LEARNING OBJECTIVESThis lesson will help you to: -
learn about different states of matter
understand how matter changes from one state to another
get a better understanding of materials around us
Everything on Earth is made up of matter. There are three basic states of matter: solid, liquid, and gas.SOLIDA solid is anything that holds a particular size and shape.An apple, a block of wood, and a coin are all solids. The only way they can change their shape is by force (for instance, if you bite the apple with your teeth or chop the block of wood with an axe).The particles in solid are tightly packed and don't make a lot of movements. There is not much more...
LEARNING OBJECTIVESThis lesson -will help you to: -
learn about the solar system
know about planets and their unique features
learn about our planet Earth and Moon
QUICK CONCEPT REVIEWSolar System
The Solar System is made up of the Sun, planets, moons, comets, asteroids, meteoroids minor planets, dust and gas.
Everything in the Solar System orbits or revolves around the Sun. The Sun is so large, that its powerful gravity attracts all the other objects in the Solar System towards it.
The Sun is the largest object in the solar system.
SUNThe sun is in the Centre of the Solar System. It is huge and made up of extremely hot gases. The sun is more...
study about different type of work inside and outside home.
learn to differentiate between working and leisure time.
study about child labour and the need to go to school.
study about the tradition and games played today.
differentiate between indoor and outdoor games.
learn the importance of playing.
Real Life Examples
Many house helpers these days are usually small kids from the backward states/ countries. These small children are sent by their parents to the cities as they could earn more there than in villages.
For some people playing games is their occupation.
For eg. Sachin Tendulkar, virat kohli plays cricket. more...
examine why and how people travel from one place to another.
find out different modes of transportation.
explore different kinds of communication.
Interesting Facts
First metro train ran on 10th may 1963 in London.
Moscow metro rail service is the busiest railway service where 55 lakh passengers travel daily.
In India Kolkata was the first city to avail the services of Metro in 1984.
QUICK CONCEPT REVIEWWe all go from place to place for our work, for studying; to meet our relatives etc. Every morning you stand on your bus stop waiting for your school bus. Your school more...
learn about the different sense organs of our body
understand the functions of various internal organs of our body
study skeletal system, nervous system, muscular system, respiratory system, digestive system and circulatory system.
study the function of heart.
Real Life Examples We Got the Beat
How does the heart beat? Before each beat, your heart fills with blood. Then its muscle contracts to squirt the blood along. When the heart contracts, it squeezes – try squeezing your hand into a fist. That’s sort of like what your heart does so it can squirt out the blood. Your heart does this all day and all night, all the time. The heart is one hard worker!
LEARNING OBJECTIVESThis lesson - will help you to:-
appreciate the cultural diversity in food.
study about food derived from plants and animals.
learn about various fuels and vessels used in cooking.
learn about various techniques of preparing food.
study about food for animals.
Real Life Examples
Many food such as rice, idlis, momos etc are cooked by the process of steaming.
According to the age, the diet of a person also varies. For ex. A small child takes only milk and liquid food but adults and young persons have the capacity to eat and digest various foods.
LEARNING OBJECTIVESThis lesson will help you to: -
learn why do we need shelter/houses.
learn about different kinds of shelter/houses.
understand how people decorate their homes.
know proper ways to dispose garbage.
develop a better sense of direction.
QUICK CONCEPT REVIEWWhy do we need a HousePeople build houses to keep them safe and secure. It protects us from rain, snow, heat, wind or dangerous animals. Houses are built from whatever is available. (Sometimes people use wood, stone, clay bricks, mud, straw even ice.Misconcept / ConceptMisconcept: There are two kinds of houses- Pukka houses or apartments and slums or kutcha houses.Concept: Caves, huts, tents, caravans, stilt houses, igloos, house more...
The leaves that fall down from the trees get mixed up in the top layer of the soil and within few days completely gets mixed with the soil. This forms the humus that makes the soil more nutrient rich.
The soil found in the desert is poor soil because it lacks many essential nutrients and water. This is the reason why there are no plants except a few cacti in the deserts.
LEARNING OBJECTIVESThis lesson will help you to: -
study different types of birds.
observe the feathers of different birds.
learn about various shapes and features of the beak and claws.
know about the nest of different birds.
Real Life Examples
Many birds fly together in flocks. Flocks are so prevalent in some bird species that these groups of birds have special names, such as a raft of ducks, a charm of finches,
a horde of ravens etc.
Birds make a variety of calls, songs and nonverbal sounds with a language as complex as any spoken words.
know about a great variety of living and non-living things around us.
learn about the characteristics of living and non-living things
classify various objects around us as living or non-living
Amazing Facts
The oldest living organism was a 250 million year old bacterium.
Scientists estimate that around 5 million to 100 million unique species of plants and animals are present on earth out of which only two million have been identified.
INTRODUCTIONLook at the things around you. There is a table, book, your mother, your friends, plants, toys, birds and buildings etc. They all are different from one another in shape, size, colour and looks. On the basis of their characteristics, we can categories them more...
