Part – I

General Knowledge and Current Affairs:

(Marks: 10)

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Part – II
Perspectives In Education (Marks: 10)

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Part – III
Physical Science Content (Marks: 44)                        1. Measurement:

Measurement of lengths, Units of Measurements, Measurement of
thickness of a coin, Measurement of the length of a curved path, Measurement of Area,
Measurement of the area of a regular and irregular surface, Measurement of volume,
measurement of volume of liquids, Measurement of volume of irregular solids using a
measuring cylinder

2. Natural Resources:

i. Air and Water: Composition of air, Hot air and Cool air, Effects of moving air,
Cyclone, Measurement of Atmospheric Pressure, Air Pollution, Sources water on earth,
Forms of water, evaporation of water, condensation of water, water cycle, Water and its
uses, Measurement of the volume of water, Water pollution, Process of waste water
treatment, safe drinking water stages, Diseases caused by untreated water, other ways of
disposing sewage, Types of drainage systems, Draughts, Floods, Conservation of water.
ii. Weather and Climate: Measuring components of weather, measurement of
temperature of a place, Measurement of rainfall, direction of wind, Humidity, Climate and
life style.
iii. Coal and Petroleum: Sources of materials, Exhaustible and Inexhaustible materials,
Coal – formation, Uses of Coal – Coal, coke and Coal tar, Col gas, Petroleum – formation,
refining of petroleum, uses of petroleum, use of natural gases, Petrochemical products,
conservation of coal and petroleum, Misuse of energy resources and consequences,
harmful effects caused during use of fuels.
iv. Combustion, Fuels and flame: Combustible and non-combustible materials, Process
of combustion, Ignition temperature, Types of combustion, Fuels, calorific value, Fire
control, Flame, structure of flame

3. Natural Phenomena

i. Light: Sources of light, Shadows, Reflection, Laws of Reflection, Periscope,
Kaleidoscope, Pin hole camera, Reflection of light by plane surfaces- Formation of image
by a pinhole camera, Fermat principle, Plane mirror, Reflection of light by plane mirror,
Plane of reflection, Formation of an image by plane mirror and its characteristics, uses of
plane mirrors, Reflection of light at curved surfaces (Spherical Mirrors), Finding the
normal to a curved surface, Pole, Principal axis, Centre and Radius of curvature, Ray
diagrams for concave and convex mirrors, Sign convention, Magnification, Characteristics
of the images formed by spherical mirrors, Refraction- Refraction of light at plane
surfaces- Refractive index, Relative refractive index, Snell’s law, Total Internal Reflection,
Mirages, Applications of total internal reflection, Refraction through glass slab, lateral shift
and vertical shift, Refraction of Light at curved surfaces- Image formation, Types of lenses
(converging and diverging) , Focal length, Rules to draw ray diagrams for image formation
by lenses, Characteristics of the images formed by lenses, Lens formula, Magnification,
Lens maker formula, Human eye, Least distance of distinct vision, Structure of human eye,
Vision defects-Myopia, Hypermetropia and Presbyopia, Power of lens, Prism, Refractive
index of Prism, Dispersion and Scattering of Light.
ii. Sound: Identifying different sounds, Sound is a form of energy, Production of sound,
Propagation of sound in different media, Types of waves, Sound waves- Longitudinal,
Characteristics of the sound Wave-Loudness, feebleness, Wave length, Amplitude, Time
period and frequency, Speed of sound wave, Noise and Music, Musical instruments,
Characteristics of a musical Sound-Pitch, Loudness, Quality, Audible range, Sound
pollution, Measure to control sound pollution. Reflection of sound, Echo, Reverberation,
Uses of multiple reflection of sound, Range of hearing, applications of ultrasound,
SONAR.
iii. Heat: Sources of Heat, Heat is a form of an Energy, Heat, Temperature and Units,
Measurement of Temperature, Fahrenheit and Centigrade scales, Different types of
thermometers, Thermal equilibrium, Temperature and kinetic energy, Specific heat,
Applications of specific heat capacity, Method and Principles of mixtures, Determination
of specific heat of a solid, Evaporation, Condensation, Humidity, Dew and Fog, Boiling,
Latent heat of vaporization, Melting, Freezing.
iv. Some natural phenomena: Types of charges and their interaction, Presence of charge
of a body, transfer of charge, Lightning, Lightning safety, Lightning conductors,
Earthquakes, Tsunami, protection against Earthquakes, Earthquakes in Telangana.
v. Stars and solar system– Length of a shadow, North-south movement of the Sun. Sun
dial, Moon, Phases of Moon, Solar and Lunar eclipses, Constellations, Pole star, Solar
System, The planets, Stars, Meteors, Asteroids and Comets, Artificial Satellites.

