Class 7 Science Syllabus (2025-26)

Overview

The Class 7 Science curriculum encourages curiosity through practical activities, hands-on experiments, and everyday science connections. Students deepen their understanding of nature, materials, and living systems while stimulating critical and conceptual thinking.​

Theme-Based Structure

The syllabus is organized around biological, chemical, physical, and environmental themes, ensuring balanced exposure to all core scientific fields. Topics progress logically from prior knowledge in earlier classes, preparing students for advanced study.​

Chapter List

• Nutrition in Plants
• Explores how plants make their own food, types of plant nutrition, and the process of photosynthesis.
• Nutrition in Animals
• Examines how animals obtain, digest, and utilize food; highlights human and animal digestive systems.
• Fibre to Fabric
• Follows the journey from natural fibres (such as wool, silk, and cotton) to finished fabrics.
• Heat
• Investigates temperature, heat transfer, and practical examples from daily life.
• Acids, Bases, and Salts
• Introduces acids and bases, where they are found, and how to test for them using indicators.
• Physical and Chemical Changes
• Differentiates between physical and chemical changes, with real-world demonstrations.
• Weather, Climate, and Animal Adaptations
• Studies weather patterns, climate types, and how living organisms adapt to their environment.
• Winds, Storms, and Cyclones
• Discusses how air moves (wind), how storms form, and safety measures during cyclones.
• Soil
• Explores types of soil, its properties, and the importance of soil for plants and agriculture.
• Respiration in Organisms
• Covers how humans and animals breathe and convert food into energy.
• Transportation in Animals and Plants
• Explains how water, minerals, and nutrients move in plants and animals.
• Reproduction in Plants
• Reviews how plants reproduce through seeds, spores, and other methods.
• Motion and Time
• Looks at basic concepts of motion, measuring speed, and the use of clocks and timers.
• Electric Current and Its Effects
• Introduces electrical circuits, their components, and effects like magnetic fields.
• Light
• Explores the properties of light, how mirrors and lenses work, and phenomena like shadows.
• Water: A Precious Resource
• Discusses water conservation, its uses, the water cycle, and challenges of scarcity.
• Forests: Our Lifeline
• Examines interconnectedness within forests, their value, and the need for conservation.
• Wastewater Story
• Describes water pollution, treatment processes, and the importance of clean water management.