NEW ERA PUBLIC SCHOOL
ENGLISH SYLLABUS (2015-16)
CLASS VIII
TERM - I
Month
April
Course
Book
Only a soldier
(poem)
Literature
Reader
The Necklace
May
Jungle in
Jeopardy
Ozymandias
(Poem)
July
The Night Of
The Scorpion
(Poem)
The Unexpected
One Thousand
Cranes
A Bond With The
Wild
August
Workbook
Worksheet 1
Worksheet 2
Grammar
Prepositions
Notice
Parts of
Speech
Figures of
Speech
Article
Writing
Modals
Tenses
Idioms and
Proverbs
Reported
Speech
September
Writing Skill Activity
Conversation
Class
Conversation
Class
Email,
Newspaper Conversation
Report
Class
Dialogue
Writing
Finite And
Non Finite
Verbs
Conversation
Class
Conversation
Class
TERM- II
October
I Have A
Dream
November
Yang-The
Youngest
December
A Tiger In the
Zoo(Poem)
January
Operation
Indian Ocean
February
Worksheet 3
Active and
Passive Voice
Debate
Speech
Conversation
Class
The Nightingale
and the Glow worm
(poem)
Worksheet 4
Process
Writing
Conversation
Class
The Best Christmas
Present In The
World
Gathering Leaves
(Poem)
Worksheet 5
Headline
Expansion
Formal
Letter
(DJB,
MCD,SHO
,
Editor)
BioSketch
Message
Writing
Conversation
Class
Worksheet 6
EditingErrors &
Omissions
Jumbled
Words
Conversation
Class
NEW ERA PUBLIC SCHOOL
Formative Assessment Scheme 2015- 2016
English Department
Class VIII
Assessment
Group Activity
(10)
Individual Activity
(10)
Pen & Paper Test
(10)
FA1
Team Recitation
Crossword Puzzles on
Grammar topics
Holiday Homework
Each group will be given a
poem to recite.
Assessment Criteria
-Confidence
-Voice Modulation
-Intonation
-Content
-Application
FA2
Role Play
Book Jacket
Each group will present an
enactment on the given
topic.
Students will make a book
jacket on ‘The Boy in
Stripped Pyjamas’or ‘ I am
Malala’
Assessment Criteria
-Collaborative Skills
-Creativity
-Imagination
FA 3
Spin A Yarn - Extempore
-Content
-Creativity
-Presentation
Book Review on ‘The Boy in
Stripped Pyjamas’.
Assessment Criteria
FA4
-Imagination
-Collaborative Skills
-Confidence
Peer Teaching
-Content
-Presentation
-Comprehension
Note books
Each group will get a topic -Neatness
to present in detail-Content
Literature / Grammar topics -Regularity
Assessment Criteria
-Content
-Collaborative Skills
-Content
-Creativity
-Imagination
Unit Test 1
(20 marks reduced to 10)
Listening Skills
Assessment of comprehension
and listening skills based on a
piece of prose students will
listen to. They will answer MCQ
questions given to them in a
worksheet.
-Comprehension
-Application
Unit Test – 2
(20 marks reduced to 10)
CLASS :VIII
MATHEMATICS SYLLABUS 2015-16
PRESCRIBED BOOKS:
1. Mathematics for Class 8: R.S.Aggarwal
2. Mathematics laboratory in Primary and Upper Primary School (Class III - VIII) by CBSE
S.N. MONTH
1 APRIL
MAY
TOPIC
CH1 RATIONAL
NUMBERS
Ch15
QUADRILATERAL
CH2 EXPONENTS
ACTIVITY
EXERCISE
SUBTOPIC
EX -1 A - Properties of rational numbers
1H
Comparison of rational numbers
Number line representation of rational
number
Addition & Subtraction of rational
numbers
Properties of addition of rational
numbers
Multiplication of rational numbers & its
properties
Division of rational numbers & its
properties
Rational Numbers between two rational
numbers
Word Problems
EX-15
Defination and properties of
quadrilateral
Angle Sum Property of quadrilateral
EX-2A -2B Positive and Negative Integral
Exponents of
a Rational number
Laws of Exponents
Numbers in the standard form
1 Angle Sum property of a quadrilateral
2 Locate concave and convex polygons by
paper
folding
2 JULY
CH3 SQUARES AND
SQUARE ROOTS
CH16
PARALLELOGRAM
CH10 PROFIT AND
LOSS
ACTIVITY
3 AUGUST
CH6 OPERATION ON
ALGEBRAIC
EXPRESSIONS
CH18 AREA OF
TRAPEZIUM
CH7 FACTORIZATION
EX-3A-3G Perfect Squares
Properties of perfect squares
Square Roots and methods of finding it
(i) Prime Factorization
(ii) Long Division method
Square roots of decimal numbers
Square roots of fractions
EX-16A- Special types of quadrilaterals
16B
Properties of parallelogram, rectangles,
rhombus,square
EX10A Introduction
10B
Word Problems
Discount and related word problems
3 To verify that diagonals of rectangle
and
square are equal.
