SCIENCE

LEARNER’S DIARY
Submitted by: Shardha Baruah
Class: VIII D
Roll no. 23
Session: 2021-2022
MY PROFILE

NAME: Shardha Baruah

CLASS: VIII D
ROLL NO.: 23
FATHER’S NAME: Satya Baruah
MOTHER’S NAME: Shuwala Borgohain
SCHOOL : Kendriya Vidyalaya Khanapara
ADDRESS: House no. 2, Priya Path, opposite
Sanskriti the Gurukul, Ahom gaon,
CONTACT: 9435402266
BLOOD GROUP: AB+ve
MY STRENGHT
My parents
Curiosity
Enthusiasm
I AM GOOD AT
Crafting
Making friends
Badminton
MY HOBBIES
Crafting
Reading books
Listening to music
Cooking
MY LIMITATION
It takes time to understand something.
I cannot do calculation very fast.
Public speaking.
I WANT TO LEARN
Karate
Violin
More about human body.
Prehistoric organisms
More about history of Ahoms.
I WANT TO BE
Doctor
WHAT DO I THINK ABOUT SCIENCE
It is very interesting.
It helps us to understand how things
works.
It removes superstitions in society.
It is source of modern technology.
REACHING THE AGE OF
ADOLESCENCE
 WHAT I LEARNT:
i. About adolcent period.
ii. Puberty and its changes
iii. Secondary sexual characteristics
iv. Hormones
v. Reproductive phase and health
 WHAT WAS INTERSING:

Hormones and its work, responsible for physical

changes in body.
 WHAT WAS DIFFICULT:

Difference between Adolescence and Puberty.

FORCE AND PRESSURE
 WHAT I LEARNT:
i. What is force
ii. Magnitude of force
iii. Effects of force
iv. Types of force
v. Pressure (in solid, liquid, gas)
 WHAT WAS INTERESTING:

Magdeburg Hemisphere to show atmospheric pressure was

interesting
 WHAT WAS CHALLENGING:

How rubber sucker works.

FRICTION
 What I learnt:
i. What is friction
ii. Cause of friction
iii. Spring balance
iv. Types of friction
v. Advantage and disadvantage of friction
vi. Methods to increase and decrease friction
 What was interesting:

Cause and types of friction was interesting.

 What was difficult:

Fluid friction and how ball bearing works was difficult.

SOUND
 What I learnt:
i. How sound is produced
ii. Propagation of sound
iii. Working of larynx & human ear
iv. Amplitude, Time-period, Frequency of sound
v. Audible and inaudible sound
vi. Music and noise
 What was interesting:

Working of larynx & human ear was interesting.

 What was difficult:

Relation between Time-period and frequency.

CHEMICAL EFFECTS OF ELECTRIC
CURRENT
What I learnt:
i. Conductivity of liquids
ii. Chemical effects of electric current
iii. How to detect weak current
iv. Electrolysis
v. Electroplating
vi. Purification of metals
What was interesting:
Electrolysis and electroplating was interesting.
What was difficult:
Electrode & electrolytic cell was difficult.
SOME NATURAL PHENOMENA
What I learnt:
i. Electrical charges
ii. Electrostatic force
iii. Electroscope
iv. How lightening occurs
v. Earthquake
vi. Protection from lightning and earthquake
What was interesting
Cause of lightning was interesting to read.
What was difficult:
Lightning was difficult.
LIGHT
What I learnt:
i. What is light
ii. Reflection of light
iii. Law of reflection
iv. Image formation in plane mirror
v. Kaleidoscope
vi. Dispersion of light
vii. The Human eye and how to take care of it.
What was interesting:
The human eye was interesting.
What was difficult:
How an image is formed behind the mirror was difficult.
STARS AND THE SOALAR SYSTEM
What I learnt:
i. Stars
ii. Constellations
iii. The solar system
iv. Planets
v. Natural and artificial satellites
vi. Asteroids
vii. Comets
What was interesting:
It was interesting to read about the planets.
What was difficult:
Light years was hard to understand.
POLLUTION OF AIR AND WATER
What I learnt:
i. Air pollution
ii. Acid rain
iii. Greenhouse effect
iv. Water pollution
(Cause and effect of above)
What was interesting:
Greenhouse effect & acid rain was interesting.
What was difficult:
How ‘smog’ is formed.