Alpine-G5-Textbook-Science-FY

A PRODUCT OF CLASSKLAP SCIENCE TEXTBOOK ALPINE SERIES Latest Edition 5 Name: ___________________________________ Section: ________________ Roll No.: _________ School: __________________________________ 181010045-Alpine-G5-Textbook-Science-FY.pdf 1 03-Feb-18 2:41:33 PM

Preface IMAX partners with schools, supporting them with learning materials and processes that are all crafted to work together as an interconnected system to drive learning. IMAX presents the latest version of the Alpine series – updated and revised after considering the perceptive feedback and comments shared by our experienced reviewers and users. Designed specifically for state board schools, the Alpine series endeavours to be faithful to the spirit of the State Curriculum Framework and the National Curriculum Framework (NCF) 2005. Therefore, our books strive to ensure inclusiveness in terms of gender and diversity in representation, catering to the heterogeneous Indian classroom. The larger aim of the NCF 2005 regarding science teaching is to acknowledge and address the dynamic nature of science by focusing on the development of skills to acquire and process information scientifically. The Alpine EVS/Science textbooks and workbooks for state board schools offer the following features:  Interactive content that engages students through a range of open- ended questions that build curiosity and initiate scientific exploration  Opportunities for experimentation, analysis and synthesis of ideas and concepts  Exposure to locally relevant environmental problem solving  Effective use of visual elements to enable learning of structures, processes and phenomena  A focus on science-specific vocabulary building  Integrated education of values and life skills  Promotion of participatory and contextualised learning through the engagement of all relevant stakeholders in the learning process Overall, the IMAX Alpine EVS/Science textbooks, workbooks and teacher companion books aim to enhance the development of scientific temper along with the inculcation of healthy habits, skills and values that promote environmentally sensitive and culturally responsive democratic citizenship among students. – The Authors 181010045-Alpine-G5-Textbook-Science-FY.pdf 2 03-Feb-18 2:41:34 PM

Textbook Features Let Us Learn About Think Contains the list of learning objectives to Introduces the concept/subtopic and be achieved in the lesson arouses curiosity among students Understanding Remembering Explains the aspects in detail that form Introduces new concepts to build on the basis of the concept the prerequisite knowledge/skills required Includes elements to ensure that students to understand and apply the objective are engaged throughout of the topic Application Amazing Facts Connects the concept to real-life Fascinating facts and trivia related to situations by enabling students to apply the concept what has been learnt through the practice questions Higher Order Thinking Skills (H.O.T.S.) Encourages students to extend the concept learnt to advanced application scenarios Inside the Lab Provides for hands-on experience with creating, designing and implementing something innovative and useful 181010045-Alpine-G5-Textbook-Science-FY.pdf 3 03-Feb-18 2:41:34 PM

Contents 5Class 1 Muscular System���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 1 2 Respiratory System������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 6 3 Nervous System������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ 9 4 Floats, Sinks and Mixes���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 13 Inside the Lab – A������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 17 Activity A1: Respiratory System Activity A2: Water as a Universal Solvent 5 Fruits and Seeds���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 19 6 Plants and Environment��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 24 7 Food for Animals��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 30 8 Food Production��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 34 9 Forests as Shelter�������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 39 Inside the Lab – B�������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 44 Activity B1: Seed Germination Activity B2: Food Web 1 0 Space Travel��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 47 1 1 Wildfire������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ 52 1 2 Cyclones and Floods������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 55 1 3 Earthquakes and Tsunami����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 58 1 4 Simple Machines�������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 62 Inside the Lab – C������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 67 Activity C1: Simple Machine Activity C2: Catapult 181010045-Alpine-G5-Textbook-Science-FY.pdf 4 03-Feb-18 2:41:34 PM

Lesson Muscular System 1 Let Us Learn About R muscles and the muscular system. u the functions of our muscles. a keeping our muscles healthy. h injuries related to muscles. Think While playing kabaddi with friends, Raghav injured his hand. His mother took him to a doctor. After checking his hand, the doctor said that it was a muscle injury and not a fracture. Raghav wondered what a muscle is and how it looked. Do you know about muscles? Remembering Make a fist and fold your hand at the elbow. Touch your upper arm with your other hand. Can you feel a soft and spongy material inside? Now, while still touching it with your fingers, slowly unfold the arm. Can you feel some movement inside the upper arm? These are muscles. Muscles are present all over our body. All the muscles together form the organ system called the muscular system. 181010045-Alpine-G5-Textbook-Science-FY.pdf 5 1 03-Feb-18 2:41:35 PM

According to the place where muscles are, they can be of three different types. They are: 1) Skeletal muscles: These are muscles which are attached to the bones. They pull the bones to make movements of hands and legs. We can control these muscles. 2) Smooth muscles: These are muscles on the walls of internal organs. For example, the muscles of the lungs, stomach, intestines and so on. They are not attached to the bones. 3) Heart (Cardiac) muscles: These muscles are found only in the heart. Both the smooth and the heart muscles are not the human muscular system controlled by us. They work throughout the day on their own with the help of our brain. The three types of muscles skeletal muscles smooth muscles cardiac muscles Understanding Why do we have muscles in our body? The main function of the muscular system is the movement of different body parts. Try this: Make a fist. Tighten the fist. And loosen the fist. What do you feel? We can feel the muscles moving. They help in movement by becoming tight and loose like a spring or a rubber band. 2 03-Feb-18 2:41:35 PM 181010045-Alpine-G5-Textbook-Science-FY.pdf 6

