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Dear Parents,

The moment children finish their final exams the most exciting and much awaited time of the school year i.e. the
summer vacation starts the very next day.
Summer Vacations are greeted with joy by kids and are of course a time to reinvigorate and revive. However, a balance
between recreation and work must be found to ensure a break that is productive as well as relaxing.
As the school closes for the summer break we have planned some activities /worksheets / projects for your child to
enhance his / her learning skills in a fun filled way. We have tried to make the work enjoyable keeping in mind the
interest of the children so that children are engaged positively and their energies are well-directed.
Mentioned below tips will not only help your child stay organized but will also make your vacation fun-filled and
interesting. So, if you haven’t nailed down your plans yet, here are some ideas that can make yours and ultimately
your child’s vacation an enriching and fun- filled experience.
Tips for Parents
There are many ways to support your child’s learning by providing opportunities for reading, writing, speaking and
listening while on vacation. Family discussions, word games, trips to a local bookstore or library to choose books,
visiting museums and other interesting places are all fun ways to involve your child in literacy activities over the
summer. As a parent, you must also promote physical activity, improve coordination, teach good sportsmanship.
HOLIDAYS HOMEWORK FOLDER: Attempt all the activities/projects given in the Summer Vacation Task Booklet.
GET CREATIVE: Help your child make an attractive, handmade folder with old newspapers. Decorate it and compile all
the holiday homework in it.
MUST DO
1. Encourage your child to eat healthy food and drink lots of water during summer.
2. Make a routine for your child to play, revise concepts and watch T.V. (Let your child watch some entertaining T.V.
shows so that he/she does not watch T.V. as a pastime).
MAKE YOUR HOME A PLACE FOR READING: Understand that reading begins at home. Children read their environ-
ments, so make your home a print rich environment. Read! Don't expect reading to be important to your children if
they see that it's not important to you. Invite your child to read with you.
TRAVEL TIME ACTIVITY: As children learn to observe their surroundings, they develop a sense of curiosity about
themselves and the world around them.We encourage parents to point out, discuss and expose children to the world
around them. First hand observation and hands-on exposure is the best way to give student the foundation that
they need for learning. Children should be encouraged to ask questions. As we all know, having answers to questions
is the first step towards satiating the basic thirst for knowledge.
Most importantly, remember to have fun and stay active as a family.
Instructions for Home work
• The Holiday work must be done in a very neat and presentable manner. Questions must be done in the given
sequence.
• The child will be assessed for the Handwriting, presentation, neatness and completion of all the given questions
• Use good quality pencil, eraser, pen to maintain the tidiness in the notebooks.
• For the project, wherever it is mentioned in the Question, strictly adhere to the instructions
• For written work maintain Homework Journal

Roots International Schools wishes all of you happy and healthy Summer Vacation! See you on 15 th August 2018. !

Summar task will be submitted to class teacher on the date given after holidays
Each subject will be rewarded 10 Marks in total which will be included in 1st
Sessional examination
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English Grade 1 Describe the picture in few lines.

Write an answer.
a. List some creatures which live under the sea.
b. What sea creature would you like to meet? Why?
c. What type of cake would you like for your birthday
......party?
d. If you had a farm, what animals would you like to
......keep?
e. Describe your home. What do you like best about it?
f. What kind of animal would you like to have as a pet?
g. Name some animals that have whiskers.
h. Do you like to ride a horse? How do you think it Look at the pictures. Look at the letters. Write the
......would make you feel? words. There is one example.
i. Suppose you want to dress as a tiger. What would
......you use for your costume? Example

Let’s find out meanings of these words.

lonely, neighbor, seaweed, hive, reserve, teach, midday,
warm, short, build, season, problem, collect, strength, book
plain, dangerous, boring, noisy, quiet, awful, chewed, ---------------------- o k o b
altogether, collect, bought, chase.

How many words can you write starting with:

a. ch Sentences
b. sh
c. si
d. wh
---------------------- t u c e p r o m
e. br
f. sn
g. fr
h. st
---------------------- s e k d
Write down feminine of these words:
dad, father, brother, grandfather, lord, nephew, prince,
uncle, policeman, actor.
---------------------- c e p l i n
Write the Opposites of:
before, begin, best, bitter, bottom, open, push, close,
careful, big, early, empty, false, sad, few, high, ---------------------- e l u r r
Underline the nouns and circle the verbs.
a. The dog chased the cat.
b. My mom cooked dinner. ---------------------- h a t r e c e
c. Ali rode his bike to school.
d. Dad mowed the grass on Saturday.
e. My brother swims in the lake.
f. Amna waved goodbye to her sister.
g. My friend Saba loves to eat pizza.

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Some children are eating. Yes
______________
A man is eating braekfast. No
______________

Questions
1. The children are happy. ______________
2. Some girls are eating ice cream. ______________
3. The children are eating fish. ______________
4. The children are at home. ______________
5. There are seven children. ______________

Consonant Blends Puzzles

Fill in the missing letters to spell each clue word and complete each mini puzzle.
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Can I Have a Pet?
Read and colour.
3 green Frogs
4 red crabs
1 pink hippo
1 yellow tortoise
4 red frogs
1 blue crab
3 yellow cats
2 orange cats
1 purple hippo
5 red tortoises

Grade 2 count to ten, I have to find all of my friends. I look for

• Write meanings.
my friends under the slide and behind the benches. It is
important, treat, gentle, injured, fitness, mammals,
easy to find them all! After the game, our moms tell us
greedy, melts, mixture, litter, chase,
it is time to go home. It has been a busy day for all of
• Provide the best synonyms for each word.
us!
breeze, addition, employ, constantly, fact, container,
begin, tale, giant, sneaked, crept, argue, comfortable.
Put the sentences in order from 1- 6 according to
• Write down 15 compound words.
the paragraph!
• What do you think is happening in the picture
write a story on it.
• Write down 15 compound words.
• What do you think is happening in the picture
....write
write a story on it.

• Comprehension
A Day at the park
----------------------- We play tag.
I love going to the park with my friends. We always play
----------------------- I look for my friends under the
on the swings when we get there. Also, my friends and I
----------------------- slide.
climb on the ropes. we get excited when the ice cream
----------------------- My friends and I play on the
man comes. We have to wait in line to get some. After
----------------------- swings.
we finish our ice cream, we usually play tag.
----------------------- The ice cream man comes.
I love to run around and catch my friends. They run very
----------------------- I climb on the rope.
fast! Another game we play is Hide and seek. After I
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• The Past Tense vi.Which is the biggest mosque of the world?
All verbs do not add -d or -ed in their past forms. vii.Name the dance movement of honey bees to inform
Some verbs have their own past forms. . others about the presence of food?
go - went •Write your own story.
read - read
think - thought
make - made
see - saw
break - broke
sing - sang

Contractions
Fill in the blanks with the past forms of verbs given Write the contraction for each set of words.
in the brackets. 1. did not ___________
1. She _______________ beautiful song (sing) 2. could not ___________
2. Tom _______________ agoal for his team. (score) 3. I have ___________
3. Mother _______________ a cake for us. (bake) 5. we have ___________
4. He _______________ the story many years ago. . 6. he is ___________
.......(write) 7. we have ___________
5. We all _______________ at her jokes. (laugh) 8. She will ___________
6. You _______________ the car carefully. (drive) 9. I am ___________
7. Who _______________ the window ? (break) 10. he is ___________
8. He _______________ me for my help. (thank)
9. It _______________ to rain heavily last night. (start) Write the words that each contraction stands for.
10. I _______________ to the temple yesterday. (go) 1. didn’t ___________
2. she’ll ___________
3. haven’t ___________
Grade 3: 4. I’ m ___________
• Make sentences of the following: 5. you’re ___________
expensive, feast, mystery, urgently, surprised, harm, 6. can’t ___________
Blame, Violin, squashed, Nasty, Lavished, boasted, fret, 7. they’ll ___________
information, Panicked, spitefully disappeared 8. he’s ___________
• Write meanings 9. I’d ___________
expensive, pollution, inventor, amazing, destination,
drainage, eventually, mounted, rhyme, unarmed,
familiar, lumps, clasp, melancholy, azure, scruffy, Grade 4
vowed, panicked, delicate. • Write synonyms
• Write the Comparative, and Superlative. branch, intervened, famous, disaster, pretty, special,
large, high, deep, small, strange, clear, strong, big, hot, area, said, little, dawn, happy, hurry, pale.
calm, fast, easy, quiet. • Write meanings
• Some simple questions only a genius can answer. polite, petition, collapse, scampered, mesmerized,
i. The world largest desert? ancient, pleading, gestures, paralyze, anxious, disgust-
ii. Which planet has the feeling that sun rises in the ing, exist, core, extinct, evolution, texture, squeeze,
.....west? clustered, clumsy, infect, squeeze, mysterious, ditch,
iii.Which scientist got a record of patents for his equipment, drifting, emerge.
discoveries? • Make Sentences
iv.Where is the longest highway tunnel of the assistant, citizens, ceremony, argument, host, giant,
world situated? disappointed, crowded, joke, enemy, anxious,
v. Which country has the world’s one-fourth oilreserve? frequently, argument, visible
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Plural Nouns (5)______________ to work. On the way to work, I (6)
Fill in the puzzle with the plural form of each word. ______________ the radio and a man on the radio said
my lottery ticket number. After he
(7) ______________ my number, I put my hand into my
jacket pocket. Oh no! the ticket (8) ______________ in
my pocket! Next, I drove back home and (9)
______________ the ticket. I (10) ______________ the
ticket. It was on a table. Finally, I (11) ______________
the ticket very carefully. Oh no ! I couldn’t believe my
eyes! It (12) ______________ the wrong numbers! Next
time I will be more careful. maybe next time I won’t buy
a lottery ticket.

