CBSE Class 7 Science Syllabus - Free PDF Download
CBSE Syllabus 2025-26 Class 7: The CBSE Class 7 Science Syllabus for the examination year 2025-26 has been released by the Central Board of Secondary Education, CBSE. The board will hold the final examination at the end of the year following the annual assessment scheme, which has led to the release of the syllabus. The 2025-26 CBSE Class 7 Science Board Exam will entirely be based on the most recent syllabus. Therefore, students must thoroughly understand the new CBSE syllabus to prepare for their annual exam properly.
The detailed CBSE Class 7 Science Syllabus for 2025-26 is below.
Academic year:
CBSE Class 7 Science Revised Syllabus
CBSE Class 7 Science and their Unit wise marks distribution
CBSE Class 7 Science Course Structure 2025-26 With Marking Scheme
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Syllabus
1 Nutrition in Plants
- Nutrients and Nutrition
- Introduction
- Modes of Nutrition
- Types of Nutrients
- Mode of Nutrition in Plant
- Photosynthesis: Food-Making Process in Plants
- Nitrogen Fixation
- Methods to Replenish Nutrients in Your Soil
2 Nutrition in Animals
- Different Ways of Taking Food
- Human Digestive System
- Digestion
- Alimentary Canal
- Digestive organs
- The Mouth and Buccal Cavity
- The Teeth and Its Structure
- Teeth and Its Types
- Structure of a Tooth
- The Salivary Glands
- The Food Pipe/Oesophagus
- Introduction
- Function of the Oesophagus
- The Stomach
- Introduction
- Function of the Stomach
- The Small Intestine
- Introduction
- Functions of Small Intestine
- Pancreas
- Introduction
- Functions of Pancreas
- Absorption of Food
- The Large Intestine
- Introduction
- Functions of the Large Intestine
- Assimilation of Food
- Liver
- Introduction
- Functions of the Liver
- Digestion in Grass-eating Animal
- Feeding and Digestion in Amoeba
3 Fibre to Fabric
- Fibre
- Fabrics
- Animal Fibres: Wool
- Animal Fibre: Silk
- Fibre to Yarn to Fabric
3 Heat
- Heat and Its Unit
- Heat Exchange
- The Temperature and a Thermometer
- Introduction
- Experiment: 1
- Experiment: 2
- Thermometer and Its Types
- Thermometer and its working
- Types of Thermometers
- Measuring Temperature
- Transfer of Heat
- Conduction
- Definition: Conduction
- Experiment
- Mechanism of Conduction
- Good conductors
- Bad conductors
- Convection
- Convection: Convection currents
- Experiment
- Mechanism of Convection
- Definition: Convection
- Definition: Convection currents
- Radiation
- Definition: Radiation
- Definition: Thermal radiation
- Relation between a, r and t
- Athermanous and diathermanous substances
- Greenhouse effect
- Mechanism of Radiation
- Kinds of Clothes Wear in Summer and Winter
4 Acids, Bases and Salts
- Acids
- Definition
- Introduction of Acid
- Types of acid based on the source
- Types of acid based on the presence of oxygen
- Types of acid based on the strength of the acid
- Types of acid based on its concentration
- Types of acid based on the basicity of the acid
- Bases (Alkalis)
- Introduction of Base
- Types of bases based on acidity
- Types of bases based on therir concentration in aqueous solution
- Types of bases based on their degree of ionisation
- Indicators
- Introduction of Indicator
- Types of Indicators
- Concept of pH scale
- Reactions
- Experiment: 1
- Experiment: 2
- Types of Double Displacement: Neutralization Reaction
- Introduction of Neutralization
- Application of Neutralization
- Neutralization Reactions in Our Daily Life
- Similarities and Differences Between Acids and Bases
- Similarities and differences between acids and bases
- Acid solution in water conducts electricity
- What Happens to an Acid or a Base in a Water Solution?
