1. science
2. ecology
3. pollution

Manav Rachna International School
Sector-14, Faridabad
HOLIDAY HOMEWORK
GRADE- V
Session 2015-16
It's summer time,
School vacation has
begun,
Time for children to
play,
And have fun in the sun.
Now the children
Are out of school,
There are trees to climb,
Swimming in the pool.
Time to spend, with
special friends.
Dear Student,
Enjoy the Summer Vacation from May 18 to June 30, 2015. The school would reopen on
1st July, 2015.
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Summer Vacation is the best and the most fruitful time for exploring new things and
nurturing creativity. Keeping this objective in mind we have planned diverse and
exciting activities that will enhance your knowledge and boost your creativity.
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“Knowledge is Power”. Therefore read lots and lots of books to cultivate the reading
habit and develop your vocabulary, language skills, increase your attention span and
improve your spellings.
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“A healthy mind lives in a healthy body”. So go out and play the sport of your choice.
It will help to instill discipline, generate sporting spirits and channelize your energies
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constructively.
Get up early in the morning and see the rising sun. Go for a nature walk and feel the
fresh air. Try to spend quality time with your elders and share your thoughts and
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ideas with them.
Eat healthy food and drink lots of water and health drinks during summer.
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Revise all the work done in the class. Revise tables 2 to 20.
Integrating curriculum helps students deepen their understanding of the subject
matter and comprehend relationship between different areas of study. This year’s
holiday homework has been designed keeping this interdisciplinary aspect in mind.
Being responsible citizens it becomes our duty to create awareness about
environmental issues and create your own magazine on the theme
“OUR ENVIRONMENT”.
Just follow the simple instructions given below to complete and present
your magazine.
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Write an editorial for your magazine related to the theme.
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Organize and number your work under the heading of ‘Table of Contents’.
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Be the authors, turn your friend into guest columnists and fascinate, educate and
amaze your readers with nail biting articles and features on all aspects of space and
space travel in a style that is engrossing and fun to read.
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Use A4 size pastel/simple ruled sheets to present your work. All homework should
be handwritten. Pictures can be printed.
Note: Try to do as creative as possible as possible and present your magazine (10-15
pages) with an innovative name and an attractive cover page.
Principal
Edu Talk
Global Warming has not only affected mankind but also the
animals. Write an article for your readers on the adverse effects
of Global Warming. You can also share with your readers some
of the animal species that have become extinct because of
Global Warming.
The Great Energy Challenge
The potentially catastrophic effects of climate change
have increased the world’s interest in becoming
environment friendly. Compose a short poem of 8-10
lines to sensitize the people to use alternate sources of
energy.
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Let’s Read
Read the book ‘Great Expectations’ by
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from the book.
Art Masters
Make a poster on save environment
and write a slogan for the same.
Conservation
As you all know water pollution is leading to general water
shortage.
You can prevent water pollution of nearby rivers and
lakes as well as ground water and drinking water by
following few guidelines in your everyday life.
Write five ways how can we reduce water pollution.
Inspiration
Find inspiring stories about people who have
contributed towards saving the environment and
write about the initiatives undertaken by them and
its impact on the society. (Any 2)
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Young Chef
Make an ecofriendly dish with
all natural ingredients without
any chemicals
Story That Numbers Tell
What do the numbers have to say? Find out five
hottest places in the world? How the temperature
has risen. Record these values in tabular form (in
Celsius and Fahrenheit both). Analyze this data and
record your interpretation.
River – Our Life Supporters
As you have study Ancient Egyptian Civilization
in Paragon Unit-1, during that time they created
many items that we can still see in museums.
Teir culture was wrapped around a religion
based on Goddesses and they had the ability to
live their lines even in the deserts. Thanks to
river Nile!
Now find out any five facts about river Nile and
present it in your magazine for your readers.
You may refer to the following sites:
www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/earth/niler
iver.html
www.interesting-africa-facts.com/AfricaLandforms/Nile-River-Facts.html
Riddles
1. A box without hinges, lock or key, yet golden treasure lies within.
Who am I?
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2. All about, but cannot be seen, can be captured, cannot be held,
no throat, but can be heard. Who am I?
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3. No legs have I to dance, no lungs have I to breathe, no life have I to
live or die and yet I do all three. Who am I?
___________________________________
You can add more such riddles to tickle your readers brains.
Fun Stuff
You can add colour to your
magazine by adding puzzles/riddles/
facts/’do you know’/informative
Ads etc.
The Action Plan
The world is coming together to
prevent global warming. There are a number
of efforts being made by various nongovernment organizations in this direction.
Find out about any one initiative taken up by
any such organization.
Let’s Safeguard our Future.
As an eco-friendly student write the steps we
should take to reduce global warming.