For example, to bend our hand, some muscles will become tight and some will become loose. Let us see some movements using muscles. a) The muscles attached to the bones help in movements of muscles becoming tight hands, legs and so on. Example: walking, running, writing and loose and so on b) Heart muscles help the heart to pump blood. c) Muscles of the lungs help in breathing. When the lung muscles contract, air flows out. When they relax, air flows inside the lungs. d) Smooth muscles of the stomach and intestines help in the movement and digestion of food. muscles help in muscles help to breathe muscles help movement in digestion e) D id you know that your lips and tongue are made up of muscles too? These muscles help us while talking and eating. f) Muscles help us to maintain the body posture. They help to keep us upright and erect. g) Muscles also provide heat to our body. When we lips and tongue are muscles vibrate in feel cold, our muscles vibrate rapidly to generate made of muscles cold weather body heat. This is the reason why we shiver when we feel cold. Application Muscles are an important part of our body, so they should be healthy. Healthy food and regular exercise make the muscles stronger and healthier. Muscular System 3 181010045-Alpine-G5-Textbook-Science-FY.pdf 7 03-Feb-18 2:41:35 PM

We should follow these practices to keep our muscles healthy and strong: 1) Warm up → exercise → cool down: Exercise for 15–20 minutes every day. Warm up the different body parts with a brisk walk or a light jog before starting with exercise. After the exercise, let the body cool down slowly. Doing warm up before exercise prepares the body for the exercise. This is because the heart pumps more blood to the muscles. So, the chance of injury due to exercising is reduced. brisk walk light jog 2) Stretch: Stretch all body parts every day. It improves the strength of muscles. 3) Drink a lot of water: We should drink at least two litres of water every day. It keeps the muscles and other internal organs healthy. 4) Balanced diet: Our food helps our stretching all parts of body muscles strengthen, repair themselves and function properly. It is important to include all the nutrients like minerals and vitamins in our diet. Amazing Facts Our heart muscles never get to rest. They work non-stop till we die! Higher Order Thinking Skills (H.O.T.S.) We often hear of sportspersons getting injured. Do you know that most of their injuries are related to muscles? Let us learn about some common muscle injuries. 4 03-Feb-18 2:41:35 PM 181010045-Alpine-G5-Textbook-Science-FY.pdf 8

1) Strain: When a muscle has muscle strain in different ice pack on sprained stretched too much, it causes parts of the body leg muscle strain. For example, if we lift something too heavy like a big bucket of water, we might strain our muscle. It also happens when a muscle is used too much without rest. The treatment for strain includes applying an ice pack to the affected area. 2) Cramp: Sometimes a painful tightening of a muscle happens suddenly. This is a cramp. For example, if we play in warm or hot weather without drinking enough water, we get a cramp. It lasts from a few seconds to several minutes. It often occurs in the legs. Treatment for cramps is the massage of the affected area. cramp in leg 3) Bruises: Bruises happen if our body hits any hard object. The area swells up. It forms a red mark that is painful, and movement becomes difficult. For example, when we fall from a bicycle or get hurt while playing football, we get bruises. example of bruises while playing Children mostly get their knees and elbows bruised while playing. We should wash the bruise properly and put a bandage on it. Do you know what a hamstring injury is? Find out. (Hint: Hamstrings are a group of leg muscles.) bandage on bruises hamstring muscles Muscular System 5 181010045-Alpine-G5-Textbook-Science-FY.pdf 9 03-Feb-18 2:41:35 PM

Lesson Respiratory System 2 Let Us Learn About r respiration and the respiratory system. U steps of respiration. A breathing rate and how blowing air can warm up or cool down things. H the importance of a stethoscope. Think Hold your finger under your nose. What do you feel on your finger? Remembering Have you ever noticed someone breathe? What does the person do? He or she breathes in and breathes out. This continues throughout the day. Taking in oxygen from the air and giving out carbon dioxide is called respiration. The organ system that helps in respiration is called the respiratory system. This system has the following parts: 1) A nose with a pair of openings called nostrils. 6 03-Feb-18 2:41:35 PM 181010045-Alpine-G5-Textbook-Science-FY.pdf 10

2) Windpipe (Trachea) 3) A pair of lungs: The sac-like lungs are located in the nose chest. They are protected by the rib cage. They mouth occupy most of the space in the chest. Both lungs are not of the same size. The left lung is smaller than windpipe the right. lungs 4) An elastic diaphragm: It is a dome-like muscle diaphragm below the lungs. It separates the lungs from the the human respiratory system stomach and intestine. Understanding How does respiration take place? breathe in breathe out There are two main steps of respiration: 1) breathing in (inhale) oxygen into the lungs 2) breathing out (exhale) carbon dioxide from the lungs The diaphragm has an important role. Breathing in and breathing out happen due to the up and down movement of the diaphragm. It moves down to take in oxygen. It moves up to release the carbon dioxide from the lungs. Application BREATHING RATE running makes us breathe faster Place your hands on your chest as you breathe. What is the pace of your breathing? Now stand and jump for five minutes. Keep your hands again on your chest. You are breathing hard and fast now. Why does this happen? We need to breathe because we need oxygen for many of our body functions. When we run, jump or play, we need more oxygen. So we breathe faster than usual. According to the difficulty level of the activity, the number of times we breathe also increases. The faster we move, the faster we breathe. Respiratory System 7 181010045-Alpine-G5-Textbook-Science-FY.pdf 11 03-Feb-18 2:41:35 PM

Usually, adults breathe about 18 times in a minute. Children breathe even faster. Count how many times you breathe in a minute. BLOWING air TO Warm UP OR COOL DOWN things Your mother has given you hot milk to drink. But you are getting late for school. What does she do? She blows into the glass of milk to cool it faster. We blow to cool the hot food or drink. The air from the mouth is cooler than the food. So it cools down the food. Does blowing always make things cold? Think, what will happen if you blow on an ice cream? Will it become colder? Try it. Why is the woman in the picture blowing on the fire? a woman blowing into a chulha Wood or fuels need air to burn. So, blowing into the fire makes the fire to burn faster and hotter. Amazing Facts Our body can withstand up to three weeks without food and one week without water. But, we can live only for three to four minutes without oxygen. Higher Order Thinking Skills (H.O.T.S.) Whenever we go to doctors, they keep a stethoscope on our chest. Then he or she asks us to take long breaths. Do you know why? A stethoscope is an instrument used to hear sounds of heartbeats and breathing. Doctors use it to check the health of our body. Our breathing and heartbeats change when we are unwell. stethoscope 8 03-Feb-18 2:41:35 PM 181010045-Alpine-G5-Textbook-Science-FY.pdf 12

