Weightage to Objectives

Sl. No. Objective % Marks

01 Remembering 20 16

02 Understanding 40 32

03 Applying

(includes Analysis and Synthesis)

20 16

04 Skill 20 16

Total 100 80

Types of Questions

Sl. No. Types of Items No of Items Marks for Each Total

01 MCQ 10 1 10

02 Matching 1 4 4

03 Very Short Answer 7 1 7

04 Short Answer 16 2 32

05 Long Answer Types – 1 5 3 15

06 Long Answer Types – 2 3 4 12

Total 42 80

Difficulty Level

Sl. No. Objective % Marks

01 Easy 30 24

02 Average 50 40

03 Difficult 20 16

Total 100 80

Formative Assessments There are four formative assessments.

FA – 1

FA – 2

FA – 3

FA – 4

Question Paper Design & Guidelines for Formative Assessment(Issued by KSEEB for SSLC Examination 2015)

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Details of Formative Assessment

FA Month Chapters Suggestged Activities Evaluation

01 June

July

U1–Alternate Souces of energy

• Group Discussion on need for alternate sources of energy

• Models of biogas plant• Collecting pictures of solar

devises

♦ Students are to take an achievement test for 20 marks.

♦ Three activities/projects are to be done by the students.

♦ One activity/project from Physics, one from chemistry and one from biology

♦ Marks for written test is 20

♦ Marks for each project/activity is to

♦ Totally evaluation is done for 20 + 10 + 10 + 10

♦ Paper pencil test papers are to be maintained through out the year.

♦ Evaluation documents maintained for evaluating projects/activities to be maintained and showcased to visiting officials.

U2–Environmental Issues

• Identifying highly air polluted area by paraffin wax slide method

• Visit to a near by slum – presenting a report on its status

• Waste pit management in schools

U3–Periodic classification of elements

• Dramatizing the need for systematic arrangement

• Ppt on periodic table

U5–Green plants and chordates

• Preparation of herbariums• Observing germination patterns

of monocot and dicot seedlings• Videos on under water life• Visit to national parks• Maintaining an aquarium

U8–Types of Motion

• Calculating the period of pendulum

• Deciding the factors experimentally of time period

U9–Heat Engines • Papers presentation on heat engines

• Interviewing a local mechanic• Collecting information on

various types of fuels

02 August

September

U4–Silicon • Collection and display of silicon compounds

• Visit and report to a glass factory• Talk on uses of silicon

♦ Students are to take an achievement test for 20 marks.

♦ Three activities/projects are to be done by the students.

♦ One activity/poject from Physics, one from chemistry and one from biology

♦ Marks for written test is 20

♦ Marks for each project/activity is 10

♦ Totally evaluation is done for 20 + 10 + 10 + 10

U11–Industrial inorganic chemistry

• Collection of different types of glasses

• A talk on importance of optic fibers in revolutionizing communications.

• Visit and report to a pot making unit

• Interviewing a pot maker• Preparing hand paper• Preparing water proof paper

SYLLABUS 3

FA Month Chapters Suggestged Activities Evaluation

02 August

September

U6–Plant and animal tissues

• Cross section of dicot stem• Cross section of monocot stem• Visit to histopathology lab• Differential stain of blood smear

♦ Paper pencil test papers are to be maintained through out the year.

♦ Evaluation documents maintained for evaluating projects/activities to be maintained and showcased to visiting officials.

U7–Microbial diseases

• Visit to a hospital (Virology Department)

• Videos and PPT on STDs.• A talk on “moral educaiton a

necessity in controlling STD’s”.

U10–Nuclear Energy

• Collecting pictures of nuclear power plant

• Debate on nuclear weapon free world

• PPT on nuclear disasters• Talk on nuclear waste

management

U14–Sound • Collecting pictures of scanning• Debate – Use and abuse of

scanning

03 November

December

U12–Carbon and its compounds

• A talk – Biological significance of Carbon

• Chart showing the structure of hydrocarbons

• A talk – Significance of organic chemistry in daily life

• Preparation of Soap

♦ Students are to take an achievement test for 20 marks

♦ Three activities/projects are to be done by the students.

♦ One activity/project from Physics, one from chemistry and one from biology

♦ Marks for written test is 20

♦ Marks for each project/activity is 10

♦ Totally evaluation is done for 20 + 10 + 10 + 10

U13–Industrial organic chemistry

• Debate – Alcohol a friend and enemy

• Preparing alcohol in lab• A talk - Fermentation a age old

practice in Indian homes

U15–Metals • Lab experiments – Chemical properties of metals

• PPT on metallurgy• A talk – Contribution of Indians

to metallurgy

U19–Plant and animal breeding

• Debate – GM plants a boon or bane

• Growing plants by hydroponic technique

• Developing and maintaining a roof top garden

• Visit to a veterianary hospital• PPT – Role of BT in food industry• Debate – Hungry can be

eradicated by BT

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FA Month Chapters Suggestged Activities Evaluation

U20–Control and coordination in plants and animals

• Detection of glucose in urine• Study of mammalian brain (live

specimen)• Dissection of mammalian eye ball• Talk – Care of ears and skin

♦ Paper pencil test papers are to be maintained through out the year.

♦ Evaluation of documents maintained for evaluating projects/activities to be maintained and showcased to visiting officials.