Grade 5
• Make meaningful sentences of the following
words.
survive, aggressively, greedy, enormous, reduce,
generous, integrity, mystery, ancient, grimly, foretell,
ACROSS DOWN
aim hesitate, curious, eventually, sneaky
2. Tooth. 1. Man
• Write the meanings of the following words.
7. Wife 3. Hammer.
curious, afford, greedy, hesitate, exposed, revolting,
8. Snake. 4. Bush.
ancient, bully, tenement, reduce, alive, destroy,
10. Party. 5. Foot
hideous, scared, numbskull, treacherous, extreme,
12. Leaf 6. Bench.
numb, foretell, compassionate, aim, refused, summit,
13. Box. 9. girl.
tempted, disaster, spooky, peeped
16. house. 11. Story.
• Write opposites of each.
17. Finger. 14. Shoe.
slow, weak, ugly, poor, angry, prevent, attract, defend,
19. Knife. 15. Sock.
imitate, threat, behave, rough, enough.
20. Basket. 18. Goose.
• Write synonyms of the following:
ignorance, conceal, plentiful, arrival, advance, permit,
WORD BANK: Baskets, benches, boxes, bushes, feet,
miser, hurry, shine, ill, frightened, clever, gigantic, weird,
geese, girls, hammers, houses, knives, leaves, men,
cautious, swift, collaborate.
parties, shoes, snakes, socks, stories, teeth, wives.

PAST TENSE
. Complete the paragraph below by filling in the Grade 6
missing words- be sure to change the verbs to past • Find the meanings of the following words and use
tense! them in your own sentences.
forget buy is drive cultivated, tenderness, toppled, fortunately, anchor,
go say find put irritant, inverse, hesitate, tolerable, coward, awkward,
look for isn’t turn on look at estimate, reform, murmur.
• Write one synonym and one antonym for each
Something terrible happened to me last week. on word.
bought
Monday’ I (1) ______________ a lottery ticket at a dedication, venomous, determined, appreciate,
shopping mall near my home. I (2) ______________ brilliant, dissatisfied, gigantic, mumble, obedient,
the ticket in the pocket of my jacket, and (3) weird, talent, brilliant, expand.
______________ home. After I got home, I went to bed • Watch these movies and write summary of them
and (4)______about the ticket. On tuesday morning, I in your own words.
got into my car and 1. Oliver Twist 2. The story of my Life ......
by Helen Keller.
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Grade 7 7. What I like and dislike
• Find the meaning of the following words and use
them in your own sentences. 8. My strongest desire
immigrants, perception, consequently, mimic, 9. If I had a magic carpet
perception, protest, unsuitable, domesticate, affection, 10. The best way of study is
instinctive, despite, precise, irrelevant. Grade 6&7
• Write one synonyms and one antonyms for each 1. Write about your best friend, who are they, how
word. ..............long have you known them, why are they your
persistently, formidable, menace, obnoxious, protest, ..............best friend?
agility, quarried, cower. 2. Write about 5 things you could be better if you
• Watch these movies and write summary of them ..............worked really hard and gave more efforts.
in your own words. 3. What do you think about bullies and why?
1. Julius Caesar 2. Rikki-Tikki-Tavi. 4. Advantage and disadvantage of video games.
5. The greatest movie moment
6. A visitor that you can’t forget
1. Creative writing 7. If you could change someone’s life
Grade 1-3 8.
9.
A place that is special to you
What supper power you chose to have
1. I am special because…
2. What do I want to be when I grow up and 10. A book that has changed my life
...............why? 11. Imagine if it didn't get dark tonight. What would
3. If you were given 3 wishes what would they ...............people do, what might they imagine had
..............be and why? ...............caused it?
4. My unforgettable birthday party 12. If you could live to be ANY age, what would you
5. A place I like to visit ...............choose? Living forever is an option too, but
6. My favorite task at home ...............think very carefully, would you really want to go
7. What scares me and why? ...............on for eternity Riddles
8. My best weekend If you will answer all you are a genius
9. My parents are the best 1. What can run but can’t walk
10. My favorite game 2. What’s full of holes but still holds water
3. I am an odd number. Take away one letter and I
Grade 4 ...............become even
1. Summer is fun because 4. What never asks questions but is often
2. Our festivals ...............answered
3. If I could make something disappear in my life 5. What belongs to you but other people use it
what would it be and why? ...............more than you
4. Summer vacations 6. The more you take, the more you leave behind.
5. The bravest thing I ever did ...............What are they?
6. Write your experience of helping a needy 7. What 8 letter word can have a letter taken away
...............person ...............and it still makes a word. Take another letter
7. The beauty of Nature ...............away and it still makes a word. Keep on doing
8. Pakistan is beautiful ...............that until you have one letter left. What is the
9. Annual parents day in our school ...............word
10. Advantages of computer 8. What comes once in a minute,Twice in a
Grade 5 ...............moment. But never in a thousand years.
9. What gets wetter the more it dries
1. Why is it important to be honest and not lie?
2. Write about something you are really good 10. I’m full of keys but I can’t open any door ?
3. The type of teacher you want to be 11. What gets sharper the more you use it?
4. Your secret talent ...............Suggested books for reading?
5. A secret place
6. A visit to a Hill station
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Suggested Readings • Fold and staple paper to make a booklet.

