ITEM SPECIFICATION TABLE

Scientif
ic
ELEMENT Knowledge Comprehension Science Process Skills Application Attitude
s and
Noble

Answer
Level
Values

Total
InterpretingTranslating /

Concept, Principle, Understanding of

numbersMeasuring and Using

RelationshipUsing Space-Time

Defining Operationally

KnowledgeApplying Science

Skills And Thinking Applying Thinking

Methods KnowledgeProcedures and

Universal knowledge

Controlling variables

Scientific Attitudes
Interpreting Data
Communicating
Specific matter

Experimenting
Hypothesising

Noble Values
Extrapolating

Classifying
Observing

Predicting
SCOPE

Inferring
CHAPTER 1 BODY COORDINATION
1.1 Understanding body coordination
Understanding the human nervous
1.2
system
1.3 Analysing nervous coordination
Understanding the role of
1.4 proprioceptors in maintaining balance
and coordination
Understanding the human brain and
1.5
its complexity
Understanding hormonal coordination
1.6
in the body
Analysing coordination between the
1.7 nervous system and the endocrine
system
Evaluating the effect of drug abuse on
1.8
body coordination and health
Analysing the effects of excessive
1.9
consumption of alcohol
Realising the importance of sound
1.10
and healthy mind
CHAPTER 2 HEREDITY AND VARIATION
2.1 Understanding cell division
Understanding the principles and
2.2
mechanism of inheritance
Understanding sex determination and
2.3 the occurrence of twins in human
beings
2.4 Understanding mutation
Evaluating the effects of genetic
2.5
research on human life
Analysing variation among living
2.6
things
2.7 Realising the needto adhere to a code
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of ethics in genetic research
Scientif
ic
ELEMENT Knowledge Comprehension Science Process Skills Application Attitude
s and
Noble

Answer
Level
Total
Defining Operationally
Concept, Principle, Understanding of

numbersMeasuring and Using

RelationshipUsing Space-Time

KnowledgeApplying Science

Skills And Thinking Applying Thinking

InterpretingTranslating /
Universal knowledge
Methods KnowledgeProcedures and

Controlling variables

Scientific Attitudes
Interpreting Data
Communicating
Specific matter

Experimenting
Hypothesising

Noble Values
Extrapolating

Classifying
Observing

Predicting
Inferring
SCOPE

CHAPTER 3 MATTER AND SUBSTANCE

Analysing changes in the states of
3.1
matter
Understanding the structure of an
3.2
atom
Applying the idea of proton number
3.3 and nucleon number in atoms of
elements
Understanding the classification of
3.4
elements in the Periodic Table
Understanding the properties of
3.5
substances based on the particles
Understanding the properties and
3.6
uses of metals and non-metals
Analysing methods of purifying
3.7
substances
Appreciating the existence and uses of
3.8 various substances of different
characteristics
CHAPTER 4 ENERGY AND CHEMICAL CHANGES
Understanding physical and chemical
4.1
changes
Analysing heat change in chemical
4.2
reactions
Synthesising the reactivity series of
4.3
metals
Applying the concepts of reactivity
4.4
series of metals
4.5 Understanding electrolysis
Understanding the production of
4.6 electrical energy from chemical
reactions
4.7 Understanding chemical reaction that

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occur in the presence of light
The innovative efforts in the design of
4.8
equipment using chemical reactions

Scien
tific
Knowledge Comprehension Science Process Skills Application Attitu
des
and

Answer
Level
And Thinking StrategiesApplying Thinking Skills

Total
InterpretingTranslating /

numbersMeasuring and Using

RelationshipUsing Space-Time

KnowledgeApplying Science
Concept, Principle, Understanding of

Defining Operationally
Methods KnowledgeProcedures and

Universal knowledge

Controlling variables

Scientific Attitudes
Interpreting Data
Communicating
Specific matter

Experimenting
Hypothesising

Noble Values
Extrapolating

Classifying
Observing

Predicting
Inferring
ELEMENT

CHAPTER 5 NUCLEAR ENERGY

5.1 SCOPE
Understanding radioactive substances
Understanding the production of
5.2
nuclear energy and its uses
Awareness of the need for proper
5.3
handling of radioactive substances
CHAPTER 6 LIGHT, COLOUR AND SIGHT
Synthesising the formation of image by
6.1
plane mirrors and lenses
Synthesising the formation of image by
6.2
optical instruments
6.3 Analysing light dispersion
6.4 Analysing light Scattering
Analysing the addition and subtraction
6.5
of coloured lights
Applying the principle of subtraction of
6.6
coloured light
Analysisng the effect of mixing
6.7
pigments
Evaluating the importance of colour in
6.8
daily life
Appreciating the benefits of various
6.9 types of optical instruments to
mankind
CHAPTER 7 CHEMICALS IN INDUSTRY
Understanding the properties of alloys
7.1
and their uses in industry
Analysing the production and uses of
7,2
ammonia in industry

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Analysing the effects of industrial
7.3
waste disposal on the environment
Realising the need for preservation &
7.4
conservation of the environment