Class: VII

Subject : NATURAL SCIENCE

Weekly Syllabus
Date Content
APRIL
01.04.14
To
05.04.14
CHAPTER-1 Nutrition in plants Mode of Nutrition in plants
photosynthesis.
07.04.14
To
11.04.14
Nutrition in plants Synthesis of plant Food other than Carbohydrate

ACTIVITY: Sun light and chlorophyll is necessary for photosynthesis.
14.04.14
To
19.04.14
Nutrition in plants other modes of nutrition in plants, saprotrophs,
parasites, Symbiosis .
Activity to Grow bread mould.
YUVA session No. 7.13: I am aware of my feelings!
21.04.14
To
26.04.14
CHAPTER -2 Nutrition in Animals Digestion in Humans Activity.
Completion of table 2.1 & 2.2.
Make a chart of human digestive system.
28.04.14
To
03.05.14
Nutrition in Animals Digestion in Grass eating animals (ruminants)
ACTIVITY: Effect of Saliva on starch, Regions of the tongue for different
tastes.
05.05.14
To
09.05.14
Nutrition in Animals Feeding and digestion in Amoeba.
ACTIVITY: Practice of Diagram ruminants digestive system, amoeba.
10.05.14
To
30.06.14
SUMMER VACATIONS
July
01.07.14
To
05.07.14
CHAPTER -3 Fiber to Fabric Animal Fiber.
ACTIVITIY: Collect the pictures of animals that yield wool, Depiction of
location of wool yielding animals on out line map of India and world.
Burning of artificial silk and pure silk.
07.07.14
To
11.07.14
Fiber to Fabric - Silk, Life history of silk moth.
From Cocoon to Silk.
Activity: Make Flash Cards of the Life history of Silk moth.
14.07.14
To
19.07.14
CHAPTER -4 : Heat Hot and Cold measuring temperature, Laboratory
and clinical, thermometer. Activity measuring & recoding the body
temperature with clinical thermometer, Temperature of Normal water &
Hot water with help of Laboratory thermometer.
21.07.14
To
26.07.14
Heat Transfer of heat conduction, convection and radiation, kind of
cloths we wear in Summer and winter.
ACTIVITY: Flow of heat through different materials by conduction,
Transfer of heat by convection in air and water.
July
August
28.07.14
To 02.08.14
CHAPTER -5 : ACIDS, BASES AND SALTS: Natural Indicators around
us.
ACTIVITY: To test acids and bases with help of Red and Blue Litmus
paper, Natural indicators (Like turmeric, china Rose.)
04.08.14
To
08.08.14
Acids, Bases and Salts Neutralization in everyday Life
ACTIVITY: Neutrilization reaction in class.
11.08.14
To
16.08.14
CHAPTER -6 Physical and chemical changes physical and chemical
changes Rusting of Iron, Crystallization.
19.08.14
To
20.08.14
ACTIVITY: To show the physical changes, Demonstration to show the
chemical change like burning of magnesium ribbon (by teacher)
To prepare the crystals of copper sulphate.
21.08.14
To
CHAPTER -7 Weather, climate and adaptations of animal to climate
weather, climate, and adaptation.
23.08.14 ACTIVITY: To collect the weather report data for one week from any
news paper.
25.08.14
To
30.08.14
Weather, climate and adaptations of animals to climate The tropical
rain forest.
ACTIVITY: To depict polar and tropical regions in outline map of world.
To make a chart on different adaptation acquired by elephant with
photos.
01.09.14
To
06.09.14
REVISION OF CHAPTER No. 1 to 7
08.09.14
To
20.09.14
SA I (Summative Assessment -1) Exam
22.09.14
To
27.09.14
CHAPTER -8 Wind, storms & Cyclones Air & wind
ACTIVITY: Air exerts pressure, High Speed of winds reduce its
pressure. Air expands on heating YUVA session No.3.11 End It before
it ends you!
29.29.14
To
03.10.14
AUTUMN BREAK
04.10.14
To
10.10.14
Winds, storms & cyclones destruction caused by cyclones, effective
safety measures, advanced technology
Project work: To explore internet and find out the various cyclones
happened all over the world in Last ten years.
13.10.14
To
18.10.14
