SYLLABUSPLANFORTHESESSION2020-21
                                                        SUBJECT-CHEMISTRY
                                                              CLASS–X
               TEXTBOOK:ScienceandTechnology(NCERT)
               TotalWeightageofChemistryPortion(Theory):26/80=32.5%
  MONTH UNIT/TOPIC SUBTOPICS                     LEARNINGOBJECTIVES PRACTICAL/ACTIVITY/PE LEARNINGOUTCOMES
                                                                         DAGOGY
  March      Chemical      Characteristicsof     Toidentifythe              TypesofReactions        Studentsacquirethebasic
             Reactions     chemicalreactions     characteristicsof           1.Actionofwateron understandingof-
             and           ,Typesofchemical      chemicalreactions.             quicklime           Identificationofchemical
             Equations     reactions,            Tointerpretchanges          2.Effectofheaton       reactionsonthebasisoftheir
             (Weightage= combination,            intochemicalreactions          ferroussulphate     characteristics.
             6marks        decomposition,        basedoncertain                 crystals            Theygettheskilland
             approx)       displacement,         observations.                                      knowledgetoclassifythe
                           precipitation,        Toclassifythechemical                              chemicalreactionsinto:
                           neutralization.       reactionsinto                                      combination,decomposition,
                                                 combination,                                       displacement,precipitation,
                                                 decomposition,                                     neutralization.
                                                 displacement,
                                                 precipitation,
                                                 neutralization.
  April      Chemical      Oxidation&reduction   Tounderstandthe             TypesofReactions Theywillbeabletointerpret
             Reactions     intermsofgain&loss phenomenaofoxidation           Behaviorofaniron      andclassifychemicalchanges
             and           ofoxygen&Hydrogen &reductionintermsof               nailkeptincopper     intoappropriatecategories.
             Equations                           gain&lossofoxygen&            sulphatesolution     Theywillbeabletodistinguish
                                                 Hydrogen                    Reactionbetween       betweenoxidationand
                                                                               sodiumsulphate&      reduction.
                           Generalpropertiesof   Tointroducegeneral            bariumchloride       Theywillunderstandthe
                           acids&bases           propertiesofacids&                                 conceptofacids,basesand
             Acids,Bases Characteristicsof       basesand                                           salts.
             &Salts        acids&bases,          characteristicsofacids                             Enablingstudentstointerpret
             (Weightage= chemicalreactionsof &bases.                                               thepropertitiesofacidsand
             5marks        acids&bases,          Toenablethemtowrite                               basesintorelevantchemical
             approx)       examples&uses.        chemicalreactionsof                               equations.
                                                 acids&bases,
                                                 examples&uses.
  May        Acids,Bases pHscale,pHin            Tointroducethe              Tostudythe           Theywillacquirethe
             &Salts        everydaylife,salts,   conceptofpHscale,pH           propertiesofacids   knowledgeofpHandit’severy
                           categoriesofsalts.    ineverydaylife,salts,         &basestaking        dayuseandsignificance.
                           Importantchemical     categoriesofsalts.            examplesofdilHCl Theywillunderstandthe
                           compounds.            Importantchemical             &dilNaOH            importanceofvarious
                                                                            
                                                 compounds.                                        industrialprocesseswhichlead
                                                                            ARTINTEGRATION:
                                                                                                   toformationofsomevery
                                                                            EnquiryBasedScientific
                                                                                                   importantchemical
                                                                            Investigationand
                                                                                                   compounds.
                                                                            Recordingthesamein
                                                                            anartisticmannerin
                                                                            formofapicture
                                                                            collage,Slide
                                                                            presentationorvideo.
                                                                            Theywillidentify
                                                                            naturalsubstancesthat
                                                                            canbeusedasAcid-
                                                                            BaseIndicatorsand
                                                                            findoutthecolouror
                                                                            odourchangesofthose
                                                                            indicatorsindifferent
                                                                            mediumsandpresent
                                                                            thesameinanartistic
                                                                            form.
                                                                            Theywillalsoresearch
                                                                            andinvestigatethe
                                                                            approximatepHofsoil
                                                                               foundinArunachal
                                                                               Pradeshandrecord
                                                                               theirfindings.
