RBSE Praveshika Science study plan
RBSE Praveshika Science · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 6 hours per week
Matter and Its Nature & Motion, Force and Gravitation
Classify 20 given substances as element, compound or mixture, and separate physical from chemical changes with a one-line reason for each.
Explain states of matter using the particle model, describing interconversion, evaporation, sublimation and latent heat with a labelled temperature–time curve for heating ice to steam.
Solve 15 numericals on speed, velocity, acceleration and the three equations of motion, showing the given, formula and unit line for each.
State Newton's three laws and apply them to 8 everyday situations, drawing free-body diagrams for 5 of those situations.
Compute gravitational force with F = Gm1m2/r^2 and weight with W = mg for 5 masses, comparing values on Earth and on the Moon.
Your checkpoint
A single-page formula sheet plus a 25-problem solved set (10 motion numericals, 5 gravitation numericals, 10 short answers on matter classification and state changes), self-marked to at least 80%.
Electricity and Magnetism
State Ohm's law and solve 12 numericals finding V, I or R in series and parallel combinations, including mixed networks of three and four resistors.
Compute equivalent resistance and electric power using P = VI = I^2R = V^2/R, and calculate the cost of running two appliances using the kWh unit.
Draw and label circuits containing a cell, key, ammeter, voltmeter and rheostat in correct positions, and explain the heating effect of current and the choice of fuse rating.
Sketch magnetic field lines around a bar magnet and around a straight current-carrying conductor, then apply the right-hand thumb rule to 5 stated current directions.
Explain electromagnetic induction and the working of an electric motor and a generator in 5–6 lines each, naming the rule used to find the direction of induced current.
Your checkpoint
A handwritten record of 12 solved circuit numericals with every step of resistance reduction shown, plus a set of 6 labelled circuit and field-line diagrams.
Chemical Reactions, Acids, Bases and Salts
Write and balance 15 chemical equations with state symbols, and classify each as combination, decomposition, displacement, double displacement or redox.
Identify the oxidised and reduced species in 10 given equations by tracking loss and gain of oxygen or hydrogen.
Write word and symbol equations for the reaction of dilute acids with metals, metal carbonates, hydrogencarbonates, metal oxides and bases, and predict the products.
Classify 10 household solutions on the pH scale and explain neutralisation in two applied contexts: antacid action and treatment of acidic soil.
Build a table of 8 common salts (sodium chloride, sodium hydrogencarbonate, washing soda, bleaching powder, plaster of Paris, and three others) with formula, preparation equation and one use.
Your checkpoint
A balanced-equation workbook of 30 equations with reaction type, oxidised/reduced species and colour change or gas noted, plus the 8-row salt table, all cross-checked for correctness.
Life Processes and Control and Coordination
Draw and label from memory the cross-section of a leaf, the human digestive system, a nephron and the human heart, naming at least 10 parts on each.
Compare photosynthesis and respiration, writing word and balanced equations with the site, raw materials and products of each.
Explain transport in plants through xylem and phloem, and trace double circulation in humans in correct chamber–valve–vessel order.
Describe a reflex arc with a labelled pathway diagram and distinguish reflex from voluntary action using two examples.
State the functions of auxin, gibberellin, cytokinin and abscisic acid, and of thyroxine, insulin, adrenaline and growth hormone.
Your checkpoint
A 12-sheet biology diagram plate (each of the four core diagrams drawn twice, unlabelled then fully labelled) plus 20 one-line definition cards, scoring at least 85% on a blank-diagram labelling self-test.
Work, Energy and Sound & Light and Optics
Solve 12 numericals on work, kinetic energy and potential energy, verifying conservation of energy for a freely falling body.
Convert between joule and kilowatt-hour in 5 problems and compute power and energy consumption for given appliances.
Relate loudness to amplitude and pitch to frequency, and solve 5 problems on echo distance and speed of sound in a given medium.
Apply the laws of reflection and refraction with correct sign convention to 10 numericals using the mirror formula and the lens formula.
Draw ray diagrams for concave and convex mirrors and lenses for every standard object position, stating the nature, position and size of the image in each case.
Your checkpoint
A ray-diagram chart covering 6 standard cases plus a 20-numerical solved set in which the sign convention is written explicitly at every substitution.
Metals, Non-metals and Carbon Compounds
Arrange metals in the reactivity series and predict, with equations, the outcome of 10 metal-salt displacement pairs including cases where no reaction occurs.
Explain the extraction of iron and aluminium in flow-chart form, covering roasting, calcination, reduction and electrolytic refining.
Describe the allotropes of carbon and draw the structures of diamond, graphite and fullerene, linking each structure to one physical property.
Draw and name the first six alkanes plus ethanol and ethanoic acid, and write equations for combustion and esterification.
Distinguish ionic from covalent bonding with 5 examples each, and explain why graphite conducts electricity while diamond does not.
Your checkpoint
A metal-extraction flow chart for iron and aluminium plus an 8-structure carbon-compound sheet, each structure named and annotated with one property or reaction.
Reproduction, Heredity and Evolution & Environment and Natural Resources
Compare asexual modes (binary fission, budding, fragmentation, spore formation, vegetative propagation) with sexual reproduction in plants and humans.
Draw and label the human male and female reproductive systems, and sequence pollination, fertilisation and the phases of the menstrual cycle.
Solve 10 Mendelian genetics problems using Punnett squares, and state the law of dominance and the law of segregation with the 3:1 F2 ratio.
Explain sex determination in humans and distinguish inherited from acquired traits using two examples each.
Describe the water cycle and the nitrogen cycle (fixation, nitrification, denitrification) and outline the causes and effects of ozone depletion and the greenhouse effect.
Your checkpoint
A 10-cross Punnett-square problem set with genotype and phenotype ratios stated, plus a hand-drawn, fully labelled nitrogen cycle diagram.
Matter and Its Nature & Life Processes and Control and Coordination
Re-derive from memory the formula sheet for domains 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 and solve one numerical from each area under timed conditions.
Re-drill the four highest-error diagrams and equations from the week 4 plate, redrawing each until every label is correct.
Work through the personal error log, rewriting each wrong answer with the correct reasoning and the topic it belongs to.
Sit two full-length mock papers covering all ten domains under strict three-hour timing and mark them against the answer key.
Your checkpoint
Two completed full-length mock papers with a one-page error log listing every mistake, its domain and the corrected statement.
Milestones
Week 4: Score at least 70% on a self-made 40-mark, 60-minute test covering domains 1, 2, 5, 6 and 8, and record every wrong answer with its corrected reasoning.
Week 6: Score at least 75% on a 50-mark mixed test on domains 3, 4, 7 and 9, with no unresolved doubt left on ray diagrams or the reactivity series.
Week 8: Complete both full-length mocks at 80% or above, with zero errors that already appear in the error log.