• Find or draw pictures
Grades 1-3 • Write few lines about any one animal
• The witches by Roald Dahl ..............Project work for grade 3-5
• The very hungry caterpillar by Eric Carle ..............Discuss saving energy with your family mem
• Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson ..............bers at home
Grade 4-5 • Discuss ways to save energy
• Home sick my own story by Jean Fritz • Write few lines about a way to save energy.
• Class clown by Johana Hurwitz • Make a power point presentation
• James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl ..............Project work for grade 6-7
• Amazing Grace by Mary Hoffman ..............Acting in a play
• Create a short play about artists working in a
Grades 6-7 ..............studio. Then act it out
• Macbeth by William Shakespeare • Create a play about artists in a studio.
• The summer I saved the world in 65 days by • What artist do and what kind of artist you want
...............Michele Weber Hurwiz ..............to be in the play. Give yourself a unique name
• The old curiosity shop by Charles Dickens ..............and choose what tools you will need
• Around the world in eighty days by Jules Verne • Think about what artist would say to each other
Some useful sites ..............in a studio. Talk about your ideas with your
..............family members.
Hangman Spelling Game • Perform the play for your family. Remember to
Spelling Worksheets ..............speak clearly, show the artwork you created and
Dictionary ..............act like you are a real artist.
Spelling Games
Grade 1 -3
www.ducksters.com/games/hang- 1. A Map of Your Neighborhood
man_kids_game.php Draw a map of your neighborhood.
• Think about the places in your
www.superteacherworksheets.com/spell- neighbor.
ing-a/list1.word-list-LIST1.pdf?up=1466611200 • Draw the places on the map.
http://Dictionary.kids.net.au • Write labels and your address.
2. A vacation journal.
www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks1/literacy/ • Fold and staple paper to make
spelling/play/popup.shtml a journal.
• Find or draw pictures and glue
8.Book review things in.
Grade 1-3 • Write
I got a new friend by Karl Newson Edwards 3. Make Animal Picture cards
Princess and the pea Make animal picture cards.
The black horse • Draw or find picture of one
animal for each card.
Grade 4-5 • Write the name of the animal below the
The witches by Roald Dahl ..............picture.
A girl named Helen Keller by Margo Lundell • Write three facts about the animal group on
Grade 6-7 ...............the back of the card.
The valley of fear by Canon Doyle 4. Interview Interview ( your dad, mom, grand
Mayor of the castor bridge by Thomas Hardy parents or any adult).
Project work for grade 1-2 • Ask him or her any questions about life now
Make an animal booklet and long ago.
• Choose an animal. • Write a report of the interview.
• Draw or find pictures.
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5. Make a Rules Poster • Draw or find pictures.
• Make a rules Poster for your new class.room. • Write a few sentences about a way to save it.
• Write your own rules for the class to follow. 3) Having a Panel Discussion
• Draw or find pictures. • Brainstorm ways to save energy.
6. Creating and presenting a Diagram • Write a few sentences about a way to save
• Create a diagram of the foods you eat. ..............energy.
• On a big sheet of paper, draw a circle. This • Draw or paste few pictures.
...............will be your plate. • Talk to your family about it.
• On the plate, draw four fruits vegetables, • Ask your family if they have any questions.
...............grains,.or seeds that you eat. 4) Making a Travel Ad
• Draw four squares near the plate. Draw a line • You are taking people on vacation! Make an ad
...............from each food on the plate to each square. ..............for this trip.
• In the squares, draw and label the plant that • Decide where you want to go.
...............produces that food. • Draw a simple map on a big sheet of paper.
6. Making a Commercial • Show the path of your plane.
• Draw picture of the exciting things you can do
..............on vacation.
• The flight leaves at 8:00 a.m. Use the internet to
..............find out what time it is in the city that you are
..............flying to. Label the cities and write the times.
• Use your map to tell your friends or family about
............. your trip.
5) Illustrating and writing a poem
• First choose the type of poem you want to write.
• Make a commercial about an invention we • Then write your poem, you can also glue your
...............use now. ............. poem onto a large sheet of paper.
• Choose an invention you already know • After your poem is written, write a paragraph
about. ............. telling why you wrote it.
• Imagine that you are telling people about it • Also draw pictures to illustrate your poem.
for .the first time. 6) Making a Poster
• Write about what the invention does, how it • Make a poster about a
is used, and where you buy it. summer camp.
• Research the invention to add exciting • Why and where is the
information to your commercial. summer camp.
• Later you can present your commercial to • All the exciting events
the class and happenings at
Grade 4 & 5 •
summer camp.
Draw pictures on the
1) Making a Musical Instrument
poster to make it more attractive.
• Make your own musical
instrument Grade 6 and 7
• Build your instrument and 1) Creating an Emergency Poster
name it.
• Use snack containers,
paper towel tubes,rubber
bands, ribbon, or other
materials to make your instrument.
2) Make a Natural Resource Collage
• Why is natural resource important?
• Create a poster that teaches someone how
...............to prepare for an emergency. boat.
• Think about the natural forces and • Give directions for the director and actors.
emergencies. ............. Write them in the present tense.
• Design your poster. Use pictures, drawings, • Include lines for several actors. The actors’
..............and words. ............. lines keep the story moving. To keep the
• Practice explaining your emergency plan ............. play exciting, several actors can say things,
..............and a part of the poster. Write down any not just one or two.
..............words that you want to remember. 6) Writing a summary
2) Creating a School News Program • Start your summary by telling the name of
• Create a school news program. ............. the article, story, or other text that you’re
• Decide how to make your news program ............. summarizing.
............. interesting. • Include a short introduction. This should be
• Practice your news program with your family. ............. about the main idea of the whole text.
• Perform your news program for your family • Include detail from the text. Write only the
............. and later for your class. Pretend you are on ............. most important things.
............. television while you perform your news • Include very short examples if necessary.
............. program. • Remember to write the summary in your
3) Creating a Travel Brochure own words, don’t copy the author’s
• Create a travel brochure words.Think about what you would tell a
that shows interesting friend if they asked what the text I about.
parts of your city. • When you have finished your draft, go back
• Make a plane for how and read it again. Take out any information
you will share the that is not absolutely necessary.
............. information in an interest • Create your travel brochure. Use colorful
ing way. draw ings. You can also use photos of places
• Create your travel brochure. Use colorful in your city. You will talk about these places.
............. drawings. You can also use photos of places • Practice presenting your travel brochure
in your city. You will talk about these places. with your friends .
• Practice presenting your travel brochure .
with your friends .
4) Writing a Magazine Article
• Start your article with a hook. A hook is an
............. interes ting sentence that will quickly get the
............. reader interested in your article.
• Choose a topic that is interesting to you. If
you are interested in your topic, it’ll be fun!
• Research your topic and make a list of things
............. you find interesting. What would the reader
............. most enjoy reading about?
• Gather a short list of facts and display them
in your article in a separate section. This
could be a caption to a picture or just a box
of facts.
5) Writing a Scene from a play
• Choose a setting for your play. This could be
............. anywhere you feel like writing about: a
beach, a shopping mall, a school, a park, on a

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ECO Literacy 4. Place the ‘green house in the
sun. Suspend thermometer
Grade 1 from the apex of the green
Do It Yourself Green House house frame and record the
Concept temperature.
The sun radiates short wavelength waves to the Earth Using it
which pass easily through the atmospheric gases.
Objects on the Earth are much cooler than the sun and
so radiate waves with much longer wavelength and
this radiation cannot pass through the atmospheric
gases, so that the energy is trapped as happens in a Try altering the pattern to create different shapes
greenhouse. which will in turn vary the angle of the windows.
Context See if this has any effect on the temperature inside
A way to investigate the natural greenhouse effect by (and therefore on the amount of energy “caught”).
constructing a simple greenhousemade from waste From this simple investigation you can then explore
materials. other factors affecting how a greenhouse holds its
Equipment heat.
1. Sticky tape Variations
2. cardboard box a. Try painting different colors on the inside of
3. scissors or craft knife ...............the box and then monitoring the temperaa.
4. Polythene bags ..............Try painting different colors on the inside of
5. Cans or plastic cartons ..............the box and then monitoring the
6. Paint ..............temperature.
7. Soil b. Place tins containing ‘nothing’ (air), or stones,
8. Water ..............or gravel or water inside the greenhouse.
9. Thermometer ..............(These can act as radiators storing heat over
Making it ..............time). ture.
1. Cut down the corners b. Place tins containing ‘nothing’ (air), or stones,
of the box to form flaps. ..............or gravel or water inside the greenhouse.
Leave about 4cm from ..............(These can act as radiators storing heat over
the base to help maintain rigidity. ..............time).
2. Fold the flaps outward and Context
on the two longest sides cut An activity starting in the home which then moves
out a rectangle leaving a 2cm outside to show why the amount of the sun’s
‘frame’. energy hitting the Earth’s surface varies.
Grade II Equipment
Energy from the sun 1. Paper planets: a balloon - old newspaper -
Concept ..............bucket - water - torch - sticks - plasticine or
As the Earth moves in its orbit around the sun, it is also ............. clay
rotating once a day about a North-South axis through 2. Sundial: card - sticks or straws cardboard box
the Earth. This rotation accounts for night and day. Making paper planets
However, the inclination of this axis is such that differ- 1. Shred the newspaper into strips.
ent parts of the Earth get varying amounts of energy at 2. Make up a bucket full of water and pour mix.
the different seasons of the year. ............. This should be the consistency of runny
3. Join the two frames together ............. paste. The amount of flour varies with size of
along the top. Now trim the ............. bucket and water.
end /laps and tape them in 3. Soak your strips of newspaper overnight in
place. ............. the paste.
4. Cover the partly inflated balloon in a
.............crisscross pattern with the soaked paper to
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.............make a papier mache ’globe. Remember not plants. Plants which produce fruit and seed: cherry,
.............to fill the balloon to its full size elderberry, garlic mustard, guilder rose, hawthorns,
.............if you want a sphere. hazel, holly, ivy, mountain ash, pines, strawberry tree,
5. When the balloon has gone down (or bursts) teasel, thistles, arum, yew, linseed, sunflowers.
.............it leaves a paper globe. This can be mounted 4.Don’t be too tidy. Leaving areas of nettles, grass and
.............on a desk using plasticine and a stick. The bramble increases the habitats for all living things.
.............stick is simply pushed into the plasticine (or Don’t dead head flowers but leave the seed heads on
.............clay) and the globe lowered over it. to feed the birds. Leave fallen leaves on the ground or
6. The continents may be painted on the globe in a pile as a habitat. Introduce a dead wood pile into
.............or different sized ‘planets’ created. the garden to encourage fungi and beetles.
Using it
1. Place the globe in the middle of a darkened 5.Even the smallest pond will increase wildlife. Try a
.............room and shine a torch onto it. Look at the half barrel or a large plastic pot.
.............area of the globe covered by the light. (It may Ensure that there is a small beach or slope so the
.............be helpful if you restrict the torch’s beam by wildlife can drink and climb in and out of the pond.
.............covering it with silver foil from sweet
.............wrappers to leave only a small hole for light 6.Not all birds want to nest in a bird box. Try tying a
.............to escape). few branches together in a hedge or small tree to
2. You can fix the torch in a bench clamp or make a secure hallow for birds to nest in. Don’t forget
.............vice and then experiment with different to have a birdbath and bird feeders for over the
.............angles or rotate your globe around. Is there winter.
.............an area that always receives light? What parts
.............of the glob receive least sunlight energy?
.............What happens as the angle of tilt increases?
Grade IV
Bring the outdoors into the classroom
3. You can follow this activity with an outdoor
.............one. By making a simple sun dial it is possible
.............to monitor the sun’s path during the day and
.............over several months.
Grade III
Attracting wildlife into the School/Home Garden
Activity
1.Plant as many different types of plants as possible,
both native and exotic. Beware of overly invasive
species. The greater the diversity of plants encourag-
es the greatest diversity of wildlife. Plant a mixed
species hedgerow. It is one of the greatest habitats for
wildlife.

