Haryana BSEH Secondary Science study materials
Haryana BSEH Secondary Science study resources

Haryana BSEH Secondary Science study plan

Haryana BSEH Secondary Science · Give each week a clear focus.

8 weeks · About 6 hours per week

Week 1

Chemical Substances and Processes

  • Write and balance 20 chemical equations covering combination, decomposition, displacement and double displacement, then classify each by type.

  • Distinguish between acids, bases and salts using indicator logic and pH reasoning, and predict neutralisation products for 10 reactions.

  • Explain oxidation and reduction in terms of electron and oxygen/hydrogen transfer, and identify the oxidising and reducing agent in 8 given reactions.

  • Describe the properties and uses of at least 6 common metals and non-metals and justify one alloy choice for a stated application.

Your checkpoint

A handwritten 30-equation practice sheet with balanced equations, reaction types and oxidation-state annotations, self-scored at 80% or above.

Week 2

Chemical Substances and Processes & World of Living

  • Compare the reactivity of metals with water, acids and salt solutions, and rank a given set of 6 metals into an activity series with justification.

  • Explain the extraction of a moderately reactive metal from its ore in sequence: concentration, roasting/calcination, reduction and refining.

  • Differentiate plant and animal tissues by structure and function, and draw labelled sketches of parenchyma, xylem and phloem.

  • Describe the structure and function of the nephron and of the human digestive tract in the correct sequence.

Your checkpoint

A one-page comparison table of metal extraction steps plus a labelled tissue diagram set, reviewed against the textbook for accuracy.

Week 3

World of Living

  • Explain the processes of nutrition, respiration, transportation and excretion in plants, linking each to a named structure.

  • Trace the human respiratory and circulatory pathways and state where exchange of gases and materials occurs.

  • Distinguish reflex action from voluntary action and label the parts of a reflex arc.

  • Compare asexual and sexual reproduction in flowering plants and state the function of each floral part.

Your checkpoint

Two flowcharts (human blood circulation and plant transport) drawn from memory, each annotated with at least 8 correct labels.

Week 4

World of Living & Health, Nutrition and Hygiene

  • Explain heredity using Mendelian monohybrid crosses and predict offspring ratios for given parental genotypes.

  • Distinguish acquired from inherited traits and describe sex determination in humans.

  • Evaluate a balanced diet for an adolescent and identify deficiency diseases linked to iron, iodine, vitamin A and vitamin C.

  • Outline personal hygiene and safe food-handling practices and explain the mode of spread of two common communicable diseases.

Your checkpoint

A monohybrid and dihybrid cross problem set solved without notes, plus a one-day balanced diet chart with deficiency-disease mapping.

Week 5

Natural Phenomena

  • State and apply the laws of reflection and refraction to draw ray diagrams for concave and convex mirrors.

  • Use the mirror and lens formulae to calculate image distance, magnification and nature of image for 10 numericals.

  • Explain dispersion and scattering of light and account for the blue colour of the sky and the reddening of the sun at sunrise.

  • Describe the human eye's defects (myopia, hypermetropia, presbyopia) and state the corrective lens for each.

Your checkpoint

A 10-numerical optics worksheet with ray diagrams and full working, scoring at least 8 out of 10.

Week 6

Effects of Current

  • Apply Ohm's law and the series/parallel resistance formulae to solve 10 circuit numericals.

  • Compute electrical energy consumed and cost of electricity for household appliances using power and time.

  • Explain the heating effect and magnetic effect of current and state one application of each.

  • Draw and interpret the pattern of magnetic field lines around a straight conductor and a solenoid.

Your checkpoint

A solved circuit numerical set with a household electricity-bill calculation, plus two labelled field-line diagrams.

Week 7

Natural Resources and Environment & Practical and Experimental Skills

  • Classify natural resources as renewable and non-renewable and explain two consequences of their over-exploitation.

  • Describe the causes and effects of air, water and soil pollution and suggest one control measure for each.

  • Explain the greenhouse effect, ozone depletion and the water cycle with correct cause-effect links.

  • Write the aim, apparatus, procedure, observation and conclusion for 5 standard school experiments in physics, chemistry and biology.

Your checkpoint

Five complete experiment write-ups in board-style format, each with a stated precaution and a source of error.

Week 8

Scientific Literacy and Application & Practical and Experimental Skills

  • Interpret data from a table or graph and draw a valid conclusion, practising 5 data-interpretation items.

  • Apply science concepts to everyday situations such as why a metal vessel is not used in a microwave or why salt is added while boiling water.

  • Revise the full syllabus through a timed mock covering all 8 domains and analyse errors by domain.

  • List and correct the 10 most frequent mistakes found in the mock, then re-attempt those items.

Your checkpoint

One full-length timed mock completed with a domain-wise error log and a corrected re-attempt of every wrong item.

Milestones

Week 2: Score at least 75% on a self-made 25-question test on chemical substances and processes, with all equations balanced.

Week 4: Explain nutrition, transport and heredity aloud in 10 minutes without notes, and correctly solve 4 of 5 monohybrid crosses.

Week 6: Solve 8 of 10 optics and electricity numericals correctly within 40 minutes using the correct formulae and units.

Week 8: Reach 60% or above on the full-length mock, with no domain scoring below 40%.