Physics

• Force and Pressure
• Friction
• Sound
• Chemical Effects of Electric Current
• Some Natural Phenomena
• Light
• Stars and the Solar System

Chemistry

• Crop Production and Management
• Microorganisms: Friend and Foe
• Synthetic Fibres and Plastics
• Materials: Metals and Non-Metals
• Coal and Petroleum
• Combustion and Flame

Biology

• Cell - Structure and Functions
• Reproduction in Animals
• Reaching the Age of Adolescence
• Conservation of Plants and Animals
• Pollution of Air and Water

History

• How, When and Where
• From Trade to Territory
• Ruling the Countryside
• Tribals, Dikus and the Vision of a Golden Age
• When People Rebel
• Colonialism and the City
• Weavers, Iron Smelters, and Factory Owners
• Civilising the "Native"
• Educating the Nation
• Women, Caste, and Reform
• The Making of the National Movement
• India After Independence

• Rational Numbers
• Linear Equations in One Variable
• Understanding Quadrilaterals
• Practical Geometry
• Data Handling
• Squares and Square Roots
• Cubes and Cube Roots
• Comparing Quantities
• Algebraic Expressions and Identities
• Mensuration
• Exponents and Powers
• Direct and Inverse Proportions
• Factorisation
• Introduction to Graphs
• Playing with Numbers

Reading

• Comprehension Passages
• Note-Making
• Summary Writing

Writing

• Diary Entry
• Story Writing
• Essay Writing
• Letter Writing

Grammar

• Tenses
• Modals
• Active and Passive Voice
• Reported Speech
• Subject-Verb Agreement
• Determiners

Literature (Honeydew - Prose)

• The Best Christmas Present in the World
• The Tsunami
• Glimpses of the Past
• Bepin Choudhury’s Lapse of Memory
• The Summit Within
• This is Jody’s Fawn
• A Visit to Cambridge
• A Short Monsoon Diary
• The Great Stone Face – I & II

8th Revision Notes