MATHEMATICSChapter: Algebraic Expressions Recapitulation of the previous year concept on Algebraic expression was done though a short oral test. Revision on the topic's variables, constant, terms, coefficient of the variable and literal coefficient. Expressions, number line and expression, terms, factors and coefficients, Types of Algebraic expressions, like and Unlike terms, Addition and subtraction of Algebraic expressions were taught in the class with the help of NCERT Text Exercise questions. Chapter: Perimeter and Areas: The chapter was introduced and the students learnt about the following subtopics with the help of NCERT Text Exercise questions. • Squares and Rectangles • Triangles as Parts of Rectangles • Generalising for Other Congruent Parts of Rectangles • Area of a Parallelogram • Area of Triangle • Circumference of a Circle • Area of Circle • Conversion of Units • Applications Nature Walk: The students were asked to make a mask and were then taken out to the ground to experience nature, flowers etc. ENGLISH"Hope smiles from the threshold of the year to come, whispering, 'It will be happier.'" - Lord Alfred Tennyson The new year chimes in bringing new hope and enthusiasm to dream new dreams and to set new goals. English classes in the new year began with reinforcement of Notice Writing- a topic which was introduced in December. The students were acquainted with Voice. The concept of Active Voice and Passive Voice was explained using a PPT. Textbook exercises as well as practice sentences were done by the students to ingrain the concept. Literature units Battle of Blenheim and Says Dogberry to the Watch were completed. A short role play of the play Says Dogberry to the Watch was performed in class by the students. SOCIAL SCIENCEHistory: Ch.- New Political formations in 18th Century The topic started with an interesting story of decline of Aurangzeb. The students discussed and analyzed the reason for the decline of the Mughal empire. The emergence of regional powers was explained in detail by the educator. With the help of maps depicting the extent of Marathas, Sikhs, Jats etc., the students understood the changing phase of Indian History. The learners were told about the facinating incidents of Shivaji's life which inspired them and made the classroom discussion interesting. The students also prepared beautiful posters on Shivaji and reserached about his life and achievemens. Geography: Ch.- Life in Tropical and sub-Tropical regions The chapter was initiated by showing the regions on Google Earth and questions were asked to check the previous knowledge about the heat zones. Through map activity, the students were asked to identify the countries lying in Amazon Basin and Ganga-Brahamputra Basin. The students were asked to extract the information about the life of the people, vegetation and wild life. They were able to understand the challenges faced by the people of these regions. [SDG-13: Climate Action] was discussed in respect to deforestation in Amazon Basin. SCIENCEPhysics: Chapter: Light "More you do for yourself, the more you explore, the more you learn and remember" The students performed a number of hands-on activities and experimentation in the physics lab to understand the various phenomena of light. By using mirrors and other opaque objects, they understood the cause and significance of reflection of light. In continuation, the students performed spoon activity and spherical mirror activities to understand the different natures and views of images formed by converging and diverging mirrors. In their discussions, the learners listed various uses and real life applications of spherical mirrors. Also, based om their learning, the budding physicists were able to differentiate between the types of mirror without touching them. "The interesting learning always leads to curiosity" The students understood about the refraction of light and its application using spherical lenses. They observed the changes in nature and the position of images formed due to lenses by performing activities in the physics lab. They also performed activities to understand how light passes through a triangular prism and observed the beautiful spectrum of VIBGYOR which leads to understanding of rainbow formation. The students used Newton's disc to prove that seven VIBGYOR colors combine to give white light. Revision: Light & Electric Current The learners discussed and enquired about their doubts. In additions, they discussed NCERT Exemplar questions and a oral test was conducted in the class. Chemistry: Chapter: Water- A Precious Natural Resource The month of December started with the