STD VIII – HOLIDAY HOMEWORK -2017

ENGLISH1. Make a diary entry from the 25th of December 2017 to the 3rd of January

2018 about how you have celebrated your Christmas and New year. Mention the New Year resolutions that you have taken.

2. Write a self-composed poem on ‘Health is Wealth’ or ‘Junk Food’

3. Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.

A day with …………………….

Spend some time with a ‘Labourer’ gather information about the experiences. Write about it in not less than 300 words. Photographs attached will be appreciated.

4. Reading corner:

Sherlock Holmes – Sir Arthur Conan Doyle The boy in the striped Pyjamas – John BoyneHarry Potter – any bookHardy Boys or Nancy Drew – any book

5. Worksheets:

Dictation wordsCrossword

6. You are participating in an environmental rally. Create your own slogans (5) for the rally.

Write a notice to create an awareness of the rally to your friends in the building

Learn the dictation words and write five times each. Dictation test will be conducted after the school reopens.

Dictation words

1. Vanished2. Eloquently3. Disguise4. Bewildered5. Astonished6. Abatement7. Appetite8. Canopied9. Acquaintance10. Beauteous11. Strained12. Description13. Consume14. Obstinate15. Persistently16. Treacherously17. Frenziedly18. Hesitated19. Knotted20. Triumph21. Frantically22. Enormous23. Harassing24. Business25. Shudder26. Persisted27. Possessed28. Significant29. Recognized30. Inspiring31. Incredible32. Equipment33. Attributes34. Experienced35. Encouraging36. Competition37. Successfully38. Captured39. Professional

40. Technique41. Notorious42. Celebrated43. Hostage44. Innumerable45. Destination46. Continuous47. Principal48. Principle49. Punctured50. Enthusiastically51. accommodate52. advertise53. advice54. athlete55. beginning56. category57. ceiling58. competition59. convenience60. criticize61. desperate62. dilemma63. embarrass64. exaggerate65. existence66. fascinating67. foreign68. guarantee69. humorous70. imitation71. incidentally72. interpretation73. interruption74. irrelevant75. jealous76. knowledge77. laboratory78. loneliness79. mysterious80. neighbor

81. noticeable82. occasion83. omission84. peculiar85. privilege86. pleasant87. prejudice88. psychology 89. quiet/quit/quite90. recognize91. repetition92. ridiculous93. sacrifice94. secretary95. separate96. shinning97. succeed98. temporary99. perceive

100.perseverance

MATHS

1. Make working model of the following [using cardboard]

[a] Parts of Circle [b] types of triangles

2. Math Magazine

[a] Mathematicians [Indian and foreign] minimum 5 each

[b] Math Puzzles – minimum 5

3. Transversal - working model

BIOLOGY1. Collect information about various defense mechanism in animals and

make chart with pictures (Camouflage, playing dead, physical features, chemical features any warning calls)

[Or]2. Make a chart with pictures about the life style of the space

researches based on food, sleep, exercise personal hygiene and other details.

Chemistry1. Making toothpaste

requirementsa) Precipitated chalk - 100gb) Toilet soap - 2gc) Glycerin - 1mld) Clove oil - few dropse) Peppermint - few dropsf) Water - as per requirements

Procedure:

Dissolve soap in a small amount of water and filter it. Now take precipitate chalk and add to this the soap solution. Mix it thoroughly and add more water till it becomes a thick paste. Now add glycerin and clove oil. Mix the content thoroughly and store it in a glass jar.

[Or]

2. Making talcum powder . Requirementsa) Talc - 95gb) Zinc oxide - 5g

c) Perfume - littleProcedure:

Take talc and zinc oxide and mix them well. Add little perfume. Sieve the mixture through a fine cloth. The powder is ready to use.

HISTORYPrepare an album on the following topics.

1. Three organs of the Indian Government2. Powers and functions of

a. Presidentb. Prime ministerc. Judiciary

GEOGRAPHYPrepare an album on the Natural Disasters that took place around the

World in the years 2015 – 2017.COMPUTER

CLASS 8 A

Create a presentation on any one functionality of computer Network.

CLASS 8 B

Create a Channel in YouTube and upload Minimum of 5 technological videos.

CLASS 8 C

Develop an app using any app development software on your choice.

CLASS 8 D

Develop any one from the following:

Create an advertisement.

Create a game of your choice.

CLASS 8 E

Create a short film using any video editing app.

PHYSICSI. construct a minimotor

II. Construct a generator.

III. Calculate the average consumption of energy in your home for a week.

Materials required:

Pen, paper Electric meter. Procedure: Note the power consumed in your home which is shown in electric meter in

kWH. Note the reading for the regular interval of time, say 6 pm or 6 am regularly

for a week. Calculate the fixed time interval of noting the power in electric meter

(namely 12 hours). Calculate the energy consumed for each day, using the formula given

below:Energy consumed=power X time

Similarly calculate the average energy consumption for a week.

S.no days time power E=PXt1 Sun2 Mon3 Tue4 Wed5 Thu6 Fri7 Sat

Use the above table to collect data. Submit the report in the A4sheet.

FRENCHCheck out for irregular verbs in French and conjugate them in the present

tense.[ 5 verbs for each week]

I. Learn some famous English songs translated to Frencha) Songs of Sia in Cheap Thrillsb) Alloutte Gentille c) Songs of Celine Diond) Songs of David Guetta

II. Listen to some French dialogues. Write at least 5 dialogues.[ Go to the website 100 dialogues for beginners and listen to it]

III. As you move around during the vacation, note down the French words used in shops, hotels etc...[ Example: boutique, bonbons, pantaloons]