First Term Plan – 2010
Month
Week 1
Week 2
Subject – Concise Biology
Class- X
Syllabus Coverage
Week 3
February
March
Week 4
Cell- The structure and
functional unit of life
1. Cells - A basic study in
biology
2. Cells – how numerous
3. Cells – how small
4. Smallness of cells- a
greater efficiency
5.Cell shapes- to suit various
requirements
6. Gross structure of cellthe three essential parts
7. Finer structure of cell the
organelles
8. Microscopic examination
of onion peel
9. Microscopic examination
of animal cell
10. Every activity of a
living organism is the
outcome of cellular
activity
Cell division and
structure of
chromosomes
1. New cells need to be
produced
2. Types of cell division
3. Cell cycle- “ Divide,
grow and redivide”
4. Meiosis ( Reduction
division producing
gametes)
5. What are chromosomes?
6. Discovery of
chromosomes
7. Structure of chromosomes
8. What are genes?
Fundamentals of Genetics
1. What is genetics?
2. Variations in popuation
3. Chromosomes- The carriers
of heredity
4. The two main categoriesAutosomes and sex
chromosomes
5. Sex of the progeny- Son or
daughter
6. Chromosomes – Carriers of
genes
7. Genes and their alleles
April
May
June
8. Genotype and Phenotype
9. From parents to childrenTongue rolling- An
exampe of inheitance
10. Sex- linked inheritance
11. Mendel’s experiments
on inheritance
4. Kinds of Transpiration
5. Factors which affect
transpiration
6. Importance of
transpiration
7. Direct loss of water by
the plants- Guttation and
Bleeding
12. Mendel’s laws of
inheritance
13. Mutation
Absorption by roots- The
processes involved
1. Roots—The most
essential part for the
life of plants
2. Need of water and
minerals for plants
Photosynthesis- Provider
of food for all
1. Plants- self Food
producers
2. What is photosynthesis
3. Chlorophyll- the vital
plant pigment
4. Regulation of stomatol
opening for letting in
CO2
Revision
3. Characteristics of roots for 7. Forces contributing to ascent
absorbing water
of sap
4. Absorption and conduction 8. Some experiments on
of water and minerals
absorption and conduction
5. Root pressure
of water in plants
6. Upward movement of
absorbed water and
Transpiration
minerals
1. Gain and loss of water in
plants
2. Demonstration of
transpiration
3. Measurement of
transpiration
5. Process of photosynthesis
6. Two main phases of
photosynthesis
7. Adaptations ofleaf for
photosynthesis
8. End results of the products
of photosynthesis
9. Factors affecting
photosynthesis
10. Experiments on
photosynthesis
11. Importance of
photosynthesis
12. Carbon cycle
Mid- term Examination
Second Term Plan – 2010
Month
Subject – Concise Biology
Week 1
Week 2
July
Syllabus Coverage
Week 3
Week 4
Nervous System
Mid – Term Break
August
Class- X
Endocrine Glands – “ The
producer of chemical
messangers”
1. Need for the
regulation of body
activities
2. General properties of
hormones
3. Endocrine glands
1. Need of nervous
system
2. Neuron (or nerve cell) :
the unit of nervous
system
3. Nerves
4. Hormones from
The reproductive system
stomatch and
intestine
1. Reproduction in
5. Control of hormonal
general
secretions
2. Reproduction in
6. The hormones at a
humans
glance
3. Menstrual cycle
4. Fertilisation
4. Two major divisions of
the nervous system
5. Pheripherral nerrvous
system
6. Reflexes
7. The sense organs
5. Implantation
(conception) and
pregnency
6. Placenta
7. Birth
8. Some extra useful
information
September
Population – the
increasing numbers
and rising problems
1. Rising population –A
global threat
2. World population
through the ages
3. Rapid rise in
population
October
Aids to health
1. Need to keep healthy
2. Immunity
3. Vaccination and
immunisatiion
4. Antitoxins and serum
November
Revision
4. Population
Explosion – A
serious global
concern
5. A highly simplified
model of the
population growth
6. Population in India
5.
6.
7.
Antiseptics and
disinfectants
prevent
catching diseases
Antibiotics –
Penicillin and
others
7. Factors responsible for
population explosion
8. Pressures on resources
9. Six main natural
resources
10. Rate of population
growth must be
reduced
8. Sulphonamide group of
medicines
9. First aid
11. Consequences of large
families
12. Disadvantages of large
families
13. Population education
and population control
14. Methods of
contraception
3. Catagories of health
organisations
4. Local bodies
5. National bodies
Health organisations
1. Common health problems
2. International bodies
Annual Examination