Lesson Nervous System 3 Let Us Learn About r parts of the nervous system. u working of the nervous system. a role of our sense organs. h how the brain works with closed eyes. Think If we happen to touch or hold a hot vessel in our hand, what do we do? We let go of it immediately. How do we come to know that the vessel is hot and we should drop it? Remembering Our body is made up of organs which help us perform various functions. Do you think they perform these functions on their own? How do we walk? How do our legs move to walk? Our body has an organ system which controls all the body functions. It is called the nervous system. Without this system, our brain would be like jelly. It wouldn’t be able to perform any function. Let us learn about the different parts of the nervous system. 181010045-Alpine-G5-Textbook-Science-FY.pdf 13 9 03-Feb-18 2:41:35 PM

1) The brain: The brain is located in the brain head. It is soft like jelly. It is covered and spinal cord protected by the skull. The skull is very hard. It protects the brain. The brain nerves manages the entire body, but weighs only about 1.5 kg. the human nervous system 2) The spinal cord: It is long and thin like a pipe. It starts from the lower part of the brain. It looks like a long tail of the brain. Along the way, nerves branch out from the spinal cord just like the branches of a tree from a tree trunk. The backbone encloses the spinal cord. 3) Nerves: The nerves are like wires. They are spread in our entire body like a spider’s web. They connect different body parts and organs to the spinal cord and to the brain. Understanding Our nervous system is like a postal service. Through the given pictures, let us understand how the nervous system works: 1) Sender (any organ or body part) gives the message to the postman (nerves). 2) Postman takes the message 1 2 3 (box) through the spinal cord (red scooter). 3) Postman gives the message to the brain. The brain reads these messages and decides what needs to be done. Accordingly, it gives messages in return. The brain tells what to do about the message. 4) The postman (nerves) returns 45 with the message from the brain through the spinal cord. nervous system working like a postal service 10 181010045-Alpine-G5-Textbook-Science-FY.pdf 14 03-Feb-18 2:41:35 PM

5) Nerves then give the message to the receiver (same or different organ or body part). Once the body parts receive the message, they do what the message asks them to do. In our nervous system, the message can be about different parts of the body or about what is happening outside the body. The brain is the control centre of the body. The brain talks to the entire body through the spinal cord and nerves. It tells our body ‘what to do’ and ‘when to do it.’ All these steps take place at extremely high speed. This is why we can respond to things very fast. For example, when we see something in front of us, within a second we know what it is, how it looks like and how far or close it is. Application To control our body, the brain also needs to know what is happening outside our body. For example, when we walk, the brain needs to get the messages about the things in our way. How does the brain get these messages? For this, the sense organs work along with the nervous system. Eyes, ears, nose, tongue and skin are the organs that help us to sense the things around us. With the help of these organs, we see, hear, smell, taste and feel the things around us. Let us learn how these organs help us to sense with the help of the nervous system. When an object comes in front of us, the eyes send this information to the brain through the nerves. The brain reads this message and tells us what object it is. That is how we see. Similarly, if we smell or taste something, the five sense organs nose and tongue send a message to the brain through the nerves. Then, the brain tells us what kind of smell or taste it is. It also tells us whether the smell and taste are good or not. In the same way, the skin helps us to feel heat-cold, the rough-smooth and so on. Ears help us to hear with the help of messages from the brain. Nervous System 11 181010045-Alpine-G5-Textbook-Science-FY.pdf 15 03-Feb-18 2:41:35 PM

Amazing Facts In the human body, the right side of the brain controls the left side of the body, while the left side of the brain controls the right side. Higher Order Thinking Skills (H.O.T.S.) You have learnt that the five different sense organs help the brain to sense the things around us. Our brain identifies objects when the eyes send messages to the brain. Can the brain identify objects even without the help of the eyes? Let us do an activity. 1) Ask your parents, siblings or friends to keep different food items in different vessels. (This can be done in the classroom using the different tiffins during the lunch break.) 2) Close your eyes while they are putting these food items in the container. 3) Blindfold yourself. 4) Smell each food item. Try to identify it by its smell. 5) Try to guess the food by the feel of the food item. 6) If you could not find it out from the smell or feel, blindfolded child identifying then taste it. food item 7) Make a note of how many food items you could identify. From this activity, you will get to know that our brain can identify things with their smell, taste or feel (texture); even with our eyes closed. 12 03-Feb-18 2:41:35 PM 181010045-Alpine-G5-Textbook-Science-FY.pdf 16

Lesson Floats, Sinks and Mixes 4 Let Us Learn About R the substances that float, sink and mix in liquids. u water as a universal solvent. a solvents other than water. h the effect of heat on solubility. Think If we add some sugar to water and stir it for some time, the sugar disappears. What happens to the sugar? Where does it go? Remembering When we add sugar to water or milk, the sugar disappears. It dissolves, and the water or milk looks same as before. We can know that the water or milk has sugar in it only when we taste it. In the above example, • Sugar that gets dissolved is a solute. • Water that dissolves something is a solvent. • Sugar syrup that we get after mixing water and sugar is a solution. sugar dissolves in water 13 181010045-Alpine-G5-Textbook-Science-FY.pdf 17 03-Feb-18 2:41:35 PM

