ICSE syllabus pattern, which is the most comprehensive one will be followed. This will cover the general topics of CBSE and WBBSE board.

Unit 1: Introduction to Physical Science

• Scope of Physical Science
• Scope of Physics and Chemistry
• Overview of the course and general ideas

Unit 2: Physical Quantities and Measurement

• Idea of physical quantities
• Understanding fundamental quantity and derived quantity
• Definition of some derived quantities like volume, density and speed,
• Measurement of volume, density and speed
• Numerical on these measurements.

Unit 3: Motion

• Definition of motion
• Identifying objects in motion and rest
• Uniform and non-uniform motion.
• Concept of speed and average speed.
• Definition of weight
• Difference and relation between mass and weight.

Unit 4: Energy

• Concept of energy and its unit
• Different forms of energy
• Law of conservation of energy with examples

Unit 5: Light Energy

• Reflection of light
• Angle of incidence and angle of reflection
• Law of reflection
• Using law of reflection to form an image by a plane mirror, Characteristics of the image
• Speed of light and its importance
• Primary colours
• Formation of secondary colours
• Observed colour of an object

Unit 6: Heat energy

• Defining heat as energy
• Units of heat
• Temperature scales
• Different effects of heat energy
• Different modes of heat transfer
• Conductor and insulator and their application
• Construction and working of thermos flask

Unit 7: Sound Energy

• Different sources of sound.
• Sound as a longitudinal wave.
• Amplitude and frequency of sound
• Sound transmission
• Reflection and absorption of sound
• Relative speed of sound in different mediums
• Designing a sound-proof box

Unit 8: Electricity and Magnetism

• Law of magnetism
• Test for a magnet
• Electromagnetism
• Construction of an electric bell
• Current and flow of charge
• Electric cell as source of electricity
• Resistors and resistance
• Standard symbols of different electrical components
• Series and parallel circuit
• Conductors and insulators of electricity

Unit 9: Matter and its composition

• Description of matter
• Atoms and molecules
• States of matter
• Forces which keep atoms and molecules together.

Unit 10 : Physical and Chemical Changes

• Types of changes
• Difference between physical and chemical changes
• Examples of physical and chemical changes

Unit 11: Elements, compounds and mixtures

• Pure substances and impure substances
• Elements and their classification
• Compounds and their characteristics
• Mixture and separation of the components of mixture

Unit 12: Atomic structure

• Definition of atom
• Dalton’s atomic theory
• Molecules
• Characteristics of molecules
• Atomicity
• Molecular formula of an element
• Molecules of compounds
• Radicals
• Valency
• Relationship between valency of elements and periodic table
• Molecular formula of compounds

Unit 13: Language of Chemistry

• Chemical reactions
• Occurrence of chemical reactions
• Chemical equations

Unit 14: Metals and Non- metals

• Classification of elements
• Metals and non-metals and their occurrences
• Comparison of metals and non-metals
• Uses of some metals and non-metals
• Metalloids
• Inert gasses
• Corrosion in metals
• Prevention from rusting

Unit 15: metalloids