2.Plant to attract insects, butterflies, bees, birds, frogs

and mammals and to feed and shelter your wild life. Concept
Connect outdoor and classroom learning by creating
anature display area with items that relate to what
3.Plant nectar rich plants encourage bees and butter- your class has done outdoors.
flies. Perennials: clover, columbine, cowslips. Spring Activity
bulbs: crocus, snowdrops, daffodils and tulips. Trees 1.Take photos of your grounds throughout the year to
and shrubs: apple, willow, bramble, blackthorn, and track seasonal changes.
buddleia. Herbs: marjoram, thyme, mint, rosemary. 2.Create a touch table for objects that are related to
Plants to attract caterpillars: burdock, cabbage, nettle your outdoor studies (e.g., physical objects from your
and grasses. Night scented plants to attract moths: explorations such as leaves, books that are related to
Evening primrose, night scented stock and tobacco your outdoor studies, tools for inquiry such as magni
 Summer Vacation Home Activities 2018

fying glasses and measuring tape). 2. Glue lids together (back-to-back) so that the
3.Have students research, create, and maintain a tempo- ..............jam jars can still be screwed into each end.
rary terrarium habitat for common school ground 3. When the glue is dry make a small hole in
inhabitants (e.g., snails, beetles, worms). After achiev- ..............the center which passes through both lids.
ing your learning goals (e.g., understanding habitat 4. Fill one bottle with sand. Screw the ‘double
needs, studying animal behavior) release the animal(s) ..............‘lid on then screw the other jar in. Invert the
back to the original habitat. ..............timer so that the sand falls into the empty jar.
..............How long does it take for all the sand to
Grade V ..............move from one jar to the other?
Concept
Energy exchange, absorption and transformation are
often monitored over time. It is possible to crate simple
time-keeping devices that can be built and set up
alongside those experiments which involve time-keep-
ing.
Context
Design and investigation often require clocks or stop
watches and these simple homemade devices can be
used as alternatives.
of the card to make a water wheel.
Equipment
4. Place a wire through the center of the wheel, and
1. Plastic bottles
bend the ends to make the wheel stand free.
2. Marker pen
5. Place the wheel under a small stream of water (e.g. a
3. screw top jars
tap or a tin of water with a small hole near the bottom)
4. The loan of a watch or clock with a second-hand so that one cup begins to fill. As it overbalances the
to calibrate your home-made timers next cup should fill up.
Making it water clock 1 Using it
1. Cut the funnel end (top section) off 1. From this basic design you
two plasticbottles (keep the funnels - can experiment with the
they might prove useful forother number of cups and their
experiments!). position.
2. Make a small hole in the base of one 2. Ty to design u pivot, axle
bottle and putit into the top of the and stand that can lift a small
other bottle. weight
3. Fill the top one with water and then Variations
mark timeintervals on the side of the bottom 1.Another simple water wheel can be made using a
..............one us it fills up. cork and large plastic cartoon.
Making it water clock 2 2.Start by cutting down the carton lengthways to
1. Remove the funnel end from a plastic produce strips of plastic. These ‘plastic fins’ can then be
bottle fitted into slits made along the length of the cork.
2. Make a hole in the cap and base of a 3.Push a pin through each side of the carton into the
second plastic bottle. cork to complete your water wheel.
3. Fill the second bottle with water Try using a plastic cup with the base removed so that
(keep your finger over the hole in water falling onto the water wheel can drain away.
the base!) and invert into the first
bottle as shown in the diagram.
Grade VII
Ecosystem Thinking
4. Again mark time intervals as for water
clock 1.
Concept
Making it sand clock
1. Take the lids of two identical jam jars.

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Roots International Schools Summer Vacation Homework 2018
 Using a print screen taken in MS Paint, create the
following drawing

MS Word

Introduction Briefly describe an experience about a vacation.

Introduce the concept of an Ecosystem. 1. Follow the prompts to describe where
As defined in the Canadian Environmental Protection ..............youwent, what yousaw, how youfelt, and
Act, 1999, "ecosystem" means a dynamic complex of ..............what you wish.
plant, animaland micro-organism communities and 2. Use complete sentencesto describe the
their non-living environment interacting as a functional ..............experience.
unit. 3. Use correct spelling, capitalization, and
Discuss different ecosystems such as aquatic ecosys- ..............punctuation.
tems (bog, ocean, river, and lake) and terrestrial ecosys- 4. Use proper spacing for letters, words, and
tems (prairie,forest, and desert). ..............sentences.
Activity 5. Increase font size to fill the page.
1. Make a PowerPoint presentation ..............Add one or more pieces of clipart. Add your
2. Explain and present various ecosystems. ..............name and print your work.
3. Select one topic and begin their research Grade II
...............which must be shared in a presentation Graphics (MS Paint)
...............that includes speaking and a written MY HOUSE
...............component.
4. Encourage students to include images of
...............their selected ecosystem. 1. Create a new paint document and save it as
5. Students must prepare a one page hand ..............My House.
...............out to be distributed to the class. 2. Set your canvas size to 800 pixels wide by
6. Encourage students to use descriptive ..............600 pixels high.
..............vocabulary for their presentation. 3. Design a house EXACTLY like the one below,
7. Students needs to share one new thing ..............using all of the canvas.
...............they learned about an ecosystem. 4. Make sure to use all your tools to get the
..............look you want (example: using Paints Airbrush
ICT for smoke, clouds, flowers, trees)..For the house,
Grade 1 use the rectangle tool when you can.
Graphics (MS Paint) 5. Before Printing: click on File, Print Preview.
Using MS Paint create following Drawing: ..............Set the page so that it prints only on 1 page.
Chess board Olympic Circles Star
MS WORD MS Word
Create a Mini Friendship Poster Make a New World Exploration Time Line.
Instructions:
1. Write three friendship sentences about 1) Research the internet and textbooks to identify
................things that friends do together. ...............important dates of exploration of the World by
2. Add pictures or clipart images of activities ...............major explorers.
...............that friends do together. Type their 2) Enter the dates of exploration, the explorer's
................friendship sentences into the textboxes on ...............name, and a brief fact about the exploration
................the friendship template. ...............into the textboxes.
3. Copy and paste or insert pictures or clipart 3) Use arrows or lines to connect the text boxes to
................images into the picture boxes on the ...............the dates on the time line.
................friendship template. Create a mini MS PowerPoint
................ friendship poster using their friendship Prepare a Power point presentation on New World
................sentences, pictures, fancy fonts, different exploration
................font colors and page borders. MS Word
Picture Ideas: Make a New World Exploration Time Line.
1. Internet images - Search the internet for Instructions:
................friendship images. Copy and paste the
................images into the mini friendship poster. Grade IV
2. Clipart - Use clipart in Microsoft Word or Graphics (MS Paint)
................other clipart collections accessible by POSITIVE-NEGATIVE DESIGN USING SHAPES
................students. Step 1. Choose Rectangle tool. Draw a rectangle to fit
MS PowerPoint your screen.
Make a presentation on Friendship. Step 2. Use Rectangle tool to draw a few rectangles
and squares inside the larger rectangle. To draw a
Grade III SQUARE, hold down the Shift key while drawing.
Graphics (MS Paint) Step 3. Use Circle tool to draw a few circles and ovals
"imitating a sound using a word" inside your design. To draw a perfect CIRCLE, hold
Using a print screen taken in MS Paint, create the down the Shift key while drawing.
following drawing: Step 4. Use Straight Line tool or Polygon tool to draw a
few triangles inside your design. To draw a perfect
1. Draw a rectangle, Vertical, Horizontal, or Diagonal line, hold down the
2. Then use the Polygon tool to draw the Shift key while drawing.
..............angles, Step 5. Use Brush tool (medium round point) to draw
3. Starting with the shape next to the some Free-Form shapes in the spaces that are left.
..............rectangle.
4. Then fill in with color and begin the next
..............jagged layer around.
5. Continue and fill in the center with the word
..............for the sound created.

