New Inquisitive Science Book 8 by Kiran Ashok Kumar
Book Summary:
The New Inquisitive Science is a series of eight books for Classes 1 to 8 that conforms to the vision of the National Curriculum Framework. The series has been written with a child-centric approach that arouses curiosity in children and helps to develop analytical and reasoning skills in them.
Audience of the Book :
This book Useful for class-8 th students.
Key Features:
1. Basic concepts of science explained in a simple yet effective manner
2. Ample activities to develop scientific attitude and observation, data collection and inferential skills
3. Text supported with useful learning tools like pictures, charts, tables, etc.
4. Extensive practice to reinforce and test concepts
5. Mind Map in each chapter gives a holistic view of the chapter
6. Visual Interpretation are picture-based in-text exercises
7. Knowledge Treasure is the section of special pages in each book which provides interesting information to broaden one's horizon
8. Connect integrates Science with other subjects as well as develops Life Skills
9. Key Words enrich scientific vocabulary
Table of Contents:
UNIT I: FOOD
1. Crop Production
2. Microorganism
3. Materials in Daily Life
4. Metals and Non-Metals
5. Coal and Petroleum
6. Combustion and Flame
UNIT III: The World of the Living
7. Why Conserve?
8. The Cell: Structure and Functions
9. How are Babies Formed?
10. Adolescence
UNIT IV: Moving Things, People and Ideas
11. Force and Pressure
12. Friction
13. Sound
UNIT V: How Things Work
14. Electric Current and Circuits
15. Static Electricity
UNIT VI: Natural Phenomena
16. Light
17. Universe
18. Earthquakes
UNIT VII: Natural Resources
19. Human Intervention in Natural Phenomena
20. Pollution
Sample Test Paper 1
Sample Test Paper 2
Knowledge Treasure