NCERT Curiosity · Class 7 · Science
The Ever-Evolving World of Science
Sour fruits, a haldi stain washing out — this year, science answers everyday puzzles like these.
Materials Changes Water & Heat Time & Light
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Science Is a Way of Thinking
This year, science asks deeper questions — how things work, why events happen, what patterns can teach us.

Step outside the book

Learning science means doing activities and experiments, not just reading about them.

To be wise, be a whys person

Curiosity and good questions matter just as much as correct answers.

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Materials and Their Properties
Everyday materials have properties we rarely question — like why a fruit tastes sour, or how a haldi stain reacts to washing.

Everyday puzzles

Sour fruit, a haldi stain washing out — ordinary materials hide real chemistry.

A simple test

Connecting a battery, a lamp, and a wire to different materials shows which ones let the lamp glow.

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Changes Around Us
Everyday changes

A battery running out, ice melting, fruit ripening, rocks breaking into pebbles.

Reversible or Not

Some changes can be reversed, others cannot — heat often makes them happen, or happen faster.

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Water, Heat, and Life Processes

The Sun keeps water moving

Heat evaporates water from the seas; vapour later falls as rain and trickles into the ground.

Bodies keep changing too

Growing bodies — and plants too — go through constant life processes like eating, breathing, and circulation.

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Time, Light, and Shadows

Telling time before clocks

Early humans told time using the position of shadows cast by sunlight.

Understanding light

Studying light gives us practical benefits and deep understanding of the universe — including eclipses.

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Earth's Motions
Day, night, and eclipses all trace back to three motions working together.
Earth rotates
On its own axis — day and night
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Moon revolves
Around Earth
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Earth revolves
Around the Sun
Chapter · key terms to remember
Key Terms

Observation

Noticing and describing what happens, carefully and in detail.

Hypothesis

A testable, reasoned guess about why something happens.

Experiment

A controlled test designed to check a hypothesis.

Chapter · key terms to remember
More Key Terms

Evidence

Data or observations that support or challenge an idea.

Scientific method

The step-by-step process of asking, testing, and refining an explanation.

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