Science Olympiad Class 7

Syllabus

Module 1	Nutrition in Plants and Animals
Unit 1	Nutrition in plants and its types
Unit 2	Autotrophic nutrition in plants
Unit 3	Experimental investigation
Unit 4	Synthesis of food other than carbohydrates by plants
Unit 5	Heterotrophic nutrition
Unit 6	Heterotrophic nutrition in plants
Unit 7	Saprotrophs
Unit 8	Replenishing nutrients in the soil
Unit 9	Nutrition in amoeba, hydra and frog
Unit 10	The human digestive system
Unit 11	Ruminants
Module 2	Fibre to Fabric
Unit 1	Climate and Clothes
Unit 2	Natural fibres
Unit 3	Vegetable fibre
Unit 4	Animal fibre
Unit 5	Wool
Unit 6	Types of wool
Unit 7	From hair to wool
Unit 8	Silk
Unit 9	Life cycle of a silk moth
Unit 10	Sericulture
Unit 11	Health conditions of workers in the wool and sericulture industry
Unit 12	Sorter’s disease
Unit 13	Respiratory disease
Unit 14	Scabies and other skin infections
Module 3	Heat
Unit 1	Heat as a form of energy and its units, joule(J) and calorie (cal)
Unit 2	Temperature
Unit 3	Different units of Temperature (°C, °F, K)
Unit 4	Conversion from one scale to another
Unit 5	Measuring temperature
Unit 6	The laboratory thermometer
Unit 7	The clinical thermometer
Unit 8	Effects of Heat
Unit 9	Change in temperature
Unit 10	Change in size (Expansion and contraction)
Unit 11	Change in state
Unit 12	Good conductors and bad conductors of heat and their examples
Unit 13	Choice of conductors and insulators in day to day life (Pan handles, metal cooking utensils etc.)
Unit 14	Methods of Heat Transfer
Unit 15	Conduction
Unit 16	Convection
Unit 17	Radiation
Unit 18	Thermos Flask: (Application of heat transfer)
Module 4	Acid, Bases and Salts
Unit 1	Acids- types, properties and uses
Unit 2	Bases- types, properties and uses
Unit 3	Salts- preparation, properties and uses
Unit 4	Testing for acids and bases
Module 5	Physical and Chemical Changes
Unit 1	Chemical change - formation of a new product with new properties
Unit 2	Differentiating between physical and chemical change
Unit 3	Classification as physical & chemical change
Unit 4	Characteristics of chemical reactions
Unit 5	Evolution of a gas
Unit 6	Change of colour
Unit 7	Formation of precipitate
Unit 8	Change in energy
Unit 9	Change of state
Unit 10	Types of chemical reactions
Unit 11	Combination reaction
Unit 12	Decomposition reaction
Unit 13	Single displacement reaction
Unit 14	Double displacement reaction
Unit 15	Oxidation and reduction reactions
Unit 16	Separating a solid from a solution
Unit 17	By evaporation
Unit 18	Crystallisation
Module 6	Weather, Climate and Adaptations of Animals to Climate
Unit 1	Weather
Unit 2	Elements of weather
Unit 3	Predicting the weather
Unit 4	Climate
Unit 5	Effect of the sun on climate
Unit 6	Climate and adaptation
Unit 7	Adaptation of animals
Unit 8	Adaptations to cold climates
Unit 9	Adaptation to hot climates-deserts
Unit 10	Adaptation to hot and wet climates-tropical rainforests
Module 7	Winds, Storms and Cyclones
Unit 1	Air pressure
Unit 2	Power of air pressure
Unit 3	Air exerts pressure in all directions
Unit 4	High speed wind causes reduced pressure
Unit 5	Air expands on heating
Unit 6	Wind currents
Unit 7	Wind currents due to uneven heating between equator and poles
Unit 8	Wind currents due to uneven heating of land and water
Unit 9	Thunderstorms, cyclones and tornadoes
Unit 10	Cyclone forecasting and warning
Module 8	Natural Resources and Their Conservation
Unit 1	Our natural resources
Unit 2	Renewable and non-renewable resources
Unit 3	Water - a renewable resource
Unit 4	Shortage of water
Unit 5	States of water
Unit 6	Water cycle
Unit 7	Groundwater
Unit 8	Water conservation
Unit 9	Forest wealth
Unit 10	Prevent floods and maintain the water table
Unit 11	Prevent soil erosion
Unit 12	Supply oxygen
Unit 13	Absorb carbon dioxide
Unit 14	Cool the air and increase rainfall
Unit 15	Provide food and shelter for wildlife
Unit 16	Forests products
Unit 17	Plants also depend on animals
Unit 18	Producers, consumers and decomposers
Unit 19	Food chain
Unit 20	Balance in nature
Unit 21	Forest conservation
Unit 22	Wastewater and sewage
Unit 23	Importance of drainage and sanitation
Unit 24	The sewage system
Unit 25	Sewage treatment
Unit 26	Wastewater treatment plant
Unit 27	Better housekeeping practices
Unit 28	Alternate methods for sewage disposal
Module 9	Respiration in Organism
Unit 1	Respiration in plants