Remember:
Do not OVERLAP any shapes.
Do not TOUCH any two shapes.

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MS Word ..............energy, sources of energy, and energy
Letter Containing Tabs conservation.
1. Key in the letter below on A4 paper using 2. Find several images or clipart graphics
appropriate margins related to energy.
2. Make up an interesting Letterhead and contact 3. Create an informative PowerPoint
details and center it at top of letter. Use a picture/ presentation with your images and
logo at the top left of the page. Keep it small and information.
appropriate. (Save something from the internet to
your H drive if necessary)
Grade V
Graphics (MS Paint)
3. Use today’s date
Op Art Design
4. Set appropriate tab stops for tabular area
5. Correct any misspellings
6. Use the correct complimentary close and finish
..............off letter as you should
7. Save it.

Ref PB/PK/A345
Mr Karl Newton
56 The Park
LISMORE
Co Waterford

Dear Sir

Fax Machine Accessories

Enclosed please find our current booklet detailing our
selection of fax machine accessories.
We feel sure you will find many items of interest in this
booklet and would like to draw your attention to the
following special effects:
Code Item Description Sale Price

432809 Trim Fax Stand £85.00

Step 1.Draw Circles
0984231 Eurotek Fax Station £25.99
Step 2.Fill with bisecting lines
809432 Epson Machine Trolley £35.00
Step 3.Fill it with black and white color.
984321 Twinlock Fax Holders £45.50
MS Word
Create and Design Admission/Enquiry Forms etc.
You will note that our products are listed in 15 sections.
Search and see samples on internet.
For your convenience, section numbers are listed for
To create this kind of form, you need to use shapes, text
easy reference on page 2. we will be pleased to quote
boxes, colors, formatting options, table, and horizontal
you for any special requirements you may have.
lines in MS word.
Yours ………
MS PowerPoint
Create a presentation on Benefits of Reading.
Ken Moore
MS Excel
General Manager Enc
Creating a Home Budget
MS PowerPoint

1. Use the internet to find information about

 4. Format cells C3:G7, C8:E11, C13:E13 to in
clude dollar sign with two decimal places.
5. Find the Average Sales and Maximum Sales
..............for each City.
6. Find the Total Sales for each Month.
7. Calculate the Profit for each month , where
..............profit = Total Sales – Cost
8. Calculate the 10% Bonus, which is 10% of the
Profit.
9. Find the Total Sales for each Month; only for
..............sales greater than 30,000.
10. Find the No of Sales for each Month; only
..............for sales greater than 30,000.
11. Create the following Charts:
1. Data Entry: Enter in only the LABELS
2. Formulas: Addition and Subtraction— there
..............are three formulas in total
3. Make it pretty: Use formatting commands to
apply fill color to your sections and
..............borderlines
4. Enter the number values: use the above
..............numbers or make up your own. The formulas
will adjust to calculate whatever value is entered
in to the cells!
Grade VI
MS Word
Get the newspaper and see the text based advertise-
ment and Design that advertisement in Microsoft
Word.
MS Excel
. Working with Sum IF and Count IF
statements.
. Inserting Charts
MS PowerPoint
Create a presentation on Pros and Cons of cell phone
for kids

Grade VII
MS Word
Practice hyperlink and create links between word
document texts to D: /, Play songs from Microsoft word
text, create the link between internal and external files.
As you can see in the image below, the connection
between play song texts to the location of the song is
displaying. Now you need to select that text in which
1. Create the worksheet shown above.
have written play song and then insert a hyperlink
2. Set the Text alignment, Columns width and
(Ctrl+K) and in the hyperlink address, put the path of
..............high appropriately.
the song. After that press ctrl button and click on the
3. Use AutoFill to put the Series Numbers into
blue link, so now any song that you selected will start
..............cells A5:A7.
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playing.
 6. Save the file with the name Grades.

MS PowerPoint
Create a presentation on Global Warming Effects on
Earth.
Create letterhead, Identity card of any company or
institution that you got and insert the Watermark
with that company name in the document.
MS Excel

1. Create the worksheet shown above and

..............rename it as Grades.
2. Find Grade which is equal to Midterm1 +
..............Midterm2 + Project + Final. 3.Find Status for
.............each student, any student.with a grade better
.............than or equal to 80 is called "Distinct", all
.............other students are called "Fulfilled".
4. Use the auto format as shown in the figure.
5. Create a Column chart based on the
..............columns Student Name, Final and Grade.
6. Save the file with the name Grades.

MS PowerPoint
Create a presentation on Global Warming Effects on
Earth.
1. Create the worksheet shown above and
..............rename it as Grades.
2. Find Grade which is equal to Midterm1 +
..............Midterm2 + Project + Final.
3. Find Status for each student, any student
..............with a grade better than or equal to 80 is
..............called "Distinct", all other students are called
.............."Fulfilled".
4. Use the auto format as shown in the figure.
5. Create a Column chart based on the
..............columns Student Name, Final and Grade.
NANO TECHNOLOGY
Grade IV

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Grade V

Grade VI
 Grade VII

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ACE
Class 1,2 & 3
ANIMATE YOUR NAME
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Challenge!
Develop a scratch project for Sight words, Which displays the minimum 50 sight words on screen when theuser
click on a word it’spronounced with phonics, in your own voice.

Grade 1- 7
 Grade 1- 7
y
Displa
ock
f Di g ital Cl
o

Stage 1
Backdrop
Code

Stage 1
Sprite 1 Code
Backdrop
Code

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Sprite 2 Code
Sprite 4Code

Sprite 3Code
Sprite 5Code
 Sprite 7Code

Sprite 6Code

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 Sprite 8 Code

CHALLENGE!
A simple clock for everyday use, complete with analog and 12 or 24 hour digital clocks, different background for
day/night (Day = 7 AM to 7 PM, Night = 8 PM to 6 AM) and the ability to change the order that the date is displayed
(US = Month/Day/Year or UK = Day/Month/Year)

Grade IV and V
Chasing/Eating: (Pac Man Type Game)
Move Right: Move Left:

Move Up and Down: Bouncing of wall or maze:

 Combined Command: Basic Pac Man Stage:

“Food Scripts” Scoring and Hiding

CHALLENGE

Make a lifecycle of butterfly.

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Science
Grade I
Mysterious Appearing Colors

Repeat steps 2-4 with the other three circular

designs. What do you notice about these designs as
they spin?
Create a spinning disk illusion that turns black Video Link : https://youtu.be/PeOIkRkXSI0
and white into color.
We’ve mixed our share of colors here. We know that
red and blue make purple, blue and yellow make
green, and that yellow and red make orange. Most
of all, we know that when you mix black and white
you get…um…a rainbow.

