Indiannica ICSE Science Venture Biology for Class 8

Science Venture is a series of three science textbooks for classes 3 to 8. The series for classes 3 to 5 is graded according to the cognitive levels of young learners and aims to develop in them the scientific skills of observation, data collection, investigation, and drawing conclusions. Science Venture for classes 6 to 8  are separate textbooks for physics, chemistry, and biology and follows an activity-based approach to promote the concept of learning-by-doing. This series is based on the new syllabus released in 2016 by the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations.

Features

• • Learning plan and Summing up: Bird’s-eye view and recap of the chapter content
• • Learning Milestone: Objective in-text questions to assess the knowledge gained by learners
• • Think about it: Scenarios that arouse curiosity in students to explore the topics
• • Let’s experiment/ Activities: Learning by doing
• • Project: Investigate and data interpretation skills
• • Let’s explore: Challenging opportunities to develop analytical skills
• • Infobit: Interesting facts on the topic
• • Check out: Web links that encourage further research
• • Test papers: Sample tests for two terms
• • Info-nuggets: Interesting, unique facts related to the topics
• • Learning Beyond: Extended learning to motivate learners to explore the topic further
• • Check Your Knowledge: An elaborate assessment section at the end of the chapter,
• comprising a wide range of objective and subjective questions
• • Think Quest: Application-based questions to develop thinking skills
• • Analyze This: Picture-based questions to develop analytical skills
• • Creative Corner: Interesting activities related to the topics in the chapter
• • Connecting Across: Integration of the topics in the chapter with other subjects