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HOLIDAY HOMEWORK CLASS-VIII
GENERAL GUIDELINES (INTEGRATED PROJECT)

TOPIC: Ek Bharat, Shreshtha Bharat
• Design a Website or an E-newsletter in the form of a flipbook.
• Students are required to make a group comprising six to seven members from the same

section. Each student of the group will collaborate and contribute towards developing
the project.
• Each group needs to choose any one of the above mentioned medium, to present the
integrated project.
• Number of pages: Maximum 12.
• The project should cover the following aspects:
Cover page showing the project title, group information. Each member of the group
needs to mention his/her contribution in the project.
• It is an online group project and has to be uploaded in the folder (Holiday Homework) on
TEAMS.
• The Holiday Homework will be marked as a part of MT 2 cycle. The distribution of the
same is as follows:
MT 2 - 35 Marks
Holiday Homework- 05 Marks
• Date of submission: 20.07.2022

ENGLISH

• Each group will select any one state of India wherein each group member should research
on any one traditional attire/craft of his/her choice of the chosen state.

• Students should then write interesting facts about the traditional attire/craft and the reason
why they have chosen it. (Word limit - 50 words) Colourful pictures must be included
along with their write-ups.

• Students to then work in groups and compile the above write-ups and pictures on a page in
the website/ e-flipbook, as a collage. The name of the state should be the title of their page.

*List of books for reading given on page 5

HINDI

* List of books for reading given on page 5

MATHEMATICS

Find out about the top five states contributing the highest number of soldiers to our Indian
Armed Forces in the year 2021.

a) Present the data in a tabular form. Calculate the central angles corresponding to each state
and round them to nearest tenths. The sample of the table is given below.

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S.No. States Number of Central Angle Central Angle(Rounded
Soldiers off to nearest tenths
1 UTTAR 271928 (271928 / Total)*360 135.2
PRADESH = 135.22066

2 723598 360°
3
4
5

Total

(Note : Refer to the sample given above)

b) Draw/ construct a pie chart to represent the above data.
c) Decorate the sectors of the pie chart using the symbols and famous art forms of these

states.
• Gallantry awards have been instituted by the government of India to honour the acts of

bravery and sacrifice of the personnel of the armed forces. Design a Gallantry award using
different geometrical shapes and mathematical symbols. Click a picture of the same and
insert it in your flipbook page.

SCIENCE

TOPIC: HYDROPONICS- THE FUTURE MODEL OF SUSTAINABLE FARMING

The Indian farming community earlier believed that staple crops and vegetables cannot be
grown successfully without good soil, good water and plenty of sunlight. However, with the
installation of new technologies for Hydroponic Farming, the modern methods of farming have
revolutionized.

LINK FOR REFERENCE
https://youtu.be/O_pckmPpMoM
• Research the success story of any one Indian entrepreneur who has used hydroponic
farming.
1. List any two plants that have been grown by using hydroponic farming.
2. Mention the state to which the entrepreneur belongs.
• Using waste material available at home like trays, water bottles, used jars and cans create
your own mini water garden using hydroponics.
(Seeds/cuttings of mint, coriander, tomato, chillies, basil or any other seed can be used.)
• Write the benefits of hydroponic farming in the field of agriculture in about 80-100 words.
• Click pictures of your hydroponic garden and create a photo essay with a maximum of five
to six pictures

SOCIAL SCIENCE

The students will research and do a comparative analysis of any one heritage site of
ancient/medieval India (temples, monuments etc, eg Qutub Minar in New Delh/ Virupaksha
Temple in Hampi) with an architectural marvel of modern/post independent India (eg. Lotus
Temple in New Delhi/Central Vista in New Delhi/ Buddhavanam Park in Telangana/Statue of
Unity in Gujarat/Victoria Memorial in Kolkata).

Analysis can be done on the following parameters:
• Architectural design; features
• Materials used for construction/ type of rock/stone used for construction

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• Significance of the structure
The students can add illustrations to make their e-flip book page more enriching.

SANSKRIT

* List of books for reading given on page 5

FOREIGN LANGUAGE

There is a growing awareness of a shift towards sustainable practices in every sphere of life.
This has been brought about by the need to reduce the burden on our existing natural resources.
In India, newer practices and changes are being made in the way we travel, consume various
products, manufacture, grow crops, construct buildings and infrastructure etc.. with a view to
minimize the damage to our environment and natural resources.

These activities aim to encourage children to think innovatively and illustrate sustainable
measures in our daily lives as we move towards the future
Imagine your school is being renovated to make it futuristic. Think of innovative ways to
redesign the facilities available in your school. Draw your modern additions and describe them
in your respective foreign language.
*Please attempt the assignment uploaded on the school portal, in your respective foreign
language notebook.

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Submit holiday homework on *ANY ONE* of the following topics :-
• design cover page of the flipbook
• design website
Design cover page of the FLIPBOOK :-
• Design the cover page of the flipbook highlighting the mission / vision and activities

involved in 'Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat'.
• Students can use software like MS Word, Power Point ,Canva, Tate-Paint etc. to create

cover page of the flipbook.
• Students can use impactful pictures , illustrations , bold typography to create eye catching

cover page of the flipbook.

Design WEBSITE:-
• Students opting to create website will be judged on the HTML code used in creating the

same.
• Students will create one webpage for each subject as per instructions.

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• The Home page of the website should include hyperlinks to navigate to different web
page created for each subject.

Students can use different formatting tags, Img Tag, Font tag,list ,Tables , hyper link etc. to
create website

PHYSICAL EDUCATION

Each group will create a page in the flip book on any five famous sports personalities of
India, belonging to different states.
Each student should choose one famous sports personality and write about his/her
achievements (any two) in their respective field.

ART

India is a vast country with myriad cultures. Each culture has its own festivities and food. The
amazing variety of Indian food with local ingredients and spices is something we all as Indians
can celebrate and appreciate.
As a part of the “Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat” initiative, let's draw and colour the
local cuisines of Haryana and Telangana in the template given below. Please scan the
completed template and upload it on the e flip book page.

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DANCE

• Select any one Dance form of India.
• Collect information about its

➢ History
➢ Origin
➢ Significance
➢ Costume
• Highlight any one element of that dance that resonates with your city.

SUGGESTED READING

ENGLISH

Read the suggested reading book- ‘Fire and Ice: Eighteen Short Stories (New)’ by Scholastic

HINDI

SANSKRIT

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