Solvents can dissolve other substances in them. The substances that get dissolved are called solutes. When a solute dissolves in a solvent, a solution is formed. solute solvent solution Try this: Take a disposable plastic glass. Fill half of it with water. Add a drop of blue ink or neel (used at home to whiten clothes) in it. What happens to the water in the plastic glass? It turns blue. The blue ink or neel (solute) dissolves slowly in the water (solvent) to turn it blue (solution). Do all the things we add to water get dissolved in it? mixing ink or neel changes Try this: the colour of water to blue Take a small piece of paper. Put it in water. What happens? It paper boat floats on the remains near the surface. Stir the water. Does anything happen? surface of water No. It remains as it is. Paper does not dissolve in water. It floats on the surface. This is the reason why a paper boat also floats. Now, put a piece of chalk in a glass of water. What do you see? Does the chalk disappear in water? Does it float on the surface of water? No. It just goes down and settles at the bottom of the glass. The piece of chalk neither floats nor dissolves in water. It sinks in water. Substances that can dissolve in water are soluble substances. For example, salt, sugar, ink and so on. And ones that do not dissolve are insoluble. For example, wood, stones, sand, eraser, pencil and so on. chalk piece sinks in water Understanding Like water, oil is also a liquid. Can we dissolve sugar in it? Let us find out. 14 03-Feb-18 2:41:37 PM 181010045-Alpine-G5-Textbook-Science-FY.pdf 18

Take one glass. Add some cooking oil to it. Now, add one spoon of sugar to it and stir. What do you observe? Sugar does not dissolve in oil. It remains at the bottom. Substances soluble in water may not be soluble in other liquids. As water can dissolve many substances, it is called the universal solvent. What will happen if we keep on adding any solute to water? Let us find out. Try this: Take one glass of water. Add some salt and stir. Once it gets dissolved, add some more salt. Continue this process. After some time, the salt you add will remain at salt remains undissolved the bottom and will not dissolve further. Why is it so? This is because water gets filled with salt. It cannot take up any more salt. If you add some more water to it and stir, the salt that remained at the bottom will dissolve. after adding water, salt dissolved Application We have learnt that water is a universal solvent. But it cannot dissolve some substances. Example: oil, stones, some wall paints and so on Try this: Take a glass of water. Add some cooking oil to it. What do you see? The water and oil remain separate. They do not mix. The oil floats on the surface of the water. Have you ever seen painters washing and cleaning some wall paints are not water soluble their brushes? Do they wash it in water? No. Sometimes, the paint they use does not dissolve in water. Floats, Sinks and Mixes 15 181010045-Alpine-G5-Textbook-Science-FY.pdf 19 03-Feb-18 2:41:37 PM

So, they use a solvent like kerosene or petrol to wash away the paint from the brushes. Have you ever seen your mother giving oil or grease stained clothes for dry cleaning? This is because the oil from the stains is not soluble in water. Some other solvents like petrol is used for dry cleaning. The oil from the stains gets dissolved in it, and the clothes get clean. Amazing Facts Have you ever wondered, why the soft drinks fizz when we fizzing soft drink can open the lid? These soft drinks have carbon dioxide dissolved in water under pressure. When we open a bottle or a can of soft drinks, the carbon-dioxide gas dissolved in the drink rushes out. This causes the fizz. Higher Order Thinking Skills (H.O.T.S.) We have learnt that we cannot dissolve something in water beyond a limit. Let us do an activity to understand why. Take three glasses. Take cold water in the first glass, normal water in the second glass and hot water in the third one. Add one spoon of sugar to each of them. Stir and observe the changes. The sugar in hot water disappears first. The normal water takes more time. Cold water takes the longest. dissolving sugar in cold water dissolving sugar in normal water dissolving sugar in hot water In all three glasses, the solvent and the solute are the same. Then why is there a difference in the speed of dissolving? The difference is due to heat. When water is heated, the heat energy causes the particles to start moving faster. Fast movement of the particles causes them to dissolve faster. Heating solvents like water or milk, allows us to dissolve more quantity of a solute in it. 16 03-Feb-18 2:41:37 PM 181010045-Alpine-G5-Textbook-Science-FY.pdf 20

Inside the Lab – A Make sure you do these activities only with the help of a teacher or an adult. Activity A1: Respiratory System You will need: three balloons, scissors, knife, a large plastic bottle, two straws (that can be bent), clay and a rubber band You need to: 1) bend the straws at an angle. 2) insert the bent ends of the straws inside the balloons as shown in step 2. Secure them using the duct tape. 3) attach the straws to each other forming a ‘Y’ shape as shown in step 3. 4) add a ball of clay around the straight ends of the straws, leaving the holes of the straws open as shown in step 4. 5) place the straws into a bottle, and secure the clay around the opening of the bottle as shown in step 5. 6) cut the bottom of the bottle as shown in step 6. Cut off the neck of a balloon. Stretch the balloon to cover the bottom of the bottle and secure it with a rubber band. (The teacher should help the student while cutting.) 7) blow air into the straws. What do you see? When the air comes out from the bottle, what do you see? The balloons in the bottle act as lungs, and the balloon that is stretched acts as a diaphragm. When you blow air into the balloons, they expand. When the air comes out of the balloon, they return to their normal size. This is how we inhale oxygen and exhale carbon dioxide. 181010045-Alpine-G5-Textbook-Science-FY.pdf 21 17 03-Feb-18 2:41:37 PM

step 1 step 2 step 3 step 4 step 5 step 6 Activity A2: Water as a Universal Solvent We know that water is called a universal solvent as it dissolves more substances than any other liquid. Let us find out which of the following household items it will dissolve. You will need: four glasses of clean water, spoons, baking soda, pepper, flour, soap You need to: 1) line up the glasses of water and try to dissolve each of the substances by pouring one teaspoon of each substance into a separate glass. 2) stir using a spoon. 3) record your observations in the table given below. (Note: Do not try to put too much of any substance in the water.) Observation table: Name of the substance Dissolve/Does not dissolve 18 03-Feb-18 2:41:37 PM 181010045-Alpine-G5-Textbook-Science-FY.pdf 22

