Class 6 - Genesis

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Subjects Covered: Mathematics, Science and English

SYLLABUS

MATHEMATICS

1. KNOWING OUR NUMBERS

Consolidating the sense of numberless up to 99,999 (five digits) – Estimation of numbers – Comparison of numbers – Place value (recapitulation and extension) – Use of symbols (=, <, >) – Word problems involving large numbers – Conversion of units of length and mass from larger units to smaller units – Estimation of outcomes of number operations – Introduction to large numbers up to lakhs, ten lakhs, crores and ten crores – Approximation of large numbers – International system of numeration (Millions) – Applications of large numbers in daily life situations.

2. WHOLE NUMBERS

Natural numbers and whole numbers – Properties of whole numbers including closure, commutative, associative and distributive properties – Additive identity and multiplicative identity – Division by zero – Number line representation – Addition, subtraction and multiplication on the number line – Pattern recognition and rule formulation – Applications of properties in arithmetic operations.

3. PLAYING WITH NUMBERS

Divisibility rules of 2, 3, 5, 6, 9 and 10 – Discovery of divisibility rules of 4, 8 and 11 through patterns – Multiples and factors – Prime numbers, composite numbers, co-prime numbers and twin prime numbers – Prime factorization – HCF and LCM using factorization and division methods – Property relating HCF and LCM.

4. INTEGERS

Introduction to negative numbers through real-life situations – Representation of integers on the number line – Comparison and ordering of integers – Addition and subtraction of integers – Understanding operations using the number line – Applications of integers in daily life.

5. FRACTIONS AND DECIMALS

Fractions as part of a whole and as division – Proper, improper and mixed fractions – Equivalent fractions – Representation of fractions on the number line – Comparison of fractions – Addition and subtraction of fractions – Decimal fractions – Place value in decimals – Conversion between fractions and decimals – Word problems involving money, length and mass.

6. ALGEBRA

Introduction to variables through patterns and word problems – Generalization of arithmetic patterns – Introduction to unknowns – Algebraic expressions – Simple equations – Solution of equations by trial and error – Applications in daily life situations.

7. RATIO AND PROPORTION

Concept of ratio – Comparison of quantities – Ratios involving different units – Division of quantities in a given ratio – Proportion as equality of ratios – Unitary method – Applications through word problems.

8. GEOMETRY

Basic geometrical ideas – Points, lines, line segments and rays – Angles and their types – Triangles, quadrilaterals and circles – Interior and exterior regions – Measurement of line segments and angles – Practical geometry and constructions – Perpendicular bisectors, angle bisectors and circles – Identification of 2D and 3D shapes – Symmetry and reflection.

9. MENSURATION

Perimeter of rectangles, squares and regular polygons – Understanding area – Area of rectangles and squares – Comparison of perimeter and area – Practical applications and word problems.

10. DATA HANDLING

Collection and organization of data – Recording data using tally marks and tables – Interpretation and construction of pictographs – Reading and drawing bar graphs – Use of scaling in pictographs.

SCIENCE

1. OUR FOOD: Different types of food materials – Food ingredients – Different sources of food materials (Plant parts and animal products) – People and food habits – Different methods of preparing food – Preservation of food.

2. PLAYING WITH MAGNETS: Why pins and metal objects stick to pin holders and iron almirahs – Magnets of different shapes (Bar, Ring, Horse Shoe, Disc) – Finding materials attracted by magnets – Separation by using magnets – Poles of bar magnet – Finding directions with a bar magnet – Earth as a magnet – Know about magnetic compass – Make your own compass – Magnetic attraction and repulsion – Finding whether an object is magnetic or not – Making your own magnet – Magnetic induction.

3. RAIN – WHERE DOES IT COME FROM: How we predict about rain – Water and its forms – Formation of clouds – Process of evaporation – Condensation – How clouds give rain – Clouds in kitchen – Monsoons – Water cycle.

