PHYSICS SYLLABUS

GRADE TOPIC DETAILED SUMMARY

MOTION AND A.1History of Transportation
MEASUREMENT OF A.2Measurement of Length – Distance
6 DISTANCES A.3Conventional Methods of Measurement
A.4Standard Units of Measurement
A.5Types of Motion
LIGHT, SHADOWS AND B.1Object types – transparent,translucent and
REFLECTIONS opaque
B.2Shadows
B.3Eclipse : Solar and Lunar Eclipse
B.4Pinhole camera
B.5Mirrors and reflections
ELECTRICITY AND C.1Electric current
CIRCUITS C.2Electric circuit
C.3Components of basic electric circuit : Cell ,
Switch, and Bulb
C.4Conductor
C.5Insulator
FUN WITH MAGNETS D.1Discovery of Magnets
D.2Magnet
D.3Poles of a magnet
D.4Like poles repel and unlike poles attract
D.5Magnetic Field of Earth and Compass
HEAT A.1Introduction to Heat : Hot & Cold
A.2Temperature
7 A.3Measuring Temperature – Reading a
thermometer
A.4Clinical and Laboratory Thermometer
A.5Sea Breeze & Land Breeze
A.6Heat Trasnfer : An idea of conduction,
convection and radiation
 A.7Clothing for winters and summers
WINDSTORM AND B.1Air and its properties
CYCLONE B.2Wind and types of wind : Pressure
B.3Weather
B.4Thunderstorms and cyclones
B.5Destruction caused by cyclones
B.6Effective safety measures and role of
technology
MOTION AND TIME C.1An idea of speed : slow and fast
C.2Measurement of time using periodic events
C.3Appreciation of idea of time and need to
measure it
C.4Measuring speed : units of time and speed
C.5Understanding and application Distance –
Time Graph
ELECTRIC CURRENT D.1Electric circuit symbols for different elements
AND ITS EFFECT of circuit
D.2Heating effect of current
D.3Principle of fuse
D.4Magnetic effect of electric current
D.5Current carrying coil : Electromagnet
D.6Working of an electric bell
LIGHT E.1Rectilinear Propagation of Light and Reflection
of Light
E.2Reflection of Light – Virtual Image and Real
Image
E.3Reflection of Light in a Mirror – Lateral
Inversion or Left-Right Reversal
E.4Images formed by spherical mirrors
E.5Images formed by lenses
E.6Sunlight : white or coloured ?
FORCE AND PRESSURE A.1Idea of Force : A push or a pull
A.2Force and Motion – Change in State of Motion
8 A.3Force – Interaction of Forces and Change in
Shape due to Force
A.4Contact Force – Friction, Applied Force and
Normal Force
A.5Non-Contact Force – Gravitational Force,
Electrostatic Force and Magnetic Force
A.5The Concept of Pressure
A.6Hydro-static Pressure – Pressure Exerted by
Fluids
A.7Atmospheric Pressure – Hydro-static Pressure
exerted by Gases
FRICTION B.1Friction – factors affecting friction
B.2Sliding and rolling friction
B.3Kinetic Friction
B.4Advantages and disadvantages of friction for
the movement of automobiles
B.5Airplanes and boats/ships : Fluid Friction
B.6Friction and Frictional Force – A Necessary
Evil
SOUND C.1Sound produced by vibrating bodies
C.2Sound produced by humans
C.3Medium of Propagation
C.4How do we hear sound ?
C.5Aptitude, Time Period, And Frequence of a
vibration
C.6Loudness and Pitch
C.7Audible and in audible sound
C.8Difference between noise and music
C.9Noise pollution and its preventive measures
CHEMICAL EFFECTS OF D.1Conduction of Electricity: Do Liquids Conduct
ELECTRIC CURRENT Electricity?
D.3Conduction of Electricity in Liquids –
Electrolysis
 D.4Electrolysis and Electroplating
SOME NATURAL E.1Lightning
PHENOMENA E.2Charging by rubbing
E.4Transfer of Charge
E.5The Story of Lightning
E.6Lightning Safety
E.7Phenomena related to earthquakes
E.8Protection against earthquakes
LIGHT F.1Reflection of Light – The Laws of Reflection
F.2Characteristics of image formed with a plane
mirror
F.3Reflection of Light – Regular Reflection,
Diffused Reflection and Multiple Reflection
F.4Sunlight – white or colored ?
F.5Structure of the eye
F.6Non-Optical Low Vision Aids – Devices to
Help the Blind and the Visually Impaired
F.7Optical Low Vision Aids – Devices to Help the
Blind and the Visually Impaired
F.8Braille – Helping the Blind and the visually
impaired read
STARS AND THE SOLAR G.1Celestial Bodies
SYSTEM G.2Moon
G.3Stars
G.4Planet
G.5Constellations
G.6Motion of celestial objects in space
G.7The Solar System
G.8Other Members of the Solar System
MOTION A.2Uniform motion and non uniform motion on
9 along a straight line
A.3Measuring the rate of motion
A.4Rate of change of velocity
 A.5Graphical representation of motion
A.6Equation of motion by graphical method
A.7Uniform circular motion

FORCE AND LAWS OF C.1Force and motion

MOTION C.2First law of motion
C.3Second law of motion
C.4Inertia and mass
C.5Mathematical formulation of second law of
motion
C.6Third law of motion
C.7Conservation of momentum
GRAVITATION D.1Gravitation
D.2Universal law of gravitation
D.3Free fall
D.4Mass and weight
D.5Thurst and pressure
D.6Buoyancy
D.7Archimedes principle
D.8Relative density
WORK AND ENERGY B.1Work
B.2Energy
B.3Potential energy of an object at a hieght
B.4Law of conservation of energy
B.5Rate of doing work: power
SOUND E.1Production of sound, Propagation of sound
E.2Characteristics of sound wave
E.3Speed of sound in different medium
E.4Reflection of sound
E.5Reverberation
E.6Application of ultrasound
E.7Range of hearing, Structure of human ear