Lesson Fruits and Seeds 5 Let Us Learn About R fruits and seeds. u the dispersal and germination of seeds. a uses of seeds. h the collection of seeds. Think Shahid saw a baby mango plant in his backyard. It was not there a few days back. He wondered how the new baby plant came out of the soil. Can you guess? mango baby plant Remembering Shahid wanted to know from where the baby mango plant had sprouted. He removed the litter and some soil around the baby plant. Then, he could see that the baby plant had sprouted from a mango seed buried in the soil. Shahid went to his mother and told her about the baby plant. His mother told him that plants make fruits and seeds to produce new baby plants. Let us learn about fruits and seeds and how they produce new plants. 181010045-Alpine-G5-Textbook-Science-FY.pdf 23 19 03-Feb-18 2:41:37 PM

Most of the plants around us produce flowers. Most of these flowers develop into fruits with the help of insects and birds. For example, most mango flowers change into mangoes. Pomegranate flowers change into pomegranates. a pomegranate flower developing into a fruit Most fruits contain seeds inside them. Some have only one seed, while some fruits have a few seeds. There are some fruits that have many seeds, while some other fruits do not have any seeds. You might have seen grapes without seeds. Some fruits have seeds outside them. For example, cashew has a seed outside the fruit. Like fruits, seeds also vary in shape, size and colour. Most of the fruits are fleshy, tasty and nutritious. So, animals, birds and humans use them as food. a mango with a papaya with seeds inside seed outside seed inside many seeds the apple the cashew Understanding Seeds can form new plants. When a seed grows into a new plant, it is called germination. A seed needs soil, air, water and nutrients to germinate. How does a seed reach the soil? When the fruits are ripe, they fall off from the plant. After a few days, the fruit may decay or dry up, and the seeds get exposed. Have you seen ripe mangoes fall from the tree? What will happen if all the seeds fall below the tree germination of a seed and germinate there? They will not have enough space to grow. The nutrients in the soil will not be enough for all of them to grow. 20 03-Feb-18 2:41:37 PM 181010045-Alpine-G5-Textbook-Science-FY.pdf 24

So, seeds of plants need to be spread to different places. This spreading of seeds from the plants is known as the dispersal of seeds. How does this dispersal take place? 1) Wind: Some seeds are carried away by the wind. For example, seeds of dandelion plants. Have you seen any fluffy seeds gliding in the air? 2) Water: Seeds of the plants like lotus dandelion seeds gliding in the air coconut dispersed or coconut, which grow in or around by water water bodies are dispersed by water. These type of seeds float on water. 3) Animals: Seeds of some plants are sticky. They get attached to the body of animals. When these animals wander from one place to another, the seeds attached to their bodies may fall off at different places. For example, grass seeds. Some birds eat fruits. Sometimes seeds fall off accidentally from their beaks. Sometimes birds spit the seed after eating the fruit. And sometimes, seeds reach the soil through bird droppings. Animals like bats are also involved in the dispersal of birds eat fruits, and disperse seeds of the banyan and guava trees. the seeds through their beaks Human beings also help in the dispersal of seeds. and droppings For example, seeds get stuck to the clothes and shoes of farmers and are dispersed. 4) Explosion: Seeds of some plants are dispersed by fruit explosion, for example, lady finger and mustard. After dispersal, seeds reach the soil. In the soil, they germinate and turn into a new plant. Let us see how: Seeds need moisture, air and the right amount of warmth to germinate and grow. Until they have these conditions, the seeds do not sprout. Once the seed gets the right conditions, it turns into a tiny baby plant. It then grows into a plant. lady finger explodes dispersing the seeds Fruits and Seeds 21 181010045-Alpine-G5-Textbook-Science-FY.pdf 25 03-Feb-18 2:41:37 PM

Application We have learnt that new plants grow from seeds. If we observe a sprouting seed, we can see that the sprout does not have roots. Then, from where does it get the nutrients to grow? The small plant absorbs the food from within the seed till it develops roots. Seeds have food stored inside them. Due to this, we also use different types of seeds as our food. Let us see some uses of seeds. 1) Cereals, pulses and sprouts that we use are the seeds of plants. For example, rice, moong, chana and so on. You may have seen sprouts. They are the germinated pulses. 2) The nuts we eat are the seeds of plants. For example, groundnut, cashew nut and so on. 3) Some of the spices we use are the seeds of plants. For example, pepper. 4) We extract oil from groundnut, mustard, coconut and other such seeds. pulses sprouts nuts seed used as oilseed – mustard spice – pepper Amazing Facts Atlantic giant pumpkins are the largest fruits ever grown on earth. 22 Atlantic giant pumpkin 181010045-Alpine-G5-Textbook-Science-FY.pdf 26 03-Feb-18 2:41:37 PM

Higher Order Thinking Skills (H.O.T.S.) There are numerous variety of seeds in the world. variety of seeds Let us find out the different types of seeds in our surroundings. 1) Collect different varieties of seeds available in your house and surroundings. Try to collect at least ten different types of seeds. 2) Separate the seeds based on their shape, size, colour and so on. 3) Paste them directly in your scrapbook, or you can put them in small bags to make samples. 4) Find out the use of these seeds to us, if any. 5) Also find the way in which their dispersal happens. Fruits and Seeds 23 181010045-Alpine-G5-Textbook-Science-FY.pdf 27 03-Feb-18 2:41:37 PM