Grade II
Screaming Balloon
Steps

Click the link above

to download the
templ ate and print
it out on craft paper
or card stock.

STEPS
Squeeze the hex nut through the mouth of the
Cut out one of the balloon. Make sure that the hex nut goes all the way
four circular designs. into the balloon so that there is no danger of it
being sucked out while blowing up the balloon.

Break a toothpick in
half and stick one of
the halves through
the design you cut
out. Make sure the
pointed end of your
toothpick is on the
blank side of the disk.

You’ve made a top. Give the top a spin and watch

the design on the top. What do you see?
Blow up the balloon, but be careful not .Wash Mason jars.
to overinflate the balloon, as it will easily .Mix Elmer’s glue with a few drops of Atomic Glow
burst. Tie the end of the balloon and (fluorescent) or a few scoops of Glow Powder (phos-
you’re ready to go. phorescent).
.You can also fill the jar with tap water and then add
a few drops of Atomic Glow then turn off the lights
and turn on the black light. You will have a jar filled
Grip the balloon at the stem with glowing goo.
end as you would a bowling .Using a paint brush or cotton swab, paint in the jar.
ball. The neck of the balloon .You can also let it drip and swirl in the jar.
will be in your palm and your fingers and thumb will .Let dry.Charge in white light (phosphorescent) or
extend down the sides of the balloon. place under black light (fluorescent).
Glowing summer Drinks and Ice cubes
While holding the balloon palm down, swirl it in a .You can make cool glowing party drinks for your
circular motion. The hex nut may bounce around at backyard bar-be-que using tonic water.
first, but it will soon begin to roll around the inside .Tonic water contains quinine, a chemical that glows
of the balloon. What is that sound? Could the under a black light.
balloon be screaming? The sound every parent .Quinine was added to tonic water to help fight off
loves . . . malaria.
.Tonic water still contains a small amount of quinine,
which makes it a perfect material for glowing
drinks. Add a little Tonic water to your drinks, then
place a black light behind them.
.The drinks will glow in the night. Just keep in mind
Once the hex nut begins to spin, use your other that darker drinks, like Cola won’t glow as well as
hand to stabilize the balloon. Your hex nut should clear drinks like Sprite.
continue to spin for 10 seconds or more. .You can also make glowing ice cubes.
.Pour tonic water into an ice cube tray and freeze.
Video Link: https://youtu.be/-7gOyzG5Tmc .Add the ice cubes to your drinks and place a black
light under or behind them.
.For step by step instructions and more on the
science of glow, visit our Fireflies in a Jar experiment
page.
Grade V
THE SCIENCE OF TIE-DYE
Grade III Steps
Make Your Own Firefly Glow Jars & Glowing Preparation
Drinks . Put on the latex gloves to protect your hands.
. Fill the bucket half-way with warm water. Add the
one pound bag of “dye fixer.” It’s sodium carbonate;
also called washing soda.
. Soak the new shirts in the solution for 60-90
minutes.
Dye Mixing
Make a Firefly Glowing Jars . Fill the plastic jug 3/4-full with warm water.
First decide if you want to make fluorescent or . Add the 1-pound (454 g) bag of urea.
phosphorescent glowing jars. Remember, phospho- . Add 3 tablespoons of ludigol, put the lid on the
rescent jars do not need a black light to charge the jug, and shake it.
particles, but will need to be recharged often. . Add a dye color to an empty container. (The very
fine dye powder will go everywhere!)
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TIP: Use a funnel and a stirrer to help load it. Rinse Finishing
both items between mixing colors. . Wrap your shirt in several layers of newspaper and
Add the urea and ludigol mixture to the dye put it inside a zipper lock bag. The newspaper will
powders as directed on the package. soak up extra dye. Let the shirt stay in there a few
NOTE: You have only 24 hours to use the dyes once hours.
you mix in the urea/ludigol solution. They can’t be . If you have a top-loading washer, use cold water
mixed in advance. and detergent. Start filling the machine.
Tying the design . Wear a clean pair of gloves and remove the shirt
Stripes from the bag and newspaper.
For vertical stripes, lay the shirt face up flat on the . Add the shirt directly to the filled washer. Wash it
table. Place your thumbs under the shirt at the by itself or with some clean rags. Don’t add regular
neckline (or the hemline). Slide your thumbs on the clothes! Wash on the normal cycle.
table, gathering the shirt in your fingers as you do. . If you have a front-loading washer place the shirt
Keep the shirt straight and scrunch it together. in it and add the detergent in the drum. Don’t put it
When you reach the other end, the shirt will have in the detergent drawer. Wash in cold water on the
several folds. Place three or four rubber bands normal cycle.
around the scrunched shirt to hold it in place. (You . A lot of excess dye will come off in the wash and
can make horizontal stripes by gathering the shirt the water will be brown. That’s okay, too.
from side to side instead of top to bottom.) . Wash your new shirt separately for three or four
Spiral or Burst washes before including it in with the regular
Lay the shirt flat on a laundry.
table and hold the Experiment Video Link: https://youtu.be/SAqBEr-
fabric in the center of jVRLE?t=416
the shirt. Keeping the fabric flat, gather and twist it
in a circular motion in one place until the fabric is in
a circular bundle around your fingers. Place four or
five rubber bands around the bundle to hold it all in
place.Use Your Imagination
Dye Application
Prepare to dye your
scrunched up shirt by
laying a piece of wire
mesh on the
Grade VI
Balancing Hex Nut Challenge
aluminum pan.
This sits on top of the pan and holds the bundled
shirt while the pan catches excess dye. This makes
clean up much easier.
.Set your scrunched shirt on the mesh on top of the
aluminum pan.
.Plan the colors and the patterns before you start
with the dye. Remember color mixing, too – red and
yellow make orange, blue and yellow make green,
and so on.
.Use the Jumbo Pipettes in the kit to soak the shirt
A little magnetism helps you balance a wobbly
with dye. Be careful not to oversaturate. When the
tower of hex nuts on the narrow rim of a glass.
dye begins to drip through the shirt and into the
It’s possible that you have such great eye-hand
pan, you are done.
coordination and rock-steady nerves that stacking
.If you are doing a spiral pattern, you can divide the
five hex nuts on the rim of a glass is how you begin
shirt into “pie slices” and add one color per slice.
each day. Odds are, however, you don’t so you’ll
need some help. This activity clearly shows the
advantage of using magnets for some setups. If you the ruler so one hex nut is connected to another in
do this activity both with and without the magnets, a hanging column. All five hex nuts should hang
it’s a safe bet you’ll be attracted to using them for down from the magnet in a single “nutcicle.” Build it
sure. as straight as you can.

