CLASS IX-SST-TITLE 1 (HISTORY)

The French Revolution, Socialism in Europe & Russia

Important terms, Famous personalities, Causes for French revolution, The outbreak of the revolution, France abolishes monarchy & becomes republic, Did women have a revolution?, The abolition of slavery, Revolution & everyday life, Important terms, Famous personalities of Russian revolution, The age of social change, Industrial society and social change, Coming of socialism to Europe, The Russian revolution, Socialism in Russia, The First World War, After February, What changed after October?

CLASS IX-SST-TITLE 2 (HISTORY)

Nazism and Rise of Hitler, Forest Society & Colonialism

Important terms, End of Second World War, Birth of the Weimar republic, Effect of the war & economics Crises, The year of depression & Hitler’s rise to power, The destruction of democracy, Reconstruction, Youth in Nazi German, Nazi cult of motherhood, Ordinary people and the crimes against humanity, Important terms, Famous personalities, Why deforestation?, Rise of commercial forestry, People affected, How forest rules affect cultivation?, New trade, employments & services, Fears of people, Forest transformations in java, Samin’s challenge

CLASS IX-SST-TITLE 3 (HISTORY)

Pastoralists in the world, Peasants and Farmers

Important terms, Pastoral nomads &their movements, On plateaus, plains & deserts, Colonial rule & pastoral life, How changes affect lives of pastoralists?, Pastoralism in Africa, Borders are closed, Not all were equally affected, Important terms, Famous personalities, Coming of modern agriculture in England, New demands of grains and age of enclosures, What happened to poor?, Introduction of threshing machines, Bread basket & dust bowl, The wheat farmers, What happened to poor in US?, Indian farmer &opium production, How unwilling cultivators made to produce opium?

CLASS IX-SST-TITLE 4 (HISTORY)

History and Sports, Clothing – A Social History

Important terms, Famous personalities, Important dates in cricket, The story of cricket, Historical development of cricket as a game, in England, Cricket & Victorian England, Spread of cricket, Cricket, race & religion, Modern transformation of game, Commerce, media & cricket today, Important terms, Famous personalities, Sumptuary laws & social hierarchy, Clothing & nation of beauty, New times, New material & the war, Transformation in colonial India, Cast conflict, British rule & dress code, Dressing the national dress, Swadeshi movement, Mahatma Gandhi’s experiment with clothing, Not all could wear khadi

CLASS IX-SST-TITLE 5 (GEOGRAPHY)

Climate, Natural Vegetation & Wild Life, Population

Important terms, Weather and climate, Factors controlling Indian weather conditions, Monsoon, Seasons, Monsoon – unifying bond, Important terms, Forests, Tropical evergreen forests, Tropical Deciduous forests, Tropical thorn forests and shrubs, Monotone forests, Mangrove forests and wild life, Wild life and government measures, Important, terms, Population size and distribution, Population change and age composition, Occupational structure, National population policy, National population policy (NPP) 2000 and adolescents

CLASS IX-SST-TITLE 6 (CIVICS)

Democracy in the Contemporary World, What is Democracy & why Democracy?, Constitutional Design

Important terms, Famous personalities, Chile, Restoration of democracy, Democracy in Poland, Phases in the expansion of democracy, Recent phase, International organization, Democracy promotion, Important terms, Features of democracy, Rulers, Elections, Features cont..., Definition of democracy, Arguments for democracy, Important terms, Famous personalities, Democratic constitution in South Africa, Towards a new constitution, Need of a constitution, Making of the Indian constitution, Path to Indian constitution, Constituent assembly, Amendment in the Indian constitution

CLASS IX-SST-TITLE 7 (CIVICS)

Electoral politics, Working of Institutions, Democratic Rights

Electoral politics, Important terms, Assembly elections in Haryana, Why elections?, Democratic elections, System of elections, Independent election commission, Important terms, A Government order, The decision makers, Need for political institutions and parliament, Two houses of parliament, Political and permanent executive, Prime Minister and council of Ministers, Powers of Prime Minister, The President, The judiciary, Important terms, Life without rights, Rights in a democracy, Right to equality, Right to freedom, Right against exploitation and right to freedom of religion, Cultural and educational rights and right to constitutional remedies, Expanding scope of rights

CLASS IX-SST-TITLE 8 (ECONOMICS)

The story of Village Palampur, People as Resource, Poverty as a Challenge, Food Security in India

Important terms, Village – Palampur, Requirements of Production, Farming in Palampur, Important terms, Economic activities, Population, Education and health, Unemployment, Important terms, Indicators of poverty, Poverty trends, Measures, Factors for eradicating poverty, Important terms, Why food security?, Food insecure people, Wheat revolution and food security, Rationing, Public distribution system, Role of Co-operatives