(Syllabus) CBSE Class 10th - Science: Year 2013

Syllabus CBSE Class 10th : Science

Theme : Materials - (30 Periods)

Unit : Chemical Substances - Nature and Behaviour

Chemical reactions : Chemical Equation, Balanced chemical equation, implications of a balanced chemical equation, types of chemical reactions : combination, decomposition, displacement, double displacement, precipitation, neutralization, oxidation and reduction. Acids, bases and salts : Their definitions in terms of furnishing of H+ and OH- ions, General properties, examples and uses, concept of pH scale(Definition relating to logarithm not required), importance of pH in everyday life; preparation and uses of sodium hydroxide, Bleaching powder, Baking soda, washing soda and Plaster of Paris. Metals and non metals : Properties of metals and non-metals, reactivity series, formation and properties of ionic compounds, basic metallurgical processes, corrosion and its prevention

Theme : The world of The Living (20 Periods)

Unit : World of Living

Life Processes : "living being". Basic concept of nutrition, respiration, transport and excretion in plants and animals. Control and Co-ordination in Animals and Plants : Tropic movements in plants; Introduction to plant hormones; control and co-ordination in animals : nervous system; voluntary, involuntary and reflex action, chemical co-ordination: animal hormones.

Theme : How things work. (32 Periods)

Unit : Effects of Current

Electric current, potential difference and electric current. Ohm's law; Resistance, Resistivity, Factors on which the resistance of a conductor depends. Series combination of resistors, parallel combination of resistors and its applications in daily life. Heating effect of Electric current and its applications in daily life. Electric Power, Inter relation between P, V, I and R.