5.Slowly detach the nutcicle from the magnet and

How Does It Work lower it to the rim of the glass directly under the
As you attach hex nut under hex nut to the magnet, magnet. Balance the stack on the rim of the glass
it’s easy to see that the magnets are causing them very carefully. Make sure the hex nuts are directly
to attract and hold on to each other. While the hex below the magnet on the rim of the glass. This may
nuts are in contact with the magnet, they actually take a few practice runs but you’ll get it.
develop their own internal magnetic field. These The hex nuts will precariously balance on the rim of
weak magnetic fields will remain after you detach the drinking glass. Now’s the time to admire your
the hex nuts from the magnets, too. work. When you’re ready for it, remove the magnets
When you balance the hex nuts on the edge of the and watch the stack collapse.
drinking glass below the magnets, they still have a Video Link:
little bit of that magnetism left. This weak field is https://youtu.be/Voc0RKT6wY8
just enough to attract the hex nuts to the overhead
magnets’ muchstronger field. As you’d expect, they
remain as a wobbly stack until the magnets are
removed. After that, gravity wins the day!
By the way, the magnetism you induced into the .Wash Mason jars.
hex nuts is temporary and quite fragile. It can be .Mix Elmer’s glue with a few drops of Atomic Glow
easily disrupted by dropping or throwing the hex (fluorescent) or a few scoops of Glow Powder (phos-
nuts onto a hard surface. Excess heat and cold can phorescent).
disrupt it also. Smacking them with a hammer is a .You can also fill the jar with tap water and then add
field killer, too. That’s why careful handling of a few drops of Atomic Glow then turn off the lights
magnets is such a good idea. and turn on the black light. You will have a jar filled
1. Stack the soda cans two high at each end of the with glowing goo.
ruler. Set the ruler on top to bridge the towers. .Using a paint brush or cotton swab, paint in the jar.
.You can also let it drip and swirl in the jar.
.Let dry.Charge in white light (phosphorescent) or
place under black light (fluorescent).
2. Place a magnet on either side of the ruler at its Glowing summer Drinks and Ice cubes
midpoint. The magnets need to attract and hold .You can make cool glowing party drinks for your
each other in place. The ruler should be sandwiched backyard bar-be-que using tonic water.
between them. .Tonic water contains quinine, a chemical that glows
under a black light.
.Quinine was added to tonic water to help fight off
malaria.
3.Set the ruler on top of the two towers so the .Tonic water still contains a small amount of
magnets are centered. Place the drinking glass on quinine, which makes it a perfect material for
the table between the towers so a point on the rim glowing drinks. Add a little Tonic water to your
of the glass is centered below the magnets. drinks, then place a black light behind them.
.The drinks will glow in the night. Just keep in mind
that darker drinks, like Cola won’t glow as well as
4.Attach the hex nuts to the magnet underneath clear drinks like Sprite.
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.You can also make glowing ice cubes. .Fill one Baby Soda Bottle (or plastic cup) two-thirds
.Pour tonic water into an ice cube tray and freeze. full with hydrated Water Jelly Crystals. You’ll have to
.Add the ice cubes to your drinks and place a black press them down a little so there aren’t too many
light under or behind them. large air pockets between the crystals.
.For step by step instructions and more on the
science of glow, visit our Fireflies in a Jar experiment
page.
Grade VII
Growing Plants in Test Tubes EXPERIMENT

. Fill the remaining Baby Soda Bottles two-thirds full

with potting soil or the dirt you took from a moist-
ened soil pellet. The dirt should have the right
amount of fertilizer for the seeds to germinate and
the plant to grow. Press the soil into the tube with a
finger or the bulb end of the pipette.
STEPS

. Hydrate the Water Jelly Crystals by soaking a

half-teaspoon of them (That’s all you’ll need!) in a
bowl of water. These nuggets are a superabsorbent
polymer. They start out as a small, hard chunk but
the polymer absorbs water and grows. Overnight, a
hard chunk becomes a soft, clear, very large, shim-
mering, jelly-like crystal. Add a soaked seed or two into each container. Place
. Soak the seeds in water overnight to begin the it near the wall of the container so you can easily
germination process. This Step softens the seed see what’s going on inside.
coat that surrounds and protects the seed. The root Finish filling the tube with dirt (or Water Jelly
emerges through the seed coat first and this Step Crystals) so the seeds are covered with the same
shortens the wait time for that to happen under- material that’s in the tube.
ground.

. Place the filled tubes in the rack and find a warm,

sunny location. The tubes should be as undisturbed
Use the pipette to thoroughly soak the potting soil as possible.
or soil pellets you’ll be using. There’s no need to
flood or over saturate it, however. An easy way to
moisten your soil is to use an inexpensive pump
sprayer instead of just pouring water on it. shortens
the wait time for that to happen underground. . Water every other day or so with a few drops of
water from the pipette. Don’t oversaturate the soil,
especially since Baby Soda Bottles don’t have
drainage holes for excess water. The seeds will rot
and won’t sprout in too much water.
6. It will take from four to seven days before roots
emerge from the seeds and grow downward. It’ll be
a little longer before the seedlings emerge and
begin to grow upward.

a. Label the map keys

b. How many picnic tables are in the park?
………………………………………………………
.Look at and study the roots and the seedlings. Take c. Draw a circle around the swings.
pictures or make drawings of the growth you see. d. Color the trash cans blue.
Over time, you’ll be able to see exactly how a plant e. Draw a triangle around the stop sign.
forms and grows out of its seed. f. How many slides are in the park?
.If the season is right, you can transfer the plants to ……………………………………………………….
a sunny, outdoor garden after two to three weeks.
Prepare the ground first and then gently pry the soil Activity. 3.Read the rhyme and then answer the
and plant out of the tube with a kitchen knife. Place following questions.
the entire contents of the tube into the hole you
dug. Gently pack the ground around your plant and
water it. Take care of the plant and you’ll enjoy its
flowers or fruits very soon!
S.Studies: Grade 1-3
Activity. 1. Look at the picture and then
answer the following questions.

a. Draw a number line showing ages from 1 year

......old to 10 years old.
i. Write Ali, Aania, Shazia and Aleezay in the
............ correct places on the number line.
ii. How old are you? Write your name in the ......
............ correct place on the number line.
iii. Who is the oldest? Who is the youngest?

Activity. 2.Look at the map and then answer the

following questions.
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a. What different types of weather did Little Activity. 6. A timeline is a way to show how
..............Car experience? time passes. This timeline shows what happened
b. What weather he enjoyed a lot? in one hour.
c. Why he complained about fog?
Activity. 4. Read the story and then answer
the following questions.

Take a look at the inventions below. (With the

help of internet or an adult) Draw them (write
their names as well) in order on the timeline.
When you are done this timeline will show
changes that happened over many years.

a. What types of houses did Bill and Rita .............

Mouse see?
b. Why Bill wants to go back to the country?
c. Do you think the life of Country is better
............. than the life of Town? Explain why.
Activity. 5. Read the facts given below about
Asia and then answer the following questions.

What is Asia like?

Asia is the largest continent. It is nearly 10,000
kilometers from east to west. In the north the
climate is very cold. The south is hot with deserts
and rainforests.
Activity. 7. On the outline map of Pakistan:
More than half the people in the world live in a. Label the neighboring countries of Pakistan.
Asia. Pakistan is located in the south of Asia. b. Label the provinces of Pakistan.
Pakistan is the only country to have been c. Label the rivers of Pakistan.
created in the name of Islam. The largest
countries in Asia are Russia and China.

a. Make a list of ten countries in Asia from an

..............atlas.
b. Write some interesting facts about Asia.
c. Is Pakistan located in the north or south of
..............Asia?
d. Write some interesting facts about Pakistan.
Grade 4 - 5 a.
b.
What directions did Tom and Karen go in?
Draw a treasure map with the help of
Activity. 1. Read the story and then answer
the questions given below. directions Tom and Karen followed.
Activity. 3. Read the story and then answer
the following questions.
Time for a Story
Mrs. Jones the teacher decided to tell the children a story. ‘I’m going to
tell you about a special place in the UK’, she said.

‘Would you like to hear about the little train going up Mount Snowdon in
a snowstorm?’ ‘No! No!’ chorused the children.

‘Would you like to hear about the journey of a baby eel swimming up the
River Severn?’ ‘No! No!’ cried the children.

‘What about a holiday adventure on a boat in the Norfolk Broads?’ ‘No!

No!’ called the children.

‘Well let’s do some sums instead’, said Mrs. Jones. ‘No! No!’ roared the
children.

‘Yes! Yes!’ said Mrs. Jones.

a. About what three places did Mrs. Jones

offer to tell a story to the class? Write a short
note on each place.
b. Write three stories about three
a. Why do you think the first balloon flight had different places of Pakistan based on their
...............animals as passengers instead of people? location and history.
...............Explain your idea. Activity. 4. On the outline map of Pakistan:
b. Look at the pictures of balloon. Describe a. Label the capitals of provinces of Pakistan.
...............what you see. Explain how the balloon flew b. Label the deserts of Pakistan.
...............in the sky. c. Mark where rice, wheat, juwar and sugar
c. Abbas ibn firnas lived in Spain 1200 years cane are grown in Pakistan.
...............ago. He is an important person in the history Activity. 4. On the outline map of Pakistan:
...............of flight. (With the help of internet or an a. Label the capitals of provinces of Pakistan.
...............adult) find out why. b. Label the deserts of Pakistan.
c. Mark where rice, wheat, juwar and sugar
Activity. 2. Read the story and then answer cane are grown in Pakistan.
the following questions.

A Lucky Find
Tom and Karen were excited. Their father had bought a metal detector.

Sam, the boy next door, was jealous. He made a pretend treasure map to
trick them.

‘My granddad had this old map’, he said. ‘See if you can find treasure
with your detector.’

