Viva Social Studies is a set of eight books for classes 1 to 8, designed and developed keeping in mind the latest guidelines framed by the CBSE. The series helps to build knowledge about humankind and the physical and social world we live in. It is an activity-oriented series with creatively designed exercises and individual and group projects and activities. Salient Features of Books 6 to 8 Lucid language is used for easy comprehension. Colourful pictures and well-labelled diagrams help to reinforce the concepts. Various tasks are provided within each lesson in the form of Extract, Search and Surf, Picture-based questions and Answer Orally. Thinking skills are included as Brainstorm. Quick outline of the main topics is given as Learning Outcomes. Memory tool featuring salient points of the chapter is presented in Recap. Assessment tasks are presented in chapter-end exercises. Meanings and definitions of new words are given as Footnotes. Meanwhile (in History) helps to trace the contemporary scenario of the other countries in the same age. Web charts, tables, case studies, maps and many other features are given for quick reference. Each book is accompanied with Teacher’s Resource Pack that includes Teacher’s Guide and Digital Resources. Teacher’s Guide: Lesson Plans Answers to In-text Exercises Answer Key to Chapter-end Exercises Assessment Sheets Additional Activities and Projects Teachers’ Support material