Unit 2	Root respiration
Unit 3	Respiration in animals
Unit 4	Through cell membrane or skin
Unit 5	Through air holes
Unit 6	Through gills
Unit 7	Through lungs
Unit 8	The respiratory system in humans
Unit 9	Breathing in
Unit 10	To the lungs
Unit 11	In the lungs
Unit 12	How air enters the lungs
Unit 13	Cellular respiration
Unit 14	Types of respiration
Unit 15	Aerobic respiration
Unit 16	Anaerobic respiration
Unit 17	Difference between combustion and cellular respiration
Unit 18	Difference between breathing and cellular respiration
Module 10	Transportation in Plants and Animals
Unit 1	Transportation of materials in plants: Vascular system, xylem, phloem, osmosis
Unit 2	Transportation of water and minerals
Unit 3	Transportation of food
Unit 4	Transportation of materials in animals
Unit 5	Transportation in humans
Unit 6	Heartbeat and pulse
Unit 7	Excretion
Unit 8	Excretion in animals
Unit 9	Excretion in humans
Unit 10	Sweating
Module 11	Reproduction in Plants
Unit 1	Asexual reproduction in plants
Unit 2	Fragmentation
Unit 3	Budding
Unit 4	Spore formation
Unit 5	Vegetative reproduction in plants
Unit 6	Artificial methods of vegetative reproduction
Unit 7	Grafting
Unit 8	Cutting
Unit 9	Layering
Unit 10	Tissue culture
Unit 11	Advantages of vegetative reproduction
Unit 12	Sexual reproduction
Unit 13	Sexual reproduction in plants
Unit 14	Pollination
Unit 15	Fertilization
Unit 16	Seed formation
Unit 17	Fruit formation
Unit 18	Dispersal of seeds
Unit 19	Germination of seeds
Module 12	Motion and Time
Unit 1	Measurement
Unit 2	Measurement of time
Unit 3	Simple pendulum
Unit 4	Sand clock and sundial
Unit 5	Motion as a change in position of an object with respect to time
Unit 6	Types of motion
Unit 7	Translatory
Unit 8	Circulatory
Unit 9	Oscillatory
Unit 10	Repetitive (Periodic and Non-Periodic)
Unit 11	Random
Unit 12	Uniform and non-uniform motion
Unit 13	Weight
Unit 14	Concept
Unit 15	Differences between mass and weight
Unit 16	Speed
Unit 17	Distance-time graph for uniform motion
Module 13	Electric Current and its Effect
Unit 1	Electric current and electric circuits
Unit 2	Components of an electric current
Unit 3	Circuit diagram
Unit 4	Electric current as a flow of charges
Unit 5	Electric cell as source of electricity
Unit 6	Resistors as components that oppose the flow of current
Unit 7	Simple electric circuit - Series and Parallel
Unit 8	Battery as a collection of cells connected in series
Unit 9	Good and Bad conductors of electricity
Unit 10	Potential difference
Unit 11	Effects of electric current
Unit 12	Heating and lighting effect
Unit 13	The electric fuse is based on the heating effect of current
Unit 14	Magnetic effect
Unit 15	Solenoid
Unit 16	The electromagnet
Unit 17	Uses of electromagnet
Unit 18	Test for a magnet (by repulsion)
Module 14	Light
Unit 1	Rectilinear propagation of light
Unit 2	Reflection of light: Definition and examples
Unit 3	Terms related to reflection - Normal, plane, point of incidence, angle of incidence, angle of reflection
Unit 4	Laws of Reflection
Unit 5	Real and virtual images
Unit 6	Plane mirror
Unit 7	Uses
Unit 8	Ray Diagram (no mention of virtual image)
Unit 9	Characteristics of the image formed (Lateral Inversion, same size, distance is preserved)
Unit 10	Spherical mirrors: Concave mirror, Convex mirror
Unit 11	Principal focus
Unit 12	Image formed by a spherical mirror
Unit 13	Uses of spherical mirror
Unit 14	Differences between images formed by plane, concave and convex mirror
Unit 15	Speed of light (3 X 108 m/s)
Unit 16	Primary colours (RGB)
Unit 17	Formation of secondary colours by colour addition
Unit 18	Appearance of colour of an object (Based on reflection and absorption)
Unit 19	Colour subtraction
Unit 20	Lenses
Unit 21	Terms related to lenses
Unit 22	Principal focus and focal length
Unit 23	Image formed by a lens
Unit 24	The spectrum
Unit 25	Rainbow
Unit 26	Prism

List Of Science Olympiad Exams For Class 7

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Unified Council- National Level Science Talent Search Examination (NSTSE)
Humming Bird Science Olympiad (HSO)
EduHeal National Interactive Science (NISO)
Indian Talent Olympiad- International Science (ISO)
Home Bhabha Centre for Science Education- Science Olympiad
Indian School Talent Search Exam (ISTSE)
ASSET Science
International Assessments for Indian Schools (IAIS) – IAIS Science