📒 CLASS 8 – Syllabus Explanation

🧮 Class 8 Mathematics (NCERT – Mathematics Book)

Chapters

1. Rational Numbers
2. Linear Equations in One Variable
3. Understanding Quadrilaterals
4. Practical Geometry
5. Data Handling
6. Squares and Square Roots
7. Cubes and Cube Roots
8. Comparing Quantities
9. Algebraic Expressions and Identities
10. Visualising Solid Shapes
11. Mensuration
12. Exponents and Powers
13. Direct and Inverse Proportions
14. Factorisation
15. Introduction to Graphs
16. Playing with Numbers

Main Concepts

• Properties and operations of rational numbers
• Solving linear equations in one variable
• Types and properties of quadrilaterals
• Graph plotting and interpretation
• Data handling and probability
• Finding square and cube roots
• Percentages, profit–loss, and compound interest
• Algebraic identities and factorisation
• Perimeter, area, and volume of 2D and 3D figures
• Exponents, powers, and standard form
• Direct and inverse variation
• Graphs and number patterns

🔬 Class 8 Science (NCERT – Science Book)

Chapters

1. Crop Production and Management
2. Microorganisms: Friend and Foe
3. Synthetic Fibres and Plastics
4. Materials: Metals and Non-Metals
5. Coal and Petroleum
6. Combustion and Flame
7. Conservation of Plants and Animals
8. Cell – Structure and Functions
9. Reproduction in Animals
10. Reaching the Age of Adolescence
11. Force and Pressure
12. Friction
13. Sound
14. Chemical Effects of Electric Current
15. Some Natural Phenomena
16. Light
17. Stars and the Solar System
18. Pollution of Air and Water

Main Concepts

• Agricultural practices and microorganisms
• Synthetic and natural materials
• Metals, non-metals, and their properties
• Fossil fuels and energy resources
• Combustion, flame, and fire safety
• Cell structure and reproduction
• Adolescence and hormonal changes
• Force, pressure, and friction
• Sound and its characteristics
• Light reflection and refraction
• Chemical effects of electric current
• Earthquakes, lightning, and natural phenomena
• Solar system and celestial bodies
• Environmental pollution and conservation

📘 Class 8 English (NCERT – Honeydew & It So Happened)

Book 1: Honeydew (Main Reader)

UnitPoemProse1The Ant and the CricketThe Best Christmas Present in the World2Geography LessonThe Tsunami3Macavity: The Mystery CatGlimpses of the Past4The Last BargainBepin Choudhury’s Lapse of Memory5The School BoyThe Summit Within6When I Set Out for LyonnesseThis is Jody’s Fawn7On the Grasshopper and CricketA Visit to Cambridge8—A Short Monsoon Diary9—The Great Stone Face – I10—The Great Stone Face – II

Book 2: It So Happened (Supplementary Reader)

1. How the Camel Got His Hump
2. Children at Work
3. The Selfish Giant
4. The Treasure Within
5. Princess September
6. The Fight
7. The Open Window
8. Jalebis
9. The Comet – I
10. The Comet – II
11. Ancient Education System of India

Grammar and Writing Skills

• Parts of Speech and Sentence Structure
• Tenses (Simple, Continuous, Perfect, and Perfect Continuous)
• Modals and Conditionals
• Active and Passive Voice
• Direct and Indirect Speech
• Punctuation, Editing, and Error Correction
• Comprehension (seen & unseen passages)
• Writing Skills:
• Essay and Paragraph Writing
• Letter Writing (Formal/Informal)
• Story Writing
• Notice Writing
• Message Writing
• Diary Entry
• Article and Report Writing