4. WHAT DO ANIMALS EAT: How animals find food – Animal food habits (Herbivores, Carnivores, Omnivores) – From finding meal to eating it – Body parts used in taking food in hen, cow, dog, frog and others – Different types of beaks and food collection – Getting food using tongue – Hunting as a way of getting food – Filtering and sucking methods – Food chain – Animal colonies and food.

5. MATERIAL AND THINGS: Breakable and non-breakable objects – Materials used to make different objects – Objects made from different materials – Same material used for different objects – Properties of materials – Transparent and opaque objects – States of materials – Classification of materials (Solids, Liquids, Gases) – Sinking and insoluble substances in water.

6. HABITAT: Habitat as a place where organisms live – Organisms living under ground, on ground, in water and on water – Pond as habitat – Organisms living at different levels of a pond – Tree as habitat – Various levels of a tree suitable for organisms – House as habitat – Orchard as habitat – Terrestrial habitats – Aquatic habitats – Desert habitats – Diversity of habitats in Telugu States – Good habitat and good life – Conservation of habitats.

7. SEPARATION OF SUBSTANCES: Substances and mixtures – Components of natural and man-made mixtures – Hand picking – Winnowing – Sedimentation – Decantation – Sieving – Filtration – Crystallization – Distillation – Sublimation – Chromatography – Using water in separation of materials.

8. FIBRE TO FABRIC: Types of fabrics – Quality of fabrics – Fabrics in different seasons – Selection and priority of dress – Things made of fabric – Natural fibres – Artificial fibres – Characteristics of fibres – Ginning – Spinning – Making cotton yarn from cotton fibre – Weaving – Power looms – Hand looms – Making jute yarn – Characteristics of jute yarn – Mat making.

9. PLANTS: PARTS AND FUNCTIONS: Parts of plants – Identification of plant parts – Types of roots – Functions of roots – Absorption of water – Leaves – Venation – Types of venations – Functions of leaf – Observation of stomata – Transpiration – Stem support – Carrying food materials.

10. CHANGES AROUND US: Observation of changes – Milk changing into curd – Comparing milk and curd – Conditions for making curd – Changing seasons – Comparing duration of day in December and May – Sunrise directions in different seasons – Changes in shadows during winter and summer – Indicators and causes of change – Comparing milk-to-curd and seasonal changes – Categorising changes.

11. WATER IN OUR LIFE: Water and its uses – Measuring volume of water – Quantity of water – Daily water usage – Sources of water – Safe drinking water and its stages – Water on Earth – Wells – Drought and water scarcity – Effects of drought – Water wastage – Floods as a natural hazard.

12. SIMPLE ELECTRIC CIRCUITS: Cell – Bulb – Circuit – Simple electric circuit – Switch – Electric switch – Torch light – Conductors – Insulators – Story of the bulb.

13. LEARNING HOW TO MEASURE: Measurements in daily life – Measuring lengths – Story of scale – Measuring height – Measuring length accurately using meter scale – Precautions while using meter scale – Measuring thickness of thin objects – Measuring thickness of a coin – Measuring length of a curved path – Measurement of area – Standard units of area – Measuring area of regular surfaces – Measuring area of irregular surfaces – Measurement of volume – Measurement of volume of liquids – Measuring cylinder – Measuring volume of irregular solids using measuring cylinder.

14. MOVEMENTS IN ANIMALS: Human body and movement – Muscles – Touch your shoulder – Fold and unfold – How muscles work – Bones – Jaw bone – Clavicle – Ribs – Backbone – Pelvic girdle – Skull – Cartilage – Types of joints – Backbone as a spring – Ball and socket joint – Hinge joint – Neck joint – Fixed joints – Movement in animals – Locomotion in fish – Birds – Snake – Snail.

