KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA SANGATHAN CCE CALENDAR FOR 2012-13 VI (Additional suggested activities in Science) TERM I to September) TOPICS TO BE COVERED MODE OF ASSESSMENT TO BE ASSESSED 1. Food: where does it come from? 1.Cross word puzzle 2.Riddles 3. Worksheet includes pictures of animals while eating their food to distinguish herbivore, carnivore and omnivore. Pictorial type 4.Oral quiz 5.Collect sample of various food item and tabulate their nutrients 1.Application,recall,mental alertness 2. Deductive reasoning, analysing 3. Holistic approach, opportunity to explore child’s experiences. 4.Recall,application,mental alertness, speed
2.Components of food 1. Work flow chart on balanced diet. 2.Work – deficiency diseases 3. Visual quiz on deficiency diseases. 1. Understanding, documentation of learner’s experiences and recall of events. 2.understanding,search for information, articulate ideas 3. Independent thinking, correlation, speed, mental alertness. to fabric 1.Collection of natural and synthetic fibres 2.Worksheet –crossword puzzle 3.Activity to make yarn from fibre 4. Weaving with paper strips. 5. Collection of information of places where cotton and jute are produced in India. 6.Make mats with paper strips 7. Make Paper Mache with waste paper from your classroom. 8. Make yarn from cotton. 9. Make cotton wicks 1.Collaborative skill alertness 3.Scientific skill, inquisitiveness, observation, active participation 5.Collection of data 4.Sorting materials into groups 1. Memory test to identify materials. 2.Activity on properties of materials (group) 3. MCQ(practical 4.Collection of materials based on properties of materials 5. Classify the objects seen in your class room as Transparent, Translucent and Opaque. 6. Try to test the degree of 1.mental alertness, Clarity of concepts, holistic approach 2. Team work , inquisitiveness, observation, recording, analyzing, drawing conclusion 3. Recall, recollect, interpretation, practical skill. 4.Collect,organize,analyse, interpret, draw conclusion, collaborative skill.
hardness of different subjects. 7. Collect fibre samples from plants. 5.Separation of substances 6.Changes around us 1. Group activity 2.Pictorial representation to identify methods of separation 3. MCQ 4.Oral 5.Field trip-construction site to observe sieving 6. Narrating the activities observed at home. 7. List various ways in which your mother separates substances and why? 8. Study the process of filtration observed in the Water filter at home. 1.Individual activity(slow and fast) 2.Group activity-reversible and irreversible changes 3.Narrating the changes around us 4. Why should we keep 1.Team work, inquisitiveness, Observing and recording, analyzing and inferring 2.Recollecting and correlating 3.Critical thinking, interpretation, analyzing 4.Recalling,recollecting, mental alertness 5. Analysing, interpreting, Observing, data collecting 6.Ability to understand, grasp, recall, define and reason, holistic approach, opportunity to explore child’s experience 1. Creative and original in presentation, inquisitiveness, confident. 2. Voluntary participation, spirit of enquiry, peer related behavior. 3.Recording,presentation recall and application, holistic approach
7.Getting to know plants Revision SUMMATIVE 8.Body movements 9.The living organism and surroundings Perfume bottles closed when not in use? List other substances that need to be stored properly closed. 1. Field trip 2.Collection of leaves (herbarium),roots, flowers etc and classify them 3.Quiz 4.Worksheet 5.Crossword puzzle Draw a relation from rot to fruit through leaves. ASSESSMENT I TERM II (Oct to March) 1.Models to explain the type of bodily motion(joints) 2. Discuss the role of muscles in contraction and relaxation. 3. Why do you think your ear does not change its shape when pinched? Justify with suitable demonstration. 4.Observation of movement of animals, aquarium 5.Observation of skeleton in the lab 1.Video clipping /ppt. of different habitats website 2.Germination of activity 3.Observation of 1.Collaborative skill, critical thinking, analyzing, interpreting 2.observation ,recording and inferring 3.Recall ,recollect, application, mental alertness 4.search for information, articulate ideas 5.Critical thinking ,reasoning 1.Inquisitiveness,Exhibits creativity and originality, logical, practical application skill 2.Observation,inquisitive approach 3. Observation, inquisitive approach, to concretize the 1.Understand the events taking place, different way of thinking, Analyse organize, interpret 2.Creative and original 3.Observation and recording the data FA I 10 FA II 10 SA I 20 TOTAL 40 individual
