holiday homework grade viii (2012-13)
HOLIDAY HOMEWORK GRADE VIII (2012-13)
MATHEMATICS 1. Based on the laws of exponents, create 10 Questions on your own and also solve them. (Do not take questions from NCERT book, can refer NCERT) 2. Find out the mass of the earth, moon and sun and write them in both standard and usual form. 3. Express the smaller units of length in terms of bigger units. For e.g. 1 mm = _____ cm. (using exponents) 4. Using the properties of rational numbers, Create 10 questions and also solve them. (Do not take questions from NCERT book can refer NCERT) 5. Represent the following numbers on a number line. (On the same number line) -4/3
;
-7/3
;
5/3
; 2/3
;
8/3
6. Take situations from your daily life and create Bar Graph, Histogram and pie chart. (Take 3 different situations to represent each.) (Do not take questions from NCERT book can refer NCERT) 7. Make a beautiful pattern using Square numbers. 8. State the importance of Exponents, rational numbers and Data handling ina. other subjects b. Daily life
ENGLISH 1) Prepare one personality card about any poet/writer from your literature book. You must include the following points: Name, place of birth, forte, names of some famous works, awards won (if any). •
2)
After preparing your personality card, write an imaginary interview with the poet/writer you selected. Try to make your interview as meaningful and fruitful as possible. Include atleast eight to ten questions in your interview.
You learned to prepare mouth watering recipes in smokeless cooking club in Grade 7. Prepare any two dishes of your choice and write their recipes in passive voice.
3) Cartoon characters, like their creators have a life of their own. Who is your favourite cartoon character? Why? What is special about that charter? Who created it and when? Put together the information and you have a biography of your favourite cartoon character ready! Write this biography in your notebook in about 120 words.
4) Compose a limerick on yourself or on your friend. A limerick is a funny little poem containing five lines.
5) Recently you read the story, ‘The Silver Lining’ in class. Promodini, the protagonist of the story is physically challenged but mentally strong. Find out information about a physically challenged person (famous/commoner) who emerged as a winner, beating all odds. After collecting information, express what you felt from this whole experience in the form of a diary entry in not more than 150 words.
6) Use your creative faculties and prepare catchy slogans (1-2 lines) or jingles (short songs of 2-4 lines) for your favourite toothpaste, bathing soap, shampoo, soft drink, fast food chain advertisements.
SOCIAL SCIENCE The Homework is based on Chapter- 4 Tribal Communities Search work based on the Tribals: Location of tribal groups in India on the map. Golden age of the Mundas. o Munda rebellion Chapter – 5 Crafts and Industries Search work based on the following topics: Growth of Modern Industries during British Period o Cotton Industry o Iron and steel Industry o Jute Industry o Coal Mining Industry
The students will do the above mentioned work in the history notebooks only.
ivaYaya ihMdI 1 Dak iTkTaoM ka saMga`h kIijayao .
kma sao kma 10
2 p`kRit ivaYaya kI kao[- dao kivatayaoM kMzsqa kIijayao . kma sao kma 12 pMi@tyaaÐ 3 isaMQau GaaTI kI saByata ko ivaYaya pr AnaucCod ilaiKyao .
COMPUTERS Design and create the following web page in your computer. Copy the code for this webpage in your computer note book.
Instructions: 1. You can use any pictures in place of the images given in the web page. 2. Create the page in your computer and then copy down the code in your computer note book. 3. You can add different formatting options to the text in the web page.
SCIENCE
Wake up; wake up its homework time, Remember you promised to start by nine I heard my mother using these lines I think beginning the task in time
1. Create any one cell organelle using clay / paper machier. 2. Make circuits using the following samples of easily available object and note down the observation :Material required :- Samples of easily available objects , a cell , an electric bulb or LED , wire S.no.
Objects
1.
