Dear Parent,

Summer Vacations are synonymous with fun, frolic, getting up late in the morning,

playing for longer hours with friends, going for picnics, exploring new places and watching

fun filled shows on television. But, there is a lot more your ward can do to make

vacations more interesting, meaningful and full of fun. Here is a “Summer vacation

Activity Treasure Box”. It will surely mould your ward for a better and successful

forthcoming year.

Few guidelines to make your ward’s long summer break fruitful.

1. “Knowledge is Power”. Therefore encourage your child to cultivate the reading habit

because it not only enhances the knowledge acquired but also develops the vocabulary,

language skills and improves spellings. And also read to your child because it builds

reading skills and increases his/her attention span.

2. “A healthy mind lives in a healthy body”. Encourage your child to go out and play

because sports instill discipline, generate sporting spirits, channelize energies

constructively.

3. Communication skills play a pivotal role in grooming the overall personality of the

children. Converse with your child preferably in English to help him / her get comfortable

CLASS : VIII

with the language. Encourage your child to read children’s magazines like Magic Pot,

Chandamama, Dimdima etc.

4. Spend quality time with your child engaging him / her in activities based on enhancing

his / her powers of observation and imagination.

5. Encourage your child to play board games e.g. Chess, Ludo, Carrom etc.

6. Sensitize your child about the rich culture and heritage by watching different

informative channels like ‘The National Geographic’, Animal Planet etc.

7. Encourage your child to do the activities himself / herself and appoint a specific time to

do homework everyday.

ENGLISH

1. Read any one of the books of Roald Dahl ‘Matilda’ or Sudha Murti’s ‘The Day I Stopped

Drinking Milk’ and write a book review. (Make a colourful file)

i) Name of the book

ii) Author

iii) Publisher

iv) Important characters

v) The character you liked the most

vi) A brief review

vii) Meaning and list of difficult words, phrases & idioms you came across.

2. Write a newspaper report about the earthquake that devastated Nepal on 25th

April, 2015(Coloured A3 size sheet)

3. Write a speech of about 150-200 words according to your roll numbers.

Learn any one out of the 6 given in your syllabus.

ROLL NO. TOPIC

1-8 Tradition against modernity

9-16 Simple living & high thinking

17-24 Success comes to those who will & dare

25-32 Media- Impact on teenagers

33-42 Good deeds reflect good character

4. Kidwiz (English) – Do & learn page 1to 10

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CHEMISTRY

A) ‘Montreal Protocol’ on ozone layer is known as the most successful

agreement till date. Do a research on success story of this agreement from the internet

.Prepare an A-3 size paper presentation for the same.

B) ‘Replacement of CFC by other substances is very costly and poor nations

cannot afford it.’ Make a power

C) Make a poster to display the activities that we can do to protect the

on ozone layer is known as the most successful

Do a research on success story of this agreement from the internet

3 size paper presentation for the same.

by other substances is very costly and poor nations

a power point presentation on this subject.

C) Make a poster to display the activities that we can do to protect the

on ozone layer is known as the most successful international

Do a research on success story of this agreement from the internet

(Roll No.-1 – 14)

by other substances is very costly and poor nations

(Roll No. – 16 – 28)

C) Make a poster to display the activities that we can do to protect the ozone layer

(Roll No. – 29 – 43)

D) Do the worksheet on the topic ‘ozone layer and its depletion’ (student can download

the worksheet from his/her blog). _____________________________________________________________________

WORKSHEET

Topic – Ozone layer and its depletion

Class – VIII Subject: Science

Read the following paragraph on depletion of ozone layer and answer the questions based on it.