Tom and Karen excitedly took the map. They started off, going west from
the village to the church. Nothing there. They went south to the
lighthouse. Nothing there. They went east to the castle.

They were going to give up. Suddenly the metal detector beeped. They
dug a hole and found an old Roman coin.

‘We did find treasure’, they told Sam when they returned. ‘It’s
going to the museum.’ Sam wasn’t laughing now.

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Islamiyat
Learn and Memorize:

Class Name of Surah Dua/Kalima

Grade 1 Surah e ikhlas Dua to increase knowledge

Surah e Asar Kalima no: 01

Dua when mee ng a Muslim

Grade 2 Surah e Nas Kalima no: 01

Surah e Falak Kalima no: 02

Darood e Ibrahimi Dua before ea ng meal

Dua a er ea ng meal
Grade 3 Surah Quraish Kalima no: 01 - 03

Surah Al kafiroon Dua while entering home

Darood e Ibrahimi Dua while leaving home ِ

Grade 4 Surah e Al Nasr Dua when get angry

Surah Al Qadr Dua for drinking milk

Ayat ul kursi Kalima no: 01 - 04

Grade 5 Ayat ul kursi Dua e kanoot

Namaz Kalimah no: 1 – 6

Darood e Ibrahimi Dua before sleeping

Dua a er waking up

Grade 6 Ayat ul kursi Dua e kanoot

Surah Al Alaq Kalimah no: 1 – 6

Surah e Almaoon Dua while entering home

Namaz Dua while entering washroom

Grade 7 Surah e Alaq Kalimah no: 1 - 6

Surah Zilzaal Namaz

Surah e Duha
Surah e Baqrah ( last two verses)
QUESTIONS:
Sawn:Fasting and self-control during the Holy
Grade 1-2 month of Ramadan.
1. What is the religion of Muslims called? Hajj:Pilgrimage to Mecca at least once in a
Ans: Islam lifetime if one is able.
2. Who is the first messenger of Allah?
Ans: Prophet Adam (AS) 3. Name four main khulafa-ur-Rashudin?
3. Who is the seal of prophets? Ans: Hazrat Abu Bakr (R.A)
Ans: Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W.W) Hazrat Umar (R.A)
4. How many messengers did Allah sent ? Hazrat Usman ibn Affan (R.A)
Ans: Nearly one lac and 24 thousand. Hazrat Ali (R.A)
5. How many times do Muslims offer prayer a day? 4. Who are the record keeping angels?
Ans: Five times a day. Ans: Kiramankatibin(Honorable scribes):
6. What are the names of five prayers? How many Muslims believe in the two angels for each
rakats each prayers have ? person who are on his shoulders to record his
Ans: Fajar(2 rakatsunnat, 2 rakatfarz) deeds, both the good and the bad.
Zuhar(4 rakatsunnat, 4 rakatfarz, 2 rakatsun 5. Name four main angels and their special duties?
nat, 2 rakatnawafil) Ans: Gabriel:He is the archangel and angel of
Asar( 4rakatsunnat, 4 rakatfarz) revelation.
Maghrib( 3rakatfarz, 2 rakatsunnat, 2 Michael:He is the angel whose duty is to
rakat nawafil) bring rain and thunder.
Isha( 4 rakatsunnat, 4 rakatfarz, 2 rakat Israfel:He is the angel who will blow horn on
sunnat, 2 rakatnafl, 3 rakatwitar, 2 rakatnafl) doomsday.
7. In which direction do Muslims face to Izrael:He is the angel of death.
perform Namaz/ 6. Which is the first Surah of Quran?
Ans: Holy Ka’abah Ans: Surah – al fatiha
8. What is the direction to which Muslims offer 7. Which is the longest Surah of Quran?
Namaz called? Ans: Surah Al Baqara
Ans: Qibla 8. Which is the longest ayat of Holy Quran?
9. What was the QiblabeforKa’abah? Ans: Ayat ulkursi
Ans: First Qibla-Bait-ulMuqadis (Masjid Al-Aqsa) 9. Name of Rasulullah’s (S.A.W.W) father?
10. In which Month was Holy Quran’s revelation Ans: Hazrat Abdullah
completed? 10.Name of Rasulullah’s (S.A.W.W) mother?
Ans: Ramadan Ans: HazratAmna
11. How many Surah’s are there in Quran? 11.Name of Rasulullah’s (S.A.W.W) grandfather?
Ans: 114 Surahs Ans: Hazrat Abdul Mutlib
Grade 3 - 4 12.Name of Rasulullah’s (S.A.W.W) uncle?
1. What are the main four books of revelation? Ans: Hazrat Abu Talib
Ans: The four books of revelation are: 13.Name of Islamic Months.
Torah(Tawrat) Moses – Hazrat Musa • Muharram
Psalms(Zabur) David – HazratDawud (AS) • Safar
Gospel( Injeel) Jesus – Hazrat Essa (AS) • Rabi - al- awwal
Quran Hazrat Muhammad (S.A.W.W) • Rabi - al – Thani
2. What are the essential pillars of Islam? • Jumada al – Ula
Shahadah: (Faith): Declaring there is no God • Jumada ath – Thaniya
except Allah, and Muhammad (S.A.W.W) Is the • Rajab
last messenger of Allah. • Sha’ban
Salat:Ritual prayer five times a day • Ramadan
Zakat:Giving 2.5 % of one’s savings to the poor • Shawwal
and needy.
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• Dhu al – Qa’da
• Dhu al –Hijja
Hadith's
Grade 5 - 6-7 Messenger of Allah said: ‘Purity is half of Iman
1. What are the main four books of revelation? (faith).’
2. What are the essential pillars of Islam?
3. Name four main khulafa-ur-Rashudin?
4. Who are the record keeping angels?
5. Name four main angels and their special
duties? Messenger of Allah said: ‘Observe prayer at its
6. Which is the first Surah of Quran? prescribed time.’
7. Which is the longest Surah of Quran?
8. Which is the longest ayat of Holy Quran?
9. Name of Rasulullah’s (S.A.W.W) father?
10. Name of Rasulullah’s (S.A.W.W) mother?
11.
12.
Name of Rasulullah’s (S.A.W.W) grandfather?
Name of Rasulullah’s (S.A.W.W) uncle?
Messenger of Allah said: Good word is a charity .
13. Name of Islamic Months.
14. What is fasting?
15. Why do we have to pay Zakat?

Write explanation of Hadith’s.

Translation:
Let him who believes in Allah and the last Day eitherspeak good or keep silent, and let him who believes in
Allah and the last daybe generous to his neighbour, and let him who believe in Allah and the Last Day be
generous to his guest.

Translation:
A man asked the messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and give him peace): Do you think that if I perform the
obligatory prayers, fast in Ramadan, treat as lawful that which is lawful and treat as forbidden that which is
forbidden, and do nothing further, I shall enter paradise? He said : yes.
Mathematics 3.Read the following sentences carefully and fill
in the correct answer
Grade 1 1. Mary has a garden on which are 3 mango trees,
1. Color by Sum: Add then Color the sum using ......2 papaya trees and 4 avocado trees.
the color key below. 2. How many trees are in her garden? ________
1=Green 2= Red 3=Blue 4= Yellow 5=Orange 3. While going to town, I stopped at the
supermarket and the bakery. On return I
......stopped at school to pick Peter up.
4. How many places did I make a stop at? ______
5. At the Olympic Games, Linda won 3 gold medals
......in swimming and 2 silver medals in high jump.
6. How many medals did she win at the Olympics?
________

4. Add or subtract. Use the Key to color in the

space

2. Circle the correct time as shown on each clock.

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5. Fill in the Missing Numbers in the chart. Grade 2

1. If I spend these amounts, how much change

will I get from 20p?

6. Adding Ten:Join the kites to the correct

ratites.

2. What is double of 35?

3. Marry Picked 5 Apples Bill picked 9. The children
......shared all of their apples evenly. How many did
......each child get?
4. List down the even numbers from 10 to 20.
5. Find the difference of 75 and 90.
6. Ali had save 16 rupees. The grandma gave him
......10 rupees. Now how much more does he need in
......order to buy a toolset for 32 rupees?
7. Find the missing numbers.
a) 52 - ______ = 80 b) 21- _______ = 13 c)
......90 - _____ = 83 d) 35 - _____ = 65

8. Write the time with hours: minutes, and using

......“past” or “till”.