Curriculum

Grade 6–10 Mathematics, National Curriculum of Pakistan.

Draft outline — being reviewed by a Pakistani Maths teacher before the pilot.

1. Mathematics

   1

   Sets

   2 topics

   • Operations on sets
   • Venn diagrams
2. 2

   Rational Numbers

   2 topics

   • Rational numbers on the number line
   • Operations on rational numbers
3. 3

   Decimals

   2 topics

   • Terminating and recurring decimals
   • Rounding off
4. 4

   Exponents

   2 topics

   • Laws of exponents
   • Scientific notation
5. 5

   Square Roots

   3 topics

   • Perfect squares
   • Square root by factorisation
   • Square root by division
6. 6

   Direct and Inverse Variation

   3 topics

   • Direct variation
   • Inverse variation
   • Time and work
7. 7

   Financial Arithmetic

   3 topics

   • Taxes
   • Profit and markup
   • Zakat and Ushr
8. 8

   Algebraic Expressions

   2 topics

   • Operations on polynomials
   • Algebraic identities
9. 9

   Linear Equations

   2 topics

   • Equations with fractions
   • Word problems
10. 10

    Fundamentals of Geometry

    3 topics

    • Adjacent and complementary angles
    • Properties of triangles
    • Congruent triangles
11. 11

    Circumference, Area and Volume

    3 topics

    • Circumference of a circle
    • Area of a circle
    • Volume of cube and cuboid
12. 12

    Information Handling

    3 topics

    • Frequency tables
    • Pie charts
    • Mean, median and mode

13. General Science

    1

    Living Things

    3 topics

    • Human organ systems
    • Plants: structure and nutrition
    • Classification of living things
14. 2

    Health and the Environment

    3 topics

    • Food and balanced diet
    • Ecosystems and food chains
    • Protecting the environment
15. 3

    Matter

    3 topics

    • States of matter
    • Elements, compounds and mixtures
    • Physical and chemical changes
16. 4

    Energy and Forces

    3 topics

    • Forms of energy
    • Forces and motion
    • Light and shadows
17. 5

    Electricity and Magnetism

    3 topics

    • Simple circuits
    • Conductors and insulators
    • Magnets
18. 6

    Earth and Space

    3 topics

    • The solar system
    • Day, night and seasons
    • Weather and climate

19. English

    1

    Reading Comprehension

    3 topics

    • Finding the main idea
    • Answering questions from a passage
    • Inference and meaning from context
20. 2

    Vocabulary

    3 topics

    • Synonyms and antonyms
    • Prefixes and suffixes
    • Words in context
21. 3

    Grammar

    4 topics

    • Parts of speech
    • Simple tenses
    • Sentence structure
    • Punctuation
22. 4

    Writing

    3 topics

    • Paragraph writing
    • Informal letters
    • Story writing