The ozone layer is a layer of the earth’s atmosphere in which most of the atmosphere’s ozone is concentrated. It protects the earth from harmful radiations like high energy UV – radiations from passing through it. Protective role of the Ozone layer in the upper atmosphere is so vital that scientists believe life on earth probably would not have evolved and could not exist today without it. In 1970, scientists discovered that chemicals known as chlorofluorocarbons can reach the stratosphere and destroy the ozone gas . Many common products and appliances such as aerosol spray, air conditioners and refrigerators release CFCs into the atmosphere when manufactured or used. In 1985 ‘scientists discovered that every year, the ozone layer over Antarctica becomes drastically thinner during the southern hemisphere’s spring, which forms an ozone hole over Antarctica. The hole occurs over Antarctica because the extreme cold conditioned help the very high clouds characteristics of that area to form tiny ice particles. When the polar winds blow, the chemicals in the air are trapped in the ozone layer. When the Antarctica spring sun rises in August or September and hits the trapped chemicals, a chain reaction begins in which chemicals such as chlorine and bromine react with ozone and destroy it quickly. When the ozone is depleted, more harmful UV Rays can penetrate the ozone layer and reach the earth surface. This can cause many health problems in humans.

1. How does the ozone layer of atmosphere protects lives on earth?

2. Why is the ozone layer getting depleted?

3. What do you mean by the ozone hole?

4. Can the ozone hole recover?

5. What are the harmful effects of depletion of ozone layer?

PHYSICS 1. Make a collage on the given topic:

a) Effect of force on an object (Roll no. 1 to 21)

b) Application of pressure in daily life (Roll no. 22 to 43)

2. Make a project on the topic -Pressure

a) Pressure and its unit

b) Types of pressure - solid, liquid, air

c) Solid pressure and its applications in daily life

d) Liquid pressure, its properties and its applications

e) Air pressure, its properties and its applications

3. Do the given assignment in your physics notebook.

1 An archer stretches her bow while taking aim at the target. She then releases the arrow,

which begins to move towards the target. Based on this information, fill up the gaps in the

following statements:

a) To stretch the bow, the archer applies a force that cause a change in its _____________

b) The force applied by the archer to stretch the bow is an example of ______________

c) The type of force responsible for change in state of motion of the arrow is an example

of _____________ force.

d) While the arrow moves towards its target, the forces acting on it are due to _________

and ___________ of air.

2 When is the pressure on ground more - when a man is lying or when a man us standing?

Explain

3 You can fill a bucket from downstairs tap quicker than from an upstairs tap. Why?

4 A rocket has been fired upwards to launch a satellite in the orbit. Name the two forces

acting on the rocket immediately after leaving the launching pad?

5 There is no atmosphere around many planets, then why there is atmosphere around

earth?

6 Why do people with high blood pressure sweat a lot?

7 There is a famous saying in Hindi that a sword cannot replace a needle. Give reason for

the saying in the light of physics?

8 Rahul was impressed by the miracle performed by a person in a fair in their village

when he lied down on a bed of nails. The nails did not hurt him. Rahul narrated the whole

incident to his friend Ramesh. Ramesh explained to him that there is no magic of miracle

here. He can also do that trick.

a) Why did Ramesh say that there is no miracle in this trick? Why the person did not hurt

himself?

b) Which quality is shown by Ramesh here?

BIOLOGY

3D Model of Cell and Cell Organelles

Make 3D models of Cell & Cell organelles using eco-friendly material like paper pulp,

clay etc.

PROCEDURE

Take some waste paper and cut them into small bits. Soak these bits of paper in water for

5-10 days. Make sure that you change the water every day after the paper has become soft

and pulpy take out the water and squeeze the pulp to drain out extra water. Now your

pulp is ready to be used. Mash it to make it smooth and give them shapes of the required

organelle. Keep them to dry in sunlight. After it gets dried up thoroughly paint them

accordingly.

ROLL NO. CELL MODELS

1-5 Generalized Cell

6-10 Chloroplasts

11-20 Golgi bodies

21-30 Nucleus

31-35 Mitochondria

36-40 Endoplasmic reticulum

41-48 Lysosomes

GEOGRAPHY

NOTE: Do the work in Geography notebook

Q1. What is the condition for a substance to be called a resource?

Q2. Mention two disadvantages of over-irrigation.

Q3. Why are human beings considered as a resource?

Q4. Why are countries like USA and Japan termed as developed countries?