U16–Electromagnetic Induction

• Preparing models of motors and dynamo

• Construction of transformers

U17–Electronics • Presentation with display of semiconductors

• Skill of handling soldering gun• Assembly of electronic toys and

gadgets

04 January

February

U18–Behavior of gases

• Chart making – Gas Laws• Fun with chemistry problems

♦ Students are to take an achievement test for 20 marks

♦ Three activities/projects are to be done by the students

♦ One activity/project from Physics, one from chemistry and one from biology

♦ Marks for written test is 20

♦ Marks for each project/activity is 10

♦ Totally evaluation is done for 20 + 10 + 10 + 10

U21–Heredity • Preparing DNA model• Dramatization on DNA

replication and BT• PPT on DNA finger printing• PPT on cloning

U22–Ionic conduction

• Constructing electrolytic cell• Lab experiment – copper

electroplating• PPT on importance of

electroplanting• Paper presentation on

electroplating

U23–The story of humans

• Dramatization of human evolution

• PPT on evolution

U24–Space science • PPT on Indian space programme• Debate – Space programmes

drain of economy• Model of a rocket

Physics Chemistry Biology

Alternate sources of energy Periodic classification of elements Environmental issues

Types of motion Silicon Green plants and chordates

Heat Engines Industrial inorganic chemistry Plant and animal tissues

Nuclear Energy Carbon and its compounds Microbial diseases

Sound Industrial organic chemistry Plant and animal breeding

Electromagnetic Induction Metals Control and coordination of plants and animals

Electronics Behavior of gases Heredity

Space Science Ionic conduction The story of humans

Formative Assessment–1

1 Alternate Sources of Energy

SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES

• PrepareamodelofBiogasplantandexplainitsadvantagesasanalternatesourceofenergy.• Collectpicturesofanyfivesolardevicesandwritetheirusesandadvantages.• Organizeaclassgroupdiscussionon“Needforalternatesourcesofenergy”.

ACHIEVEMENT TEST

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

1. The favourable speed, of wind which is required to run a windmill so as to produce electricity with maximum efficiency is:(a) 5km/h (b) 35km/h(c) 15km/h (d) 10km/h

2. Gasoline is produced by refining which fossil fuel?(a) Naturalgas (b) Coal(c) Petroleum (d) Propane

3. The main constituent of bio gas is:(a) methane. (b) ethylene.(c) hydrogenandoxygen. (d) oxygenandethane.

4. How much of the energy in burning coal reaches the consumer as electricity?(a) One-third (b) One-half(c) Three-quarters (d) Nine-tenths

5. Power plant that uses kinetic and potential energy of water to generate electricity is called:(a) hydroelectricpowerplant. (b) nuclearpowerplant.(c) thermalpowerplant. (d) biogaspowerplant.

6. The temperature difference between deep and shallow water of ocean is exploited to obtain:(a) geothermalenergy. (b) oceanthermalenergy.(c) sea-wavesenergy. (d) tidalenergy.

7. Which one of the following is not a source of non-conventional energy?(a) Coal (b) Solarenergy(c) Windenergy (d) Biogas

8. Which non-conventional source of energy uses the energy mass equation (E = Dmc2) to generate electricity?(a) Geothermalenergy (b) Tidalenergy(c) Nuclearenergy (d) Solarcells

9. Which radiations of sunlight are used in heating a solar cooker?(a) Infra-redradiation (b) Ultra-violetradiation(c) Visibleradiation (d) Radiowave

10. Among the following fuels, which one is the renewable source of energy?(a) Coal (b) Keroseneoil(c) Wood (d) Sunlight.

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FILL IN THE BLANKS

1. Naturalgasistransportedmainlyby_____________.

2. ________________wereformedovermillionsandmillionsofyearsbytheactionofheatfromtheEarth’scoreandpressurefromrockandsoilontheremainsofdeadplantsandcreatures.

3. Coalisa_____________sourceofenergybecauseitssupplyislimitedandcannotbereplenishedinashorttime.

4. Biogasisanexcellentfuelasitcontainsupto75%of_____________.

5. __________isarenewableenergysourcederivedfromthingsthatusedtobealive,isstoredintrees,plantsandgarbageandgeneratesheatwhenburnt.

6. Electricityisproducedbyconvertingthe____________ofwater(fromaheight)intothekineticenergyofflowingwater.

7. FuelformedundertheEarth’ssurfacebythedecompositionoforganicmatteriscalled_____________.

8. ___________energyofthewindisharnessedbywindmillstogenerateelectricity.

9. Minimumwindspeedrequiredforgeneratingelectricityinawindmillis_____________.

10. Inathermalpowerplant,the__________energystoredinfossilfuelsorradioactivesubstancesisconvertedsuc-cessivelyintothermalenergy,mechanicalenergyandfinallytoelectricalenergy.

TRUE / FALSE

1. KineticEnergyistheenergyassociatedwithmovingwind.

2. Fossilfuelsarethemajorfuelsusedforgeneratingelectricity.

3. Allnonrenewablesourcesofenergyarefossilfuels.

4. Energyisneithercreatednordestroyed.

5. Inanuclearpowerplant,uraniumatomsburnandgiveoffheatenergy.

6. Agoodsourceofenergyshouldhavehighcalorificvalue.

7. Anon-renewablesourceofenergygetsdepletedoveracertainperiodoftime,butiseasilyreplaceable.

8. Biomasspollutesairwhenburnt.

9. FuelformedundertheEarth’ssurfacebythedecompositionoforganicmatteriscalledorganicfuel.

10. AmongPetrol,CoalandNaturalGas,Petrolcausestheleastpollutionwhenburnt.

2 Environmental Issues

SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES

• Visitanearbyslumandprepareareportonitsstatus.• Dosurveyofyourareaandidentifyhighlyair-pollutedareabyparaffinwaxslidemethod.Giveyourreport.• Developwastepitmanagementinyourschoolandinformstudentsaboutitsadvantages.

ACHIEVEMENT TEST

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

Choose the Correct Option: 1. Out of the following which is an artificial ecosystem?

(a) Ponds (b) Garden(c) Lakes (d) Forests

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