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Exploring Biology for Class VII has been prepared in strict accordance with the revised syllabus prescribed by the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations, New Delhi. The content has been prepared with utmost care to follow the guidelines and framework of the syllabus. Necessary details and adequate information required for effective delivery of the concepts have been included. The book has been prepared to arouse and sustain curiosity among students about the biological world in an interesting manner. The concepts have been discussed keeping in mind that the content and pedagogies are developmentally appropriate; and that the language is lucid and progressive. Efforts have been made for the efficient teaching-learning methodologies and delivery of concepts through construction of ideas and concepts. The text is designed to promote understanding and develop important skills that would assist the young minds in gaining an insight into new ideas and novel discoveries in the relevant fields. A student-friendly writing style has been adopted which is highly interactive and is neither concise nor informal. Simple, direct and precise approach has been adopted keeping in view the students’ needs. Two student figures—pinkoo and bubbly—have been introduced who ask questions and discuss the biological concepts to make the text more interesting. The content has been divided thematically into five units. Each Theme has been explained in the beginning of each Unit the contribution of a renowned scientist in the respective field has been discussed to make students aware about different discoveries. Learning outcomes have been added in the beginning of each Chapter to familiarise the students with the key concepts discussed in the Chapter a famous quote in each Chapter has been incorporated to motivate the students. For better understanding of the concept, each page is carefully designed and related text, figures, and tables of the topic are placed together, minimising the need for page turning. An outstanding illustration program with a colourful and well-labelled artwork has been integrated to augment the concept clarity. Flow diagrams and summary tables have also been used at some places to help learners integrate the instructive information presented in descriptive form. Experiments and Activities as transactional strategies have been introduced at various places to clarify the concepts. Each Chapter also contains extra information provided in the boxes to keep pace with the novel work in the relevant field. Supplementing each Chapter with key terms at the end will ensure enhancement of student’s understanding and learning of the scientific terms used. A concise point-wise summary at the end of each Chapter has been added as gather together in order to acquaint the students with the key ICSE information and Main concepts. At the end of each topic, a section take a break has been included with objective questions to assess the understanding of the students. Detailed exercise has been incorporated at the end of each Chapter which is categorised into different sections to include a variety of formats: Knowledge-based questions, Understanding-based questions, reason-based questions and skill-based questions to test comprehension, grasp and proficiency of the student.
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Class - 7;
ICSE;
Text Book;
Biology;