Q5. Why are African nation’s less-developed inspite of being rich in resources?

Q6. Which biotic resources need a long time to be removed? Why countries like USA

and UK make optimum use of resources as compared to India? What is the reason behind

it?

Q7. How has rapid population growth affected natural resources?

Q8. Which factors are essential for long-term sustainability of natural resources?

Q9. ‘The quality and quantity of people of a country determine its human resource?’

Explain.

Q10. How are human beings an asset?

PROJECT WORK

Q1- Draw the outline of the physical maps of different continents individually on A-4

sized sheets. You can use one A-4 sheet to draw two continents’ outline. Use a pencil.

Don’t trace. Also label the continents.

Q2- Make a collage on the following points:

1. Importance of soil

2. Factors responsible for soil erosion

3. Methods of soil conservation

Find out the information from books and internet. Do it on half pastel sheet.

HISTORY

Read the lesson Establishment of Company rule in India and do the following questions:

1. Who were called factors and what were factories?

2. Name the items which were in high demand in Europe?

3. What is the meaning of Imperial?

4. When did the age of imperialism begin?

5. How could a trading company become imperial?

6. Explain the features of Dual Government in Bengal. When and by whom was it

established?

7. On an A4 size sheet make this table and fill in the details. Use Physical map of India

to depict the areas of War.

WARS PERIOD OF WAR WARRINGS (BETWEEN WHOM)

VICTORIOUS (RESULT)

First Carnatic War

Second Carnatic War

Third Carnatic War

Battle of Plassey

Battle of Buxar

Anglo Mysore War

Anglo Maratha War

Anglo Sikh War

MATHS

1. Quotes- Write mathematical quotes neatly and legibly on A-3 sheet

Make it more impressive by using background designs and colors.

”There is Geometry in the humming of the strings,

There is music in the spacing of Spheres.

2. Poster- Read and know about Tangrams. Cut & paste tangrams , paint geometrical

designs on a hardboard sheet, pastel sheet with size 2ft x 4 ft ,having 2 inch brown border.

3. Maths perspire- Compile minimum 5 A

quotes etc or value based pictures.

teasers, puzzles etc. Visit page Math

4. Model-Make any one 3 D model

any other polygon of your choice

Make any one model of symmetrical monument

5.My Summer Scrap Book.- Cut & paste pictures of advertisements,

banners .Make a write up about Profit,

"Worked Hard, Saved Lots of Positivity & Earned 100 % Interest OnMy M B A. YIPEE"............................

minimum 5 A-3 sheets with pictures, cut outs funny

value based pictures. Use stencil to write maths oriented article poems, mind

puzzles etc. Visit page Math-O-Fun for examples.

D model of a cube, dice. pyramid(15x15x15cms),

choice OR

of symmetrical monument

Cut & paste pictures of advertisements,

banners .Make a write up about Profit, Loss, Discount and acquaint with the topic VAT.

Saved Lots of Positivity & Earned 100 % Interest OnB A. YIPEE"............................

outs funny jokes, poems,

Use stencil to write maths oriented article poems, mind

pyramid(15x15x15cms),hexagon, and

bills, sale captions,

Discount and acquaint with the topic VAT.

Saved Lots of Positivity & Earned 100 % Interest On

All holiday maths activities should be eye catching with vibrant colours so that it is

appreciated and displayed in lab &or for exhibition.( You may undertake any 3 activities of

your interest &1 model is compulsory)

6. Revise chapters-Sq. & Square Roots, Cube &Cube Roots, Introduction to graphs. Do 10

sums each daily, from R.D.Sharma, Together with Maths or any other refresher& prepare

yourselves well for FA-1.Try & avail the facilities of school library during holidays.

SUPW

Draw and cut a ‘king crown’ and decorate it by using assorted crystals.

ART

Write a short essay on the origin development and maintenance collect paintings, photographs of

different monuments, traditional vases paintings, and jewellery and paste them in a separate scrap

book and write 2 lines of each of them (25marks).