5 Physical and Chemical Changes
- Classification of Change: Physical Changes
- Chemical Reaction
- Introduction
- Types of Chemical Reaction
- Experiment
- Experiment of Chemical Change
- Corrosion of Metals
- Corrosion
- Experiment
- Rusting Process and Corrosion Effect
- Methods of Separation
6 Respiration in Organisms
- Respiration
- Introduction to Respiration
- Types of Respiration
- Types of Respiration: Aerobic and Anaerobic Respiration
- Mechanism of respiration-Breathing
- Mechanism of Respiration
- Steps of Respiration
- Human Respiratory System
- Respiratory System
- Exchange of Gases in Lungs
- Significance of Respiration
- Breathing in Other Animals
- Breathing Under Water
- Respiration in Plant
- Do plants breathe?
- The process of respiration in plants
- Respiration in roots
- Respiration in stems
- Respiration in leaves
- Types of respiration
- Aerobic Respiration
- Anaerobic Respiration
7 Transportation in Animals and Plants
- Blood
- Introduction
- Components of Blood
- Composition of Blood: Red Blood Cells (Erythrocytes)
- Red Blood Cells
- Function of RBC
- Composition of Blood: White Blood Cells (Leukocytes)
- White Blood Cells (WBCs)
- Types of WBCs
- Function of WBCs
- Composition of Blood: Blood Platelets (Thrombocytes)
- Platelets
- Function of Platelets
- Blood Vessels
- Blood Vessels: Structure and Functions
- Capillaries
- Heart Beat - Heart Sounds "LUBB" and "DUP"
- Heartbeat Rate
- Heart Sounds
- Pulse
- Pulse Rate
- Blood Circulatory System in Human
- Blood Circulatory System
- Blood vascular system
- Blood Composition
- Blood Coagulation (Clotting)
- Human Heart
- Structure of the Heart
- Layers of the Heart Wall
- Chambers of the Heart
- Valves of the Heart
- Pathway of Blood through the Heart
- Circulation of Blood in the Heart (Functioning of Heart)
- Blood Circulation through Heart / Functioning of Heart
- Experiment
- Excretion
- Introduction
- Excretion in Plants
- Experiment
- Excretion in Human
- Formation of Urine
- Artificial kidney (Hemodialysis)
- Human Excretory System
- Introduction
- Human Excretory System Organs
- Excretion in Humans
- Mechanism of Excretion in Humans
- Dialysis
- Transport System in Plants
- Permanent Tissue
- Complex Permanent Tissues
- Introduction
- Types of Complex Permanent Tissues
- Complex Permanent Tissues
- Transpiration
7 Weather, Climate and Adaptations of Animals to Climate
- Weather and Climate
- Introduction
- Weather related / Climatic factors
- Changes in Weather
- Climate
- Climate and Adaptation
- Adaptations and Its Types
- Adaptation in Animals
- Adaptations in Tropical Rainforests
8 Wind Storms and Cyclones
- Atmospheric Pressure
- High Speed Winds Are Accompanied by Reduced Air Pressure
- Air Expands on Heating
- Wind Currents Are Generated Due to Uneven Heating on the Earth
- Thunderstorms
- Cyclones
- Thunderstorm and Cyclone: Destruction Causes, Safety Measures and Role of Advanced Technology
8 Reproduction in Plants
- Mode of Reproduction in Plant
- Sexual Reproduction in Plants
- Fruit
- Dispersal of Seeds
9 Motion and Time
- Motion and Rest
- Introduction to Scientist
- Motion and Rest
- Speed
- Types of Speed
- Measurement of Time
- The Foundation of Time
- The Revolutionary Solution: Cesium Atomic Clocks
- Real World Applications
- Devices for Measuring Time
- Simple Pendulum
- A Time Period of Oscillation and Frequency
- Measuring Speed
- Graphical Representation of Motion
- Displacement - Time Graph Or Distance - Time Graph
- Distance-time graph for uniform motion
- Distance-time graph for non-uniform motion
