Summer Homework Pack Grade 4 7

METROPOLITAN INTERNATIONAL
UNITED COLLEGE
BRINGING OUT THE BEST IN CHILDREN

SINCE 1988 FUTURE GENERATION
VACATIONS
THIS PUBLICATION OF SUMMER VACATION HOMEWORK IS A CREATIVITY AND THINKING TOOL WHICH
FOCUSES ON THE FUN AND ACADEMIC COMPONENTS TO BALANCE CHILD’S INTEREST AND LEARNING.
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 environments,
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.
Exhibition of Summer Vacation Task
All students are required to complete their Summer Vacation Task. We shall hold the exhibition of summer projects
during the first week of school inviting parents to visit the school to see their children presenting their work.
Roots International Schools wishes all of you happy and healthy Summer Vacation!
See you on 15 th August 2020. !
ENGLISH
Grade 4 till 7
ENGLISH SUMMER TASK 2021
Grade 4-5
Verbs
Use these verbs to fill in the blank below.
swim play drink fly wear
ride write drive cut redd
ring sing draw sleep walk
1. You a kite.
2. You a car.
3. You with a knife.
4. You your uniform.
5. You story books.

6. You with a pen.
7. You a bell.
8. You a picture.
9. You a horse.
10. You games.

11. You songs.
12. You at night.
13. You in the swimming pool.
14. You along the road.
15. You water.
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Write each vocabulary word next to its definition.

announced candidates convince decisions
elect es�mate government independent
1. ___________________ people seeking an office or honor

2. ___________________ choices you make about something
3. ___________________ to guess an amount
4. ___________________ people who guide a city, state, or country
5. ___________________ to cause someone to believe or do something
6. ___________________ able to do things for yourself
7. ___________________ to choose by voting
8. ___________________ told people about something
search for and circle the hidden words!
sweat meaningful chapter import

listening rapid service injury

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SYNONYMS OR ANTONYMS
Antonyms are words that have the opposite meaning.
Synonyms a word or phrase that means exactly or nearly the same as another
word.
Read each pair, write an S next to word pairs that are Synonyms and A next to
words pairs that are antonyms.
1. sit /stand
2. rare /uncommon
3. watch/view
4. near/distant
5. work/play
6. miniature/small
7. pal/friend
8. angry/irate
9. car/automobile
10. wild/tame
11. lead/follow
12. dull/boring
13. protect/defend
14. teach/instruct
15. musical/melodies
16. jump/leap
17. rapid/fast
18. hungry/full
19. inside/within
20. smelly/aroma�c
21. book/tome
22. noisy/quiet
23. buy/sell
24. hot/chilled

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Make a list of things you can invent.
For Home For Classroom

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For Friends For Fun

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Articales a, an, the

Directions: choose the correct article for each sentence.
1. Sue had to hurry to catch the / an bus

2. Clive and julian played guitar in a / an band.
3. Petey buried an / a bone in Nana’s backyard.
4. My school won the / an first place prize for selling candles!
5. I want to ride my bike to the / a friend’s house.
6. The / An new computer we bought has iTunes on it.
7. My sneakers have a / an orange stripes on the side.
8. Legoes are fun to play with the / a friend or two.
9. We watched a TV show being filmed in a / the town
10. I watched as mom put the cream -of-Wheat into a / an pot

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Describe a thing you want to invent.
Search for and circle the hidden words!
really condition convince scold

unless ounce culture public
Autobiographies:write the story of your life.
Awards:create awards to present to historical figures, scien�sts, mathema�cians, authors, or

characters from a novel.
Banners:create an informa�onal banner.

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Irregular verbs. Complete.
Base form Past Past

simple participle
caught
catch caughtcaught caught
caught
light
broke
became
run
take
hide
sold
chosen
cost
cut
stick
sat
spoke
sank
feed
felt
told
know
leave
Think of three different examples for each of the topics in the table.
music and dance Jazz, salsa, reggae

foods
words
sports
inven�ons
natural resources

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Do you know or search which country created each example you have given above? Write few
lines for each.
You could invent any tool or new technology that would improve your in
lifesome way, what
You could invent any tool or new technology that would improve your life in
would
some you
way, create? What
what would would what
you create? it do?would
How itwould it work?
do? How would When
it work?would you use it? Stick or
When would you use it? stick or draw a picture.
draw a picture.

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Solve the word puzzle. Search the hidden words.

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Complete the Puzzle.

