🎯 Learning Objectives -
Grade 7
💬 English & Communication
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Give a 3-minute speech or presentation standing in front of a group — without reading.
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Speak differently depending on the audience — adjusting tone for teachers vs. peers.
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Handle disagreements calmly — say "I feel" instead of "You always".
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Write a 200-word essay with a clear argument and conclusion.
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Convert large numbers (up to crores and billions) between the Indian and American place-value systems.
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Compare large numbers and place commas correctly according to system rules.
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Round numbers to the nearest thousand, ten thousand, lakh, and crore based on midpoint boundaries.
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Calculate the digit length of products using multiplication rules.
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Estimate large quantities (like populations or travel distances) using mental math shortcuts.
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Evaluate arithmetic expressions containing multiple operations using bracket precedence rules.
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Identify the individual terms of an expression by rewriting subtraction as the addition of negative inverses.
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Apply commutative, associative, and distributive properties to simplify expressions.
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Demonstrate how the value of an expression changes when brackets preceded by a minus sign are removed.
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Solve real-world word problems by representing them as single arithmetic expressions.
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Identify the place values of decimals (tenths, hundredths, thousandths) in a positional grid.
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Locate and plot decimal values on a magnified number line.
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Convert metric measurements (length, weight) and currency between fractional, decimal, and standard units.
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Perform addition and subtraction of decimals using regrouping and borrowing.
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Compare and order a list of decimals starting from the highest place value column.
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Formulate algebraic expressions to represent word descriptions and geometric perimeters.
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Evaluate algebraic expressions by substituting numerical values for variables.
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Simplify algebraic expressions by combining like terms and expanding brackets.
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Verify calendar diagonal and cross sum patterns using algebraic variables.
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Verify matchstick and rope-folding patterns using general algebraic formulas.
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Identify parallel, perpendicular, intersecting, and transversal lines in a drawing.
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Verify that vertically opposite angles are equal and adjacent angles in a linear pair sum to 180°.
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Verify that alternate interior angles and corresponding angles are equal when a transversal cuts parallel lines.
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Verify that interior angles on the same side of a transversal are supplementary (sum to 180°).
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Construct parallel lines using a ruler and set square or paper folding.
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Classify integers as even or odd and verify parity sum and product rules.
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Verify magic squares by calculating their magic sums and center values.
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Construct a 3x3 magic square using algebraic transformations.
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Generate the terms of the Virahāṅka-Fibonacci sequence using the recurrence formula.
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Solve alphametic addition puzzles (cryptarithms) using logical deduction.
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Verify the SSS, SAS, and ASA feasibility conditions for constructing triangles.
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Verify the Triangle Inequality Theorem (the sum of any two sides must exceed the third side).
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Verify that the sum of the three interior angles of a triangle is always 180°.
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Verify the Exterior Angle Theorem (exterior angle equals sum of interior opposite angles).
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Construct altitudes (heights) of triangles using a ruler and set square.
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Multiply and divide proper, improper, and mixed fractions using Brahmagupta's rules.
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Verify how multiplying and dividing by numbers greater than 1 or between 0 and 1 scales the result.
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Visualise the product of two fractions using a rectangular area model on a unit square.
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Calculate the combined fill time of a cistern using multiple fountains of different rates.
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Solve compound fraction multiplication problems in currency and path splits.
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Differentiate between the five primary physiographic regions of India (Great Mountains, Plains, Thar Desert, Peninsular Plateau, and Islands).
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Map major geographical features and high-altitude zones in India.
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Explain the geological formation of the Himalayas and the Gangetic plains.
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Identify traditional local rainwater harvesting systems (e.g. Taankas and Kunds) and earthquake-resistant architectures (e.g. Kath-kuni).
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Analyze the resource dependency of local populations (e.g. yak rearing in Ladakh) on their immediate climate.
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Distinguish between daily weather elements and their corresponding measurement instruments.
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Calculate daily temperature ranges and mean daily temperatures.
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Determine relative humidity and explain its effect on sweat evaporation rates and clothes-drying speed.
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Construct and set up a DIY rain gauge to measure daily precipitation in millimeters.
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Interpret India Meteorological Department (IMD) warning color codes to make safe daily activity decisions.
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Distinguish between short-term weather, annual seasons (Ritus), and long-term climate.
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Explain the pressure and temperature dynamics driving the seasonal reversal of southwest and northeast monsoon winds.
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Map India's diverse climate zones (alpine, temperate, subtropical, arid, tropical wet/dry) and associate them with regional characteristics.
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Analyze how latitude, altitude, sea proximity, and rain-shadow topography define local microclimates.
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Classify regional natural disasters (cyclones, landslides, forest fires, floods) and outline emergency response protocols (NDRF).
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Contrast the urban layouts, materials, and infrastructure of India's First Urbanisation (Harappan) with the Second Urbanisation (Gangetic valley).