- Displacement - Time Graph Or Distance - Time Graph
9 Soil
- Properties of Soil
- Introduction
- Experiment
- Soil Profile
- Types of Soil
- Moisture in Soil
- Water Retention in Soil
- Soil and Crops
10 Electric Current and Its Effects
- Electricity
- Electric Circuit
- Concept of Electric Circuit
- Working
- Circuit Diagram
- Experiment
- Joule’s Law of Heating and Electrical Power
- Symbols and Functions of Various Components of an Electric Circuits
- Components of Electric Circuits
- Experiment
- Battery
- Effects of Electric Current
- Heating Effect of Electric Current
- Introduction
- Joule’s Law of Heating
- Applications
- Units of Power and Energy
- Safety Measures and Overloading
- Magnetic Effect of Electric Current
- Introduction
- Experiment 1
- Experiment 2
- Experiment 3
- Heating Effect of Electric Current
11 Light
- The propagation of light
- Introduction
- Experiment 1
- Experiment 2
- Reflection of Light
- Introduction
- Activity
- Experiment
- Mirrors
- Plane Mirror
- Introduction
- Reflection Formation in a Plane Mirror
- Activity
- Experiment
- Relation Between Mirror Height and Full Image Formation
- Spherical Mirrors
- Definition: Spherical Mirror
- Introduction
- Types of Spherical Mirrors
- Activity
- Plane Mirror
- Lateral Inversion
- Divergence and Convergence of Light
- Introduction
- Experiment
- Distinguishing Concave and Convex Mirrors
- Formation of Image by Reflection: Real and Virtual Image
- Formation of Image by Reflection
- Real Image
- Virtual Image
- Distinction between a real and a virtual image
- Spherical Mirror > Concave Mirror
- Introduction
- Image formation by Concave Mirror
- Uses of Concave Mirror
- Spherical Mirror > Convex Mirror
- Introduction
- Image Formation by Convex Mirror
- Uses of Convex Mirror
- Concept of Lenses
- Lens and its Types
- Cross-Sections of Convex and Concave Lenses
- Images Formed by Sperical Lenses
- Colour
- Prism
- Dispersion of Light and Prism
- Dispersion of Light Through a Prism
- Newton’s Disc and the Colours of Light
- Wavelength and Speed of Light in Different Media
- Activity 1
- Activity 2
- Activity 3
- Definition: Angular Dispersion
- Definition: Lateral Dispersion
- Example 1
12 Forests: Our Lifeline
- Forests: Our Lifeline
- Forest Biology
- Forest Biodiversity
- Crown
- Canopy
- Understorey
- Forest Ecosystem
- Spatial pattern: Stratification and zonation
- Forest Biome
- Concept of Ecosystem
- Structure and Function of an Ecosystem
- Abiotic Factors
- Biotic Factors
- Interaction Between Biotic and Abiotic Factors
- Complexity of Ecosystems
- Biomes: Large Ecosystems
- Structure and Function of an Ecosystem
- Classification of Plants
- Introduction
- Classification Based on Size and Shape
- Classification Based on Support (Vines)
- Classification Based on Lifespan
- Classification Based on Habitat (Where Plants Grow)
- Biogeochemical Cycles (Nutrient Cycles)
- Importance of Forest
13 Wastewater Story
- Water: Our Lifeline
- Introduction
- Importance of Water for Sustaining Life
- Sewage and Its Management
- Purification of Water
- Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP)
- Better Housekeeping Practices
- Controlling the Wastage of Water
- Sanitation and Disease
16 Water: A Precious Resource
- Water: Our Lifeline
- Introduction
- Importance of Water for Sustaining Life
- Availability of Water
- Biogeochemical Cycles (Nutrient Cycles)
- Sources of Water
- Distribution of Water in India
- Water Management (Conservation of Water)
- Controlling the Wastage of Water
- Scarcity of Water
- Various uses of Water
- Scarcity of Water
