Class IX - GD Goenka Public School

G. D. Goenka Public School, Vasant Kunj
Class 9
ENGLISH
Reading Project
Dear Children
Summer is a time to relax, reflect and renew ourselves for the ongoing academic year.
Reading a good book helps us do just that. Reading expands the mind, uplifts the spirit
and widens the horizon.
Richard Steele has rightly said, “Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body.”
As per CBSE syllabus at least one book is to be read in each term as a part of the
Reading Project. Your book for the first term is:
The Ultimate Gift - by Jim Stovall
Use the following guidelines to make the project:
 Do you identify with Jason sometimes? How are you similar to him and what makes
you different? (200 words)
 Name five persons you admire the most in life and state the characteristic that you
find awe-inspiring in each of them. You can express your ideas through pictures too.
 Discuss three lessons that you draw from the story. (200 words)
Write on A4 size sheets and present them neatly in a file. Do not forget to decorate the
cover aesthetically with a designer title. The project will be included in the first term
assessment.
For CBSE evaluation, scan the content and save it on a CD. Submit the file and the CD.
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SCIENCE
I.
II.
Make a working model based on any relevant application of
Science and technology. Submit a chart and a project report
along with the model. The deadline to submit the project is 16th
July.
Do the following work in your science registers.
(A) PHYSICS
Do the following in your physics register.
1. A driver of a car was travelling at 54 kmh-1. He suddenly applies the brakes on
seeing a dog crossing his way and saved the dog. The car stops in 5s.
(i) What values did the driver display?
(ii) Calculate the acceleration of the car.
(iii) Plot the speed versus time graph of the car.
2. For the following distance time graphs of two cars ‘X’ & ‘Y’ executing uniform
motion answer the questions that follow:
(i) Which Car X/CarY, travels with greater velocity?
(ii) Compare the distances covered by CarX & CarY in 1.6 hours.
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Speed (km/hr)
3. Figure below shows the speed-time graph of a bus
60
40
20
0 2 4 6 8 10
Time (hours)
(i) In which period is the bus accelerating?
(ii) In which period is the bus decelerating?
(iii) What is the distance covered during its acceleration?
(iv) What is the distance covered during its deceleration?
(v) What is the average speed of the entire journey?
4. A car moves through 20 km at a speed of 40 km/h and the next 20 km at a speed of
60 km/h. Calculate its average speed.
5. A bicycle increases its velocity from 10km/h to 15 km/h in 6 second. Calculate its
acceleration.
6. The brakes applied to car produce an acceleration of 6m/s2 in the opposite
direction to the motion. If the car takes 2s to stop after the application of brakes,
calculate the distance it travels during this time.
(B) CHEMISTRY
1.
Do the first assignment of science assignment booklet.
2.
List two properties that liquids have in common with gases.
3.
Name the properties that decide whether a given substance exists as solid, liquid
or a gas.
4.
A sponge can be pressed easily still it is called a solid. Why?
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5.
Two cubes of ice are pressed hard between two palms. After releasing pressure
the cubes join together. Why?
6.
Define the following terms :
(a) Latent heat of fusion.
(b) Latent heat of vaporization
(c)Sublimation
(d) Evaporation
7.
During summer earthen pots are generally wrapped with a wet cloth. Why ?
8.
Ravi was impressed by the miracle performed by Baba Jatin Nath, when Baba lied
down on a bed of nails. The nails did not hurt him. Ravi narrated about this
miracle to his friend Ashok. Ashok explained to Ravi that there is no magic or
miracle here. Even he can do the same trick.
(a)Why did Ashok say that there is no miracle in this trick ? why did Baba Jatin
Nath did not hurt himself ?
(b)Which quality is shown by Ashok here ?
(C) BIOLOGY
1.
(b)
(c)
Differentiate between :
(a) Manure and Fertilizer (b) Mixed cropping and Intercropping.
Name the exotic and indegenous breeds of :
(a)Cattle
(b) Fowl
(c)Honey bees
(a) What do you understand by composite fish culture system?
(b)Enlist the advantages of this system.
(c)What problem is faced by farmers using this system?
(d)Give solution to the farmers for their problem.
(d)
(e)
Discuss why the pesticides are used in very accurate concentration and at very
appropriate time.
The figure shows two crop fields (plots A and B) have been treated by manures
and chemical fertilizers, respectively, keeping other environmental factors same.
Observe the graph and answer the following questions :
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(f)
(a)Why does plot B shows sudden increase and then gradual decrease in yield?