4. Kinematics and Dynamics

i. Motion- Motion and rest, Types of motions- Translatory motion, Rotatory motion,
Oscillatory motion, Distance and Displacement, Scalars and Vectors, Speed, Velocity,
Average speed and Average velocity, direction of motion of a body, Uniform motion, Nonuniform motion, Acceleration, Deceleration, Equations of uniform accelerated motion,
time-distance graphs, Difference between graph and map, Graphs of objects moving at
different uniform speeds, Relation between speed and the slope of a graph, Graphs of
stationery objects, Graphs of non-uniform motion, Newton’s laws of Motion-First law of
motion, Inertia and mass, Second law of motion, Linear momentum, Atwood machine,
Third law of motion, Conservation of momentum, Impulse,
ii. Gravitation– Uniform circular motion, Universal law of Gravitation, Freefall, Direction
of ‘g’, Weight, Weight of a free-fall body, Changes during the free-fall of a body, Centre
of Gravity, Stability
iii. Work and Energy-Work, Idea of Energy, Energy transfer and work, Understanding
the increase and decrease in energy of an object, Kinetic energy, Potential Energy,
Observing the energy in-stretched rubber band and in an object at some height, Mechanical
energy, Conservation of Energy-Conservation of mechanical energy, Calculation of the
total energy of freefall at different heights, Power, Sources of Energy, Fuels, Renewable
sources of Energy.
iv. Force: Types of forces- Contact forces and field forces, Net force, Effects of net force
acting on a table, Effect of stretched rubber bands on fingers, calculation of net force from
free body diagrams, Effect of force on change the state of motion and its direction, Effects
of net force on direction of moving object, other effects of force, Pressure.
v. Friction: Types of friction, Factors affecting friction, friction produces heat, Increasing
and decreasing of friction, principle of ball bearings, Fluid friction, factors influencing the
fluid friction.
vi. Floating bodies- Density and relative density, Relative density of liquids, Lactometer,
Upward force in liquids, Pressure of air, Measurement of atmospheric pressure, Buoyancy
and measurement of the force of Buoyancy, Archimedes’ Principle, Pascal’s Law.
vii. Time: Estimating time, Units of time, Time Measuring instruments.

5. Magnetism:

Story of magnet, Magnets of different shapes, materials attracted by Magnet,
Poles of a Bar magnet, Directions of a Bar magnet, Magnetic compass, attraction and
repulsion between two magnets, Earth as a Magnet, Magnetic and non-magnetic
substances, Making of a magnet and magnetic compass, Magnetic induction.

6. Electricity

-Electric cell-Dry cell, Bulb, Switch, Torch light, Electric symbols and their
uses, Simple electric circuits, Connecting Electric cells and bulbs in Series and Parallel,
Heating effect of electric current, Tube lights, Compact Florescent lamps, Miniature circuit
breaker(MCB), Electric fuses, Testing conductivity of materials- conductors, insulators,
Electric conductivity of liquids, Electric conductivity of electrolyte, Chemical effect of
electric current, Electrolytic cell, Electroplating and its uses,
Electric current: Potential difference, Electromotive force(emf), Ohm’s law, Electric
shock, Factors affecting the resistance of the Material-Temperature, Nature of material,
Length of the conductor, cross section area. Electric Circuits-Series and parallel
connections of resistors, Kirchhoff’s Laws-Junction law and Loop law, Electric power.

7. Electromagnetism–

Oersted’s Experiment, Magnetic field, Lines of magnetic field,
Magnetic flux and flux density, Magnetic field due to currents-Magnetic field due to
straight wire carrying current, Magnetic field due to circular coil, Magnetic field due to
solenoid, Magnetic force on moving charge and current carrying wire- Right hand rule,
Electric Motor, Electromagnetic Induction, Faraday’s Law, Lenz law, Applications of
Faraday’s law of electromagnetic induction, Electric Generator, Alternating & Direct
Currents.

