Dav.VIII.S.St.Syllabus.

S.St.Class VIII. DAV.Syllabus Cut off in 2020-2021
We And Our World.A Book of Social Science.
Contents
UNIT -1.RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT 
1.Resources Utilisation and Development.     Page 1
2. Natural Resources.Land, Soil and Water.   Page 9
3.Natural Resources:Vegetation and Wildlife. Page 21 
4.Mineral and Energy Resources.                   Page 31
5.Agriculture.                                                   Page   64 
6.Manufacturing Industries                              Page 82
7.Human Resources                                        Page 95 
UNIT - 2.OUR PAST - III (People & Society in Modern Period) 
8.The Modern Period.                                     Page  95.
9.Establishment of Company Rule in India     Page 101
10.Colonialism Rural and Tribal Societies     Page 112
11.The First War of Independence - 1857       Page 125
12.Impact of British Rule on India                   Page 135
13.Colonialism and Urban Change                Page 147 
14.The Nationalist Movement (1870 to 1947) Page 157  
15.India Marches Ahead                                Page 173 
UNIT - 3.RULE OF LAW AND SOCIAL JUSTICE 
16.Our Constitution   Page 184 
17.Fundamental Rights,Fundamental Duties and Directive Principles  Page 195
18.The Union Government: The Legislature   Page 207 
19.The Union Government: The Executive     Page 219 
20.The Union Government: The Judiciary     Page 230 
21.Social Justice and the Marginalised         Page 243
22.Safeguarding the Marginalised                 Page 254


Deleted Chapters in S.St. for the Session of 2020 - 2021 through DAV.
Geography.
Chapter 7.Human Resources.
History.
Chapter 9. Establishment of Company Rule in India.
Chapter10.Colonialism: Rural and Tribal Societies
Civics*.
Chapter 22* .Safeguarding the Marginalised. ( Note yet to be verified.)

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VIII.S.St.Syllabus.Dav.2019-2020.

Social Scince. 

Geography
Unit III.Resources and Development. 

Term 1.Pre Mid Term 

Chapter 1 Resources : Utilization & Development 

Concept: (i) Resource & Utilization 

(ii) Classification 06 Resources: Renewable, Non - Renewable, Biotic, Abiotic, Natural Man - made, Potential & Actual Re sources.  

(iii) Sustainable Development & conservation.  Project Works - on chart paper activity - paste photographs of plants, animals, birds, flowers.  

Chapter 2 Natural Resources: Land, Soil & Water 

Contents 

(i) Land Resources.  

(ii) Land use pattern.  

(iii) Soil Resources 

(iv) Water resources 

(v) Multi purpose River valley projects.  

(vi) Water conservation methods 

Chapter- 3 Natural Resources.Vegetation & Wild life 

Contents: (i) Natural Vegetation 

(ii) Classification of forestss.com 

(iii) Uses of forest 

(iv) Wild life

Project Works - On world map show vegetation belt.

Lesson 4.Mineral & Energy Resourees 

(ii) Concept + III) Types - Metallic & Non - metallic, Fuel Metallic 

(iv) Conservation of minerals \

(v) Difference between convential & Non - conventional Re sources of Energy.  

Project Works 

(1) World map show minerals - Iron, Copper.Coal, Petroleum, Bauxite.  

Term II Post Mid Term.

Chapter 5.Agriculture 

(i) Meaning & Importance.  

(ii) Factors, IV Crops 

(iii) Agriculture Types 

(v) Development 

Project Works - on World Map show Crops 

Lesson 6 Manufacturing Industries 

(i) Importance, II classification.  

(a) Size (b) Finished products 

(c) Raw Materials 

(d) Ownership, Factors of Iron & steel.  

Project Works : Locate sources of iron & steel, cotton textile & IT industries on world map.  Chapter 7 Human Resources 

Concept Density of population,factors of distribution of pop, growth of pop, composition of pop.

Age structure, sex Ratio, literacy, 

Project Works : Draw a diagram of Population.
History. 

Unit II our Past (People & Society in Modern Period) 

Term 1  Pre Mid Term.

1.Chapter - 8. Modern Period  

2.Chapter - 9. Establishment of Company Rule in India.

3.Chapter - 10.Colonialism - Rural and Tribal societies  

4.Chapter - 11.The Revolt of 1857 or The First War of Independence. 

(Map Work - Chapter - 11) 

Term II Post Mid  

1.Chapter - 12. Impact of British Rule in India.

2.Chapter - 13.Coloialism and Urban Change.

3.Chapter - 14.The Nationalist Movement (1870-1947)

(Map Work of Chapter - 14)  

4.Chapter - 14.India Marches Ahead.   

Suggested Activities :Term I & II 

1. Understand important changes that took place in modern India.  

2. Appreciate the sources of information preserved in archives, 

3. Know about Trading centers in India.  

4. Understand the role of East India company in improving supremacy in India.  

5. Nature and result of Dual govt in Bengal, 

6. Understand different land revenue systems 

7. Prepare a report to highlight the achievement of Raja Ram Mohan Roy, the father of modern India, 

8. Find out life and work of any two leaders  of National movement.

Civics. 

Unit III Rule of law and Soical Justice 

Term 1 Pre Mid Term 

Chapter 16. Indian secularism 

Chapter 17. Fundamental Rights. 

Chapter 18. The Union Legislature: The Legislative.

Chapter 19. The Union Government : The  Executive

Term 2.Post Mid Term. 

Chapter 20. The Union Government : The Judiciary.

Chapter 21. Social Justice and the Marginalised

Chapter 22. Safeguarding the Marginalised. 

Activities :

(i) Organize an inter class declamation contest on the following topics 

(a) What would happen if there were no written constitution in India?  

(b) If there were no rules and regulations in the school 

(ii) Organize a debate in the class on the topic given below "The division of subjects in the union list, state list and the concurrent - List has made central Govt. dominating  over the states in every respect.  

Activities

Prepare a chart or an album listing names and portfolios of the Union Council of Ministers along with photographs.  

(ii) Organize a debate in the classroom.  Each student would speak either for or against the topic 'There should be 33% Reservation for women in the parliament.