(b)Why is the highest peak in plot A graph slightly delayed?
(c)What is the reason for the different pattern of the two graphs.
(d)As a friend of the farmer what will you suggest to him/her regarding use of
manure and fertilizer?
Solve the assignment – 1 and 2 of chapter – 15 from school assignment booklet.
SOCIAL SCIENCE
Do any two projects from the topics given below. ONE project from EACH Group.
GROUP I (Select any one of the following)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Conservation of Water
Clothing: A Social History of Development
Women‟s Role in History.
Human Rights
World Peace and Security
The changing face of „NREGA 2005‟
The role of „ADHAAR‟ in the life of an Indian.
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GROUP II - Disaster Management (Select any one of the following)
1. Managing Disasters – The Role of Students
2. Preparedness for a Disaster
Your projects should contain 10-15 handwritten pages. Enhance your project by
pictures and newspaper clippings. The project size should not be bigger than A-4 size.
The project should be well presented in a neatly bound folder (designed by you) with
cover page, list of content, chapters with relevant headings, summary, bibliography.
These projects will be evaluated and credits will be included in formative assessments.
ECONOMICS
Do this simple activity in your economics note book.
Go on a field visit around your area and talk to some farmers. Find out answers to the
following questionsQ1. Name of the farmers
Q2. What kind of farming methods do they use? (Modern/Traditional)
Q3. What are the sources of irrigation?
Q4. How much of the cultivated land is irrigated?
Q5. From where do the farmers obtain the inputs that they require for farming?
Q6. Click a picture with the farmer and paste it along with the interview.
HISTORY
Prepare a short research based project (in your notebooks) on the atrocities committed
by the Nazis and life in the concentration camps.
POLITICAL SCIENCE
A project on „Elections 2014‟ to be done in the notebooks. This project is divided into
three parts: (i) Campaigning
(ii) Polling
(iii) Results
The students would be assessed individually.
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HINDI
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MATHEMATICS
Guidelines: Each student must prepare and submit one project from the below
mentioned topics.
Guidelines for its preparation are as follows:(a) Total length of the project report will be 12-15 pages.
(b) The project should be hand-written and credit will be awarded to original drawings,
illustrations and creative use of materials.
(c) The project should be developed in the sequence:Cover page showing project title and student information.
List of contents.
Acknowledgement
Introduction
Description
Bibliography
Following are the topics:1. HISTORY OF THE NUMBER Π (PIE) NUMBER ZERO: Various historical aspects to
be covered such as
a. Knowledge about Π.
b. Approximations for Π.
c. Circle and Π.
d. Famous mathematical problems involving Π.
e. Story of zero: historical origin.
2. USES OF STATISTICS AND GRAPHS IN ADVERTISING : Analysis and
representation of data using bar graphs, pie charts, histograms, etc.
3. CROSS-WORD PUZZLES USING MATHEMATICAL TERMS: Explore and have fun
making atleast 5 puzzles by way of reviewing definitions and concepts in the field of
algebra, geometry, mensuration, etc.
WORD SEARCH : Create atleast 5 WORD SEARCH PUZZLES using mathematical
terminology.
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Book: - Essentials of Mathematics by Mamta Batra
Numbers System:1. Assignment 3 – level II – (iii), (v), (viii) (page 1.11)
2. Assignment 4 – level I – Q4, Q5, Page 1.16
level II – Q9, Page 1.16
3. Assignment 5 – level I – Q1, Page 1.18
4. Assignment 6 – level I – Q3, Q4, Page 1.23
5. Assignment 6 - level II – Q 7, Page 1.24
6. Assignment 7 – level I Q1, Q3, Page 1.29
Level II Q6 (iv), (v), Q7 (iii) Page 1.29
Polynomials:1. Assignment 2 – level II – Q7, Q8, Q9, Q10 Page 2.10
2. Assignment 3 – level I – Q2, Q3, Q5, Q6 Page 2.14
3. Assignment 3 – level II – Q7 Page 2.14
4. Assignment 4 – level I Q2, (iii), (iv) Page 2.20
5. Assignment 5 – level II Q4 (ii), (iii), (vii) Page 2.26
6. Assignment 8 – level II Q10, Q12
(The questions should be solved in the Orange Notebook)
FRENCH
Make a PowerPoint presentation on the topic “France – A Fashion Paradise”.
GERMAN
Make a PowerPoint presentation on the topic “Germany – The Auto Hub”.
SPANISH
Make a PowerPoint presentation on the topic “Spain – The land of Vibrant Culture”.
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