4 Making a Kite and a Rhombus by paper
folding and cutting method
EX-6A -6D Addition & Subtraction of Algebraic
Expressions
Multiplication of Algebraic Expressions
EX 18
Division of Algebraic Expressions
Area of trapezium
EX-7A -7D Factorization when common factors
occur
and grouping
Factorization using identities
Factorization by splitting the middle
term
ACTIVITY
4 SEPTEMBER
CH23 PIE CHARTS
5 OCTOBER
CH9 PERCENTAGE
6 NOVEMBER
CH20 VOLUME AND
5 To verify the following algebraic identity
by paper cutting and pasting
(a+b)² = a² + b² + 2ab
EX-23A- Central angle for a component-formula
23B
Construction of pie chart from given
data
Revision for first term
EX 9A - 9B Percent
Word problems
CH4 CUBES AND CUBE EX-4A -4C Cube of a number
ROOTS
Cube of negative integers and rational
numbers
Properties of cube of a number
Finding cube root by prime factorization
SURFACE AREA OF
EX 20 A 20C
Surface area of cube , cuboid and rt.
EX12A12C
Introduction
SOLIDS
CH12 DIRECT AND
INVERSE
PROPORTIONS
CH13 TIME AND WORK EX13A13B
ACTIVITY
circular cylinder & related word
problems
Volume of cube, cuboid and rt.
circular cylinder & related word
problems
Direct proportion
Inverse proportion
Word problems related to time and
work
1 To derive the formula for total surface
area
of a cuboid
2 To explore the relationship between
(i) length and area
(ii) length and perimeter
7 DECEMBER
CH17 CONSTRUCTION
OF
(i)
QUADRILATERALS
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
(v)
CH24 PROBABILITY
ACTIVITY
8 JANUARY
CH11 COMPOUND
INTEREST
EX24A24B
Given 4 sides and 1 diagonal
Given 3 sides and 2 diagonals
Given 3 sides and 2 included angles
Given 2 adjacent sides and 3 angles
Given 4 sides and 1 angle
Introduction- terms related to
probability
(event,experiment etc.)
Probability of an event
3 To verify that the sum of measure of
exterior
angles of any polygon is 360, by paper
cutting and pasting method.
4 Write how much hours of a day you
spent
during a day under the following
headings(i) School (ii) Homework (iii) Watching
TV
(iv) Sleep (v) Others.
Prepare a pie-chart for above
EX11B,C,D Calculating compound interest using
formula
Computing of compound interest
(annually, half-yearly upto 3yrs.)
CH8 LINEAR
EQUATIONS
Word problems
EX 8A-8C Methods for solving a linear equation
(cross multiplication and transposing)
Applications(word problems)
ACTIVITY
9 FEBRUARY
CH21 DATA HANDLING EX21A21B
CH22 CONSTRUCTION
OF BAR GRAPH &
HISTOGRAM
EX 22
CH14 POLYGONS
EX14A14B
5 To observe the occurrence of different
outcomes
1,2,3,4,5,6 appearing on its top face by
making a
paper die.
Making Frequency Distribution table
Grouping of data
Construction of double bar graph and
its interpretation
Construction of Histogram and its
interpretation
Introduction to curves(different types)
Polygons (regular, irregular, convex,
concave)
Sides and angles of convex, concave
polygons
Revision for second term
New Era Public School
Formative Assessment (2015-16)
Class: VIII
Mathematics
FA1
1) Individual Activity: Holiday homework project + Notebooks.
