Solution to Extended Learning – Activities and Projects Question 2 of NCERT Class 8 Science Chapter 5 Conservation of Plants and Animals

2. Promise yourself that this year you will gift at least 5 plants to your friends and relatives on their achievements, or on occasions like birthdays. Ask your friends to take proper care of these plants and encourage them to gift plants to their friends on such occasions. At the end of the year count the plants that have been gifted through this chain.

Answer:
The above activity can be carried out as follows:

Aim:
To gift at least 5 plants to your friends and relatives on occasions, encourage them to gift plants to their friends on such occasions and at the end of the year count the plants that have been gifted through this chain.

Materials Required: Aloe vera plant,rose plant, sunflower plant, cactus plant, coriander plant.

Procedure:

(i) Find out from your friends and relatives their birthdates and make it a point to keep track of their personal achievements.

(ii) Depending on the person’s preferences and living conditions, choose a plant to gift to the person on a special occasion.

(iii) Congratulate them on their achievement and include instructions on how to properly take care of the plant you have gifted them, such as watering frequency and sunlight requirements of the plant.

(iv) Encourage to continue the chain by gifting plants to their friends on their special occasions. You can even use social media channels to spread the message.

(v) At the end of the year count the plants that have been gifted through this chain.

Observations:

I gifted the following plants to five of my friends and relatives:

Five different plants to be given as gifts.

In turn, they gifted a total of 25 plants to their friends and relatives, who in turn were happy to continue the chain.

At the end of the year 100 plants were gifted through this initiative.

Conclusions: We should all plants and nurture plants for a greener and brighter future.

“Promise yourself that this year you will gift at least 5 plants to your friends and relatives on their achievements, or on occasions like birthdays. Ask your friends to take proper care of these plants and encourage them to gift plants to their friends on such occasions. At the end of the year count the plants that have been gifted through this chain.” – Solved.

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