GRADE 10 - SA 1 Portion
OBJECTIVES              METHOD/ DURATION
S No.       SUBJECTS                    PORTION                                 ASSESSED                  OF THE SA TASK
                        •. Concept of relative atomic masses ,
                       molecular masses , and molecular formulae .
                        • Calculation of relative atomic masses ,
                       relative molecular masses considering
                       existence of isotopes , understanding empirical
                       formula mass and formula mass of different
                       compounds.
                        • Validation of law of stoichiometric
                       proportions to introduce concept of               Criterion A: Knowing and
                       moles.(mole - mole relation ship, mole-           Understanding
                       volume relation ship)                             Criterion D: Reflection on
                                                                         impact of science
                        • Application of concept of moles to work out
                       various stoichiometric proportions like %
                       yield , % purity , reacting masses of reactants
                       and products ,limiting reagents , atom
                       economy, Empirical and molecular formula
                       . • Also extending to concept of mole to
                       understand gaseous reactions and calculation
                       of concentration of solutions through
                       measuring volumes of solutions required by
 1      Chemistry      titration method.                                                              Written
              Light: Reflection by plane mirrors, spherical
              mirrors, Image formation be a concave and        Criterion B: Inquiring and
                                                               designing
2   Physics   convex mirror, ray diagrams, mirror formula,
                                                               Criterion C: Processing and
                                                                                             Written
              refraction, refractive index, Snell's rule and   evaluating
              problems bsed, Critical angle, total internal
              reflection and applications.
                Impacts and management of natural disasters -
                • Tectonically active areas Natural disasters and
                hazards, Weather related Natural disasters and
                disasters related to Geophysical activity.
                • Impacts of disasters- Economical, Social and
                Environmental impacts of Natural disasters.
                Impacts – Long and Short term, Direct & Indirect.
                Primary and Secondary impacts
                • Management- Awareness, preparedness and
                mitigation of risk by Sustain warning systems, Role
                of technology in Natural disasters- warning
                systems, communication, patterns and trends,
                data, Reduction of risk by development. Compare
                and contrast - LEDC and MEDC's (management
                approach)                                        •
                PREVIOUS KNOWLEDGE- Crustal/Continental and
                Oceanic plates, Regions in Pacific ring of fire,
                Geophysical disasters and hazards - Volcano,
                Earthquakes and Tsunami, Impacts (short term
                and Long term)- Environmental, Economical and
                Social, Role of technology in Natural disasters-
                warning systems, communication, Preparedness
                (patterns and trends through data, Reduction of
                risk by Response and rescue). Role of Technology
                and Global interactions in order to mitigate the
                causality of the event.
                •Case studyJapan (MEDC) and Bangladesh-               Criterion A: Knowing and
                flooding through geophysical activities and           Understanding
                weather/meteorological reasons. Indian Ocean          Criterion D: Thinking
3   Geography   Tsunami-2004                                          Critically                 Written
              Unit 1 -Independence and National Identity –
              Case Study of the Indian National
              Movement for Freedom
              **Indian National Movement -
              Establishment of the Indian
              National Congress, Ideological
              differences and Split in the
              movement, Gandhian movements,
              Radicalist Phase of India’s struggle         "Criteria B- Investigating
              for independence, 1947 - The Year            Criteria C-
4   History   of independence and Partition                Communication"               Project based
                  Unit 1 - Geometry and Trigonometry
                  • Co-ordinate Geometry - Identifying the
                  different components of the Cartesian plane:
                  axes, origin, coordinates (x, y) and points,
                  Understanding and using the Cartesian plane,
                  plotting graphs, finding distances between
                  two points, distance between a point and a
                  line, finding the midpoint, y = mx + c,
                  gradients and intercepts, Equation of a line -
                  standard form, slope-intercept form, Gradient
                  of Parallel and Perpendicular lines.