topic, ‘Groundwater and Water table depletion’. The topic commenced with probing questions on ground water, water table, aquifers and factors affecting water table depletion. The students researched on the case studies of states of India on water table depletion and the measures taken by the government of that state to reduce the water table depletion. Further, they learnt about water management and their techniques like rainwater harvesting, revival of bawris, construction of dams, etc through share and pair activity. They were also integrated with [SDG-6: Clean water and sanitation] to understand the importance of water for the existence of life on earth. “Forests are the world’s air-conditioning system – the lungs of the planet – and we are on the verge of switching it off.” — King Charles of Britain The month January started with the chapter, 'Forests Our Lifeline' where the students discussed the structure of forests, importance of forests, food chain, food web, how can we conserve our forests and factors responsible for deforestation. In addition to this, the students performed a role play of about 5-10 minutes depicting a scenario about the importance of forests in our lives. Through their preformances, they depicted the importance of forests in maintaining the ecological balance, need to conserve the forests for our future generations, the causes and effects of conservation of forests and the role of eminent personalities in saving the trees like Sundar Lal Bahuguna, the man behind Chipko Andolan Movement. They also linked [SDG 15: Life On Land] depicting the scenario what will be our life without trees. The exceptional performances given by all the students really opened our eyes. Revision: Acids, Bases and Salts The learners discussed the topic and enquired about their doubts. In addition, they discussed the questions from their reference book-Oxford -Everyday life Science. Biology: “The glory of gardening: hands in the dirt, head in the sun, heart with nature.” The cosy month of December saw our young botanists of grade VII learning about the different ways of growing and reproducing plants. The students learnt and made mind maps showing different types of asexual mode of reproduction and vegetative reproduction. They identified the different parts of a complete flower by drawing and labelling the diagram in their notebooks and dissecting the China- rose flower. After recalling the parts of a flower, the students also learnt about the pollination and role of self-pollination and cross pollination. They also admired the role of Artificial Vegetative Propagation in achieving zero hunger. [SDG 2: Zero Hunger] In January, the students started with the recapitulation activities. Oral Revision of the chapters Transport of Substances in Plants and Animals and Reproduction in Plants was done. The different exercises and questions from the Reference Book- Oxford Science in Everyday Life were discussed and done in the class. The students attempted the Google Form and Practice Questions to assess their understanding of the concepts for improving their overall learning. Hindiगुंजन पाठ्य - पुस्तक के पाठ कविता – ‘लीक पर वे चलें’ की व्याख्या की गई तथा सभी प्रश्नोत्तरों पर बिस्तार से चर्चा की गई I कविता को गायन विधि की सहायता से रोचकता प्रदान किया गयाl कविता को गाकर बच्चे काफ़ी खुश हुए l सुश्रुत पाठ बिस्तार से पढ़ाया गया I प्रश्नोत्तरों पर बिस्तार से चर्चा की गई और उसके बाद छात्रों को उसे लिखने के तरीकों से अवगत करायाI हिन्दी भाषा के विकास के लिए सतत व्यापक मूल्यांकन के बिंदुओ को शामिल किया गया l श्रुतिसमभिन्नार्थक, लिंग, वचन और विशेषण को स्पष्ट किया गया I सभी कार्यों के प्रति छात्रों में जबरदस्त उत्साह देखी गई I ICTCybercrime is the biggest challenge these days with the development and access to technology across the globe. Different Cyber Tools and Cyber Threats & security were discussed in the class. The students researched on the terms like Social Networking Sites, Microblogging, Cloud computing, Google Drive, One Drive, YouTube, Google Maps. SANSKRITअनुप्रयुक्तव्याकरणम् - अनुवादम् - अनुवादात्मक विधि द्वारा इकारांत ईकारांत और तकारन्त शब्दरूप आधारित अभ्यास कराते हुए भाषाज्ञान दक्षता प्रदान करना। शब्दरूप – सर्वनामशब्दरूप - कारक / विभक्तियों का अनुप्रयोग करते हुए – चित्रवर्णन संबंधित अनुप्रयोगात्मक अनुवाद का लिखित अभ्यास कार्यपुस्तिका में कराया गया है । कक्षा-परीक्षा चित्रवर्णन , शब्दरूप – सर्वनामशब्दरूप , गद्यांशावबोधन और अनुवाद कार्य का लिखित अभ्यास कराया गया । पाठ-१५ –पाठ- सुभाषितानि – अन्वय – पद्यांशावबोधन , रचनात्मकम् – मंजूषा की सहायता से वाक्य निर्माण सिखाते हुए चित्रवर्णन ,अनुवाद कार्य और पत्रलेखन आदि का लिखित अभ्यास कराया गया है। FRENCHThe students were happy to come back from