Class 5 – Science Syllabus – ICSE Board


  1. Living Things
Characteristics of Living Things
Grouping Things

  1. Plant Life
How Do Plant Reproduce?
Reproduction From Seeds
Dispersal Of Seeds
Crops
To Grow Good Crops

  1. Pollination
Androecium and Gynoecium
Pollination
Bisexual and mon0sexual flowers
Process of pollination
Some ways of pollination (self and cross pollination)

  1. Animal Life
Different Body Coverings
Different Eating Habits
Different Methods Of Moving
Some Animals Travel Long Distances

  1. Interdependence In Nature
Living Things Depend On Nonliving Things
Plants And Animals Are Dependent On Each Other
Food Relationships
Simple food chains, scavengers and decomposers
Causes of imbalance in nature (some example: hunting, forest fire)

  1. Human Body – The Circulatory System
Revision of what was learnt in Class 4
Circulatory System
Organs and Parts of the Circulatory System, their structures and functions (heart, arteries, veins)
Functions of blood
Process of circulation through pictures

  1. Bones And Muscles
The Skeletal System – importance of bones, muscles and joints for the body
Parts of the Skeleton
Functions of bones, major bones of the body - arms, legs, chest bone, skull, jawbone, backbone
Joints
The Muscular System
Care of bones and joints, food items to make the bones strong.
Importance of good posture and exercise

  1. The Nervous System
The Brain
The Spinal Cord
Nerves
The Eyes
Reflex Action
Your Sense Organs
The Ears
The Nose
The Tongue
The Skin

  1. Food And Health
Components of a Balanced Diet, Importance of eating Balanced Diet
Nutrients in Food
Preserving Nutrients in Food
Junk food: meaning and examples; adverse effects of eating junk food
Ways to make diet more healthy (e.g. sprouting, fermentation)
Diseases related to food, habits, and lifestyle
Infectious Diseases
Spread of Infectious Diseases
Prevention of Infectious Diseases
Deficiency Diseases
Other Non - Communicable Diseases
Food Adulteration
Exercise and Rest

  1. Sound and Noise
Sounds made by common objects (clock, whistle, tea kettle, cooker, piano, call bell, flute, etc.)
Sound made by living beings – plants, animals, human beings
Sound made by trees and fallen leaves
Pleasant and unpleasant sounds
Warning sounds (fire alarm, ambulance siren)
Harmful effect of loud noise (vehicle, loud speaker, fire cracker)
Ways to reduce noise pollution

  1. Safety And First Aid
Accidents
First Aid
Fire

  1. Work and Energy
Meaning of Work
Definition of Energy
Renewable and non-renewable sources of energy, examples of each kind
 Various kinds/forms of energy - light, heat, electricity, sound

  1. Light and Shadows
Objects as transparent, translucent, opaque; features of each type of objects
Formation of shadows: in day, night, dim light;
Condition for formation of shadows;
Day and night formation; some idea of solar and lunar eclipses

  1. Solids, Liquids and Gases
Solids: Properties of solids: definite shape, geometry. Give examples of sugar crystals
Liquids: Properties of liquids: occupy space, flow from high level to low level, and take the shape of the container
Separation of liquids from solids
Gases: Properties of gases: no definite shape and volume
Composition of gases in air; with experiment- land and sea breezes, monsoon breezes
Role of ventilators in houses/halls, closed spaces- warm air lighter than fresh air

  1. Rocks And Minerals
Igneous Rocks
Sedimentary Rocks
Metamorphic Rocks
Wealth from Rocks

  1. Soil Erosion And Conservation
Importance Of Soil
How Is Soil Formed?
Soil Erosion
Soil Conservation

  1. Air, Water And Weather
The Atmosphere
What Is In The Atmosphere
The Atmosphere Protects Life
What Does Air Contain?
Air Occupies Space
Air Has Weight
Air Is Needed For Burning
Air Exerts Pressure
Using Air Pressure
Atmospheric Pollution
Water
Water Dissolves Many Things
Impurities In Water
Removing Insoluble Impurities
Removing Soluble Impurities
Drinking Water

  1. The Moon
Conditions On The Moon
How The Moon Moves
Phases Of The Moon
Landing On The Moon
Eclipses
Artificial Satellites

  1. Simple Machines
Need for Machines
Simple Machines – Types (The Lever, Inclined Plane, Screw, Pulley, Wheel And Axle)
Need for levers, types of levers, I, II, III order, examples related to daily life

  1. Cleanliness and Hygiene
Cleanliness of body, body parts, their care, cleanliness of clothes, food, water, healthy habits
Diseases due to lack of personal hygiene and unclean surroundings
Degradable and nondegradable garbage with examples
How to reduce nondegradable garbage in the surroundings


Click the following links to find the syllabus for Class 5 course curriculum for various subjects of ICSE Board

Class 5 – English Syllabus – ICSE Board

Class 5 – Mathematics Syllabus – ICSE Board


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