                  • Bearings
                  • Transformation of linear functions
                  • Movement on a plane - isometric                Criterion A - Knowing and
                  transformations, enlargement and                       Understanding
                  tessellations                                    Criterion B - Investigating
5   Mathematics   • Rotation around a given point                           Patterns             Written
                   Unit 5 : The Art of Persuasion (Comparison of
                   Literary, Non- Literary and Moving texts): •
                   Focus on the different approaches to
                   comparative analysis.
                   •    Focus on the interplay between structural
                   choices and constructing perspectives.
                   •    Identify meaningful comparison points
                   •    Focus on defining effective organizational
                   structures (thesis statements, topic sentences,
                   details/analysis, transitions in intra and inter
                   paragraphs, etc.
                   •    Focus on identifying various persuasive
                   techniques and their impact on the audience
                   •     Focus on developing identifying,
                   comprehending, analyzing, reasoning,
    Language and   synthesizing, and evaluation skills to write a     Criterion A- Analysing
6   Literature     compare and contrast essays                        Criterion B- Organising   Written
7   Biology                                                           Criterion B & C           Project Based
                                                                         Criteria A: Listening
                                                                         Criteria B: Reading
8                                                                                                     Written
                         SA 2                                            Criteria C: Speaking         Speaking
                         Unit 2: The world we live in                    Criteria D: Writing          Writing - 35mins (Assessprep)
                         -Weather - different climatic conditons
                         -Global issues - Global warming
         Language
                         Hindi Capable level                             Criteria A: Listening        Speaking
        Acquisition_     Global issue The world we live in               Criteria B: Reading          Writing - 35mins (Assessprep)
      Emergent (Hindi,   • Global issues (Hunger, Drugs, unemployment,
      Spanish, French)   child labour)
                                                                         Criterion A: Inquiring and
                         Unit 1: Living together in a highly             Analyzing
                         interconnected world                            Criterion B: Developing
                         - Identifying the problems in the               Ideas
                         interconnected world
                         - Identifying the targeted audience facing
                         issues with the problem on communication
                         and collaboration.
                         By comparing with the existing solutions
                         giving a Design Brief on the solution.
                         - Elaborating Design Specifications
                         Finalizing the Design Ideas on the identified
9   Elective - Design    problem.                                                                     Project based Task
                         Unit 1 - Art and the world unit -1 art and the
                         artworld Students will Reflect on all the Tasks
                         connecting with SOI, GC, KEY CONCEPT,                unit -1 SA-2 criteria B
                                                                              Developing : Students will
                         RELATED KEY CONCEPT, Critique on artist
                                                                              work on techniques and skill
                         work and their own connecting with GC and            and develop the concept
                         SOI and on the concept. students investigate         connecting to GC & SOI         Students will develop 3 different art
                         on artist and artwork connecting to GC and                                          works on different mediums and
                         SOI and will do a critical analyse Criteria                                         techniques and reflect on their art
Elective - Visual Arts   Investigating Ai , Aii and Responding Diii                                          work connecting to GC & SOI.
                             Students will do in-depth Research on
                          Chosen Artist whose work is inspired by 21st        Criteria A: Knowing and
                           Century Issues. Critique of Play on Play in        Understanding
                          Context, Performance based and Production           Criteria C: Thinking
Elective - Theatre                              based                         Creatively                     Research based
                                                                                                             Students will prepare a questionnaire
                                                                                                             which will help coach to identify the
                                                                                                             following 1.health element that could
                                                                                                             positively impact their future 2.
                                                                                                             physical fitness element that could
                                                                                                             lead to improvement in a sport or
                         "UNIT- 1 Connecting and reconnecting                                                activity"
                         Task Description:
                         Students produce an SA-1 e-portfolios which
                         provides evidence of a unit where they act as both
                         a coach (to another                                  Criteria- A -Knowing and
                         student) and a client (in response to another        understanding Criteria-B
Elective - PHE           student coach).                                      Planning for performance