8. States of Mater

– Matter around us- Properties of Materials-Transparent, Opaque,
translucent, States of matter, Changes in Matter (Physical change and Chemical Change,
Slow and fast changes, temporary and permanent changes), Properties of solids, liquids and
gases. Compressibility, Diffusion- diffusions in liquids, diffusion of solids in liquids,
Diffusion of two gases, Matter- Changing its states.
9. Atomic Structure and Atoms, molecules:
i. Atoms, molecules– Law of conservation of mass, Laws of constant proportions, Dalton’s
atomic theory, Atoms and molecules, Symbol of elements, Atomicity, Molecules of
compounds, Chemical formulae of compounds, Formula unit mass, Mole concept, Molar
mass.
ii. Atomic Structure– Sub atomic particles, Electron, Proton and Neutron, Structure of
Atom, Atomic Models – Thomson’s model of Atom, Rutherford’s alpha particles scattering
experiment, Rutherford’s model of atom and its limitations, Bohr’s model of atom.
Distribution of electrons in different Orbits (Shells), Valency, Atomic number, Atomic
mass number, Writing symbols of atoms, Isotopes. Applications of Isotopes. Spectrum,
Characteristics of electromagnetic wave, Electromagnetic spectrum, Bohr’s model of
hydrogen atom and its limitations, Bohr-Sommerfield model of atom, Quantum mechanical
model of atom, Quantum numbers, Electronic configuration, The Pauli Exclusion
principle, Aufbau principle, Hund’s Rule.

10. Classification of Elements-Periodic Table:

Need for the arrangement of elements in an
organised manner, Dobereiner’s law of Triads, Mendeleeff’s periodic table, The periodic
law, Salient features and achievements of the Mendeelleff’s periodic table, Limitations,
Modern periodic table, Positions of elements in the Modern periodic table, Groups and
Periods. Metals and Non-metals. Periodic properties of elements in the modern periodic
table, Properties of elements and their trends in Groups and Periods- Valance, Atomic
radius, Ionisation energy, Electron Affinity-Electron gain enthalpy, Electronegativity,
Metallic and non-Metallic properties

11. Materials

i. Acids, Bases and Salts: Natural indicators, Chemical indicators to test Acids and Bases,
Acid rains, Manures, Salts, Chemical properties of Acids and Bases, Reaction of Acids and
Bases with Metals, metal hydrogen carbonates and metal oxides, non-metal oxides.
Neutralization reaction, General properties of Acids and Bases, Strength of acid or base,
Concept of pH, Importance of pH in everyday life, Family of Salts, pH of salts, Chemicals
from common salt, Common salt-A raw material for chemicals, Sodium hydroxide from
common salt, bleaching powder, Baking soda, washing soda, Removing water of
crystallisation, Plaster of Paris.
ii. Natural Fibres, Synthetic Fibres and plastics: Types of fibres, Natural fibres-Cotton,
Jute, Silk, Wool, Yarn to fabric, identifying fibres – burning test, Synthetic fibres- Nylon,
Rayon, Acrylic, Polyesters, Plastics-Resin identification codes, Plastics, Types of plastics –
Thermo plastics, Thermosetting plastics, plastics and environment, Bio degradable and
non-biodegradables, 4R principle, Recycling codes.
iii. Metals and Non-metals: Physical properties of Metals-Appearance, Sonority,
Malleability, Ductility, Electric and Thermal conductivity. Chemical properties of metalsReaction with oxygen, rusting of metals, Reaction with water, Reaction with Acids,
Reactivity of metals, Uses of metals and non-metals.

12. Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure

Lewis dot structures, Electronic theory of valence by Lewis and Kossel, Ionic Bond,
Formation of Ionic bond, Cation formation, Anion formation, The arrangement of Ions in
ionic compounds, Factors affecting the formation of cation and anion, Covalent bond,
Formation of O2 , N2 , Methane, Ammonia, water molecules, The bond lengths and Bond
energies of covalent bonds, Draw backs of electronic theory of valance, Valance shell
electron pair repulsion (VSEPR) theory, Valence bond theory, Hybridization.