Iron nail
2
Aluminum wire
3
Copper wire
4
Coal piece
5
Pencil Lead
6
Silver wire
7
Brass
observation
Also try to change the shape of the above enlisted samples by beating it and note down the observations
MATHEMATICS 1. Based on the laws of exponents, create 10 Questions on your own and also solve them. (Do not take questions from NCERT book, can refer NCERT) 2. Find out the mass of the earth, moon and sun and write them in both standard and usual form. 3. Express the smaller units of length in terms of bigger units. For e.g. 1 mm = _____ cm. (using exponents) 4. Using the properties of rational numbers, Create 10 questions and also solve them. (Do not take questions from NCERT book can refer NCERT) 5. Represent the following numbers on a number line. (On the same number line) -4/3
;
-7/3
;
5/3
; 2/3
;
8/3
6. Take situations from your daily life and create Bar Graph, Histogram and pie chart. (Take 3 different situations to represent each.) (Do not take questions from NCERT book can refer NCERT) 7. Make a beautiful pattern using Square numbers. 8. State the importance of Exponents, rational numbers and Data handling ina. other subjects b. Daily life
ENGLISH 1) Prepare one personality card about any poet/writer from your literature book. You must include the following points: Name, place of birth, forte, names of some famous works, awards won (if any). •
2)
After preparing your personality card, write an imaginary interview with the poet/writer you selected. Try to make your interview as meaningful and fruitful as possible. Include atleast eight to ten questions in your interview.
You learned to prepare mouth watering recipes in smokeless cooking club in Grade 7. Prepare any two dishes of your choice and write their recipes in passive voice.
3) Cartoon characters, like their creators have a life of their own. Who is your favourite cartoon character? Why? What is special about that charter? Who created it and when? Put together the information and you have a biography of your favourite cartoon character ready! Write this biography in your notebook in about 120 words.
4) Compose a limerick on yourself or on your friend. A limerick is a funny little poem containing five lines.
5) Recently you read the story, ‘The Silver Lining’ in class. Promodini, the protagonist of the story is physically challenged but mentally strong. Find out information about a physically challenged person (famous/commoner) who emerged as a winner, beating all odds. After collecting information, express what you felt from this whole experience in the form of a diary entry in not more than 150 words.
6) Use your creative faculties and prepare catchy slogans (1-2 lines) or jingles (short songs of 2-4 lines) for your favourite toothpaste, bathing soap, shampoo, soft drink, fast food chain advertisements.
SOCIAL SCIENCE The Homework is based on Chapter- 4 Tribal Communities Search work based on the Tribals: Location of tribal groups in India on the map. Golden age of the Mundas. o Munda rebellion Chapter – 5 Crafts and Industries Search work based on the following topics: Growth of Modern Industries during British Period o Cotton Industry o Iron and steel Industry o Jute Industry o Coal Mining Industry
The students will do the above mentioned work in the history notebooks only.
ivaYaya ihMdI 1 Dak iTkTaoM ka saMga`h kIijayao .
kma sao kma 10
2 p`kRit ivaYaya kI kao[- dao kivatayaoM kMzsqa kIijayao . kma sao kma 12 pMi@tyaaÐ 3 isaMQau GaaTI kI saByata ko ivaYaya pr AnaucCod ilaiKyao .
COMPUTERS Design and create the following web page in your computer. Copy the code for this webpage in your computer note book.
Instructions: 1. You can use any pictures in place of the images given in the web page. 2. Create the page in your computer and then copy down the code in your computer note book. 3. You can add different formatting options to the text in the web page.
SCIENCE
Wake up; wake up its homework time, Remember you promised to start by nine I heard my mother using these lines I think beginning the task in time
1. Create any one cell organelle using clay / paper machier. 2. Make circuits using the following samples of easily available object and note down the observation :Material required :- Samples of easily available objects , a cell , an electric bulb or LED , wire S.no.
Objects
1.
Iron nail
2
Aluminum wire
3
Copper wire
4
Coal piece
5
Pencil Lead
6
Silver wire
7
Brass
observation
Also try to change the shape of the above enlisted samples by beating it and note down the observations
