THE VEDIC ERA PROGRESSIVE SCHOOL                                                                                                           SOCIAL SCIENCE SYLLABUS (2019-20)                                                                                                                                                                                          Class – 8th 
                    
                   Prescribed Book : 1) Our Past (III) – History (NCERT) – Part (1), Part (2)     (2) Resources & Development – VIII – Geography (NCERT)   (3) Social & Political Life – III – Civics (NCERT) 
                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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                       MONTH                            HISTORY                                     CIVICS                               GEOGRAPHY                                         MAPS                             (SUBJECT ENRICHMENT                                              ASSESSMENT – 1                                                         ASSESSMENT – 2 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      ACTIVITIES)                          •        HISTORY: Lesson-2  (From Trade                             •        HISTORY: Lesson-9  (Women, Caste 
                                              •     Lesson-2  (From                     •  Lesson-1  (The                          •  Lesson-1                                                                                                                                      to Territory)                                                       and Reform) 
                        APRIL                       Trade to                                Indian                                      (Resources)                                         -------                                        -------                         •        CIVICS: Lesson-1  (The Indian                              •        CIVICS: Lesson-5  (Judiciary) 
                                                    Territory)                              Constitution)                                                                                                                                                                           Constitution)                                              •        GEOGRAPHY: Lesson-4  (Agriculture) 
                                                                                                                                   •  Lesson-2  (Land,                      •  Wildlife Sanctuaries                                                                        •        GEOGRAPHY: Lesson-2  (Land,                                •        MAPS:  
                                              •     Lesson-3  (Ruling                                                                   Soil, Water,                            and National Parks in                                                                               Soil, Water, Natural Vegetation                                      ✓        Wheat and Rice growing states 
                         MAY                        the Country                                      -------                            Natural                                 India                                                      -------                                  and Wild Life Resources)                                                      in India 
                                                    Side)                                                                               Vegetation and                      •  Vegetation belts in                                                                         •        MAPS: Wildlife Sanctuaries and                                       ✓        Tea and Coffee growing states 
                                                                                                                                        Wild Life                               India                                                                                               National Parks in India                                                       in India 
                                                                                                                                        Resources)                                                                                                                           SYLLABUS FOR HALF YEARLY EXAMS                                             SYLLABUS FOR ANNUAL EXAMS 
                         JUNE                                                                                                       ------ SUMMER BREAK----                                                                                                                •        HISTORY:                                                     •        HISTORY: 
                                                                                      •  Lesson-2                                                                                                                           Prepare a List of                                     ✓  Lesson-2  (From Trade to                                             ✓        Lesson-5  (When People 
                                              •     Lesson-5  (When                       (Understanding                                                                                                                    Cabinet Ministers of                                         Territory)                                                                Rebel 1857 and after) 
                         JULY                       People Rebel                          Secularism)                                             -------                   •  Important Centres of                         Indian Government and                                 ✓  Lesson-3  (Ruling the Country                                        ✓        Lesson-9  (Women, Caste and 
                                                    1857 and after)                   •  Lesson-3  (Why do                                                                      the Revolt of 1857                          paste in your Civics                                         Side)                                                                     Reform) 
                                                                                          we need a                                                                                                                         notebook                                              ✓  Lesson-5  (When People                                               ✓        Lesson-11 (The Making of the 
                                                                                          Parliament?)                                                                                                                      (Use A-4 size sheet)                                         Rebel 1857 and after)                                                     National Movement – 1870s 
                                                                                                                                                                            •  Nuclear Power Plants                                                                               ✓  Lesson-6  (Colonialism and                                                    – 1947) 
                                                                                                                                  •     Lesson-3                                and Geothermal Plants                                                                                    the City)                                                        ✓        Lesson-12  (India After 
                                              •     Lesson-6                                                                            (Mineral and                            in India                                                                                   •        CIVICS:                                                                        Independence) 
                      AUGUST                        (Colonialism and                                --------                            Power                               •  Iron-ore, Bauxite                                           -------                                ✓  Lesson-1  (The Indian                                       •        CIVICS: 
                                                    the City)                                                                           Resources)                              mines in India                                                                                           Constitution)                                                    ✓        Lesson-3  (Why do we need a 
                                                                                                                                                                            •  Mineral Oil and Coal                                                                               ✓  Lesson-2  (Understanding                                                      Parliament?) 
                                                                                                                                                                                mines in India                                                                                           Secularism)                                                      ✓        Lesson-5  (Judiciary) 
                   SEPTEMBER                                                                                                 ---------HALF YEARLY EXAMS--------                                                                                                                   ✓  Lesson-3  (Why do we need A                                          ✓        Lesson-6 (Understanding Our 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Parliament?)                                                              Criminal Justice System) 
                                              •     Lesson-9                                                                                                                •  Wheat, Rice, Tea and                         Prepare a project on:                          •        GEOGRAPHY:                                                            ✓        Lesson-10 (Law And Social 
                     OCTOBER                        (Women, Caste                     •  Lesson-5  (Judiciary)                   •  Lesson-4                                    Coffee growing states                       “Judiciary System in                                     ✓  Lesson-1  (Resources)                                                      Justice) 
                                                    and Reform)                                                                       (Agriculture)                             in India                                    India” (Use A-4 size                                     ✓  Lesson-2  (Land, Soil, Water,                            •        GEOGRAPHY: 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                            sheet)                                                         Natural Vegetation and Wild                                    ✓        Lesson-3  (Mineral and Power 
                                              •     Lesson-11 (The                    •  Lesson-6                                                                           •  Industrial regions                                                                                          Life Resources)                                                         Resources) 
                                                    Making of the                                                                                                               (World map)                                                                                          ✓  Lesson-3  (Mineral and                                            ✓        Lesson-4  (Agriculture) 
                   NOVEMBER                         National                               (Understanding Our                    •  Lesson-5                                •  Cotton textile                                              -------                                         Power Resources)                                               ✓        Lesson-5  (Industries) 
                                                    Movement –                             Criminal Justice                           (Industries)                              manufacturing regions                                                                      •        MAPS:                                                                 ✓        Lesson-6  (Human Resources) 
                                                    1870s – 1947)                          System)                                                                              (World map)                                                                                       ✓  Wildlife Sanctuaries and                                    •        MAPS: 
                                              •     Lesson-12  (India                                                                                                       •  Distribution of                                                                                           National Parks in India                                          ✓        Wheat and Rice growing 
                    DECEMBER                        After                             •  Lesson-10 (Law and                      •  Lesson-6  (Human                            population. (World)                                        -------                                ✓  Major Nuclear Power Plants                                                    states in India 
                                                    Independence)                          Social Justice)                            Resources)                            •  Princely states in India                                                                                  and Geothermal Plants in                                         ✓        Tea and Coffee growing 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         India                                                                     states in India 
                     JANUARY                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      ✓  Iron, Bauxite mines in India                                         ✓        Cotton textile manufacturing 
                         AND                                                                                                        ----------- REVISION --------                                                                                                                 ✓  Mineral Oil and Coal mines in                                                 regions in the world 
                    FEBRUARY                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             India                                                            ✓        World – Distribution of 
                       MARCH                                                                                                    ---------- ANNUAL EXAM --------                                                                                                                   ✓  Important Centres of the                                                      population 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Revolt of 1857                                                   ✓        World – Industrial regions 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  ✓  Vegetation belts in India                                            ✓        Major princely states in India