10.Motion and measurement 12.Light, shadows and reflection 13.Electricity and circuits water plants 4.Album/scrap book on animals and plants habitats 5. Visit to zoo 1. Individual activity to measure length and breadth of table or teacher’s table using hand span. 2. Find the length of curved line using thread. 3.Observation of different types of motion 4. Measuring the length of classroom footsteps and comparing with different students 5. Collect different items used for Measurement. 6. List different types of motion you come across daily. 1.Individual activity formation 2.Shadow formation with hands 3.Model to show linear propagation of light 4.Pin hole camera model /periscope 5.Reflection of 6. Role play using shadows of animals hidden in your hands. 1.Study of electrical components-electric cell,bulb,switch 2.Making of electric circuit 4. Observation and recording the data, gathering 5. Observation, inquisitiveness, observation, critical thinking, analyzing, interpretation. 2.motor skills, collaborative skill, confident 3.Collection of data ,analyzing, interpreting 4.Active participation, practical opportunity to learn, &share ,application ,calculation 1.Confidence,originality, Creativity ,scientific skill 2.Creativity,motor skills, inquisitiveness 3.Motor skill ,creativity, originality 4.Motorskill, ,creativity, originality 5.Observation,recording, analyzing 1.Holistic approach, opportunity to explore Childs talent
16.Air 17.Garbage in, garbage out SUMMATIVE 1.Talk on air pollution 2.Activity –individual Making a simple and Making a windmill 3.Poster making, slogan writing 4. Discuss why the morning air is said to be clean/Pure? 1. Collection of garbage from respective houses and separating them into bio degradable and non biodegradable. 2.Cross word puzzle 3. Group activity –making vermicompost. and project report 4.Recycling of paper 5.Debate on use of plastics 6. Is garbage disposal an issue? Discuss. 7. List ways how can you reduce generation of Garbage. 8. Make a simple compost pit and maintain it. REVISION ASSESSMENT II psychological aspects 1.Speaking skill, listening, fluent presentation, confidence, originality 2.Confidence,critical thinking Inquisitiveness, observation, Practical application skill Motor skill, logic 3. Documentation of learners experience and accurate recall of events. Helps to indicate different ways of thinking 1.Social life active participation ,leadership skill, communication skill, active participation 2.Recall,application,mental alertness 3.Inquisitivenss, observation, Provides an opportunity to work in groups, explore, collect data, analyse ,interpret, draw conclusion 4. Collaborative skill, information skill 5. Fluent presentation with appropriate gestures. FA III 10 FA IV 10 SA II 40 60
CLASS VII SCIENCE C.C.E CALENDAR FOR THE YEAR 2012- 13 CLASS: VII SUBJECT: SCIENCE (Additional suggested activities) I TERM TOPICS TO BE COVERED MODE OF ASSESSMENT COMPETENCIES/ SKILLS/CONCEPTS TO BE ASSESSED 1.Nutrition in plants 1.Observation of stomata in plants 2Observation of specimens, charts/video images from websites 3. mould 4.Seminar – on how nutrients can be replenished in the soil 5. Collecting different types of leaves with different colours. Identifying if these have green chlorophyll or not. 6. Collecting samples of leaves and make a Herbarium. 7. Collect samples of plants and them. 1.Inquisitivness,observational 2.Observational skill, drawing skill 3.Application of knowledge, observation, recording, analyzing, drawing conclusion 4.Communication skills ,leadership quality, scientific achievement
water story Revision 3. Make a list of forest products. 4. book-paste the various shapes of trees. 5. Study about the various forest reserves in India and the Chipko Movement. 1.Cross word puzzle 2. Symposium on ecological awareness 3. Group activity on waste water treatment plant. 4. Collect information sewage disposal system in your neighborhood. 5. List ways how you can reduce use of Water and reuse used water from Kitchen. SUMMATIVE 1 .Documentation of learners experience, actual recall of events, Provides insight into emotional, social & psychological aspects. Exhibits creativity, originality. 2. Understands events taking helps to indicate different ways of thinking. Creates awareness. 3. Recall, application, mental alertness. 4. Critical thinking, analyzing, interpreting, decision making, collaborative skills. 5. Holistic approach, opportunity for exploring child’s abilities. 1. Fluent presentation with appropriate gestures. 2. Motor skills, Provides insight into social, emotional & psychological aspects. 3Collection of data and recording. 4.Documentation of learners experience 1. Recall, application, mental alertness. 2. Accuracy, coordination, presentation, critical thinking, collaborative 3. Inquisitiveness, observation, recording, analyzing, inferring, applying, hypothesizing, drawing conclusions. 4. Data collection.
