ANNUAL SYLLABUS

SESSION-2023-2024
SUBJECT: SOCIAL SCIENCE
CLASS-VIII
BOOK Content and its mapping with Previous classes Suggested Activities Learning Outcome
Social and Political Chapter-1:  Make a chart on Fundamental  Interprets social and political
Life III “The Indian Constitution” Rights given in the Indian issues in one’s own region with
Constitution. (Use list in Braille as reference to the Constitution of
well, if required) India.
 Fundamental Duties with drawing,  Illustrates the Fundamental
pictures, poems or essay and discuss Rights and Fundamental Duties
them in the classroom. with appropriate examples.
 Please see the worksheet no 26-29.

Social and Political Class VIII  Differentiates between state

Life Chapter-3:  Election of class leaders/student government and Union
III “Parliament and the Making of Laws?” council and designate different class government.
portfolios to them.  Describes the process of election
 Worksheet No. 32,33,34(Class VI) to the LokSabha.
Aligned Chapter:  Worksheet No. 28,29,30,31(Class  Locates one’s own constituency
Class VI: VII) on parliamentary constituency
Chapter-3: What is Government?  Please see the worksheet no 43-45 map of State/UT and names
*Chapter-4: Key elements of Government (VIII). local MP. (Use embossed/tactile
Class-VII: maps as far as possible)
Chapter-3: How the State Government Works?

Resource and Class VIII  Topic-“Water Conservation” Make  Describe causes of forest fire,
Development Chapter-2: a poster/paste related pictures or landslide, industrial disasters and
“Land, Soil, Water, Natural Vegetation and write a story poem or essay in your their risk reduction measure.
Wildlife Resources” notebook.
 Worksheet No. 5,6,7,8,9 (Class VII)
Aligned Chapter:  Please see the worksheet no 16-19
Class VI: (Class VIII)
*Chapter-5: Major Domains of Earth
Class VII:
Chapter-1: Environment

Resource and Chapter-3  Collect pictures and watch  Explains the importance of
Development Agriculture videos of different types of agriculture and types of
agriculture. agriculture
 Collect newspaper clippings  Explains the types of farming
of news related to different practice around the world.
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 crops.
 Collect seeds of different
crops and paste in scrap file
Our Pasts - III Chapter-2:  Locate the sea routes of India in the  Explains how the English East
“From Trade to Territory” 18th century (Use embossed/ tactile India Company became the most
maps as far as possible dominant power.
Aligned Chapter:  Collect pictures, stories, poems and
Class VII: information about any of the
Ch-10: Eighteenth- century Political Formation following:
Class VIII  The Rani of Jhansi,
 Haider Ali
 Maharaja Ranjit Singh
 Lord Dalhousie.
 Please see the worksheet no 5-10.

Our Pasts - III Chapter-5: Make a file of –  Explains the origin, nature and
“When People Rebel: 1857 and After”  Pictures and information related to spread of the revolt of 1857 and
the revolt of 1857. the lessons learned from it.
 Map work (Related to the chapter);
Use embossed/tactile map as far as
possible
 Please see the worksheet no 20-25.

Note:
 Above mentioned Syllabus should be completed by 15 September 2023.
 Use embossed maps/globe as far as possible
 Revision of syllabus for Mid Term Examination.
 The above said syllabus is for the assessment purpose only and remaining topics/chapters may be taught as Subject Learning Enrichment.
Mid Term Exam
BOOK Content and its mapping with Previous ACTIVITIES LEARNING OUTCOME
classes
Social and Political Chapter-5:  Poster- Pg. No. 51 (Text Book)  Explains the functioning of the
Life “Judiciary” (Poster may be made in tactile form judicial system in India by citing
III as far as possible) some landmark cases.
 Please see the worksheet no 46 -48.

Social and Political Chapter-8:  Prepare a chart showing Fundamental  Understand the importance of
Life – III “Confronting Marginalisation” Rights related to Equality. Fundamental Rights.
 Invoking fundamental rights.  Discussion should be encouraged in  Identifies the laws which save
 Laws for marginalized. the class room on fundamental duties rights and human dignity of

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  Protecting the rights of dalits and and rights. Marginalized section.
Adivasi; Demands and the 1989 Act;  Worksheet No. 20, 21, 25 (Class VI)
Provision of laws to sort out  Worksheet No. 14,15,16 (Class VII)
marginalization use of fundamental  Please see the worksheet no 14, 15
rights; Preventing of Atrocities Act (Class VIII)
1989.
Aligned Chapter:
Class VI:
*Chapter-1: Understanding Diversity
Chapter-2: Diversity and Discrimination
Class VII:
Chapter-1: On Equality
*Chapter- 9: Struggle for Equality

Resource and Chapter-4:  To locate main Industries on world  Classifies different types of
Development “Industries” map. industries based on raw
 To collect pieces of various types of materials, size and ownership.
clothes and classify them between
cotton, woolen and silk. Paste them
in your note book/ scrap file.
 Please see the worksheet no 38-41.
Resource and Chapter-5:  Collects some news clippings related  Explains population and
Development Human Resource to growth of world population different concept related to it.
specifically place of India in the
world.
Our Pasts – III Chapter-7:  Find out from your Grandparents  Explains the institutionalization
“Civilizing the Native, Educating the nation” about what they studied in school. of the new education system in
 Mock debate:- Mahatma Gandhi on India.
Basic Education and Macaulay on
English Education.
Our Pasts – III Chapter-9: Debate on various national movements from  Outlines the course of the Indian
The Making of the National Movement 1870 to 1947. national movement from 1870s
1870-1947 Please see the worksheet no 30-37. till Independence on time line.
 Analyses the significant
developments in the process of
nation building.
Note:
 Above mentioned Syllabus should be completed by 31st January 2024.
 Use embossed maps/globe as far as possible
 Revision of Syllabus for Annual Examination.
 The above said syllabus is for assessment purpose only and remaining topics/chapters may be taught as subject Learning Enrichment.
*Not for assessment.
Annual Examination 2024