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Heliodyssey 2008
syallabus 9th to 12th

General Maths


Number System
Algebra
Coordinate Geometry
Geometry
Mensuration
Statistics and Probability
Real Numbers
Polynomials
Linear Equations
Integers
Fractions and rational numbers
Rational Numbers Operations
Powers
Ratio and Proportion
Algebric expressions

General Science

Food
Acids, bases and salts
Matter and its states.
Physical processes
What are things made of?
The World of the Living
Health and diseases.
Motion
Work, energy and power
How Things Work
Natural Phenomena and Resources
Potential difference

Magnets
Convergence and divergence of light

General Astronomy

Solar System, Names and Distances
Basic Astronomical Facts
Night sky
Shadow experiment and movement of shadow of a gnomon during the day.
Motion of the sun in the sky
Seasons
Time and idea of time development
Directions, Conventions and Basic understanding.
Eclipses, geometry of earth, sun and moon.

Life of a star

Structure of Sun

Extra terrestrial life

Instruments and astronomical accessories

Constellations, galaxies, nebulae and their classification (structure and composition).

Cosmic theories

Scientists and their work

Gk and Logic

Historical Dates, Events
Monuments
Reasoning
Simmilarity
Odd one out
Correspondance
Mental maths
Inventions
Discoveries
Brain teasers, puzzles etc.
Kings, kingdoms and rulers
Systems of governance
Government forms
Constitution and Amendments
Ministries etc.
Natural resources






Number System

* Consolidating the sense of
numberness up to 5 digits, Size,
estimation of numbers, identifying
smaller, larger, etc.
* Multiples and factors, divisibility rule
of 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11.
* Even/odd and
prime/composite numbers,
Co-prime numbers.

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Integers

• Multiplication and division of
integers.
• Properties of integers (including
identities for addition &
multiplication, commutative, associative,
distributive).
*Expressing commutative and
associative properties in a general
form.
• Word problems including
integers.

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Fractions and rational numbers

• Multiplication of fractions
• Fraction as an operator
• Reciprocal of a fraction
• Division of fractions
• Word problems involving mixed fractions

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Rational Numbers Operations

• Word problem (higher logic,
two operations, including ideas
like area)

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Powers

• Integers as exponents.
• Laws of exponents with integral powers
Squares, Square roots, Cubes, Cube roots.

Ratio and Proportion
Algebric expressions


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Matter and its states.
Solid, liquid and gas;
shape, volume,
density; change of
state – melting,
freezing,
Physical processes
evaporation,
condensation,
sublimation.

Physical processes
evaporation,
condensation,
sublimation.

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What are things made of?
* Elements,
compounds and
mixtures.
* Heterogeneous and
homogeneous
mixtures. Colloids
and suspensions.
* Particle nature, basic
units: atoms and
molecules.
* Atomic
and molecular
masses.
* Valency
* Chemical formulae
* Atoms and
smaller particles:
electrons, protons,
and neutrons.
* Types of chemical
reactions:
combination,
decomposition,
displacement, double
displacement,
precipitation,
neutralisation,
oxidation and
reduction in terms
of gain and loss of
oxygen and
hydrogen.
* Periodic table

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The World of the Living
* Diversity of plants
and animals.
* Basis of
classification,
* Major groups of
plants (salient
features) (Bacteria,
Thallophyta,
Bryophyta,
Pteridophyta,
Gymnosperms and
Angiosperms).
* Major groups of
animals (salient
features) (Nonchordates
up to
phyla and Chordates
* Cell as a basic unit
of life; Prokaryotic
and eukaryotic cells,
multicellular
organisms.
* Tissues, organs, organ
systems, organism.
Heredity; Origin of
life: brief
introduction; Basic
concepts of
evolution.

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Health and diseases.
* Disease and
its causes.
* Diseases caused by
microbes and their
prevention.
* Diffusion/exchange
of substances
between cells and
their environment,
excretion, gaseous
exchange.

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Motion
* Displacement,
velocity; uniform
and non-uniform
motion along a
straight line,
acceleration,
distance-time and
velocity time graphs
for uniform and
uniformly
accelerated motion,
elementary idea of
uniform circular
motion.
* Force and motion,
Newton’s laws of
motion: inertia of a
body, inertia and
mass, momentum,
force and
acceleration.
* Elementary idea of
conservation of
momentum, action
and reaction forces.
* Gravitation; universal
law of gravitation,

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Work, energy
and power

* Thrust and pressure.
Archimedes’
principle, buoyancy,
elementary idea of
relative density.
* Nature of sound
and its propagation
in various media,
speed of sound,
ultrasound;
reflection of sound;
echo and sonar.

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Potential difference
* Potential
* Ohm’s law
* Series combination
of resistances.

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Magnets
* Magnetic field
* Field lines
* Field due to a
current carrying wire.
*Field due to current
carrying coil or
solenoid.
* Force on current
carrying conductor
* Fleming’s left hand
rule.
* Electric motor.
* Electromagnetic
induction.
* Induced potential
differences, induced
current.
* Electric generator.
principle and
working.
* Direct current, Alternating Current.
frequency of AC.
Advantage of AC
over DC.
Domestic electric
circuits

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Convergence and
divergence of light.

* Images formed by a
concave mirror;
related concepts
centre of curvature,
principal axis. Optical
centre, focus, focal
length.
* Refraction; laws of
refraction.
* Images formed by a
convex lens;
functioning of lens in
human eye;
problems of vision
and remedies.
* Dispersion of light.
* Scattering of light.




Night sky

* What do we see in the sky
at night? How can we
identify stars and planets?
Idea about heavenly
bodies/celestial objects
and their classification –
moon, planets, stars,
constellations.
* Motion of celestial objects in space; the solar system.

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