What do you do?
Across
Down
Across: Down:
1. You can _____ my new friend. 1. My dad cooked _____on the grill.
3. We will ____ for the bus to come. 2. They went for a _______ around the island.
4. The store is a having a big ______. 3. The baby gained a li�le ________.
5. She was sick with the ______. 5. We _______ our kites high in the sky.
6. The ____mounted his horse. 7. He walked ______the jungle.
8. He ____ the ball to first base.
9. It was a long _____, and everyone was �red

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Look at the following picture

sequence and write a story. Give a title for the story
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Biographies:write the life story of someone else. It could be a friend, family member, historical
figure, or a fic�onal character.
Blogs:create blogs for literary characters or historical figures. Create an actual blog for free at
blogger.com or just write and organize ar�cles on white printer paper if the internet is not
available.
Grade 6& 7
Complete the Puzzle.
Past Participles of Irregular Verbs

Can you find all the hidden words in this word search ?
words can go in the following directions:

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Across: Down:
1. The part of a room/building which 1. A moveable barrier which blocks an

forms the lower enclosing - the part entrance to a room or building.
that you walk on.
2. A room used for sleeping.
2. A room where you can take a
shower. bath, or use the toilet. 3. A room used for cooking.
3. The external upper covering of a 4. A covered exterior area of a building

building which protects the inside used for sitting.
from rain and snow.
5. This is used to separate one room
4. The internal upper surface of a room from another. it does not move.
it is above your head.
6. A room used store motor vehicles.
Blueprints:create blueprints or floor plans of a scene described in a novel, an historic se�ng,

or an earthquake proof bridge or structure.
Booklets:create an informa�onal booklet. for example, create booklets showing comma rules,
narrator’s perspec�ve, genre, figura�ve language, and more. Booklets can be applied to almost
any unit, all you require to make are some blank white printer paper folded in half.

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Brochures:brochures can be made as either tri-fold or bi-folds. You can create informa�onal
brochure’s a story’s se�ng, or a natural event such as how a �dal wave is formed or how the
food chain works.
Calendars:create a calendar char�ng the dates of key events. This can be applied to an
historical event of Pakistan, a scien�fic event, or the sequence of events in story.
Classified Ads:create classified type ads as seen in newspapers.
create an illustrated comic strip or book represen�ng events from

Comic Strips or Books:
history or a work of fic�on.
Illustrated Quotes:choose a meaningful quote from a text that you have read. Explain why the
quote interests you and then write the quote on a blank sheet of paper and draw related
images.
Pen-pals: write le�ers to and from important people from history or the characters in a story.
ProjectWork forGrade 6-7
Ac�ng in a play
Create a short play about ar�sts working in a studio. Then act it out
Create a play about ar�sts in a studio.
What ar�st do and what kind of ar�st you want to be in the play. Give yourself a unique name
and choose what tools you will need
Think about what ar�st would say to each other in a studio. Talk about your ideas with your
family members.
Perform the play for your family. Remember to speak clearly, show the artwork you created
and act like you are a real ar�st.
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Cross word puzzle: Investigations

Solve the crossword using the list of words and the clues
infer inquisitive
observe inspect
examine conclude
revealed inquiry a
nconceivable nalyze
aspects mental
link deduce
detective nvestigate
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2. a question 1. curious; wants to understand things
5. unimaginable 3. related to the mind
6. to examine all the parts of something in order to understand it 4. a person whose job is to find or recognize the hidden
9. to look into a situation (often a crime, but it can also be a information needed to solve a crime
mystery) 7. to look closely at something
12. a connection; one part of a chain 8. shown or made known
14. to notice or watch 10. different sides or ways of looking at something
15. to figure out something unknown by considering all its known 11. to make a logical guess that something is true based
aspects and reasoning it through on the evidence, although the evidence is not clear
16 to consider the evidence and then enough to be absolutely certain
13. to look at something carefully to find problems or
specific information
: find a word that associates with the following sets of words.

Word association
Cake, Swiss, co�age
Glasses, screen, day
Cream, cube, cap
Knife, fly, cup
Find the mystery word. Replace the third le�er of each word with a new le�er to
create a different word. For example, the word MAKE could become MARE, MALE,
MATE and so on. It’s your job to figure out which one works to create the mystery
word.

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SAME
SAME
MAKE
MAKE
BOAT
BOAT
NEAT
NEAT
STOP
STOP
BAKE
BAKE
Find rhyming pairs. Unscramble the words below so that each pair of words rhymes.
RBAE & HREAS
WNROED & UTRHNDE
TUGHAT & HBTUGO
ODULC & ODOG

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Lateral thinking problems

Lateral thinking problems require crea�ve thinking with an indirect approach.
These ques�ons require logic and careful thought to solve. Here are two examples of
lateral thinking problems you can try to solve.
a) The river crossing problem
Image source: Popular Mechanics
A farmer is travelling with a fox, a goose, and a bag of beans. During his journey, he
comes across a river with a boat to cross it.
The farmer can only fit one thing in the boat with him at a �me. If le� alone
together, the fox will eat the goose or the goose will eat the beans. How does the
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b) The light bulb problem
There are three light switches outside of a room-- labeled number one, number two,
and number three. The door to the room is closed and you can’t see in. All three
switches are off.
You need to figure out which switch belongs to which bulb. You can use the switches
however you want to, but can only enter the room once. How do you do it?
1. Writing a Magazine Article
Choose a topic that is interes�ng to you. If you are interested in your topic, it’ll
be fun!
Research your topic and make a list of things you find interes�ng. What would
the reader most enjoy reading about?

