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Evaluation scheme of Maharashtra Board SSC Science and Technology subject –
The total marks for Maharashtra Board SSC Science and Technology Exam will be 100.
There will be one question paper for Class 9th as well as for Class 10th.
The question paper will be of 80 marks.
The practical/viva/projects will be of 20 marks
Maharashtra Board SSC Science and Technology Syllabus
Maharashtra Board Class 9th Science and Technology Syllabus:
Chapter
Detailed topics
Chapter 1: Food
Plant and animal breeding and selection for quality improvement
Use of fertilizers, manures
Protection from pests and diseases; organic farming
Chapter 2: Materials
Matter: All things occupy space, possess mass. Definition of matter, characteristics of solids, liquids and gases e.g. shape, volume, density. Change of state: freezing, melting, evaporation, condensation, sublimation. Cooling by evaporation. Absorption of heat
Elements, mixtures and Compounds: elements, compounds and mixtures as types of chemical substances. Types of mixtures; Heterogeneous, homogeneous, colloids, suspensions
Combination of substances: Law of constant proportion, atomic and molecular masses. Particle nature, basic units: Atoms and Molecules
Mole Concept: Relationship of mole to mass of the particles and numbers
Valence, Chemical formulae of common compounds
Atomic Structure: Electrons, protons and neutrons. Atomic number and atomic mass number. Isotopes and Isobars.
Chapter 3: The World of the Living
Biological Diversity: Diversity of plants and animals: Basic issues in scientific naming. Basis of classification, Hierarchy of categories/ groups. Plant classification: Major Plant groups (salient features): Bacteria, Thalophyta, Bryophyta, Pteridophyta, gymnosperms and Angiosperms. Animal Classification : Major groups of animals (salient features): Non Chordates up to phyla and non chordates up to classes
Smallest living unit of Life- Cell : Cell as a basic unit of life prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells, multi-cellular organisms; cell membrane and cell wall, cell organelles, chloroplast, mitochondria, vacuoles, ER, Golgi apparatus. Nucleus, chromosomes, basic structure, number. Tissues, organs, organ system, organism Structure and functions of animal and plant tissues. (four types in animals; meristematic and permanent tissues in plants)
Health:
Failure of health leading to disease
Disease and its causes
Diseases caused by microbes and their prevention: Typhoid, diarrhoea, malaria,hepatitis, rabies, AIDS, TB, Polio
Pulse Polio program
Exchange of substances by living organisms with the external world: Diffusion/exchange of substances between cells and their environment and between the cell themselves in the living system; role in nutrition, water and food transport, excretion, gaseous exchange
Chapter 4: Moving Things. People and ideas. Motion
Motion: displacement, velocity, Uniform and non-uniform motion along a straight line,acceleration, distance-time and velocity-time graphs for motion and uniformly accelerated motion. Equations of motion by graphical method, Elementary idea of uniform circular motion
Force and Newton's Laws : Force and Motion; Newton's Laws of Motion. Inertia of a.body, inertia and mass, momentum, force and acceleration. Elementary idea of conservation of momentum, action and reaction forces
Gravitation: gravitation, universal law of gravitation, force of gravitation of theearth (earth's gravity), acceleration due to gravity, mass and weight, free fall
Work, Energy and Power: work done by a force, energy, power. Kinetic and Potential energy, Law of conservation of energy
Floating Bodies: Thrust and Pressure, Archimedes' Principle, Buoyancy. Idea of relative density
Sound: Nature of sound and its propagation through different media, speed of sound, range of hearing in humans; ultrasound; reflection of sound; echo and SONAR Structure of the Human Ear. (Auditory aspect)
Chapter 5: Natural Resources - Understanding Ecosystem
Types of ecosystem - forest, grassland, desert, aquatic, costal, marine
Interaction between biotic and abiotic factors in an eco-system
Energy flow and its importance: Cycles of nutrients in terrestrial and aquatic (fresh water and marine) ecosystems, nature's mechanism in maintaining balance.
Chapter 6: Waste Generation and Management
Sources of waste - domestic, industrial, agricultural and commercial
Classification of waste: biodegradable non biodegradable, toxic, non- toxic biomedical
Impact of waste accumulation - Spoilage of landscape, pollution, health hazards, effect on terrestrial and aquatic (fresh water and marine) life
Need for management of waste
Methods of safe disposal of waste segregation, dumping, composting, drainage, treatment of effluents before discharge, incineration, use of scrubbers and electrostatic precipitators
Need for reducing, reusing and recycling waste
Legal provisions for handling and management of waste