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Science Booster 1-5

For CBSE Schools

Science Booster is a series of science textbooks for classes Pre-primary and 1–8. The series has been developed keeping in mind the latest pattern of teaching method followed by various educational boards throughout the country.

The salient features of the series are:

• Textual matter is written in very simple and easy-to-understand language.
• Each lesson starts with pre-concept recapitulation under the head Gear Up.
• Activities within the textual matter reinforce the learning process.
• New Words section provides clear understanding of unfamiliar terms.
• Knowledge Desk section provides some additional information related to the topic.
• Check Point section is meant for quick response to the concepts just learnt.
• Wrap up Now is the summarised form of the main concepts learnt in the lesson.
• Exercises at the end of each lesson contain different types of questions such as true/false, MCQs, fill in the blanks, match the columns, answer these questions, HOTS questions, wordsearch, crossword puzzles, etc.
• Creative Corner consists of simple activities and projects.
• Each book is supported by Exhaustive Digital Content for teachers containing:

             (i) Lesson Plans        (ii) Book solution (Answers) (iii) Projects

             (iv) Unit Test Papers (v) Term-end Papers             (vi) Test Generator

Author: Veer Bala Rastogi

Dr (Mrs) Veer Bala Rastogi earned her master’s degree in Zoology with distinction standing first in order of merit, and for this feat, she was awarded Gold Medal. She did her Ph.D. from Meerut University under the guidance of eminent zoologist, (Late) Dr ML Bhatia, Professor in Zoology, University of Delhi as External Supervisor. She is a member of Fellow of Academy of Zoology. She was also a member of Textbook Evaluation Committee, NCERT, New Delhi.

Dr Rastogi was a member of academic staff of Zoology, Meerut College, Meerut during 1961–1967, teaching undergraduate and postgraduate students. She retired as Associate Professor from Gargi College, University of Delhi. She has vast and variegated experience of teaching for more than 45 years of various disciplines of biological sciences, viz., Cell Biology, Genetics, Molecular Biology, Environmental Biology, Developmental Biology, Invertebrates and Vertebrates.

Dr Rastogi has been writing books for over six decades. She has authored many books in biology for ISC, CBSE and several state boards. Her books on Cytology, Genetics, Molecular Biology, Biostatistics, Evolutionary Biology, Developmental Biology, Animal Ecology, Environmental Biology (Ecology), etc. are very popular at university level all over the country.

Dr Veer Bala Rastogi is the recipient of the Distinguished Author Award 2012 conferred by the Federation of Educational Publishers in India, Delhi.