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Gather a short list of facts and display them in your ar�cle in a separate
sec�on. This could be a cap�on to a picture or just a box of facts.
Writing a Scene from a play
Choose a se�ng for your play. This could be anywhere you feel like wri�ng
about: a beach, a shopping mall, a school, a park, on a boat.
Give direc�ons for the director and actors. Write them in the present tense.
Include lines for several actors. The actors’ lines keep the story moving. To
keep the play exci�ng, several actors can say things, not just one or two.
2. Writing a summary
Start your summary by telling the name of the ar�cle, story, or other text that
you’re summarizing.
Include a short introduc�on. This should be about the main idea of the whole
text.
Include detail from the text. Write only the most important things.
Include very short examples if necessary.
Remember to write the summary in your own words, don’t copy the author’s
words. Think about what you would tell a friend if they asked what the text I
about.
When you have finished your dra�, go back and read it again. Take out any
informa�on that is not absolutely necessary.

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Gather a short list of facts and display them in your ar�cle in a separate
sec�on. This could be a cap�on to a picture or just a box of facts.
Writing a Scene from a play
Choose a se�ng for your play. This could be anywhere you feel like wri�ng
about: a beach, a shopping mall, a school, a park, on a boat.
Give direc�ons for the director and actors. Write them in the present tense.
Include lines for several actors. The actors’ lines keep the story moving. To
keep the play exci�ng, several actors can say things, not just one or two.
2. Writing a summary
Start your summary by telling the name of the ar�cle, story, or other text that
you’re summarizing.
Include a short introduc�on. This should be about the main idea of the whole
text.
Include detail from the text. Write only the most important things.
Include very short examples if necessary.
Remember to write the summary in your own words, don’t copy the author’s
words. Think about what you would tell a friend if they asked what the text I
about.
When you have finished your dra�, go back and read it again. Take out any
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SUMMER TASK 2021
Now Enjoy Watching These Movies And Write Your View About Each
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Grade 4 till 7
MATH SUMMER TASK 2021
Grade IV
Instruction:
Time allocated per day: 30 minutes
All the written work should be done on rough notebook or loose sheets.
Q.1. Complete the multiplication ladder.
Q.2. The numbers on the opposite sides of this box add up to 7.
a) Which number was on the opposite side of 5? _____

b) Which number will be at the bottom? _____
c) Which number was on the opposite side of 4?
Q.3. Write a few activities that will take the time as mentioned below
.
Help Box: Boiling milk, drying wet clothes in the sun, growing
of a plant, growing a baby, spoiling a bread, switching off a fan
a) A few seconds- ______________ _, _ _________________.
b) A few minutes- ______________ _, _ ___________ ______.
c) A few hours- ______________ _, _ _________________.
d) A few days - ______________ _, _ _________________.
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e) A few months- ______________ _, _ _________________.
f) A few years-______________ _, _ _________________.
Q.4. Solve the pattern puzzle below. Find the missing number to replace the question. mark
Q.5. Solve the following.
a) In 2014 there were 267894 visitors

o sunshine
t water Park. In 2015, there were 31765 more
visitors. What is the total number of visitors in these two years?
b) There are 90000 horses in a field. Among them, 45098 horses go to the river to drink water. How
many horses remain in the field?
c) Wahid borrowed Rs. 5 hundred thousand from a bank. He returned Rs. 198,560 in the first
installment and Rs 99, 803 in the second installment. How much more does he need to pay the
bank?
Q.6. Select any 10 countries which are affected by COVID

-19 on a particular date, complete the table
given below.
Date: ____________
S.No. Country Total Number of Covid Write in words / Number name in International
System
Cases
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Q.7. When we multiple any number by 1, a zero goesin the unit’s column and the digit all move one space
along to the left.
When we multiply any number by 100, a zero goes in both the units and the tens column and all the digits
move two spaces to the left.
Use theplace value tables to multiple these number by 10 and 100.
Th H T U Th H T U
1 5 8 2
× 10 × 10
× 100 × 100

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Instruction:
Q.1. Write a fact family for each set of numbers in the triangle. The first has one been done you.

a) Ali has two packages of candy corn that have 10 pieces each. He has five boxes of hard candy
that have 6 pieces each. If Ali eats 5 pieces of his candy, how much does he have left?
b) A company earns about Rs 288 million in six years.
How much does th
e company earn in 1 month approximately?
How many more years would it take the company to make another Rs 576 million? Give an
estimate answer.
c) There are 14 girls and 15 boys at party. Four more boys arrived and 2 girls left. How many people
are atthe party now?
d) Mr. Salman is working for an NGO. He organizes many
donationsdrives and gathers contribution
for charity.

