HOLY CHILD SCHOOL, CAPE COAST.

VACATION ASSIGNMENT FOR SHS ONE (1) STUDENTS. MARCH 2024.

SUBJECT: INTEGRATED SCIENCE
INSTRUCTION: NOTE THAT YOU WILL BE GIVEN A TEST BASED ON THIS WHEN SCHOOL
RESUMES.
1. (a) Tabulate five differences between plants and animals.
(b) Briefly describe viruses.
(c) State four characteristics.
(d) Give three reasons why viruses are considered as
i. Living things
ii. Non-living things
2. (a). What is biological classification?
(b) How did Aristotle classify plants and animals?
(c) Write briefly on the seven ranks or taxa by Carolus Linnaeus.
(d) State five importance / advantages of biological classification.
3. (a) What are rocks?
(b) With at least three examples, briefly explain the formation of igneous rocks.
(c) Explain weathering of rocks.
(d) Briefly describe the effect of temperature on weathering of rocks.
(e) List and discuss the three types of weathering.
4. (a) Explain how hydration aids in weathering of rocks with an example.
(b) State any four simple tools and give two functions of each.
(c) Explain any four named farming system.
(d) State the two main types of fertilizers and give two examples of each.
(e) List any four ways in which fertile soil can lose its fertility.
5. (a) What is a mixture?
(b) State the types of mixtures.
(c) State five methods of separating mixtures.
(d). Give one example each of mixtures that can be separated by the methods stated in (c)
above.
6. (a) Define the following;
i. Atom
ii. Ion
iii. Molecule
(b) copy and complete the table below.
Atom / Ion Mass Number Neutron Number Number of
Electrons
39 +¿
19 K ¿
14 −3
7 N
31
15P
(c) . State the uses of the following apparatus

i. Pipette ii. Gas jar iii. Fume chamber iv. Funnel v. Spatula
7. (a) i. State five precautions to be taken at the laboratory.
ii. What is the scientific method?
iii. Mention the steps in the scientific method.
iv. Give one reason why each of the following precautions should be taken in
the laboratory:
(a) Do not eat or drink in the laboratory.
(b) Do not smell an unknown gas.
(c) Do not touch chemicals with bare hands.
(d) Wipe off any spilled substance.
8. (a) Distinguish between basic and
derived units.
(b) State four basic and four derived
units with their corresponding SI
units.
(c) Cope and complete the table below.
Measuring Instrument Uses
Micrometer screw gauge
Stop clock
Metre rule
Thermometer
Barometer
Hydrometer
Beam balance
Ammeter
Newtonmetre

(d) State the S.I unit and an instrument you will use to measure the following
quantities:
a. length
b. volume
c. mass
d. mass
e. temperature
f. electric current
 g. luminous intensity
h. voltage
i. electric resistance
(e)Describe how you will determine the density of an irregular object using a eureka bottle.