Lesson Plants and Environment 6 Let Us Learn About r habitats and habits of plants. u adaptations of plants. a protection of plant environments. h sacred groves. Think Seema planted a lotus plant in her garden and watered it. But it drooped down and dried up within a few days. What can be the reason for this? Remembering Plants can be found almost all over the Earth. They grow on land as well as in water. These places are called their habitats. Let us learn more about the habitats of plants. TERRESTRIAL PLANTS The plants that grow on land are known as terrestrial plants. They grow in different areas like mountains, plains, deserts, swampy areas, coastal areas and so on. 24 03-Feb-18 2:41:37 PM 181010045-Alpine-G5-Textbook-Science-FY.pdf 28

plants on mountains plants in plains plants in deserts plants in swampy areas plants in coastal areas AQUATIC PLANTS Plants that grow in water are called aquatic plants. They are of three kinds – floating, fixed and underwater plants. Floating plants: These plants are found floating freely on water. They are water lettuce not attached to the bottom of the water body. For example, water lettuce, lotus water hyacinth and so on. Fixed plants: These plants have roots that are fixed to the soil at the bottom of the water body. Their leaves and flowers float on the surface of the water to get oxygen from the air and sunlight. They have broad and wax coated leaves. Waxy coating prevents the leaves from rotting due to water. For example, lotus, water lily and so on. Underwater plants: These plants grow completely under the water. They take in carbon dioxide from the water. For example, sea grass, tape grass and so on. Now, let us learn about some habits of plants. Plants also differ according to their sea grass food habits. Plants that make food on their own: Most green plants make their own food. They absorb water and nutrients from the soil with the help of roots. Leaves produce food by combining carbon dioxide and water using energy from sunlight. Plants which depend on other plants: Some plants like cuscuta and sandalwood tree absorb water and nutrients from the roots of other plants. Such plants that depend on other plants for their food are called parasitic plants. cuscuta plant Plants and Environment 25 181010045-Alpine-G5-Textbook-Science-FY.pdf 29 03-Feb-18 2:41:37 PM

Plants that eat small insects: Some plants trap small insects and digest them. Such plants are called insectivorous plants. For example, pitcher plant, Venus flytrap and so on. pitcher plant Understanding Plants grow on land and in water. They have different food habits. Due to these differences, the plants have different features. The body features and special characteristics that help the plants to live successfully in a particular environment are called their adaptations. ADAPTATIONS OF TERRESTRIAL PLANTS Mountain plants: They are tall, straight and conical. They have narrow needle-shaped leaves. The conical shape does not allow the snow to remain on their leaves. If the trees in cold places are not conical in shape, snow will collect on the branches. Due to the weight of the snow the branches will break. Plants in plains: They have many branches that spread out. These branches help them to absorb maximum sunlight. leaves of a conical shape of branched stem of a tree mountain plant mountain plants Desert plants: They have fleshy green stems stem of a desert plant that store water. Their leaves are reduced to spines to prevent water loss. They have extensive roots. Plants in swampy areas: Swampy areas have very sticky and clayey soil. So, it is difficult for plants to grow because air cannot reach the roots. Hence, the plants in swampy areas have breathing roots. Such roots come out of the soil for oxygen and sunlight. Breathing roots are roots in the air that help plants to breathe. breathing roots 26 181010045-Alpine-G5-Textbook-Science-FY.pdf 30 03-Feb-18 2:41:37 PM

Plants in coastal areas: These plants have to adjust to strong winds and heavy rainfall. Coconut trees are mainly found in coastal areas. They have sturdy, flexible stems and thick leaves with many long strips to overcome strong winds. stem of a leaves of a coconut tree coconut tree ADAPTATIONS OF AQUATIC PLANTS Floating Plants: Their leaves and stems are light and spongy due to waxy leaves and the presence of air pockets. Air gets filled in these pockets. It helps them to float on water. Fixed plants: Their leaves are broad. The upper surfaces of air pockets the leaves of floating and fixed plants have a waxy layer. narrow leaves This waxy coating prevents the leaves from rotting due to water. Underwater plants: They have narrow and slender leaves. waxy leaves They breathe inside water. Adaptation of Plants According to Food Habits Plants which produce food have green leaves and a well developed root system. Leaves are positioned in such a way that they receive maximum sunlight. Parasitic plants have special roots. Using these roots, they absorb the food and water from other plants. Cuscuta is one such plant. Insectivorous plants have special structures to trap and digest insects. For example, the pitcher plant plants that produce cuscuta has a pitcher (pot-like structure) with a flap. The flap food produces nectar that attracts insects. The rim of the pitcher is slippery. So the insects slip inside. The pitcher is deep. Moreover, the inside wall is difficult to climb. So the insects drown and dissolve in the liquid present inside the pitcher. Plants and Environment 27 181010045-Alpine-G5-Textbook-Science-FY.pdf 31 03-Feb-18 2:41:38 PM

flap rim pitcher parts of a pitcher insects on the rim insect trapped of the pitcher inside the pitcher Application Plants benefit from their environment. Environment provides all the necessary support to the plants. How do plants support their environment? In the process of photosynthesis, plants: • take in carbon dioxide gas from the air. • release oxygen. • trap the energy of the Sun (light energy). • trap nutrients from the soil. Roots hold the soil firmly which helps to: • prevent soil erosion. • conserve water. 28 Plants support wildlife by providing shelter. 181010045-Alpine-G5-Textbook-Science-FY.pdf 32 03-Feb-18 2:41:38 PM

How do human activities affect the environment? • D ue to human activities, the natural environment of plants is being destroyed. Humans cut down trees for firewood, timber, medicinal purposes and many more. This has destroyed the natural habitats of plants and animals. • S ome plants we see around have been introduced in our country from lantana distant places. Some such introduced plants spread rapidly destroying the environment of other local plants by competing for soil, water, nutrients and sunlight. For example, lantana What measures are being taken by the government? Due to the cutting of trees, some trees have disappeared talipot palm soap nut tree from the Earth. Some trees may disappear if we don’t protect them. So, they are given protection by the government. Example: sandalwood tree, Malabar mahogany, talipot palms, soap nut tree. Amazing Facts The General Sherman Redwood tree in California is about 2300-2700 years old. Higher Order Thinking Skills (H.O.T.S.) Why do we celebrate Vanamahotsava? It is a yearly tree-planting movement in India. It began in 1950. It means the ‘festival of trees’. It is celebrated to create awareness about forest conservation and planting trees. Another practice has also been sacred groves followed since olden days to conserve trees. Some small forest areas are worshipped and protected by different communities. These areas are called sacred groves. Find out more about sacred groves. Plants and Environment 29 181010045-Alpine-G5-Textbook-Science-FY.pdf 33 03-Feb-18 2:41:38 PM