If Mr. Salman collected an average of Rs 8326 per month, how much donation did he collect in
the last 13 years?
This year’s collection is twice of last year’s. How much amount is raised this year?
e) Amir buys 2 toys that cost Rs. 5 each. He also buys 3 toys that cost Rs. 3 each. If he gives the
cashier a $20 bill. How much change will he get back?
Q.3. Move any four matchesto get 3 equilateraltrianglesonly (don’t removematches)
Q.4. Find theareaof thered triangle.
Q.5. Draw shapes of plane faces (square, triangle, rectangle, oval, circle) and solid bodies/ 3D shapes
(cube, cuboid, cylinder, sphere, cone).
Q.6. Draw the next three figures in this pattern.
How many triangles are in figure with 10 sides

?
Q.7. Solve the following questions
a) These numbers belong together in a group: 25, 40, 110, 55
These numbers do not belong in the group: 33, 71, 4, 106
Which of these numbers belong in the group? 75, 205, 87, 43
What is the rule?
b) These numbers belong together in a group: 16, 9, 49, 64

These numbers do not belong in the group: 40, 12, 77, 28

Grade VI
Instruction:
Q.1. Write the numbers in each circle that are described by the attribute written outside the circle.
Numbers in overlapping regions must meet the requirements of each circle. Justify why you placed the
numbers in the overlapping regions you did.
a) How many triangles can you find in the figures below?
b) How many different edges are used in these triangles?
c) If the area of each of the 4 smallest triangles is the same and this
area is 1 square unit, what is the area of each triangle in the figure?
Q.3. Use the digits 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 to find the smallest answer possible in this problem. No negative
numbers are allowed.

Q.4. A set of 3 integers have committed a crime and are hiding now. Find all the three integers in a row,
column or diagonal where the third number is the difference of the first and second. One set has been
done for you.
Q.5. Copy and complete the magic square. Fill in the square using numbers from 8 to 23 without
repeating. The numbers should be arranged in such a way that the sum of the numbers horizontally,
vertically and diagonally adds up to 62.

Grade VII
Instruction:
Q.1. Attempt at least 3 Sudoku puzzles online (refer to the link below), and record the time taken to solve
each. If the third puzzle is solved in 10 minutes or less, move to the next level. Bring at least 2 print outs
of solved puzzles to the class.
Sudoku link: http://www.sudokukingdom.com/
Q.2. Below is a link for ‘The Arithmetic Game’. It is a fast

- paced speed drill where you are given two
minutes to solve as many arithmetic problems as you can.
Timed mental math qui

z: http://arithmetic.zetamac.com/
Record your scores for 10 games (score is generated when time is up) and calculate the average. You will
not be moved to the next question unless you give the correct answer!
Q.3. Set up the equations and solve them to find the unknown numbers in the cases given below:
1) If you add 6 to five times a number, it gives 46.

2) Two-third of a number minus 5 gives 11.
3) If you take one-third of a number and add 4 to it, gives 45.
4) When person X subtracts 12 from thrice of a number, it gives 18.
5) When Jenny subtracts twice the number of pens, she has from 40, she gets 16.
6) Virat guesses a number. If he adds 18 to that number and then divides the sum by 6, he gets
answer 7.
7) Ami guesses anumber. If she subtracts 8 from two
- third of a number, she gets 6
Q.4. Draw these 2 triangles using same color. Cut out these triangles and
paste on appropriate position for aero plane wings as given in the figure
below. How many more congruent triangles can be drawn in the given
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Grade VII
Instruction:
Q.1. Attempt at least 3 Sudoku puzzles online (refer to the link below), and record the time taken to solve
each. If the third puzzle is solved in 10 minutes or less, move to the next level. Bring at least 2 print outs
of solved puzzles to the class.
Sudoku link: http://www.sudokukingdom.com/
Q.2. Below is a link for ‘The Arithmetic Game’. It is a fast

- paced speed drill where you are given two
minutes to solve as many arithmetic problems as you can.
Timed mental math qui

z: http://arithmetic.zetamac.com/
Record your scores for 10 games (score is generated when time is up) and calculate the average. You will
not be moved to the next question unless you give the correct answer!
Q.3. Set up the equations and solve them to find the unknown numbers in the cases given below:
1) If you add 6 to five times a number, it gives 46.