CHAPTER -9 SOIL: Soil teeming with Life, Soil
Profile: Soil types
ACTIVITY: Examination of Soil Samples, Layers of Soil. Working with
Soil.
20.10.14
To
Soil: - Absorption of water by soil; Soil and Crop.
ACTIVITY: Measuring rate of percolation, removing moisture, from the
soil, absorption of water in the Soil.
25.10.14
October
November
27.10.14
To
01.11.14
CHAPTER -10 Respiration in Organism why do we, respire Breathing
in other animals, what do we breath out? Do our plants also respire.
ACTIVITY: Effect of breathing on the chest size and measuring model to
show mechanism of breathing.
YUVA section No. 7,10 I can get rid of my anger!
03.11.14
To
07.11.14
CHAPTER -11 Transportation in Animals and plants. Circulatory
system. Blood vessels. Heart
ACTIVITY: Measure. Pulse in wrist For one minute, make a chart of
human heart.
10.11.14
To
15.11.14
Transportation in Animal and plants Heart beat Excretion in animals.
Transport of substances in plants, Transpiration.
ACTIVITY: Model of stethoscope, transport of water in cell .
17.11.14
To
22.11.14
CHAPTER -12 Reproduction in plants Model of reproduction, Fruits
and seed Formation & dispersal.
ACTIVITY: Stem cutting of rose, potato plant sprouting from an eye, new
plants sprouting from ginger, Leaf of bryophyllum with buds in the
margin, study the various ports of flower.
24.11.14
To
29.11.14
CHAPTER -13 Motion and Time: Slow or Fast speed measurement of
time and speed. Time period of a simple pendulum.
ACTIVITY: measuring the speed of a ball.
DECEMBER
01.12.14
To
06.12.14
CHAPTER -14 Electric current & its effects Symbols of electric
components, heating effect of electric current.
ACTIVITY: Making an electric circuit & Electric Bell.
08.12.14
To
12.12.14
Electric Current and its effects Magnetic effect of electric current,
electromagnet.
ACTIVITY: Making electric fuse, effect of current on the needle of
compass, making an electromagnet.
15.12.14 CHAPTER -15 Light Light travels along a straight line. reflection with
spherical mirrors left hand appears on the right side in the image.
To
20.12.14
ACTIVITY: Image Formed by the outer side of a spoon. concave mirror
& convex mirror.
22.12.14
To
24.12.14
Light Activity images formed by lenses, image of sun formed by
convex lens, splitting of Light into seven colours with help of prism. A
disc with seven colours appearing white
25.12.14
To
15.01.15
WINTER BREAK
16.01.15
To
17.01.15
CHAPTER -16 WATER A Precious Resource. How much water is
available. Distribution of water & management what role you can play.
effect of water security.
19.01.15
To
24.01.15
ACTIVITY, Collection of cutting & clipping from new paper magazine
related to water shortage, discussion on water-a limit, less source, water
circle. Listing the Industrial product, rainfall on map of India. YUVA
session 3.10 every drop is precious.
27.01.15
To
31.01.15
CHAPTER -17 Forests Our Life Line Visit to a forest, humus,
decomposers, listing the product we get from Forests.
ACTIVITY: Visiting the Forest or park in the neighborhood; make a list of
Forest product uses with their diagram.
February
02.02.15
5o
07.02.15
CHAPTER -18 Waste water story water our lifeline
What is Sewage?
Waste water treatment plant.
09.02.15
To
13.02.15
Waste water story Better housekeeping practices, sanitation and
disease. Alternative arrangement for Sewage, disposal, sanitation at
public places use of clean water.
ACTIVITY: Survey of contaminating sources of water. filtration process
of water.
YUVA session No. 3.5 Meditation and Pre examination.
REVISION OF CHAPTER 8 -12
16.02.15
To
22.02.15
23.02.15
To
28.02.15
REVISION OF CHAPTER 13-18
01.03.15 SA-II (Summative Assessment II) Exam