Maharashtra SSC Science and Technology (MSBSHSE) case studies
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The Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education (MSBSHSE) awards the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) at the end of Class X. Science and Technology is a compulsory subject split into Part I, covering physics and chemistry, and Part II, covering biology and environment, plus a school-level practical and internal assessment component. The Maharashtra SSC Science and Technology (MSBSHSE) case studies are 5 cases and about 2,441 words.
1Gravity at the Space Station: Zero or Just Free Fall?
During a school space quiz, a student argues that a 70 kg astronaut aboard the International Space Station, about 400 km above Earth's surface, must be weightless because gravity there is zero. Another student says the astronaut is in free fall, not beyond gravity.
495 words, about 2 min2Matching Faded Lens Labels to Three Optics Jobs
In a school optics tray, three lenses are marked +4.0 D, +10.0 D and −2.0 D, but their labels have faded. One student has myopia and can read a book at 25 cm but cannot see the board clearly.
499 words, about 2 min3A Warm Extension Board and a 15 A House Circuit
A family uses a 230 V domestic line protected by a 15 A fuse. In one room they connect a 2000 W geyser, a 1000 W iron and a 300 W refrigerator through a 6 A extension board.
505 words, about 3 min4Liming Acid Soil Without Losing Fertilizer Nitrogen
A farmer has a 0.4 hectare plot with soil pH 5.2. Tomato seedlings grow best at pH 6.0–6.8.
475 words, about 2 min5Colour Blindness Probabilities in One Family
In a family, a man with normal colour vision marries a woman who has normal vision but whose father is red-green colour-blind. Their first child is a boy with colour blindness.
467 words, about 2 min