15. LIGHT, SHADOWS AND IMAGES: How we see objects – Formation of shadows – Guessing objects by shadows – Colour of shadows – Shape of shadows – Different shadows of the same object – Pinhole camera – Images with magnifying lens – Reflection of light.

16. LIVING AND NON-LIVING: Living and non-living things – Characteristics of living and non-living things – Movement – Food – Growth – Breathing – Waste removal – Reproduction – Oviparous and viviparous animals – Response to stimuli in Mimosa pudica – Response to light by earthworms – Seeds living or non-living – Prepare your own magnifier – Microscope – Compound microscope and parts – Bread mould – Microscopic organisms – Bacteria – Microorganisms in water.

ENGLISH

Unit 1. Peace and Harmony: A Reading: Peace and Harmony (Story) – Source: Young World, The Hindu – B Reading: I Want Peace (Poem) – C Reading: Grand Contest in the Forest (Story) – Vocabulary: Forms of Adjectives, Antonyms, Synonyms – Grammar: Adjectives, Adverbs of Frequency – Written Discourses: Invitation Card, Script for Compeering – Oral Discourses: Description, Compeering.

Unit 2. Heritage and Culture: A Reading: Telangana, The Pride of the People – B Reading: In the Bazaars of Hyderabad (Poem) by Sarojini Naidu – C Reading: Bammera Pothana, the Jewel of Telugu Literature (Biography) – Vocabulary: Adjectives – Grammar: Linkers (but, and, as well as, moreover, besides, not only…but also) – Written Discourses: Conversation – Oral Discourses: Description.

Unit 3. Faith: A Reading: What Can a Dollar and Eleven Cents Do? (Story) – B Reading: A Nation’s Strength (Poem) by Ralph Waldo Emerson – C Reading: Wilma Rudolph (Biography) – Vocabulary: Hospital Related Words, Spelling – Grammar: Possessive Forms, Contractions, Regular and Irregular Verbs, Quantifiers, Question Marks, Exclamation Marks – Written Discourses: Diary Entry, Letter – Oral Discourses: Role Play, Conversation.

Unit 4. Adventure and Imagination: A Reading: An Adventure Story – B Reading: The Naughty Boy (Poem) by John Keats – C Reading: Tanaji Malusare (Story) – Vocabulary: Collective Nouns, Verb to Noun Forms – Grammar: Direct and Indirect Speech – Written Discourses: Narrative, Poster – Oral Discourses: Description, News Report.

Unit 5. Environment: A Reading: Plant a Tree (Essay) – B Reading: If a Tree Could Talk (Poem) – C Reading: Children, Speak Up! (Speech) – Vocabulary: Furniture and Medicinal Plants – Grammar: If Clause – Written Discourses: Notice, Report Writing – Oral Discourses: Role Play, Description.

Unit 6. Travelogue: A Reading: Rip Van Winkle (Story) by Washington Irving – B Reading: My Shadow (Poem) by Robert Louis Stevenson – C Reading: Gulliver’s Travels (Story) – Vocabulary: Compound Adjectives – Grammar: Passive Voice, Adverbs of Frequency – Written Discourses: Narrative, Description – Oral Discourses: Description.

Unit 7. Games and Sports: A Reading: P.T. Usha, the Golden Girl (Biography) – B Reading: Indian Cricket Team (Poem) – C Reading: Ranji’s Wonderful Bat (Narrative) by Ruskin Bond – Vocabulary: Games and Sports Words, Synonyms – Grammar: Order of Adjectives, To-Infinitive – Written Discourses: Profile, Letter, Notice – Oral Discourses: Short Talk, Debate.

Unit 8. Wit and Humor: A Reading: Half the Price (Play) – B Reading: The Sheik’s White Donkey (Story) – Vocabulary: Linkers, Synonyms, Antonyms, Suffixes (-ful, -ment, -ness, -ing) – Grammar: Use of Must, Present Continuous Tense, WH Questions – Written Discourses: Letter – Oral Discourses: Role Play, Story.