HOLIDAY HOMEWORK CLASS VI THEME: THE MODERN WORLD OF GADGETS MATHEMATICS: Gone are the days when children used to play and sweat in the field, come back home with dirty clothes. In current situation, ask any student whether they know gadgets and they come up with the sentences like, this is the latest version, this is how we download stuff and all. Well this time your teachers thought why don t you study math of gadgets? What you need to do? Create a booklet or scrap book of gadgets. Use lots of picture to show your work. 1. Take any three gadgets, say 3 different mobiles. Find their length and width. Write the fraction of their width to length. Compare these fractions. 2. Research on the common shapes of mobile phones. Is there any reason for the mobile phones to have a particular shape? Identify the reason. For example, in this picture, mobile is in the shape of a bangle!!!!!! 3. We are surrounded by several Logos that are made up of geometrical shapes. For example, adjacent is a logo of Mitsubishi Motors which is made up of 3 rhombus. Similarly, find minimum two logos of any company/brand which are made up of geometrical shapes. Create symbol for your dream gadget using mathematical shapes. 4. Make a schedule of your daily activities for a week. Use only hours. Complete the table given below and hence find the percentage of the time spent in all the activities. The sleep time is done for you. 1
Hint: Your average time for sleep is 8 hours. The fraction of 8 hours to 24 hour is Percentage of sleep time of the day = 100 33.33% Time spent in Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7 Total Averag e =( Total 7) Sleeping 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 56 8 Watching TV Reading/ Studying Talking and spending time with parents Playing Gadgets (mobiles, psp, tablet etc) Playing outdoor Recreational time( Playing Music, Dance, drawing ) 2
Do you think your day spent is perfect? Which time do you need to reduce and where do you need to spend more time? Explain. 5. Worksheets for practice will be uploaded on the school portal. ENGLISH: A. Read the following books- 1. Mrs Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert C.O Brien 2. Coraline by Neil Gaiman Illustrate and describe any two of your favourite characters from the stories that you have read. Write a description of their physical appearance and qualities possessed by them and also mention why you like them in about 75-100 words. Draw a sketch of the characters and also highlight the describing words. B. Write a debate (for or against) in about 250 words on the topic Importance of gadgets in our daily life. SCIENCE: It is impossible to deny, that we are now well and truly in the digital age. Resistance is futile. The advancements in the field of science and technology have resulted in better gadgets for masses. These gadgets have enhanced our life style by leaps and bounds. Select a gadget (for e.g. a Smartphone, TV, ipod, fridge, AC, computer etc.) and design a project in the form of information boards or write ups on the following necessary aspects: 1. Invention of the gadget 2. Science involved in designing the selected gadget. 3. Improvements/enhancements done to bring the latest version of the gadget. 3
ICT: 4. Negative impact on health due to over use. Create a Scrap Book for 10 Modern technology gadgets available in market. Mention the following about each gadget: Company Name making that Gadget Logo of the company Technology behind the Gadget Features of the gadget CEO of the Company Company Headquarters HISTORY: You are an archaeologist specializing in the study of the medieval period. You are interested in investigating about critical inventions in the medieval period that have changed the lives of people. Make a chart with detailed information on any two inventions from the medieval age. Do conclude the work with your personal opinion (100 words) regarding the importance of those inventions and how they are relevant even today. OR GEOGRAPHY: Voila, the summer vacation is here and there is no better way to enjoy the summer break than to travel and use loads of gadgets. So Geographers, let s get down to do some fieldwork. GPS or Global Positioning System is a network of orbiting satellites that send precise details of their position in space back to earth. The signals are obtained by GPS receivers, such as navigation devices and are used to calculate the exact position, speed and time at the vehicles location. 4
TRAVEL GUIDE MAP Plan a road trip (within the city, in India or abroad) Create your own travel guide map using the GPS- Mark all the halts you wish to make on your onward journey. These can be restaurants/cafe, your favourite sites, scenic areas, your relative s house, restrooms, petrol pumps, landmarks. Also mark the place of origin and destination. Take a print out of this map and use it on your journey. Also submit the same to your Geography teacher after the summer vacation. HINDI: 5
SPANISH: 11 inch I Pad with cover Cardboard I pad with flip cover that serves as a stand as well. Choose any good quality cardboard. Make the home page with the icons in Spanish. For example camera as cámara contacts as contactos. Materials: Base: Pastel Sheets/ Black, White or Brown colour Ejemplo: Colour medium: Felt Pens/Colour Pens or Pencils 6
GERMAN: Book Cover Design on any work of Children writers like Grimm Brothers / Heinrich Hoffmann / Cornelia Funke / Erich Kaestner oder Paul Maar. Choose a Book written by any of these two writers and prepare a book cover on that giving synopsis on the back cover. Text written on the either sides will be exclusively in German. Materials: Base: Pastel Sheets/ Handmade Paper Colour medium: Crayons/Felt Pens/Colour Pencils Size: 6 x 8 inches FRENCH 2L and 3L: Préparez un modèle d une télécommande d un jeu vidéo). Etiquetez les boutons. Il faut dessiner et colorier vous-même. Vous ne pouvez pas utiliser les images de l internet, et vous ne pouvez pas imprimer les images! Prepare a model/3d remote control of your video game. Label all the buttons. Draw and colour yourself. Do not use print outs of images from the internet. 7
SANSKRIT: Bagavat gaita ko iknhim pa^ca SlaaokaoM kao rmgaina popr pr svacc va saundr ica~aom ko maaqyama ilakom tqaa kmzsqa kiryao. 8