Air Force Bal Bharati School Lodhi Road -110003
Annual Syllabus 2016-2017
Class VIII
Term 1From April 16 to September 2016
English
FA 1
New Broadway
Literature reader
Prose
After Twenty Years
O Henry
Chasing the Rainbow
Manoj Das
Main Course Book
Unit 1 Going Places
Sec 1: Voyage to Broddingnag
Sec 2 : Adventure in Antarctica
Sec 3 : The Brook
Work Book :
Unit 1 : My Favorite Places
Unit 2 : Nature beats the odds ; Competitors
FA2
Prose
The Post master
A Tiger in the School
Poem
Geography lesson
Adventures with books
Main Course Book
Unit 2 Fighting the odds
Sec 1: Sound Sensation From Evelyn Glennie
RK Narayan
Sec 2: The Hour of terrorism
Sec 3 : The Hero
Unit 3 : Challenges at School
Sec 1 : The Mahatma’s Marksheets
Sec 2: Pepper , the Phant om Pet
Sec 3: Arithmetic’s
Work book :
Sec 3: Abraham Lincoln’s School Days
Project
Hosting A talk show
Term II From October 16 to March 2017
English
FA3
Literature Reader
Prose
Half a Gift
Cricket for crocodile
Poem
Mother to son
The louse and the mosquito
Main Course book
Unit IV The Spirit of science
1. Science is my best friend
2. The day of an American Journalist - 2889
3. Archemedes Principle
Unit V On Wings of Freedom
1. From darkness to light
2. Princess September
3. Freedom
Workbook
Welcome Atlas – Age of Robo Sapiens is here
FA4
Unit VI Live the let live
1. Tangerine the wasp
2. Kalinga – The turning point
3. A prayer for Healing
Workbook
The statue of Liberty ‘s roots we the peoples
Project
Planning a republic day float for your state
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2)
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20 Marks Project on Mother
10 Enactment of Vakoo
10 Worksheets
10( Work Completion) Sc poster 50
Reader
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The Little Prince
Paper Plague
Quality of Mercy
Term 1 From April 16 to September 2016
Mathematics
Ch 1: Rational Numbers
Ch 2: Linear Equations in one variable
Ch 3: Understanding Quadrilaterals
Ch 4: Practical Geometry
Ch 5: Data Handling
Ch 6: Square and Square Roots
Ch 7: Cubes and Cube Roots
Ch 16: Playing with Numbers
Term II From October 16 to March 2017
Mathematics
Ch 8: Comparing Quantities
Ch 9: Algebraic expression and Identities
Ch 10: Visualizing Solid Shapes
Ch 11: Mensuratation
Ch 12: Exponents of powers
Ch 13: Direct and Inverse Proportions
Ch 14: Factorisation
Ch 15: Introductions to Graphs
Term 1 & Term II From April 16 to March 17
General Science
FA 1 (50 marks)
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Unit Test ( 20 marks ) Chapter 1,2)
Project Work I (Chapter Pg 15 : activity 3) 10 marks)
Project Work II (Chapter 3 Pg 42 : activity 3) (10 marks)
Notebook and Class response (10marks )
(UT Schedule has not come as yet . So tentative)
FA II (50 marks)
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2.
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4.
Unit Test (20 Marks) Chapter
Project work II Model / Chart on any suitable topic of science (10 marks )
Project work activity 1 Pg 55: Chapter 4) (10 marks )
Note Book and class response (10 marks)
SAI : 90 marks
Chapter 1 to 9
SA II : 90 Marks
Chapter 10 to 18
Term 1 From April 16 to September 2016
History
Chapter 2 : From Trade to territory
Chapter 3: Ruling the Country Side
Chapter 4: Tribals Dikus and the Vision of a Golden Age
Chapter 5: When people rebel – 1857 and after
Civics
Chapter 1 : The Indian Constitution
Chapter 2: Understanding secularism (Pg 19 to 21)
Chapter 3: Why do we need a parliament ?
Chapter 4 : Understanding Laws (only terms , Pg 45 to Q2 to be done)
Chapter 5: Judiciary (Pg 57 only diagrams , delete Pg 58 & 59)
Geography
Chap 1 Resources
2. Land, Soil, water , Natural vegetation and wildlife.
Term II From October 16 to March 2017
History
Chapter 7 : Weavers , Iron smelters
Chapter 9 : Women , caste and Reforms
Chapter 11: The Making of National Movement: 1857os -1947
Civics
Chapter 6: Understanding Our Criminal Justice System. (Pg 70&71)
Chapter 8: Confronting Marginalisation
Chapter 9: Public Facilities
Chapter 10: Law and Justice
Geography
Chapter 3: Mineral And Power Resources
Chapter 4: Agriculture
Term 1 From April 16 to September 2016
Computer Science
Chapter 1
Introduction to Access 2013
Chapter 2
Access 2013: Design View, Queries, Forms and Reports
Chapter 5
Audacity
Chapter 6
Light works
Term II From October 16 to March 2017
Computer Science
Chapter 9
Introduction to Dreamweaver CS3
Chapter 10
Images and Framesets in Dreamweaver CS3
Chapter 7
Introduction to Photoshop CS3
Chapter 8
Tools used in Photoshop CS3
Term 1 From April 16 to September 2016
Hindi
Term II From October 16 to March 2017
Hindi
Term 1 & Term II From April 16 to March 2017
Sanskrit