- To study the cleaning capacity of a sample of soap in soft and hard water.
- To determine the focal length of: Concave & convex mirror by maintaining the image of a distant object.
- To trace path of a ray of light passing a rectangular glass slab for different angles of incidence. Measure the angle of incidence, refraction, emergence
- Study binary fission in Amoeba, budding in yeast with the help of prepared slides.
- Trace the path of the rays of light through a glass prism.
- To find image distance for varying object distances in convex lens and draw corresponding ray diagrams which represent the nature of image formed.
- To study homology and analogy with the help of models/charts of animals and models/ charts/ specimens of plants.
- To identify different parts of an embryo of a dicot seed (Pea, gram or red kidney bean).
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