Lesson Food for Animals 7 Let Us Learn About r herbivores, carnivores and omnivores. u body adaptations of animals to suit their eating habits. a food chain and food web. h how some animals may disappear from the Earth. Think Saleena was eating lunch. She found a squirrel on a tree near the window. She wondered where it got its food from. Do you know how animals find food? Remembering Animals cannot make their food. So, they eat plant parts or other animals that they find in their surroundings. For example, a squirrel finds its food from the surroundings. It collects fruits and nuts from different plants. It may eat some insects too. Have you seen a squirrel collecting groundnuts a squirrel eating termites squirrels eating termites? 30 181010045-Alpine-G5-Textbook-Science-FY.pdf 34 03-Feb-18 2:41:38 PM

What does a cow eat? Does it eat termites like the squirrel? No. It eats grass, fruits or vegetables. Animals around us differ in their eating habits. They are of three types based on their eating habits. 1) Herbivores (‘herb’ means ‘a plant’, and ‘vore’ means ‘eat’): These are animals which eat only plant parts as their food. Cows, rabbits, deer are a few examples of herbivores. a cow eating grass 2) Carnivores (‘carni’ means ‘flesh’, and ‘vore’ means ‘eat’): These animals eat other animals as their food. For example, the lion, tiger, leopard and so on. 3) Omnivores (‘omni’ means ‘all’, and ‘vore’ means ‘eat’): These animals eat both plants and animals as their food. For example, human, bear, crow, squirrel and so on. herbivores carnivores omnivores Understanding Now, let us learn how animals find food themselves ants have a sharp from their surroundings. sense of smell If we happened to spill some sugar on the floor, within minutes, it would be surrounded by ants. How do they find it? They can smell it. If we sit outside the house or school to have some food, a crow may fly down and take away our food. Food for Animals 31 181010045-Alpine-G5-Textbook-Science-FY.pdf 35 03-Feb-18 2:41:38 PM

Birds can see things from far away. So, they notice the food on our plate even when they fly high in the sky, or sit on a tree far away from us. Animals find their food with the help of their senses. Their eagles spot their prey senses are far stronger than ours. Can we smell the sugar kept from far away in a container inside the cupboard? No. But, ants can. This strong sense of smell helps them to find their food. In the same way, birds can find food with the help of their sharp eyes. Have you seen a cat waving its ear, when we make a scratching sound on the table or ground? They have a sharp sense of hearing. This helps them to find their prey. Do you remember reading about birds and beaks and that the cats have a sharp sense shapes of beaks are suitable for the food they eat? Similarly, have of hearing you ever observed the teeth of a cow? Are they different from that of a dog? Cows have flat teeth. But dogs and cats have sharp, pointed teeth. Why are they different? It is because the food they eat is different. Cows eat grass. They need flat teeth to grind the plant parts. Dogs and cats eat flesh. They need sharp teeth to tear the flesh. A rabbit has strong front teeth. These help the rabbit to bite food a dog has sharp teeth like carrots easily. Some animals use their tongue to sense the prey as well as to catch them. For example, frogs and lizards. Snakes have many senses that help them to find their food. They sense the movement and smell of their prey. strong front teeth help a rabbit to bite a frog uses its tongue a snake uses its sense of to catch the prey smell and movement Application What does an eagle eat? It eats small animals like rats. What do the rats eat? They eat fruits and seeds of plants. From where do these plants get their food? 32 181010045-Alpine-G5-Textbook-Science-FY.pdf 36 03-Feb-18 2:41:38 PM

They make their food using sunlight, carbon dioxide, water and nutrients. In this way, plants and animals are linked to each other by eating and being eaten. This is called a food chain. a food chain food web Food chains are also connected to each other. For example, plants can be eaten up by a deer or a rabbit. The deer can be eaten up by not only a lion but also a tiger. The plants can be eaten up by a small bird. The small bird can be eaten up by a large bird. Such connected food chains form a food web. Amazing Facts The largest carnivore on Earth is the South Atlantic elephant seal. It usually weighs 3,500 kg. South Atlantic elephant seal Higher Order Thinking Skills (H.O.T.S.) All animals need food to live. What will happen if they do not get enough food from the surroundings? Some of them may die. Their number will decrease in that area. If the food in the surroundings became more scarce, their number will decrease further. In this way, some animals may disappear from the surface of the Earth. Many animals have disappeared from the Earth in this way. Some animals are in danger now. Only a few of their kind are left. The Asiatic lion, Bengal tiger, red panda, snow leopard are few animals whose number has decreased. Asiatic lion Bengal tiger red panda snow leopard Food for Animals 33 181010045-Alpine-G5-Textbook-Science-FY.pdf 37 03-Feb-18 2:41:38 PM

