Category: Social Science
Excursions 7 History/Civics Third Edition
Excursions Third Edition is a comprehensive, skill-based course in Environmental Studies and Social Studies for Classes 1 to 8, aligned with the National Education Policy 2020 and the National Curriculum Framework 2023. The series offers Environmental Studies for Classes 1–2, Integrated Social Studies for Classes 3–5, and separate Geography and History & Civics for Classes 6–8. Designed to build foundational skills, conceptual clarity, and age-appropriate knowledge, it explores human relationships, resources, and institutions in local and global contexts while fostering constitutional values, empathy, inclusio,n and respect for diversity. Following a thematic and interactive approach, it includes rich tasks, project,s and cross-curricular links that promote inquiry based, experiential and reflective learning, helping students understand the past, engage with the present and envision a sustainable future.
Excursions Third Edition is a comprehensive, skill-based course in Environmental Studies and Social Studies for Classes 1 to 8, aligned with the National Education Policy 2020 and the National Curriculum Framework 2023. The series offers Environmental Studies for Classes 1–2, Integrated Social Studies for Classes 3–5, and separate Geography and History & Civics for Classes 6–8. Designed to build foundational skills, conceptual clarity, and age-appropriate knowledge, it explores human relationships, resources, and institutions in local and global contexts while fostering constitutional values, empathy, inclusio,n and respect for diversity. Following a thematic and interactive approach, it includes rich tasks, project,s and cross-curricular links that promote inquiry based, experiential and reflective learning, helping students understand the past, engage with the present and envision a sustainable future.
ISBN
9789369899913
Format
Paperback
First Edition
2018
Latest Edition
2025
Books of the Series
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- ClassClass 7
- LevelMiddle
- Reflect has warm-up tasks to initiate the learners into the topic and relate to it
- Fact Pedia provides interesting titbits of information
- Figure Out tasks encourage referencing and research skills
- DIY contains application-based activities for experiential learning
- Green Earth sensitizes learners towards conservation of the environment
- Think Box (HOTS) promotes out-of-the-box thinking for curious minds
- Picture Study provides visual-based exercises for inferential learning
- Life Skills and Values provide real-life situations to skill learners to excel in life
- Enjoy provides creative and fun tasks to encourage cross-curricular learning
- Pin It Up activities given for extended learning
- Across the Boundary pages provide varied activities for integrated learning
- Game provides engaging fun tasks with builtin learning
- World Connect highlights stories and events from around the world related to the chapter
- Snap Recap provides mind maps for quick learning
- Case Studies for classes 6 to 8 provide in-depth investigations of a single person, group, event or community
- Timeline helps the students gain an understanding of time and perspective
- Coursebook 1-8
- Teacher’s Manual 1-8
- Collins DigiSuite 1-8
- Multimedia eBook: Consists of animations, audio, video, slide shows, and interactive exercises
- Print-ready Worksheets: Additional worksheets for practice and reinforcements, present in the digital support
- Digital Flashcards: Flashcards with embedded sounds and animations for letter formation and letter-sound association
- Animations and Songs: Animated stories and rhymes set to tune
- Interactive Games: Interactivies to reinforce concepts in a fun and engaging manner
Meenakshi Wattal, an educationist for over three decades, believes learning must be multidimensional Debahuti Das, Teacher at The Heritage School Augustine Kaitharath, History Teacher at the Don Bosco School in Siliguri Anuradha Bhattacharyya Primary School Coordinator at The Heritage School, Kolkata Mrinalini Jaitly, former History and Civics teacher at St. Joseph’s Boys High School in Bengaluru and CMS institutions in Lucknow Sheekha Rani Banerjee, Senior Geography teacher in Don Bosco School, Siliguri Sukanya Chakraborty, a self-motivated educator with more than 20 years of experience in teaching