India · CBSE Learning Outcomes
Class 7 Science (EVS K-5)
A comprehensive exploration of how energy flows through living systems and how physical laws govern our environment. Students engage in deep inquiry to understand the mechanisms of life, the properties of matter, and the impact of climate on our world.
01Energy for Life: Nutrition in Organisms
Investigating how plants and animals acquire and process nutrients to sustain life and growth.
Students will differentiate between autotrophic and heterotrophic nutrition in plants, focusing on the fundamental processes.
Students will explore the detailed steps of photosynthesis, identifying inputs and outputs and the role of chlorophyll.
Students will conduct experiments to demonstrate the presence of starch as a product of photosynthesis in leaves.
Students will investigate plants that obtain nutrients by living on or in other organisms, causing harm to their hosts.
Students will explore how saprotrophs obtain nutrients from dead and decaying organic matter, focusing on fungi.
Students will examine the unique adaptations of insectivorous plants that allow them to trap and digest insects.
Students will investigate symbiotic relationships, such as lichens, where different organisms benefit from each other.
Students will classify animals based on their feeding habits (herbivores, carnivores, omnivores) and associated adaptations.
Students will map the major organs of the human digestive system and their primary functions.
Students will investigate the processes of ingestion, chewing, and the movement of food through the esophagus.
Students will explore the chemical digestion occurring in the stomach and small intestine, focusing on enzymes.
Students will understand the function of the large intestine in water absorption and the process of egestion.
Students will investigate the specialized digestive system of ruminant animals like cows and buffaloes.
Students will observe and describe the process of food intake and digestion in a single-celled organism, Amoeba.
02Heat, Temperature, and Thermal Flow
Examining the nature of heat and the various ways it moves through different materials.
Students will differentiate between heat as a form of energy and temperature as a measure of hotness or coldness.
Students will learn about different types of thermometers and their appropriate uses, including clinical and laboratory thermometers.
Students will investigate how heat travels through solids by conduction, focusing on conductors and insulators.
Students will explore heat transfer in liquids and gases through convection, understanding the formation of convection currents.
Students will learn about heat transfer through radiation, which does not require a medium, and its applications.
Students will investigate real-world applications of heat transfer principles in daily life, such as insulation and heating systems.
03Chemical Changes and Matter
Distinguishing between physical and chemical changes and identifying the signs of chemical reactions.
Students will identify the characteristic properties of acids and use natural and synthetic indicators to detect their presence.
Students will identify the characteristic properties of bases and use indicators to detect their presence.
Students will understand the concept of neutralization, where acids and bases react to form salt and water, and its applications.
Students will explore the formation of various salts through neutralization and their common uses in daily life.
Students will observe and classify physical changes, focusing on changes in state, shape, or size without forming new substances.
Students will identify chemical changes by observing the formation of new substances with different properties.
Students will investigate the conditions necessary for rusting and understand it as a chemical reaction.
Students will explore various methods to prevent rusting, such as painting, galvanization, and alloying.
Students will learn the process of crystallization as a method to obtain pure substances from solutions.
04Weather, Climate, and Adaptation
Studying atmospheric conditions and how organisms have evolved to survive in specific climates.
Students will define weather and identify its key elements: temperature, humidity, rainfall, wind speed, and atmospheric pressure.
Students will understand climate as the average weather pattern over a long period and factors influencing it.
Students will investigate the structural and behavioral adaptations of animals like polar bears and penguins to survive in extremely cold environments.
Students will explore the diverse adaptations of animals in tropical rainforests, focusing on competition and resource utilization.
Students will examine how plants and animals adapt to extreme heat and scarcity of water in desert environments.
05Respiration and Transport in Living Systems
Investigating how organisms breathe and how vital substances are circulated through their bodies.
Students will differentiate between the physical process of breathing and the biochemical process of cellular respiration.
Students will explore aerobic respiration, where glucose is broken down in the presence of oxygen to release energy.
Students will investigate anaerobic respiration in organisms like yeast and in human muscles during intense exercise.
Students will trace the path of air through the human respiratory system, identifying key organs and their roles.
Students will understand the mechanics of inhalation and exhalation, involving the diaphragm and rib cage.
Students will explore diverse respiratory organs and mechanisms in animals like earthworms, fish, and insects.
Students will identify the components of the human circulatory system, focusing on the heart, arteries, veins, and capillaries.
Students will learn about the composition of blood (plasma, red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets) and their roles.
Students will investigate how plants absorb water and minerals from the soil through their roots.
Students will understand the function of xylem in transporting water and minerals and phloem in transporting food throughout the plant.
Students will explore the process of transpiration, where water vapor is released from leaves, and its role in cooling and water transport.
Students will understand the process of excretion and the organs involved in removing waste products from the body.
06Motion, Time, and Electric Currents
Analyzing the physics of movement and the properties of electricity and magnetism.
Students will classify different types of motion, including rectilinear, circular, and periodic motion, with examples.
Students will define speed and learn to calculate it using distance and time, distinguishing between uniform and non-uniform speed.
Students will interpret and construct distance-time graphs to represent and analyze different types of motion.
Students will explore historical methods of time measurement and the development of modern clocks and watches.
Students will identify common electrical components and their symbols, constructing simple electric circuits.
Students will investigate how electric current generates heat and its applications in devices like heaters and fuses.
Students will explore Oersted's discovery and the magnetic field produced by electric current, leading to electromagnets.
Students will investigate the construction and applications of electromagnets in devices like electric bells and cranes.
Students will explore the phenomenon of reflection and the formation of images by plane mirrors.
Students will investigate image formation by concave and convex mirrors and their practical applications.
Students will explore the properties of convex and concave lenses and their applications in optical instruments.
Students will understand that white light is composed of seven colors and explore its dispersion through a prism.