Description:
Viva ICSE Chemistry is a carefully graded set of three books for classes 6 to 8. It strictly follows the guidelines and curriculum framed by the CISCE, and the principles of National Education Policy (2020). A variety of activities, projects and exercises have been included in the books to build various 21st Century Skills in students. These exercises also act as assessment tools for students and teachers.
Key Features:
- Stories, poems, riddles or quotes for introducing the chapter
- Warm-up activities to test the pre-requisite knowledge
- Extensions of the warm-up activities in Dig in Deep
- Extra information relevant to the concept in An Inquiring Mind
- Questions to explore various concepts in Explore More
- Questions based on thinking skills to develop critical thinking in Think about It
- Information about notable scientists and their contributions to science in Scientist in Focus
- Activities to build scientific temper given in Do and Learn and Try It Yourself
- Objective assessment exercises to recall and review the concepts in Recall and Unwind and Fact Check
- Chapter-end exercises to assess learning in Apply Your Knowledge
- Interlinking of concepts with other subjects in Link It
- Interesting brainstorming questions, activities and projects to build various skills in Build Your Skills
- Revision worksheets for application of concepts learnt in Practice Sheets
- Sample test papers to assess learning in Test Papers
- Applications of artificial intelligence in the field of chemistry
- Commonly used laboratory equipment and various safety measures to be followed in the lab
- Advancements in the field of chemistry in Exploring the World of Chemistry
Digital Components for Teachers:
- E-book
- Answer Key
- Lesson Plans
- Activity Sheets
- Worksheets with Answers
- Interactive Exercises
- Test Generator
About the Authors:
Prof. Suresh Garg has been associated with School of Sciences in Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi since 1993. He served as Commonwealth Expert on Distance Science Teaching at the University of the South Pacific, Fiji Islands from 1996 to 1998. During 1999-2002, he was appointed as Director, School of Sciences IGNOU, and in 2002-2006, he served as Pro-Vice Chancellor and Acting Vice Chancellor of the University. His books in Physics are widely prescribed by several universities in India. He has co-edited five books in different areas of distance education, besides publishing more than 75 research papers in national and international journals of repute, 20 chapters in books and a large number of popular articles. During the period 2003-2006, he was the Chief Editor of Indian Journal of Open Learning published by IGNOU. Between 2004 and 2006, he was the Editor of Global E-Journal of Open, Flexible and Distance Education.
Neha Sharma is a gold medalist in M.Tech. from Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University. She did her M.Sc. from the University of Delhi and has worked as an Assistant Professor in Galgotias College of Engineering and Technology, Greater Noida for more than seven years. Presently she is working as a PGT faculty in Venkateshwar Global School, Rohini.
