Hanging Pillar - Lepakshi, Andhra Pradesh

The small historical village of Lepakshi is home to many ancient relics and architectural marvels. One of them is the Hanging Pillar of the Lepakshi temple. Amongst the 70 pillars of the temple, one hangs without any support! Visitors pass objects under the pillar to check if the claim is true. According to locals, passing objects under the pillar brings prosperity to one's life.

World's largest River Island - Majuli, Assam

Located on the mighty Bramaputra, Majuli, the world's largest river island, is a celebration of the creations of God and man. The scenic beauty of this island is the closest one

can feel to the heavens. Majuli is also a popular cultural hotspot for various schools of thought that propagate the teachings of Srimanta Shankardev.

. Lake of Skeletons - Roopkund Lake, Chamoli, Uttarakhand

At a height of 16,500 feet, in the middle of the most uninhabitable part of the Himalayas lies the secluded Roopkund Lake, covered in snow and surrounded by rock-strewn glaciers. More popularly known as Skeleton Lake or Mystery Lake, the spine-chilling attraction of this lake is the 600 odd human skeletons that were discovered here. These date back to the 9th CE and are clearly visible at the bottom of the shallow lake when the snow melts. The locals believe that this entourage had earned the fury of the local deity, Latu, who sent a terrible hailstorm their way, which eventually killed them.

Waxplant (Hoya) is a large family of evergreen creepers native to Southeast Asia and Australia. They gained the name “Waxplant” thanks to their flowers. The flowers always grow in bunches (called spurs), have five thick triangular petals that look as though they were carved out of wax. Most waxplants have an appealing scent and 








aTitan arum (Amorphophallus titanum) is the world’s largest flower, whose blossom has a very unusual scent – that of rotting flesh. The titan produces this smell to attract flies, rather than bees, for pollination.bundant nectar.

CELEBRATING INDEPENDENCE DAY 2014

formmative syllabus for class 10

Class 10 Syllabus.

FA-1

1.                                        Pen paper test.

History.                               Ch. Work life and leisure.

Activity:                              Prepare a report on Delhi Metro. Explain its impact

                                            on   the life of the people of Delhi

Geography.                        Ch1. Resource and development.

Activity.                            Which type of soil dominates in your state? Prepare

                                          a report on its features covering its formation ,

                                           texture, colour and crops grown etc.

Political science.                Ch1. Power sharing.

Activity:                            prepare a report on ethnic composition of population

                                           of Belgium and Sri-lanka

FA-2 Syllabus.

1.    1.                                         Pen paper test

 History.                         Ch.8. Novels, society and history.

Activity:                         group discussion .’films and novels are the mirror

                                       of the society’.

Geography.                    Ch3. Water resources.

Activity:                         prepare a report on  RWH structures (rain water harvesting)

                                        maintained by Nizamuddin East Colony Association

Political science.           Ch. 2 .federalism.

Activity :                       Read newspaper and collect clippings on the following topics.

                                       a) News items related to the central government.

                                      b) News items related to the state government

                                       c) News items related to the central and state government’s relation

FA-3

1. Pen paper test

History.`                   The nationalist movement in Indo –China.

Activity :                   search Ho-Chi-Minh trail on the internet and write

                                   10 sentences about it.

Geography.                Mineral and energy resource

. Activity :                     Map practice.

                                     a) coal mines ,thermal power plants, nuclear power plants ,

                                          oil fields ,iron ore, mica,copper, zinc, bauxite to be shown

                                          on the  political outline map of India

Political science.             Ch    Popular struggles and movement

Activity:                            How are Popular struggles and movement  are

                                           internal part of democracy? Explain by giving example

                                          of AAP political party.

Formative  Syllabus      class 9 2015-16

FA-1

1.                                     Pen paper test.(25 marks)

2. geography :                ch-1. India size and location.

  Activity:                       Map work, location of India on the

                                        world map showing.(5 marks)

                                       a)   latitudinal and longitudinal extent of India.

                                       b)  representing six countries larger than India.

3.Political science:         Democracy in the contemporary world.

 Activity:                         Cartoon interpretation.(5 marks)

Syllabus-FA-2

Political science:               ch 2. What is democracy and why democracy.

Activity:                             Make a chart in a group and write democratic ways  practiced in your

                                            class by students and teachers. .(5 marks)

Geography:                       ch 2. Physical features of India.

Activity:                             Map work- locating all physical features of India on  the physical map of

                                             India.

Syllabus-FA-3

FA-3                                       1. Pen paper test.

1. political science:                Electoral politics.

Activity:                                :Conduct of monitor’s election in the class. .(5 marks)

Geography:                              ch4. Climate.

Activity:                                 worksheet to represent climatic data on the line graph and

                                                bargraph of a particular city.(5m)

Syllabus-FA-4

FA-4                                       1. Pen paper test.

Political science:                     ch4.  Democratic rights.

Activity:                                  Case study from the newspaper clippings. .(5m)

Geography:                             ch4. Natural vegetation an wildlife.

Activity:                                  Map work –showing Natural vegetation on

                                               Physical map of India. .(5m)