2) Two-third of a number minus 5 gives 11.
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3) If you take one-third of a number and add 4 to it, gives 45.
4) When person X subtracts 12 from thrice of a number, it gives 18.
5) When Jenny subtracts twice the number of pens, she has from 40, she gets 16.
6) Virat guesses a number. If he adds 18 to that number and then divides the sum by 6, he gets
answer 7.
7) Ami guesses anumber. If she subtracts 8 from two
- third of a number, she gets 6
Q.4. Draw these 2 triangles using same color. Cut out these triangles and
paste on appropriate position for aero plane wings as given in the figure
below. How many more congruent triangles can be drawn in the given
figure. Draw them
Q.5. The students will be given some road signs. They will draw the line of symmetry if any. If there is
no line of symmetry then they will mention that the figure is non
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symmetric. They will name the road sign and explain in a sentence,
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Grade 4 till 7
SCIENCE SUMMER TASK 2021
Grade 4
Be the Scientist!
Nell had sorted the trash from his room and believes in 3R’s. The target is to
make a product that he can utilize in his daily life for him and his friends the
only help that can be provided is a link below. Choose your favorite and
engineer the model of your choice. Write notes:
a. Which materials you used.
b. The method of completing the model.
c. The most challenging moment during the procedure.
d. How the model can be useful in your daily life.
e. Share the picture of the model with classmates.
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Grade 5
Be the Scientist!
Alexa got into woods where she was left caught on the
right side of the river. The only chance to cross is the
bridge which is not there.
Let’s engineer the bridge where she can get a bridge
with the help of materials available to her including:
wood planks, leaves, grass, rocks, sand, mud, flowers,
pine cones.
Pick only that are helpful and suitable for the
need.
Draw or construct the required model.
Give a reason for choosing the material u liked.
How the materials not being used are not useful.
How many of the materials chosen are renewable
and unrenewable?

Projects
Grade 6 Science Project (Electromagnetism)
Make motorized tiny dancers
tiny dancers
Today we are getting a bit artsy with our science! Does the idea of making a
wire sculpture that “dances” entice you……? Tiny Dancers is the third project
in our collaborative series STEAM POWER: Empowering kids to explore the
world through creative projects. Today’s topic is HARNESS!
Because harnessing refers to making use of resources to produce energy, we
decided to try making a homopolar motor. A homopolar motor is probably the
simplest DIY motor you can make. You need just a few easy to obtain items and
it’s FAIRLY simple to construct. Homopolar motors are not useful motors in
anything but science experiments but they do demonstrate some interesting
concepts and are fun to watch! They are also a great introduction to electricity
and electromagnetism.
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SAFETY NOTE:
Neodymium magnets are extremely strong and MUST BE KEPT OUT OF
REACH OF SMALL CHILDREN! Do not give them to any child who might
put them in their mouth, they are dangerous if swallowed and must be
surgically removed! This is a project for older children who can under-
stand the precautions and I recommend ADULT SUPERVISION! For more
about neodymium magnets
. safety and precautions go here. Additionally
neodymium magnets can interfere with electronic devices so please keep
them away from phones!
Also please note that these motors do heat up. See our TIPS section for
safety precautions.
Tiny Dancers (A Homopolar Motor)

Note: Before we get started, I want you to know that despite this looking
very easy there is a fair amount of TWEAK TIME you will need to invest to
make this project work! I recommend starting with a BASIC HOMOPO-
LAR MTOR to get the hang of how the motor actually works, then trying
your hand at making a tiny dancer. Each dancer will need to be tweaked to
get them to dance properly on a battery. Don’t be discouraged if at first it
doesn’t work, keep tweaking and see our tips sections for some trouble-
Materials

o Copper Wire- THIS is the gauge we used

o 1/2” x 1/8” Neodymium Disc Magnets
o AA Battery
o 3 in 1 Com bination Tool or pliers/wire cutters
o Template
o Crepe Paper (optional for skirt)
o Hot Glue (optional)
Instructions
• Steps One Cut a long piece of wire off your spool, I started with about a
10” long piece. Lay it on the template of your choice and bend as shown
- or pliers. No need to be perfect HOWEVER try and keep
using 3-in 1 tool
your form as symmetrical as possible.
• Step Two To create the base section of wire that wraps the magnets, I
recommend bending the end of the wire around the battery. Remove the
battery and gently widen the circular wire form with your fingers.
• Step Three Place three neodymium magnets on the negative side of
your battery.
• Step Four Place the motor on top of the battery so that it touches the
positive pole. The round section at the bottom of the motor must be low
enough to encircle the magnets!
• Step Five Let it go. If properly constructed it should start to spin. If it
doesn’t see our tips below.
• Step Six (optional) to make a skirt for your dancer cut a small circle of
crepe then cut a slit in the center of the circle. Slide it up onto the dancer
and secure in place with a dab of hot glue.