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Explain how iron metallurgy acted as a technological catalyst for forest clearing and agricultural surplus.
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Differentiate between monarchies and early republics (gaṇas/saṅghas) in ancient governance structures.
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Trace the Uttarapatha and Dakṣhiṇapatha trans-continental highways on a map of ancient India.
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Explain the origin, occupational guilds (jatis), and eventual rigidity of the Varna social structure.
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Differentiate between a kingdom and an empire in terms of size, governance, and revenue collections.
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Explain how Kautilya's Saptānga (seven limbs of a state) theory maps to the structural components of a modern nation-state.
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Analyze the geographical, resource-based, and military factors that led to Magadha becoming India's first imperial center.
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Outline Emperor Ashoka's transition to Dhamma (ethical codes of harmony and tolerance) and evaluate his public welfare measures.
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Identify the economic role of self-governing trade guilds (śhrenīs) and food security measures during the Mauryan era.
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Differentiate between native dynasties (Shungas, Satavahanas, Chedis) and foreign dynasties (Indo-Greeks, Shakas, Kushanas) of the post-Mauryan era.
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Calculate calendar years between the Gregorian calendar and the Shaka Samvat national calendar system.
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Analyze the economic and social importance of trade routes, coinages, and matronymics during the Satavahana reign.
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Summarize the themes of Akam (emotions) and Puram (heroism) in Sangam literature and the moral plot of the Tamil epic Silappadikaram.
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Contrast the Gandhāra and Mathurā schools of art based on materials, geographic origin, stylistic influences, and religious themes.
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Define the term 'Classical Age' or 'Golden Age' and identify the criteria used to classify the Gupta period as such.
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Analyze the social contradictions of the Gupta era, contrasting economic freedom and merchant charity with the segregation of Chandalas.
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Explain the role of Prabhavati Gupta as a female regent ruler and evaluate her administrative and religious contributions.
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Compare Aryabhata's astronomical and mathematical calculations with modern scientific values.
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Map key cultural, political, and scientific centers of the Gupta era and contemporary kingdoms (Vakatakas, Pallavas, Kamarupa) on a map.
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Explain the concept of 'sacred geography' and how it historically fostered subcontinental cultural unity.
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Identify the geographic locations and rotation schedules of the major Kumbh Mela sites.
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List regional names for sacred groves and evaluate their ecological role in preserving local biodiversity and water basins.
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Differentiate between the spiritual and socio-economic functions of pilgrimages (tīrthayātrās).
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Analyze the global relevance of sacred ecology using examples such as the Maori rights campaigns in New Zealand or the Dongria Khond in Odisha.
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Differentiate between the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of government in terms of their roles and powers.
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Distinguish between democracy, absolute/constitutional monarchy, theocracy, dictatorship, and oligarchy.
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Compare the structures, election methods, and check-and-balance systems of parliamentary and presidential democracies.
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Outline the historical democratic practices found in the Vajji republic and the Chola-era Uttaramerur inscriptions.
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Define the ethical principles of Rājadharma and explain how historical rulers were constrained by the rule of law.
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Explain the purpose and importance of a constitution using the rulebook/referee analogy.
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Summarize the role of the Constituent Assembly, the Drafting Committee, and key figures (Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, Begum Aizaz Rasul).
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Differentiate between Fundamental Rights (enforceable) and Directive Principles of State Policy (non-enforceable guidelines).
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Explain the five core values in the Preamble (Sovereign, Socialist, Secular, Democratic, Republic).
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Define the system of checks and balances among the legislative, executive, and judicial branches.
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Explain the barter system and its five structural limitations (wants coincidence, value standard, divisibility, portability, durability).
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Define the four primary functions of money in a modern economy.
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Trace the historical evolution of money in India, from cowrie shells and punch-marked coins to paper notes and digital payments.
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Explain the role of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in issuing currency and regulating monetary systems.
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Identify key security features (watermarks, security threads, intaglio print) on a modern Indian banknote.
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Explain how prices are determined in a market using the laws of demand, supply, and equilibrium.
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Trace the path of goods through the physical and online supply chains (producer to consumer).
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Analyze the historical importance of the Hampi Bazaar in the Vijayanagara Empire and the contemporary significance of Manipur's Ima Keithal.
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Differentiate between government regulatory measures such as Minimum Support Price (MSP) and Maximum Retail Price (MRP).
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Identify and describe the roles of Indian quality assurance marks: FSSAI, ISI, AGMARK, and BEE Star ratings.
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Formulate creative scientific questions from given everyday answers ("Question the Answer" activity).
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Identify the main scientific fields (physics, chemistry, biology, astronomy) and how they connect to each other.
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Classify household liquids as acidic, basic, or neutral using red and blue litmus paper.
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Demonstrate how to prepare a natural indicator from red rose petals or turmeric.
