PROGRAM OF WORK (POW) - Term - 1 / HALF YEARLY EXAM-2024
CLASS - Class 9
SI No. Subject APR MAY JUN JULY AUG SEP
1 English

The Fun They Had

Explanation
Questions and Answers 

The Road Not Taken

Explanation
Questions and Answers

Diary Writing

Explanation
Practice

Tenses and Prepositions

Revision

Editing Passages Based on the Topic

The Lost Child

Explanation
Questions and Answers

Modals/Reported Speech/Determiners Explanation
Practice Papers - Fill in the Blanks

Subject-Verb Concord

Explanation
Practice Papers - Sentence Reordering J

The Sound Of Music

Explanation
Questions and Answers 

Wind

Explanation
Questions and Answers

The Adventures Of Toto

Explanation
Questions and Answers

Story Writing

Revision
Practice Work

The Little Girl

Explanation
Questions and Answers

Rain On The Roof

Explanation
Questions and Answers

Ishwaran The Storyteller

Explanation
Questions and Answers 

A Truly Beautiful Mind

Explanation
Questions and Answers

The Lake Isle Of Innisfree

Explanation
Questions and Answers 

The Snake And The Mirror

Explanation
Questions and Answers 

A Legend Of The Northland

Explanation
Questions and Answers 

In The Kingdom Of Fools

Explanation
Questions and Answers 

My Childhood

Explanation
Questions and Answers 

No Men Are Foreign

Explanation
Questions and Answers

The Happy Prince

Explanation
Questions and Answers 

The Last Leaf

Explanation
Questions and Answers September

2 Mathematics

Real Numbers

1. Rational Numbers
2. Inserting Rational Numbers Between Two Given Rational Numbers
3. Representing Natural Numbers, Rational Numbers, and Integers on a Number Line
4. Rational Number as Recurring and Non-Recurring Decimal
5. Conversion of Recurring Decimals to p/q Form
6. Irrational Numbers
7. Theodore Spiral
8. Operation on Irrational Numbers and Real Numbers
9. Definition of nth Root of a Real Number
10. Rationalisation

Polynomials

1. Algebraic Expressions
2. Polynomials
3. Degree of a Polynomial
4. Remainder Theorem
5. Factor Theorem
6. Relation Between Roots and Coefficients of the Variable in a Quadratic Equation

Factorisation

1. Middle Term Factorization
2. Square of a Trinomial
3. Cube of Binomials

Linear Equations in Two Variables

1. Solving Equations by Algebraic and Geometric Methods
2. Situational Problems

Coordinate Geometry

1. Cartesian Plane
2. Cartesian Coordinates of a Point in a Plane
3. Distance Formula

Introduction to Euclid’s Geometry

1. Axioms, Postulates
2. Euclid’s Postulates and Axioms
3. Some Applications

Lines and Angles Content Not Specified

Congruence of Triangles

Criteria of Congruence of Triangles (Proof and Application as per NCERT)  Quadrilaterals

1. Properties of Parallelograms

2. Mid-Point Theorem

Heron’s formula

3 SST (Geography & Economics)

India - Size and Location

Revision of size and location (done in class VIII)Map Work 

Physical Features of India

Revision of physical features (done in class VIII)Map Work

The Story of Village Palampur Introduction to Village Palampur
Farming in Palampur with Case Studies
Non-Farming Activities with Case Studies

Drainage

Drainage System in India
The Himalayan and Peninsular Rivers + Map Work Lakes + Map Work
Role of Rivers and Lakes in the Economy
River Pollution and Conservation 

 Disaster Management

Summer Project as per CBSE Syllabus

People as Resource

Economic Activities by Men and Women
Quality of Population
Unemployment

Climate

Factors Affecting India's Climate
The Seasons
Distribution of Rainfall + Map Work
Monsoon as Uniform Bond

People as Resource

Economic Activities by Men and Women
Quality of Population
Unemployment

Climate

Factors Affecting India's Climate
The Seasons
Distribution of Rainfall + Map Work
Monsoon as Uniform Bond

Natural Vegetation and Wildlife 

Factors Affecting Natural Vegetation and Wildlife
Types of Vegetation and Wildlife
Conservation of Natural Vegetation and Wildlife

Revision

Revision of Half-Yearly Syllabus Interdisciplinary Project

As per CBSE Syllabus of 2024-25

4 SST (History and Civics)

The French Revolution

French Society During the Late 18th Century (Reason)
The Outbreak of the Revolution
France Becomes a Constitutional Monarchy
France Abolishes Monarchy (Reign of Terror) & Becomes a Republic
Role of Women in the Revolution
The Abolition of Slavery
The Revolution & Everyday Life
Map Skill Interdisciplinary Activity (Book: "Tale of Two Cities")

What Is Democracy? Why Democracy? Democracy & Its Features
Why Democracy & Its Broader Meaning