Tips
o MONITOR THESE FOR HEAT! Some of the motors that got going
really fast heated up quite quickly. If you notice a battery getting usually
warm stop the project, let it cool down and remove the magnets. I recom-
mend against reusing a battery that got overheated. Instead replace it
with a fresh battery. One educator warned me about a defective battery
that peeled open during this experiment. Please monitor the motors close-
ly as they spin.
o Start with your basic homopolar motor. It’s easy to bend and shape
and you should have success with it. The dancers require more time to fine
tune.
o Keep the forms as symmetrical as possible! Since they spin on an
axis if they are not symmetrical and/or balanced they will spin off the bat-
tery! This happened to us all the time. If they do spin off try and bend the
form slightly to get them balanced on the battery.
o To make the head of the dancer, bend your wire around a pencil.
o Thin wire does not work! We tried this with very thin copper wire at
first and it did not work. Stick to heavier gauges. Here is the gauge we used.
o The templates are meant as GUIDES ONLY! The motors will need to
be fine-tuned by hand by you!
o Remove the magnets - immediately after running your motor. They
will drain your motor if kept attached.
o When the electrical circuit is completed you will hear a very low
buzz.
Troubleshooting
• If the motor does not work try turning your magnets upside down and reversing
the polarity. I found this did the trick most of the time.
• The batteries burn out quickly! If turning the magnets upside down doesn’t
work, try replacing your battery with a new one.
• Make sure that the bottom section of wire encircles the magnets. If it doesn’t
your motor will not work.
• Be sure your wire is free to move around the battery and magnets. If it’s too
close to the battery or magnet it will get stuck and be motionless.
• I read that you can use a nail to put a small indentation in the top of your battery
to help keep the motor in place. I highly recommend AGAINST doing this. I tried it! One
small and light dent worked and the next dent smashed a hole in the battery causing
battery acid to spin on my counter! Eek! I decided off balance motors were better than
battery acid splashes.

Grade 7 Science Project

LET’S SOLVE THE PUZZLE OF THE FERRIS WHEEL
Oh, my! What have we been doing in the lab? This was one of our favorite challenges last
spring and in some summer school classes!
It’s Ferris wheels! Do you remember the first time you rode a Ferris Wheel? I do! It was at an
October Fest in Germany and the Ferris Wheel passenger cars were quite large and round
(like the ones in the photo below). The center pole in the passenger car had a wheel on it and
you could turn that wheel to make the passenger car travel around and around. Just think
about how dizzy this would make you as you swirl around in a circle while going around in a
circle!
This little challenge is part of a trio of challenges that are all about summer vacation theme
park rides- Ferris Wheels, Roller Coasters, and Water Slides. These are perfect for summer
or the month of August as kids head back to school! They are also perfect for any time of the
year!
This post features the magnificent Ferris Wheel!
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means that with your purchase of items Amazon will pass on small percentages to me. This
will not create extra costs for you at all! It will help me keep this blog running!

HISTORY OF THE FERRIS WHEEL

First, of all, do you know why Ferris wheel must be capitalized? It’s named after the inventor Mr.
Ferris!
This happened in 1893 when the director of the Chicago World’s Fair wanted a gigantic, unique, and
amazing structure to rival the Eiffel Tower which had been the feature at the previous World’s Fair in
Paris. The director challenged a group of engineers to design something bigger and better and Mr.
Ferris came up with the Ferris wheel. His structure was 250+ feet tall with 60 passenger cars. People
paid fifty cents to ride the Ferris wheel which meant about a two-revolution ride that took 20 min-
utes. Sadly, that original Ferris wheel was destroyed a few years later.
After we learned all this trivia about the first Ferris wheel my students were ready to build models.
Only they didn’t have steel beams. They had craft sticks and glue.
TIP: If you try this project you are going to need craft sticks! Don’t be fooled by the dollar store vari-
ety- get the giant box- like this one:
They last forever, can be reused, and are much more economical than the dollar store packages!
THE GEOMETRY OF THE WHEEL
To the right you can see a step-by-step set of photos. This shows the way kids created triangles and
then a hexagon to make each side of the wheel. Next, they had to build a frame and join their two
sides. We had some fabulous models.
We had to work through making a hexagonal shape and then joining the two sides together. It was
also really important that the two sides were symmetrical and joined properly.

