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Details
Title:
Oxford New Science In Everyday Life For Class 7
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
Author:
Vaishali Gupta, Supriya D. Seshadri, Shalini Bajaj
ISBN-10:
0190122021
ISBN-13:
9780195619263
No. of Pages:
288
Published:
2007
Edition:
Latest Edition
Binding:
Paper Back
Language:
English
Subject:
Science
About the book
New science in Everyday life comprises eight books for class 1 to 8. The new series conforms fully to the vision of the National Curriculum Framework. The books for 6 to 8 comply fully with the syllabi prescribed by the NCERT and follow the thematic approach recommended for the middle school science to the science curriculum in classes IX and X
The books for 6 to 8 adopt the latest CCE approach to enable teachers to monitor the progress of learners through formative and summative tools provided in a well-arranged manner through the course.
Features
Comprehensive Learning Tools help learners quickly grasp and retain concepts:
- Fact file interesting concept-related snippets
- Get It Right Alerts to commonly held misconceptions
- Word Help Meanings of difficult words
- Activity Hands-on experiments and activities
- Tech Specs Real-life technological applications
- Key words Definitions of important scientific terms
- Summary Quick recap of the chapter
- Visual dictionary select terms and their meanings supported by pictures
Continuous Assessment Tools help monitor learners progress:
- Chapter-opening illustrations as interactive warm-ups
- Let’s Remember Questions after every major topic, oral questions included
- Let’s Create Suggestions for projects and activities
- Worksheet For qualitative and quantitative analysis, covering rational and logical thinking, problem solving, and life skills, after every unit
Comprehensive Assessment Tools help evaluate learner’s depth of learning through a comprehensive pool of testing modes grouped under Exercises at the end of every chapter, Unit Test Papers at the end of every unit, Test Papers at the end of the book and Open Text-Based Assessment (OTBA) at the end of the book
Exercises are designed to develop a wide range of scientific skills through a variety of questions graded under:
- Let’s Understand A variety of direct questions
- Let’s Recall Concept maps to complete
- Let’s Apply Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS) questions
- Let’s Discuss Probing questions for discussion
- Let’s Observe Drawing and picture-based exercise
- Unit Test Papers A new set of summative assessment test papers for each unit
- Test Papers Two formative (Short paper-pencil tests) and one summative assessment test papers for each term
- Open Text-Based Assessment (OTBA) Textual material related to concepts taken from the syllabi with questions of higher order thinking skills, and subjective, creative, and open-ended questions
Everyday Science includes Great Scientists, brief insights into the lives and achievements of great scientists, and Everyday Science. How Things Works, as a cover-extended leaflet, which helps learners understand the science behind everyday things.
Environment Tools aim to spread awareness on the environment through:
Green corner Practical tips and interesting snippets on environment-related topics
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Additional Information
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