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Demonstrate how basic soap solution reacts with a turmeric indicator stain.
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Differentiate between visual indicators and olfactory indicators (like onion strips).
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Describe the neutralization reaction and its practical uses in treating ant bites, soil pH, and factory waste.
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Identify the positive and negative terminals of an electric cell and draw its standardized symbol.
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Assemble a simple closed circuit containing a cell, wires, a switch, and a bulb.
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Verify that a broken filament in an incandescent bulb or a reversed LED connection creates an open circuit.
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Classify common materials as electrical conductors (like metals) or insulators (like plastic) using a test circuit.
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Differentiate between Direct Current (DC) from batteries and Alternating Current (AC) from wall sockets.
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Classify elements as metals or non-metals based on malleability, ductility, sonority, and heat conduction.
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Demonstrate that iron requires both air (oxygen) and water (moisture) to rust.
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Verify that burning magnesium ribbon produces a basic oxide, while burning sulfur produces an acidic oxide.
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Explain how rust-prevention methods (like oiling, painting, and galvanisation) protect iron.
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Identify the everyday applications of non-metals (oxygen, carbon, nitrogen, chlorine, and iodine).
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Differentiate between physical changes (no new substance formed) and chemical changes (new substances formed).
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Verify that mixing vinegar and baking soda releases carbon dioxide gas.
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Demonstrate that carbon dioxide gas turns clear lime water milky.
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Identify the three requirements of the fire triangle needed to support combustion.
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Describe slow geological changes like rock weathering and erosion.
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Identify physical and biological changes that occur in boys and girls during puberty.
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Differentiate between secondary sexual characteristics of males and females.
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Describe the phases and biology of the menstrual cycle and rules of personal hygiene.
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Propose a balanced diet plan rich in iron, calcium, and proteins for adolescents.
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Identify key safety rules for online social interactions and saying "no" to addictive substances.
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Demonstrate heat transfer by conduction in solids, convection in fluids, and radiation through space.
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Compare how thermal conductors and insulators are used in kitchen utensils.
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Explain how land and sea breezes are created by differences in soil and water heating rates.
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Demonstrate that dark-colored surfaces absorb more radiant heat than light-colored surfaces.
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Describe soil infiltration rates and how aquifers are replenished by groundwater.
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Measure the time period of a simple pendulum and verify that it depends only on string length.
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Convert speeds between metres per second (m/s) and kilometres per hour (km/h).
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Calculate speed, distance, or time of motion using standard equations.
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Differentiate between uniform linear motion (constant speed) and non-uniform linear motion (changing speed).
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Identify the functions of speedometers and odometers in vehicles.
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Identify the organs of the human digestive system and trace the path of food.
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Differentiate between mechanical digestion (chewing) and chemical digestion (enzymes and bile).
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Compare breathing rates under resting, walking, and running conditions.
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Demonstrate the mechanics of chest expansion during breathing using a syringe or bottle-balloon-diaphragm model.
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Compare how gas exchange occurs in humans, fish (gills), adult frogs (skin/lungs), and earthworms (skin).
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Verify that water and sunlight are essential for plant growth using potted saplings.
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Demonstrate that photosynthesis produces starch in green leaves using the iodine test.
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Verify that carbon dioxide is essential for photosynthesis using the caustic soda half-leaf setup.
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Trace the path of water transport through xylem tubes using colored ink solutions.
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Verify that germinating seeds release carbon dioxide during respiration.
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Classify materials as transparent, translucent, or opaque.
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Verify that light travels in straight lines (rectilinear propagation) using bent tubes or aligned cardboards.
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Demonstrate how the size of a shadow changes when the distance between the light source, object, and screen is varied.
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Identify the image properties formed by a plane mirror (erect, same size, same distance, laterally inverted, virtual).
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Construct a simple periscope or pinhole camera using cardboard and mirrors.
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Differentiate between Earth's rotation (causes day and night) and revolution (causes years).
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Explain how the tilt of the Earth's axis and its orbit around the Sun cause seasons.
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Verify the geometric positions of the Sun, Earth, and Moon during solar and lunar eclipses.
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Demonstrate how apparent size changes with distance using thumb-alignment models.
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Identify safe methods for viewing a solar eclipse to prevent eye damage.
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Use Google Calendar or a phone calendar to schedule tasks and track deadlines.
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Type at 35 words per minute accurately.
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Create a spreadsheet with formulas to track weekly study hours or allowance.
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Use AI assistants to summarize long texts and extract the main points.
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Deliver a structured 3-minute speech in Malayalam on a chosen topic.
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Write a descriptive essay or report of 200 words in Malayalam.
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Engage in a polite discussion in Malayalam, expressing logical arguments.
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Deliver a 2-minute talk in Hindi on a prepared topic.
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Participate in a basic group discussion using Hindi.
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Write a short narrative story or essay in Hindi.