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We had to work through making a hexagonal shape and then joining the two
sides together. It was also really important tha t the two sides were
symmetrical and joined properly. Otherwise, you ended up with a wonky
wheel that would not turn. This happened a lot! But, one of the things I love
about STEM is that kids make mistakes and then try something else. When
their misshapen wheels were not turning, they took the whole structure
apart and were more diligent about laying those craft sticks in a good
arrangement but with each side matching. It was like the ultimate jigsaw
puzzle.
WE MADE A FEW MISTAK ES!
Matching the two side s of the wheel proved to be challenging!

Yep, I’m going to say that the above group didn’t quite match up their wheel
sides correctly.
THAT TRICKY AXLE
Another big thing that kept happening is that an axle had to go through the wheel. This
meant the kids had to leave an opening! Some groups paid no attention to this minor
detail and ended up with the center of their wheels being a stack of craft sticks, but no
place to thread the axle. And, yes, they took that apart and started over. This was a
fabulous challenge for persistence! In the photo below you can see a center area that
worked perfectly. However, that wheel still has a mistake!
Some of our mistakes were really interesting. Look closely at the photo above. Can you
spot the mistake?
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It’s not a hexagon. That Ferris wheel has SEVEN sides! But, y’all, look at it. It’s pretty
perfectly matched and it did work very well! How on earth did that team make a
seven-sided shape? Do you know how hard that is to do on purpose?
MAJOR PROBLEM SOLVING

This was an exciting STEM challenge! Even though the Ferris wheels all looked very
similar when finished it was still unique to each group. They all approached the task
differently. Some matched the wheel sides by laying them on top of each other. Some
actually measured. Some just eyeballed it and hoped it worked.

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write them below.
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r�ficial Intelligence is the branch of compu�ng that deals with inducing human like
thinking and decision making abili�es into machines. It basically is an act of making
the computers adapt certain behavior based upon machine training/learning.
Think of some advantages and disadvantages of having Ar�ficial Intelligence in our
computers.
Advantages Disadvantages
S o�wares are basically computer applica�ons wri�en in programming languages to

perform specific tasks.
H ardware components are the tangible peripherals of a computer system. They’re the
physical devices designed to perform different tasks.
Given below is a list of so�wares and hardware devices. You’re required to write their
func�onali�es in the given space.
Name Type Func�on

MS Word So�ware
MS Paint So�ware
MS Windows So�ware
MS PowerPoint So�ware
MS Excel So�ware
Scanner Hardware
Printer Hardware
Fax Machine Hardware
Plo�er Hardware
SSD Hardware

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H istory of computer dates back to 1940s when the first-genera�on computers were
introduced. In these eighty or so years, we have done wonders. From the �me where a
whole special building was constructed to fit in a computer, we have come to a �me where
we can fit a computer in our pockets.
Could you research on the internet and write the comparison of different genera�ons of
computers?
First Second Third Fourth Fi�h
D ata Representa�on is an important subject when it comes to compu�ng.

Just remember that Byte < Kilo Byte < Mega Byte < Giga Byte < Tera Byte etc.
If 1KB = 1024 Byes and 1MB = 1024 Kilo Bytes. Fill in the missing entries in the below table.
Data 1 Data 2
3MBs __________ KBs
1GB 1024 MBs
60GB __________ MBs
4TB __________ GBs
20GBs 20971520 KBs
1KB _________ Bytes
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pera�ng System is the most essential so�ware of the computer system. It contains
the set of instruc�ons necessary to run the computer system and without these
instruc�ons, a computer system cannot func�on.
Microso� Windows 10 is the latest and current version of the Windows Opera�ng System
launched by the Microso� Corpora�on. It is important for a computer user to get to know the
opera�ng system of the computer machine.
Use your computer/laptop and write the features of Microso� Windows 10. You may use
the internet for your help. Especially write the several benefits it has offered over Microsoft
Windows 8.1.
Features of Microsoft Windows 10

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
C omputer Network is an interconnec�on of two or more computers. It is very beneficial to

connect computers together.
Can you think of some advantages and disadvantages of a computer on a network?
Advantages Disadvantages
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
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C omputer Virus is a program containing malicious instruc�ons that disturb the normal
func�oning of a computer system. It is purely made to destroy the data of other users.
Write the names of most common viruses found worldwide and how do they a�ack?
Viruses Way of A�acking

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
A n An�virus So�ware is a program designed to clean the computer from viruses and
prevent the viruses from infec�ng a computer system.
Write the names of most common an�viruses found worldwide and the features they
offer.
An�virus Features
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