a relaxed winter vacation. They were introduced to body parts along with videos to help them understand the expressions related to health. They were also introduced to phrases related to health [with the verb avoir]. They were also made to read passages from text book pages for a better understanding of the topic. The students learnt few verbs related to the topic – health & body parts, Adverbs, expressions of avoir with the help of the supportive documents. https://youtu.be/UNCEy-g8qEM https://youtu.be/VfEe5-f_gwA https://youtu.be/fCW2eh6CH9c SPANISHThe month began with learning about clothes. A revision on Comparison was done in class and the students had the opportunity to make their own compartive sentences on the topic. After a recapitulation of colors and learning Demonstrative adjectives, the class attempted sentences using them to describe different clothes. With the chapter ¿Me lo puedo probar? the students were introduced to the use of Direct Object Pronouns. Examples were shared and dicussed in class. With the help of the chapter ¿Qué vas a llevar para ir a la fiesta? the students learnt new words related to the topic clothes and learnt how to talk about wearing clothes in future situations. The students did a pair activity on the topic. GERMANIn January, the students learnt to name the seasons and months, to name landforms, to discuss the reason for the choice of destination and time of travel and discuss the weather. During the third week, the students were taught how to ask a friend about his birthday and how to ask for advice using the verb ¨sollen¨. They also learnt how to make a request and ask for whom a present was meant. Verbs werden and Personal Pronouns were taught through practice exercises. PHYSICAL EDUCATIONINDIAN DANCEIf you visit Punjab during the harvest season, there’s a good chance that you will be able to witness a Bhangra dance performance. Bhangra is a traditional folk dance that’s a staple of the region’s culture. The dance itself has an incredibly rich history, not to mention the beautiful costumes, choreography, and music. In the month of January, Suncitizens learnt Bhangra folk dance steps on 'Vibe' song on the occasion of Lohri festival. WESTERN DANCE"When you dance, your purpose is not to get to a certain place on the floor; it's to enjoy each step along the way." The month of January began with a new dance style -Bhangra- on 'Vibe' song imbibing the spirit of happiness. We used freestyle body movements along with rhythmic foot movements (tapping and shuffling) to create a new choreography. They were also taught the basic levels of movements like plie and shoulder. It is a good exercise for mind and body coordination, it also improves the body posture. INDIAN MUSICगायन अभ्यास: शुद्ध स्वर अलंकार राग, गीत -सरस्वती वंदना । प्रयोग हुए वाद्य: तानपूरा, ऑडियो ट्रैक गायन तकनीक: गायन में प्रस्तुति के महत्वपूर्ण बिंदुओं का अध्यन। छात्र छात्राओं ने गणतंत्र दिवस एवं बसंतोत्सव की गायन प्रस्तुति की तैयारी मे बढ़ चढ़ कर हिस्स लिया। Class X फरवरी माह में छात्र छात्राओं द्वारा की गई गतिविधिया: शास्त्र, क्रियात्मक- पुनः अवलोकन राग, गीत – सरगम गीत, ,राग सारंग बड़ा ख्याल आरोह अवरोह बंदिश प्रयोग हुए वाद्य: तानपूरा, ऑडियो ट्रैक गायन तकनीक: गायन के अभ्यास की बुनियादी तकनीक, प्रतियोगिता में प्रस्तुति के महत्वपूर्ण बिंदु WESTERN MUSICIn all levels of education, music has immense worth. Students learn many important and necessary values for life as music enhances their mind, their expressive ability, and a whole host of other qualities. Learning to read music is learning a different language with abstract sonic meaning. One not only has to comprehend and decipher unique symbols on a page, they have to know how to execute them and execute them well. Those learning music also learn how to develop a critical ear. With a critical ear, one will know how to practice, rehearse, analyze, and critique music performance. Also, performing music encompasses playing with others, as well as alone, which both necessitate certain skills. Also one can also learn tremendously from studying and analyzing music, composing, reading about music, understanding the history of music and its association with historical and current trends, and knowing what to listen for in music. VISUAL ARTSStudents were introduced to Portrait making with simple tracing techniques. They made portraits of different Presidents of India with simple line and pen drawing techniques. Students also explored architectural spaces and made monuments of India. This task was integrated with UNESCO World Heritage sites and SDG 16- Peace, Justice and Strong institutions.
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