CLASS VIII SCIENCE(Additional suggested activities) TERM -1 (April – September) TOPICS TO BE COVERED MODE OF ACTIVITIES COMPETENCIES/ SKILLS/CONCEPTS TO BE ASSESSED 1.Crop production 1.Crossword puzzle 2.Flow chart 3.Collection of pictures of agricultural implements-make a scrap book 4.Discussion on storage of grains 5.Make models of Agricultural implements 6. Collect samples of crops grown in your Village. 1.Inquisitiveness, recall, correlate 2.recall,recollect,spatial thinking 3.Accurate recalling of events, documentation of learner’s experience 4.spirit of enquiry, assertive organisms 1.Quiz 2.Crossword puzzle 3.Flow chart of Nitrogen cycle 4.Group activity-evolution of carbon di oxide by fermentation of sugar solution 5.Seminar on vaccination and antibiotics 6. Identification of common food preservatives from common food drink, jam, chips, pickles. 7.Group discussion on importance of immunization 8. Stick a Xerox copy of your chart of Vaccination. 9. Find out the “PULSE POLIO” programme. 1.Conceptualisation, Application, Calculation 2. Inquisitiveness, recall, correlate, mental alertness 3.Recall,recollect,spatial thinking 4.Active participation, observation, critical thinking, leadership qualities, communication 5. leadership qualities, communication, innovative and scientific achievement 6.Able to relevant knowledge and tabulate facts well 7.Active participation, makes interesting observation, analyse critically and generate new ideas 3.Synthetic fibres 1.Group discussion on synthetic fibres 2. Collection of different plastic items and segregate them into thermoplastic and thermosetting plastics. 3. Pick and speak on reduce, reuse, recycle, recover, bio degradable and non-bio degradable materials. 4. Peer assessment sheet on “plastics as material of choice”. 1.Active participation, team spirit, socialization 2.Observation, Analyse, organize, drawing generalization 3.Good communicative skills, interpretation, self confidence 4.Leadership quality, creativity, Originality, peer relative behaviour, social skill.
4. Metals and non-metals 5.Coal and petroleum 1.Group activity on physical properties of metals and non-metals 2.Preparation of cards for four metals and non-metals 3. Group discussion-gold is a preferred metal for jewelry. 4. Quiz based on experiments. 1. Symposium on petroleum products and their uses. 2.Debate on exhaustible and inexhaustible natural resources 3.Crossword puzzle 4. Locating the places on map where petroleum refineries are situated. 1.Leadership quality, spirit of enquiry, observation, Critical thinking. 2.Recall,recollect, analyse, interpret 3.Spirit of enquiry, assertive 4.Observation,logical thinking, inference 1.Accuracy, Coordination, critical thinking, presentation. 2.Fluent presentation with appropriate gestures, confidence 3 Inquisitiveness, recall, correlate, mental alertness 4.Accuracy,locating, Labeling, identification, neatness
Revision 9.Reproduction in animals 10.Reaching the age of adolescence and pressure 11.Friction 1.Oral test 2.Quiz 3.Work sheet-scientific 4.MCQ 5.Crossword puzzle 1.Crossword puzzle 2.Worksheet-scientific 3.MCQ 4.Data collection on height of boys and and plotting a graph 5. Discussion on Gender inequality. 1.Group activity to identify the effects of force 2.Case study /symposium on pressure and its application in daily life 3. Work sheet on pressure and atmospheric pressure. 4. Individual activity to show contact forces and non-contact forces- Muscular force, friction, electrostatic force, gravitational force and magnetic force 5. activity to show the relation between force and pressure 1. Collection of data from the footwear to observe soles of shoes. 2. Crossword puzzle 3.Group discussion on advantages and disadvantages of friction. 4. Individual activities on factors affecting friction. 5. Why friction is important in our life? Make a report 1. Crossword puzzle on scientific FA I 10 FA II 10 SA I 20 40 1.Recall,recollect, Understand 2.Recall,application,mental alertness, speed 3. Search for information, Identification, analyzing, critical thinking, and conceptualization. 4.Recall,recollect,interpretation,identity relationship 5. Inquisitiveness, recall, correlate, mental alertness 1.Inquisitiveness, recall, correlate, mental alertness 2. Identification, analyzing, critical thinking, search for information, articulate ideas. 3. Analysing,critical thinking, recall, Recollect, practical skills. 4.Analyse,interpret, draw conclusion, conceptualization 1.Explore work with one’s hand, develop positive attitude, sharing and learning, 2.Accuracy, coordination, presentation 3.Identification,analyzing,critical thinking 4.Self-confidence,originality,innovative