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Grade 4
As the world is progressing towards advanced technological measures, everything has
started to take the digital shape. The academic content backed up by relevant skills tend to
make the profile of a ward strong.
Roots Interna�onal Schools, since its incep�on has been focused upon the academic
be�erment of the students styled on the modern educa�onal system. The educa�on system
designed on the three E’s, Exposure, Expansion and Exploration, RIS is keenly determined to
ensure that the students get a hands-on experience of the modern era tools.
Ac�vity
Logo Designing: A logo is a symbol made up of text and images used to iden�fy a business. It
aids in promo�ng the brand recogni�on.
The students of Grade 4 are required to create a logo using Microsoft Paint, Photoscape or
any other graphics edi�ng tool.
Here are the logos of well-known organiza�ons. You’re required to create any three logos.
Please write the name and descrip�on of the company along with your logo.

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Grade 5
Ac�vity
Presenta�on: A presenta�on is the process of presen�ng a topic to an audience. Whether it
could be a demonstra�on, introduc�on, lecture, speech or an idea. Presenta�on helps in
pitching the idea to the audience and ensure that it gets perceived well.
The students of Grade 5 are required to make a presenta�on using Microsoft PowerPoint
Prezi or any other presenta�on making tool.
You will have to make three presenta�ons out of which ONE should at least be made using
Prezi. Topics may be of your choice but ensure that the graphical elements, transi�ons and
effects are used in the presenta�on.

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Grade 6
Ac�vity
Photo Scavenger Hunt: Photo Scavenger basically is a fun-based ac�vity. All you have to do
is, take pictures of all the ac�vi�es given in the below checklist.
The Checklist:
1. Take a group photo with your friends (at least 3 including you) riding bicycles.
2. Capture photo with something blue and not wearable.
3. Make a collage of pictures with vehicles of at least 5 companies.
4. Capture a photo of someone being a statue.
5. Get your photo captured while taking a swing.
6. Capture a selfie with something red and eatable.
7. Capture a photo while doing kitchen chores.
8. Capture a photo having a hot-drink in rain.
9. Capture a photo while carrying grocery bag(s).
10. Finally, capture a photo while plan�ng a tree and watering it.
Remember, you’ll have to create a digital album of the pictures you’ve taken and
represent them in a slideshow. Each picture must have a cap�on, �mestamp and
watermark containing your name and campus.

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Ac�vity
Comic Book Making: A comic book/magazine is a publica�on that contains visual arts in the
form of a sequen�al panels represen�ng the scenes of a story. It is a medium of expressing
ideas in a fun to read way.
The Grade 7 students are required to make a comic book of at least 25 pages. All having
theme, graphics, character names and well-cra�ed story.
Tools you’ll be using:

Microso� Word
Microso� Paint / Photoscape / Adobe or any other photo/graphics edi�ng tool you’re
comfortable with.
Remember to use all the graphical elements, effects, shadows and color tones.
When you’re done, you’ll have to color print your comic and get it stapled.

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METROPOLITAN INTERNATIONAL

BRINGING OUT THE BEST IN CHILDREN

Tips for Parents

swim play drink ﬂy wear

ride write drive cut redd

ring sing draw sleep walk

3. You with a knife.

4. You your uniform.

5. You story books.

10. You games.

14. You along the road.

15. You water.

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Write each vocabulary word next to its deﬁnition.

1. ___________________ people seeking an ofﬁce or honor

search for and circle the hidden words!

sweat meaningful chapter import

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Make a list of things you can invent.

For Home For Classroom

For Friends For Fun

Articales a, an, the

1. Sue had to hurry to catch the / an bus

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Describe a thing you want to invent.

Search for and circle the hidden words!

really condition convince scold

Autobiographies:write the story of your life.

Awards:create awards to present to historical ﬁgures, scien�sts, mathema�cians, authors, or

Banners:create an informa�onal banner.

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Irregular verbs. Complete.

Base form Past Past

music and dance Jazz, salsa, reggae

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Solve the word puzzle. Search the hidden words.

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Complete the Puzzle.

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Look at the following picture

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Complete the Puzzle.

Past Participles of Irregular Verbs

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1. The part of a room/building which 1. A moveable barrier which blocks an

3. The external upper covering of a 4. A covered exterior area of a building

Blueprints:create blueprints or ﬂoor plans of a scene described in a novel, an historic se�ng,

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Classiﬁed Ads:create classiﬁed type ads as seen in newspapers.

create an illustrated comic strip or book represen�ng events from

ProjectWork forGrade 6-7

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Cross word puzzle: Investigations

: ﬁnd a word that associates with the following sets of words.

Cake, Swiss, co�age

Glasses, screen, day

Cream, cube, cap

b) A few minutes- ______________ _, _ _____ .