  July       Metals&Non Physical&chemical          Togivethemthe                Toobservethe          Anelementaryideaand
             -Metals        propertiesofmetals& knowledgeofphysical&              actionofZn,Fe,Cu introductiontometalsandnon-
             (Weightage= non-metals,reactivity chemicalpropertiesof               ,&Almetalsonthe metalswillbegainedbythem.
             5marks         series,                metals&non-metals,             followingsalt        Studentsacquirethe
             approx)        Electrovalentbond.     reactivityseries,              solutions.           knowledgeofBondformation.
                                                   Tointroducethe               ZnSO(aq)              Theyareenabledtodepictthe
                                                                                       4
                                                   conceptofelectrovalent       FeSO(aq)              Lewisdotstructuresof
                                                                                       4
                                                   bond.                        CuSO(aq)              formationofelectrovalent
                                                                                       4
                                                                                  Al(SO)(aq)           compounds.
                                                                                    2     4
  August     Carbon         Uniquenatureof         Toimpressuponthem        SUBJECTENRICHMENT          Studentsgettheunderstanding
             Compounds carbon,elementary           theuniquenatureof        ACTIVITY:                  ofbasicsofOrganicchemistry.
             (Weightage= ideaofcovalent            carbon,elementaryidea Preparationofthree            Theyunderstandtheunique
             5marks         bonding.Typesof        ofcovalentbonding.       dimensionalmodelsof        natureofcarbon,thereasons
             approx)        organiccompounds, Togivethemthe                 methane,ethane.graphite, whichimpartitsuchgreat
                            Functionalgroups,      knowledgeoftypesof       buckminsterfullereneusing significanceinthelivingworld.
                            Nomenclatureof         organiccompounds,        ecofriendlymaterials       Theyarealsoenabledtodraw
                            organiccompounds. functionalgroups,             depictingthecorrect        andrepresenttheLewisdot
                                                   Nomenclatureoforganic orientationofbondsand         structuresofcovalent
                                                   compounds.               bondangles.                compounds.
                                                                                                       Studentsgetaglimpseof
                                                                                                       IUPACnomenclature.
  Septemb Periodic          Earlyattemptsat        Tofamiliarizethemwith Constructionof                Theygettheunderstanding
  er         Classification classification,        theearlyattemptsat       Mendeleev’speriodictable thathowatomicmassandthen
             ofElements     Mendeleev,speriodic    classification,          .                          lateratomicnumbersplayeda
                            Table,Featuresas       Togivethem               Solvingpuzzlesbasedon      roleinclassificationof
                            wellasdrawbacksof      understandingof          correlationofanelement     elements.
                           histable.Modern       Mendeleev,speriodic     toitspropertieswithits    Theyacquiretheconceptand
                           periodicLaw,modern table,featuresaswell       positionintheperiodic     understandthesignificanceof
                           periodictable.        asdrawbacksofhis        table.                    classificationdoneby
                                                 table.Tointroducethe                              Mendeleev.
                                                 ModernperiodicLaw,                                Theygettheknowledgeof
                                                 modernperiodictable.                              basiclayoutofModern
                                                                                                   periodictablewhichismadeby
                                                                                                   NeilsBohr.
                                                                                                   Theyareenabledtocorrelate
                                                                                                   propertiesofelementswithits
                                                                                                   positionintheperiodictable.
  October Periodic         .Gradationin          Gradationinproperties   ConceptmapofGradation Theygettheknowledgeof
             Classification propertiesalongthe   alongthegroup,across    inProperties.             basiclayoutofModern
             ofElements    group,acrossthe       theperiod.                                        periodictablewhichismadeby
             (Weightage= period.                 Toenablethemto                                    NeilsBohr.
             5marks        Predictionof          Predictofpropertiesof                             Theyareenabledtocorrelate
             approx)       propertiesofelements elementsonthebasisof                               propertiesofelementswithits
                           onthebasisoftheir     theirpositioninthe                                positionintheperiodictable.
                           positionintheperiodic periodictable
                           table