(5+5)
2) Group Activity: Quiz
(10)
3) Pen – Paper Test: MCQ (Multiple Choice Questions)
(10)
FA2
1) Individual Activity: Practical test and Practical File
(5+5)
2) Group Activity: Crossword
(10)
A group of 5/6 students will be asked to solve the given crossword puzzle.
3) Pen – Paper Test: First Weekly Test
(20/2=10)
FA3
1) Individual Activity: Accordion (Surface area and Volume) + Notebooks
2) Group Activity: Group Project ( Water )
(5+5)
(10)
In this activity, group of 5/6 students will be asked to collect relevant
information on the given topic and answer the given questions.
3) Pen – Paper Test: MCQ (Multiple Choice Questions)
(10)
FA4
1) Individual Activity: Practical test
and Practical File
(5+5)
2) Group Activity: Euler’s formula
(10)
In this activity, group of 5/6 students will be asked to make the nets of
different 3D figures and prove Euler’s formula for each.
3) Pen – Paper Test: Second Weekly Test
(20/2=10)
SCIENCE SYLLABUS
MONTH
Chapter
April
May
July
CLASS VIII
Scope/subtopics
SESSION - 2015-16
Activity
Practical’s
Cell-Structure
And Functions
Discovery of cell, variety in cell
number, shape and size, cell
structure and functions, part of a cell
membrane, cytoplasm , nucleus,
comparison of plant and animal cell
Act: Distinguish between the
slide of onion peel and cheek
cell .
Microorganisms:
Friend and Foe
Microorganisms, Where do
microorganisms live?, friendly
microbes, medicinal use of microbes,
vaccine, increasing soil fertility,
harmful microbes, food poisoning,
food preservation , nitrogen fixation,
nitrogen cycle
Stars and solar system
Sun the nearest star to the earth,
planets in our solar system, comets,
asteroids, meteors, meteorites,
satellite- man-made and natural
(To be covered as a part of FA
Activity).
Some Natural
Phenomenon
Lightning , charging by rubbing ,
types of charges and their interaction
transfer of charge, lightning safety ,
lightning conductors
Act: To show that unlike
charges attract each other and
like charges repel each other.
Coal and Petroleum
Exhaustible and inexhaustible
natural resources , coal, petroleum ,
refining of petroleum, natural gas,
some natural resources are limited
Act: To mark the places in the
outline map of India where coal,
petroleum and natural gas are
found.
Act: To study the growth of
fungus on bread/ food item.
1) To prepare a
temporary stained
mount of onion
peel and view the
structure of a plant
cell under a
compound
microscope.
2) To study various
microbes using
permanent slides.
Ways to minimise the use of
fossil fuel and the use of
alternative sources of energy.
Combustion and Flame
What is combustion? , conditions for
combustion, ignition temperature,
how do we control fire? , types of
combustion , flame and its structure ,
what is a fuel?, fuel efficiency
3) To study the
various zones of a
candle flame.
4)To show that air
is essential for
burning .
Synthetic Fibres And
Plastics
What are synthetic fibres?, types of
synthetic fibres, characteristics of
synthetic fibres, plastics-as materials
of choice, plastics and the
environment
Act: To study the characteristics
of synthetic fibres.
Force and Pressure
A push or a pull, forces are due to
interaction, exploring forces, forces
can cause change in state of motion
and the shape of an object, contact
forces , non -contact forces ,
pressure-exerted by liquids and
gases, atmospheric pressure
Act: To identify the agents
which apply force and study the
effects of force on objects.
Friction
Force of friction, factors affecting
friction, friction-a necessary evil,
increasing and reducing friction,
wheels reduce friction, fluid friction
To show that sliding friction is
more than rolling friction.
September
Crop Production
and Management
Agricultural practices, irrigation,
preparation of soil, agricultural
implements, adding manure and
fertilisers, traditional and modern
methods of irrigation, protection
from weeds, harvesting and storage ,
food from animals
Act: To identify and study the
properties of types of manure
and fertilisers.
