BLUEBELLS SCHOOL INTERNATIONAL

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HOLIDAY HOMEWORK

PROJECT WORK (2022-23)

Teachers In charge: Ms Samyukta, Ms Chayanika and Ms Sohinee

PART 1 : COMPULSORY BOARD PROJECT TO BE DONE BY ALL STUDENTS

Objective:
A) The overall objective of the project work is to help students gain an insight and pragmatic
understanding of the theme and see all the Social Science disciplines from
interdisciplinary perspective.

B) It should also help in enhancing the Life Skills of the students.

C) Students are expected to apply the Social Science concepts that they have learnt over the
years in order to prepare the project report.

D) If required, students may go out for collecting data and use different primary and
secondary resources to prepare the project. If possible, various forms of art may be
integrated in the project work.

GUIDLINES OF THE PROJECT:

A) Every student must compulsorily undertake any one project on the following topics.
The following structure MUST be followed for all projects:
1. Title (specific to the topic chosen by you)
2. Content page
3. Introduction
4. Rationale (why have you chosen this topic. How is it important?)
5. Analysis (Main body of the project. Should be broken further into sub topics)
6. Conclusion (What have you learned from the research)
7. Bibliography (Alphabetical list of books, articles and other resources used for reference)

A. Sustainable Development Goals: Select any one of the following SDG goals to
undertake a research project on the importance of that goal and how it is being achieved or
implemented by your school, local/state government and the central government.
You may select any of the following SDGs:
SDG 13, 11, 16, 6, 7, 5

B. Social Issues: Select any one issue out of the following: Food Insecurity/ Gender
Inequality & Discrimination/ Climate Change
Your project must highlight the significance of the issue, a relevant case study from India, and
possible solutions to the problem.

C. Consumer Awareness:
1) What are Consumer Rights?
 2) Importance of Consumer Protection.
3) The need for a Consumer Protection Act.
4) What type of Legal protection do consumers get?
5) What are the responsibilities of a Consumer?
6) Why should a consumer be aware of his rights?
7) Identify any one Consumer organisation and write about them.

B) The project has to be well researched and Handwritten submitted in a file.

C) Do ensure that light coloured A3 sized sheets are used for the same.
D) Make your project Visually presentable through (pictures, surveys, questionnaires and
statistical data (if needed).
E) The submission of the individual project file is 12th July 202

RUBRICS FOR THE PROJECT FILE

CONTENT PRESENTATION ORIGINALITY TOTAL

10 10 10 30

PART 2: SELF -STUDY WORK (Geography Chapter 3: FOREST AND WILDLIFE

RESOURCES)

a) Self study exercise is required for every student to work on concepts independently.
b) Therefore we would like the chapter ‘Forest and wildlife Resources’ to be done entirely
by the student.
c) The teacher will upload a PPT of the chapter and the following questions related to the
Chapter need to be done in the Geography notebook.
d) The NCERT textbook can also be used as reference.
e) Do ensure that all questions are complete and lines should be drawn after every answer,
with keywords highlighted.

WORKSHEET

Q1. In what way are all species on this planet interconnected with each other?
Q2. What do we mean by Bio-Diversity?
Q3. In what way has the International Union for conservation of Nature and Natural resources
classified Plants and animal species?
Q4. Discuss the main reasons for extinction of the Cheetah?
Q5. Highlight the factors that has caused fearful depletion of flora and fauna?
Q6. How have large scale developmental projects led to loss of forests?
Q7. Why are forest ecosystems necessary to preserve?
Q8. Indicate the main reasons as to why there has been so much environmental destruction?
Q9. Why do see important plants like Himalayan Yew in trouble?
Q10. What could be the reason for growing extinction of certain plants and animal species?
Q11. Can destruction of forest and wildlife be seen as merely a biological issue?
Q12. “ Conservationists demanded a wildlife protection program to protect species”. Why was
there a need to pass a law for the same? Has this program seen success?
Q13. Discuss the main features of wildlife campaign ‘Project Tiger’? In what way has this
project helped the flourishing of Tiger population.
Q14. Highlight the main focus of conservation projects in India.
Q15. Explain the classification of Forest and wildlife resources.
Q16. Examine the main purpose of creating reserved forests. Give examples to explain.
Q17. Indicate the main purpose of preserving local communities and their habitat.
Q18. Discuss the pathbreaking success in involving local communities in management and
restoration of degraded forests.
Q19. In what way have the indigenous communities in India built a special relationship with
virgin forests?
Q20. Should the Forest laws made by the colonists in India be viewed critically today?