Constitutional Design

Why Do We Need a Constitution? (with Case Study)
Making of the Indian Constitution
Guiding Values of the Indian Constitution
Constitution of South Africa (Case Study)

Socialism in Europe and the Russian Revolution

The Age of Social Change and Birth of New Groups (Liberals, Radicals, and Conservatives – Definitions and Differences)
Change into an Industrial Society
The Coming of Socialism in Europe and Getting Support
The Russian Empire and Its Economy and Society
Socialism in Russia and the Revolution of 1905

Russia and the First World War

Map Work (Allied and Central Powers of WW-I)
February Revolution and Impact
October Revolution and Impact
Making of a Socialist Society (Stalin’s Role)
The Global Influence of the Russian Revolution

Nazism and the Rise of Hitler

Impact of the First World War
Birth of Weimar Republic
Crisis (The Years of Depression)
Hitler’s Rise to Power and Destruction of Democracy Reconstruction
The Art of Propaganda and Role of Youth in Nazi Germany Birth of a Racial State + Crime Against Humanity
Holocaust Map Work (Countries of WW-II, Allied & Axis Powers and Expansion of Nazi Territories)

Electoral Politics

Why Do We Need Elections?
What Is Our System of Election?
What Makes Elections Democratic in India?

Revision

Revision of Half-Yearly Syllabus

Interdisciplinary Project
As per CBSE Syllabus of 2024-25
5 Information Technology (402)

Part A-Employability Skills

Unit I-Communication Skills

Unit April II-Self Management Skills

Part A-Employability Skills

Unit III-It Skills

Part A-Employability Skills

Unit IV-EntrepreneurialSkills 

Project Work

Part B Subject Specific

Unit I-Introduction to it-ITeS industry

Part B Subject Specific

Unit II-data entry and keyboarding skills

Part B Subject Specific

Unit III-digital documentation

6 Artificial Intelligence(417)

Skills (Introduction to AI)

Excite

Relate Purpose, Possibilities

 AI Ethics (Lab work) April

Employability Skills

Unit II – Communication and Self-Management Skills – I

Unit III – ICT Skills – I (Lab work) 

Unit III – ICT Skills – I continuation (Project work) 

AI Project Cycle

Problem Scoping, Data Acquisition (Lab work) Data Exploration, Modelling (Lab work) 

AI Project Cycle

Problem Scoping, Data Acquisition (Lab work) Data Exploration, Modelling (Lab work) 

AI Project Cycle

Advantages, Human Nervous System 

Neural Network

Advantages, Human Nervous System
Relation between NN and NS, AI Model


Revision HY - Syllabus

7 Physics

Motion

Rest and motion 

Distance and Displacement

Uniform and non-uniform motion 

Speed, Velocity and Acceleration 

Average speed & Average velocity

Equations of motion of a body moving with constant acceleration 

Motion

Graphical representation of motion (s-t, v-t & a-t graph)


Uniform circular motion

Force and Laws of Motion

Introduction of force

Effects of force 

Balanced and Unbalanced force 

Force and Laws of Motion

Newton’s Laws of Motion (1st, 2nd and 3rd law)

Momentum

Law of Conservation of linear momentum

Gravitation

Introduction to Gravitation 

Universal law of gravitation 

Free fall, Acceleration due to gravity (g)

Equations of motion for a freely falling body 

Mass and Weight August Thrust and Pressure 

Pressure in Fluids 

Buoyancy 

Archimedes’ Principle

Density and Relative Density

Revision & Assignments

Assignment Based on Half-Yearly Entire Syllabus

8 Chemistry

Matter in our surroundings

Physical nature of matter 

Characteristics of particles

States of matter

Conversion of one state to another

Matter in our surroundings

Evaporation

Is matter around us pure?

Mixture June Elements and Compounds

Concept of binary solution

Is matter around us pure?

Suspension and colloids

Separation of mixtures

Revision

Physical nature of matter 

Characteristics of particles

States of matter

Conversion of one state to another

Suspension and colloids 

Separation of mixtures 

Revision & Sample Paper

Revision of entire syllabus and sample paper practice for Half-Yearly exams

9 Biology

Cell - Basic Unit of life

Cell as a basic unit of life; prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells, multicellular organisms

Cell membrane and cell wall, cell organelles and cell inclusions; chloroplast, mitochondria, vacuoles, endoplasmic reticulum, Golgi apparatus

Nucleus, chromosomes - basic structure, number

Tissues, Organs, Organ System, Organism

Structure and functions of animal tissues (only four types of tissues in animals) 

Meristematic and Permanent tissues in plants

Revision
Cell - Basic Unit of Life

Revision

Tissues, Organs, Organ System, Organism

Final Revision & Assignment Paper

Revision of entire syllabus and sample paper practice for Half-Yearly exams

Final revision and assignments on Half-Yearly syllabus