October
Pollution of Air and
Water
Air pollution, how does air get
polluted?, case study-The Taj Mahal
, greenhouse effect, water pollution,
how does water get polluted?, what
is potable water?, how is water
purified and what can be done?
Act: To study various air
pollutants and water pollutants causes, effects and control
measures.
Physical properties, chemical
properties, reaction with water,
reaction with acids, reaction with
bases, displacement reaction, uses of
metals and non-metals
Act: To study the physical
properties of metals and nonmetals.
August
Metals and
Non-metals
5) To show that
(a) pressure of
liquids increases
with depth
(b) liquids exert
equal pressure at
the same depth
6) To observe and
study the chemical
reactions of metals
with i)oxygen
ii)acids iii)bases
7) To study the
displacement
reaction of metals
and identify their
position in
reactivity series
November
Reproduction in
animals
Modes of reproduction, sexual
reproduction, male and female
reproductive organs, fertilisation ,
development of embryo, viviparous
and oviparous animals, young ones
to adults , asexual reproduction
Act: To study the specimen of a
life cycle of a frog.
Act: To observe and study the
permanent slides showing
asexual mode of reproduction
(amoeba, algae ,hydra, bacteria)
Reaching the age of
Adolescence
Adolescence and puberty, changes at
puberty, secondary sexual
characteristics, role of hormones in
initiating reproductive functions,
reproductive phase of life in humans,
how is the sex of a baby
determined?, hormones other than
sex hormones, role of hormones in
completing the life history of insects
and frogs, reproductive health,
personal hygiene, physical exercise
To make a chart on endocrine
glands, hormones secreted by
them, their functions and site of
action .
Light
Laws of reflection , regular and
diffused reflection, reflected light
can be reflected again , multiple
images , kaleidoscope , dispersion of
light , structure of a human eye , care
of eyes , visually challenged person
can read and write, what is a Braille
system?
Act: To study multiple
reflection in a
kaleidoscope and a periscope.
Sound is produced by a
vibrating body, sound produced by
humans, sound needs a medium for
propagation, we hear sound through
our ears, amplitude, time period and
frequency of a vibration, loudness
and pitch, audible and inaudible
sounds, noise pollution-harms,
measures to limit Noise Pollution
Act: To show that sound can
travel through different
media(solids ,liquids and gases)
9) To produce the
sound of different
frequencies.
Chemical effects of
Electric Current
Do liquids conduct electricity?,
chemical effects of electric
Current, electroplating and
electrolysis
Act: To test conductivity of
various Chemicals using a
tester.
Act: To show the process of
electrolysis of water.
10) To study the
flow of electric
current through
various samples of
liquids and to test
their conductivity
using a tester.
January
Conservation Of Plants
and Animals
Deforestation , causes and
consequences , conservation of forest
and wildlife, biosphere reserve ,
endemic species , wildlife sanctuary ,
national park , red data book ,
migration , recycling of paper ,
reforestation
Act: To collect pictures of
wildlife species and forests and
various measures being taken to
conserve them through wild life
sanctuaries, national parks
biosphere reserves, etc. and to
make an attractive collage of the
relevant material.
February
REVISION
December
Sound
8) To study the
dispersion of light
using the prism.
Act: To study the number of
images formed using more than
one plane mirror.
NEW ERA PUBLIC SCHOOL
Formative Assessment Activities (2015-16)
Class VIII – Science
Formative Assessment
Individual Activity
(10 marks)
Group Activity
(10 marks)
Pen Paper test
(10 marks)
FA 1
Project work on
‘Solar system’
(Holiday home work)
Book making on
‘Cell organelles’
FA2
Brochure making on
any synthetic fibre or
plastic
Café Conversation
‘Alternative sources
of energy’
Unit Test I
(20 marks reduced
to 10)
FA3
Ecological backpack
‘Think before
buying’
Visit to Pusa Institute
MCQ Framing
FA4
Model of fire
extinguisher or any
other disaster
management
technique
Role play on
biodiversity / food
web
Unit test II
(20 marks reduced
to 10)
(i)
(ii)
C.W. + H.W
Assignment
CLASS VIII
SOCIAL SCIENCE SYLLABUS (2015 -2016)
MONTHS
April
HISTORY
Ch 2: From Trade To Territory
( Part 1)
May
Ch 3: Ruling The Country Side
(Part 1)
CIVICS
Ch 1: The Indian Constitution
GEOGRAPHY
Map Skill Practice: India : States and Their
Capital
Ch 1: Resources
-----------Ch 2: Understanding Secularism
July
-------------
--------------Ch 2: Land, Soil, Water, Natural
Vegetation And Wildlife
Ch 3: Why Do We Need
Parliament?