13. Chemical Equations and Reactions:

Chemical equations, writing a chemical equation,
balancing of chemical equations, making chemical equations more informative,
Interpreting a balanced chemical equation, Types of Chemical reactions – Chemical
combination, Chemical decomposition, Chemical displacement, Chemical Double
decomposition,

14. Solutions and Separation of Substances

i. Solutions: Mixtures, Types of mixtures, Solutions, properties of solution, Concentration
of solutions, Saturated and unsaturated solutions, Factors affecting the rate of dissolving.
Mass percentage, Volume percentage and Mass by volume percentage. Suspensions and
colloidal solutions. Tyndall effect.
ii. Separation: Separating the components of a mixture, Hand picking, Sedimentation and
decantation, sieving and filtration, Crystallization, Sublimation, Evaporation, Paper
chromatography, Separation of immiscible and miscible liquids, Distillation, fractional
distillation, Types of pure substances.

15. Chemistry of Carbon and its Compounds

Hybridization, Allotropic forms of Carbon, Versatile nature of Carbon, Hydro carbons,
Functional groups in carbon compounds, Isomerism, Homologous series, Nomenclature of
organic compounds, Chemical properties of carbon compounds- Combustion, oxidation
reactions, addition reactions, substitution reactions, Some important carbon CompoundsEthanol, Ethanoic acid. Esterification, Soaps- Saponification and Micelles.

16. Principles of Metallurgy

Occurrence of the metals in nature, Extraction of the metals from the Ores, Concentration
or dressing of the Ore, Extraction of crude metal from the Ore, Reduction of purified Ore
to the metal, Purification methods of the crude metal, Corrosion, Prevention of Corrosion,
few importance processes used in Metallurgy-Smelting, Roasting, Calcination, Furnace.

Part V- Pedagogy (Marks: 16)

1. Nature of Physical Sciences

i. What is science? Nature of Science- Science as a particular way of looking at nature,
a rapidly expanding body of knowledge, an interdisciplinary area of learning, always
tentative, an approach to investigation and as a Process of constructing knowledge.

iii. How Science Works, how children learn science?

2. Science and Society

– Historical Development
i. Physical science for environment, health, peace, equity (Gender & Science) and
Inclusion.

iii. Contributions of Scientists– Isaac Newton, John Dalton, J.C. Bose, Albert Einstein, Niels
Bohr, C.V. Raman, Louis Victor de Broglie, Bimla Buti, Venkataraman Ramakrishnan,
APJ Abdul Kalam, Marie Curie.

3. Aims of Learning Physical Science

i. Aims of Learning Science
ii. Knowledge and Understanding through Science
iii. Nurturing Process Skills of Science, Curiosity, Creativity and Aesthetic Sense

thinking, Skepticism, Objectivity, Perseverance – Notion of Popular Science – Its
importance and involvement of science teacher.
v. Relating Physical Science Education to Natural and Social Environment, Technology,
Society and Environment.

vii. Development of Problem Solving Skills

4. Learning objectives of physical science

i. Meaning of Learning Objectives
ii. Developing Learning Objectives, Features of well-developed learning objectives.
iii. Bloom’s Taxonomy, Anderson and Krathwohl’s Taxonomy

v. Learning Objectives for Upper Primary, Secondary and Higher Secondary Stages
vi. Learning Objectives in the Constructivist Perspective
vii. Academic Standards in Physical Science

5. Pedagogical Shift in Physical Science

i. Pedagogical Shift:
a. Science as Fixed Body of Knowledge to the Process of Constructing
b. Knowledge
c. Nature of Science
d. Learners, learning and teacher
e. Physical Science curriculum, Diversity in class, Approaches
f. Planning Teaching-Learning Experiences
g. Assessment
h. Inclusion- Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
i. Professional development
ii. Democratising Science Learning: Critical Pedagogy- Critical pedagogy and role of
Teachers.
iii.Content-cum-methodology: Meaning, Concept & Nature
iv.Steps to Content-cum-methodology
v. Steps to Pedagogical Analysis
vi.Content and Teaching Skills

6. School Curriculum in Physical Science

i. History of Development of Curriculum Framework
ii. Curriculum Framework, Curriculum and Syllabus
iii. Curriculum Development; From Subject-centred to Behaviourist to Constructivist
Approach,
iv. Recommendations of NCF-2005 and APSCF-2011 on Science Curriculum-National
Focus Group position paper on Science and State position paper (2011) on Science
v. Print Resources- Textbooks, Popular science books, Journals and magazines
vi. Dale’s Cone of Experience- Using the Cone of Experience
vii. Teacher as Curriculum Developer – Localized curriculum, place for Artisans
knowledge systems in curriculum, local Innovators and Innovative Practices of
science.

