Bon Voyage

HOLIDAY HOMEWORK Kids, the much-awaited holidays are here yet again and its time

to play and have fun!! We have planned for you some fun activities to

make the optimum use of your energy and give a vent to your creativity

so that you continue learning during the holiday break as well.

Parents are requested to encourage their ward to do the homework independently.

They can support the child if he/she needs help.

Creativity and originality of the work will be appreciated.

Compile and present your holiday homework as a flyer or as a booklet.

Your holiday homework is on the topic

The Universe

GRADE- 5 (2018 19)

Parents are requested to only guide the children while doing the assignments. The assignment should be handwritten and done neatly and independently. Project will be assessed on the basis of neatness, creativity and originality of

ideas. Submit the assignments on or before 9th of September. Choose any two of the following assignments.

Rubrics:

Presentation: 3 marks

Creativity: 3 marks

Collection of data: 3 marks Timely Submission: 1 mark

Watch the movie-The Martian,

and write a review of the film.

Create an acronym for

UNIVERSE

Find information about the

famous astronauts and write a

biography of any one of them.

Neil Armstrong, Yuri Gagarin,

Kalpana Chawla

Build up your vocabulary by skimming

the dictionary and find words related to

the Universe with their meanings and

prepare a mini dictionary of your own.

(25 words)

ALL THE STUDENTS HAVE TO COMPLETE BOTH THE PROJECTS.

PROJECT # 1

MISSION TO MARS

The temperature on the surface of

Mars is minus 22 degrees centigrade

during the night time and is at its

hottest at its midday. If the sun rises

at around 6am Mars time and the

temperature increases by 4 degrees

centigrade every hour.

What will be the temperature be by

midday Mars time?

Use tabular form to predict what you

think will happen to the temperature over

the day (6am 8am 10am 12 noon

2pm 4pm)

PROJECT # 2

TRIP TO MARS

Mock Mars Mission: How to Pack the Red Planet Way

Our next destination in the human exploration of space will

probably be Mars.

Plan Ahead! Decide the list of stuff that you need to carry along, on 19 weeks journey to Mars.

The list includes amusing asides: clothing for 19 weeks should be okay for "much re-wearing."

The list includes standard items like clothing, toiletries, outdoor gear, a sleeping bag and a

flashlight. Everyone needs to have a personal laptop. Scientists must also bring items such as

GPS units, rock hammers and topographic maps.

Must fit everything into a 1 cubic meter box.

What would you prefer to put into the box?

(Maximum weight 20kg)

- Specify the items selected.

- Approximate weight of each item.

What compromises were necessary in choosing the items?

Why were the items picked?

What items had to be left out?

Write the Facts to know for your trip to Mars

Eg. Average distance of Mars from Sun - 1-1/2 times farther than Earth

Length of Mars year - 687 Earth days

EVALUATION (EACH PROJECT)

Understanding of the concept 1 mark

Illustration 2 marks

Finishing/ Effort/ Presentation 1 marks

Timely submission marks

Non-negotiable

(Everyone needs to do this one)

Learn tables up to 12.

ACTIVITY -2

Create a flipbook on any one planet of the solar system.

Arrange the information in the following order:

1. Name of the Planet 8. Solid surface or gaseous planet

2. Distance from the sun 9. Number of Moons the planet has.

3. Its planetary order

4. How long it takes to revolve around the sun?

5. Description of the atmosphere

6. Your weight on that plane

(you may use this conversion calculator or another online source)

(http://www.onlineconversion.com/weight_on_other_planets.htm)

7.Ten facts or interesting pieces of information about the planet

ACTIVITY 1: DESIGN YOUR OWN SPACE CRAFT

Do you love travelling to space? Imagine that you are an astronaut who is planning to make own space

craft . How will you do it? What are the facilities that you are going to include in your spacecraft? Design

your own 3-D spacecraft using waste materials. Prepare a report about it in an A4 size sheet.

Moon Diary The Moon takes about 29 days to complete its phases. To know the moon cycle,

observe the moon every night for 30 days. Draw the shape of moon that you see

each night in the box given below and write the date also. You can start this

activity from 10th of July.

After observing the moon for the entire month, complete the given statements :

1. The new moon occurred on ----------------------------.

2. The full moon day occurred on ----------------------------- .

Refer page no.88 and 89 of the text book if you have any doubt.

EVALUATION

*Data Collection 3 marks

*Recording 3 marks

*Finishing/ Originality/ Effort 3 marks

*Timely submission 1 mark

Not since the demise of the dinosaurs over 65 million years ago has the planet experienced such a rapid and devastating

loss of life. Every single day, between 150 and 200 species of plants, insects, birds and mammals become extinct. They

will never be seen again. Despite this alarming statistic from the United Nations Environment Programmed, teams of

dedicated people around the world are fighting back. And the UAE is no exception.

Create a colourful nonfiction cards on 5 stunning endangered species in the middle East and give the solution to protect

them ( support your project with the beautiful pictures )

Each card should contain nonfiction text features, written work with information from the text features, find an example of cause and effect, compare and contrast, create a bar. Objective:

To develop empathy, concern, and awareness of and about endangered animals. To devise their own species protection plans.

Web links:- http://b-change.me/2015/05/22/take-a-look-at-these-5-stunning-

endangered-species-in-the-middle-east/ https://gulfnews.com/your-say/your-reports/how-you-can-help-save-the-uae-s-endangered-species-

1.1430372

http://www.timeoutabudhabi.com/knowledge/features/43007-endangered-animals-in-abu-dhabi

Name of the animal

(picture with one important feature)

Some facts with information

Map

( where I am found)

Why Am I endangered?

Steps to save:

Rubrics:

Collection of information---4/Creativity2/neatness2/punctuality2

Submission Date: 12/10/2018

Social studies

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Islamic Studies Holiday Assignment Task: Choose any one story of any of the

Prophet of Islam and make a Model to depict the story.

Make a chart, a booklet or a Powerpoint Presentation to explain the Story.

Rubrics:

Creativity: 2 Marks

Neatness: 2 Marks

Timely Submission: 1 Mark

Memorization: 5 Marks

Date of Submission: 9th September 2018

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Topic : Space

Instruction : Translate the following words in Hindi

Stars Moon Earth Planets Light Year Satellite Rings Milky

Way Sun Universe Black

hole Meteor

Astronaut Rocket Space ship

Alien

Asteroid Celestial object

Cluster Comet

Dark Matter

Falling Star

Heavenly Body

North Star

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Watch the SCRATCH tutorial

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIpmkeqJhmQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8RIJqEqZ_zU

Now design a plot for your SCRATCH program (Game or Story) based on your theme UNIVERSE

Parents please guide and support your child.

EVALUATION

Understanding of the concept 1 mark

Illustration 2 marks

Finishing/ Effort/ Presentation 1 marks

Timely submission marks