August
September
October
November
December
January
February
Ch 5: When People Rebel
(Part 1)
-------------Ch 9: Women, Caste And Reform
(Part 2)
Ch11: Making Of National
Movement ( Part 2)
Ch 12: India After Independence
(Part 2)
---------------Remaining Periods For SA2
Revision
Ch 3: Mineral And Power Resources
------------Ch 4: Understanding Laws
Revision
Distribution And Discussion of
SA 1 Papers
Ch 4: Agriculture
Ch 5: Judiciary
----------------Ch 5: Industries
-------------Ch 9: Public Facilities
Ch 10: Law And Social Justice
----------------
Ch 6: Human Resources
------------------
CLASS VIII
SOCIAL SCIENCE MAP SYLLABUS (2015-16)
TERM
HISTORY
Ch 2: From Trade To Territory
Map Work: 1. 3 presidencies
during British period (Bombay,
Madras and Bengal)
2. Calcutta
3. Mysore.
4. Hyderabad 5. Nagpur
6. Jhansi
7. Punjab
8. Awadh
TERM I
(APRIL – SEPTEMBER)
Ch 5: When People Rebel
Map Work:
1. Meerut
2. Delhi
3. Lucknow
4. Kanpur
5. Bareilly
6. Jhansi
7. Awadh
8. Faizabad
GEOGRAPHY
Map Skill Practice On States And Their Capital
Ch 3: Mineral And Power
Resources
Map Work
1. Two state producing: Bauxite, Manganese and
Limestone
2.Coal producing regions: Raniganj, Jharia, Dhanbad,
and Bokaro
3.Oil producing regions: Digbio
( Assam), Bombay High
4. Hydel power stations: BhakraNangal and Damodar
valley project
5. Nuclear power stations: Kalpakkam (TM),
Tarapur(Maharastra), RanaPratapSagar(Rajasthan),
Narora(UP), Kaiga(Karnataka)
TERM
TERM II
(OCTOBER – FEBRUARY)
HISTORY
Ch 11: Making Of National
Movement
Map Work:
1. 3 Presidencies during British
rule (Bombay, Madras and Bengal)
2.Calcutta
3.Lucknow
4.Champaran
5. Kheda
6. Ahmedabad
7. Amritsar
8.Chauri Chaura 9. Lahore
10. Dandi
GEOGRAPHY
Ch 5: Industries
Map Work :
1. Iron and steel industries: Bhilai, Rourkela ,
Bokaro , Durgapur, Jamshedpur, Salem, Vijay
Nagar and Vishakhapatnam
2. Cotton textile industry: Mumbai,
Coimbatore, Kanpur, Chennai, Ahmedabad,
Kolkata, Ludhiana, and Pondicherry
3. Information Technology: Bangalore, New
Delhi, Hyderabad, Chennai, Gurgaon , Pune,
Thiruvanthapuram
NEW ERA PUBLIC SCHOOL
Formative Assessment Scheme 2015- 2016
Social Science Department
Class VIII
Assessment
FA1
FA2
FA 3
FA4
Group Activity
(10)
Individual Activity
(10)
Pen & Paper Test
(10)
Group Discussion – Civics Ch1:
Features of Indian Constitution
HHW Project – Summer Break
Map Test – India: States, Union
Territories and their capitals
Collage Making – Geography Ch 1:
Resources
Crossword – Civics Ch 2: Understanding
Secularism
Unit Test 1
(20 marks reduced to 10)
CERTAD
Cafe Conversation – History Ch 9 :
Women , Caste and Reform
HHW Project – Autumn Break
Unit Test 2
(20 marks reduced to 10)
CW/ HW Assignment
Multiple Choice Questions – Geography
Ch 5: Industries
Role Play – History Ch 11 : Any one
Gandhian Movement