7. Approaches and Strategies for Learning Physical Science

i. Approaches and Strategies for Learning Physical Science, Difference between
approach and strategy.
ii. Different approaches and strategies of learning
a. Scenario from 1950–1980
b. Post 1980 Scenario
c. Selecting appropriate approach and strategy
iii. Essential components of all approaches and strategies
iv. Constructivist Approach – Science teaching strategies – State developed model.
v. 5E Learning Model
vi. Collaborative Learning Approach (CLA)
a. Steps of collaborative approach
b. Ensuring meaningful learning through CLA
c. Ways of applying collaborative learning approach
d. Limitation of collaborative learning approach
vii. Problem Solving Approach (PSA)
a. Steps in problem solving approach,
b. Teacher’s role in problem solving approach,
c. Problem solving approach: an example
viii. Concept Mapping- Phases of the concept mapping, Uses of concept maps
ix. Experiential Learning- Abilities of an experiential learner

8. Learning Resources – Community, ICT and Laboratory

i. Using Community Resources- Bringing community to the class, Taking class to the
community: Field visit
ii. Pooling of Learning Resources
a. Learning Resources from Immediate Environment (Natural pH indicators,
Soaps and detergents, Baking soda, Washing soda, Common salt, Fruits, Fibre,
Pulleys, Projectiles, Lenses and Mirrors, Inter-conversion of one form of
energy to other, Propagation of waves in Solid, Liquid and Gas)
b. Improvisation of Apparatus
c. Inexpensive Sources of Chemicals
iii. Science Kits
iv. Laboratory as a Learning Resource- Approaches to laboratory work, Planning and
organising laboratory work, Working in group in the laboratory
v. Handling Hurdles in Utilization of Resources – Addressing underutilization of
resources.
vi. ICT resources – e-Text books, Journals, Websites, Magazines, Different forms of
ICT and its applications in science education- Audio-aids, Video-aids, AudioVideo aids, educational T.V., Use of computer for simulations, internet and Open
Educational Resources

9. Planning for Teaching-Learning of Physical Sciences

i. Planning – Annual Plan, Unit Plan and Period plan
ii. Identification and Organisation of Concepts for teaching -learning of Science /
Physics and Chemistry (Up to Secondary level)
iii. Elements of a Physical Science Lesson- Learning objectives and key concepts,
Pre-existing knowledge, Teaching-learning materials and involving learners in
arranging them, Introduction, Presentation/ Development, Assessment:
Acceptable evidences that show learners understand (i) Determining learning evidences (ii)
Planning of the acceptable evidences of learning for assessment Extended
learning/assignment.
iv. Making Groups-Why group learning? Facilitating formation of groups
v. Planning and Organising Activities in Physical Science
vi. Planning Laboratory Work – State commitments in organizing experiments Textbook orientation.
vii. Planning ICT Applications – Integrating ICT in teaching and learning process

10. Physical Science Teacher

i. Characteristics and role Science Teacher
ii. Professional Development
iii. Reflective Practices
iv. Science Teacher as a Researcher

11. Tools and Techniques of Assessment

i. Test, Examination, Measurement, Assessment and Evaluation.
ii. Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation (CCE)- Educational assessment and
educational evaluation, Performance-based assessment: A flexible way of school
based assessment.
iii. Assessment Framework,
a. Purpose of assessment
b. Learning Indicators (LI);
 Types of indicators
 Illustrations of Learning Indicators
 Assessment of activity
 Assessment of presentation
 Assessment of group work
 Assessment of collaborative learning
c. Tools and Techniques of Assessment
• Written test
• Project Work
• Field trips and field diary
• Laboratory work
• Interview/Oral test
• Journal writing
d. Recording and Reporting
• Measurement of students’ achievements
• Grading system
• Measurement of process skills
• Measurement of attitudes
• Portfolios
e. Reflecting Process; Assessment as a reflecting process
iv. Assessment of Learning of Students with Sp