Lesson Food Production 8 Let Us Learn About R farms. U how farmers grow food plants. A the journey of food from the farms to our homes. H growing plants without harming the environment. Think Arvind enjoys eating mangoes, and his favourite vegetable is brinjal. What are your favourite fruits and vegetables? Have you ever thought about where these food items come from and how they reach your house? Remembering We buy fruits, vegetables, grains, pulses and so on from the market. We also buy milk, meat and fish. We know that all these food items come either from plants or animals. Where are all these plants and animals grown? Who takes care of them? Let us find out. In villages, you must have seen open fields where some plants are grown. You may have seen some people working in those fields. There may have also been some animals like goats, 34 03-Feb-18 2:41:38 PM 181010045-Alpine-G5-Textbook-Science-FY.pdf 38

cows, buffaloes and so on. These are farms. A farm is a piece of land used to grow crops and raise animals. People grow different types of useful plants in farms. In some farms, animals which give eggs, milk and meat are also grown. Growing useful plants and raising livestock on a farm is called farming. The people who do these activities are called farmers. farming What are the different types of plants and animals farmers grow on their farms? They grow plants which give us food like vegetables, fruits, cereals, pulses, oilseeds and spices. They also grow sugar cane, tea plant, coffee plant, rubber tree and so on. The animals which are reared on farms include birds like chickens and ducks, cows, buffaloes, goats, pigs and so on. Some farmers rear fish, prawn and so on. Understanding How does a farmer grow plants on his or her farm? Let us find out. First, the farmer has to decide which crops to grow. You know that plants grow from the seeds. So, to grow plants, the farmer needs seeds of these plants. He or she may use the seeds already stored or may buy them from some other people. We have learnt that seed germination needs air, water, sunlight and nutrients from the soil. Once the seeds are ready, the farmer prepares the land to sow these seeds. The soil is cut, lifted, turned over and crushed. This is done to make sure that the soil becomes loose and airy. This will help the seeds to get more air and sunlight to germinate. A plough is used to prepare the soil. The preparing the soil using animals and machines farmer may use the plough with the help of animals such as oxen and buffaloes. He or she may also use machines like a tractor to do this. Food Production 35 181010045-Alpine-G5-Textbook-Science-FY.pdf 39 03-Feb-18 2:41:38 PM

Plants need nutrients from the soil to grow. So, some sowing nutrient-rich materials are mixed with the soil. plantlets growing from seeds Then, the seeds are put in the soil and covered with a loose layer of soil. This is sowing. After sowing, the field is watered to help the seeds to germinate. In a few days, small plantlets will grow from the seeds. The farmer waters the plants regularly. He or she will remove grass or any other unwanted plants which may also grow in the field. Fields are watered with the help of water channels made in the fields. A farmer may use sprinklers too. To grow some plants, the entire field needs to be flooded with water. field flooded with water field watered using sprinklers water channels in a farm Once the plants reach a certain stage of growth, some more nutrient rich materials may be added to the soil to help the plants grow. Fully grown plants give rise to flowers and fruits. Then, the useful parts of the plants are collected from them. This is called harvesting. In some plants, the fruits are harvested. In some others plants, parts like stem, leaves, flowers or seeds are harvested. Harvesting is done by people or with the help of machines. While harvesting, some unwanted plant parts may also come along. These are removed, and the plant parts are cleaned up to be used as food. harvesting 36 03-Feb-18 2:41:38 PM 181010045-Alpine-G5-Textbook-Science-FY.pdf 40

Application The food harvested from farms needs to be stored in a safe place. Otherwise, they will get spoilt. From the farms, they are carried to their storage places. These storage places are called godowns. These godowns are kept dry and airy. They are also kept free from insects and animals like rats that eat the food items. From these godowns, food are transported to the main markets. From the main market, godowns these reach the local markets. We buy these food from the local market for our use. Amazing Facts Some of the first food plants to be grown by humans were wheat and barley. Although the method used to grow them has changed, we still grow the same plants as we did around 10,000 years ago! barley wheat Higher Order Thinking Skills (H.O.T.S.) On farms, farmers grow so many plants. They may grow more than one set of plants in a year. They will repeat this practice year after year. If the same types of plants grow in the soil for many years, some soil nutrients may get completely used up. Some nutrients, which are not used by that type of plant, may pile up in the soil. Moreover, the farmers use some chemicals to increase the growth of plants. They also use chemicals to kill harmful plants and insects on the farm. These chemicals will kill even the useful organisms in the soil like earthworms. In these ways, farmlands may change into wastelands over the course of time. Some plants need a lot of water to grow. So growing such plants in huge numbers may lead to water shortage in that area. So, it is important to grow plants without harming the environment. How can we do that? Food Production 37 181010045-Alpine-G5-Textbook-Science-FY.pdf 41 03-Feb-18 2:41:38 PM

1) Some farmers do not use chemicals on their farms. They use plant and animal made materials to increase plant growth and reduce the harmful insects. For example, they use animal waste like cow dung, ash and plant waste like fallen leaves of trees to add nutrients to the soil. They use manure made of all these things. Farmers spray juice of the leaves of some plants like the neem to kill insects. 2) Another practice is to grow different plants in the same field one after the other. For example, in rice fields, after the harvesting of rice, they will grow vegetables like peas, cucumbers, pumpkins and so on. This helps to keep the nutrients in soil at a proper level. 3) In areas where there is less water, choosing plants that need less water will be helpful. 38 03-Feb-18 2:41:38 PM 181010045-Alpine-G5-Textbook-Science-FY.pdf 42

Lesson Forests as Shelter 9 Let Us Learn About R different types of forests. U life in the forests. A the uses of forests to living things. H the need to protect the forest cover of the Earth. Think One day Samarth found a beautiful bird’s picture in one of the magazines his father bought for him. His dad told him that the bird could not be found in cities. It lived only in forests. Also, he promised to take him to a forest someday. Do you know what a forest is? Remembering forest with cone shaped trees When we travel to different places, we may see some lands that are covered with many trees and plants. These trees are not grown by people. They just grow on their own. These are forests. Forests are lands with many trees. There are different types of forests on the Earth. For example, forests found in cold mountains have cone shaped trees with needle-like leaves. Forests which grow in warm areas with high rainfall have trees with broad leaves. 181010045-Alpine-G5-Textbook-Science-FY.pdf 43 39 03-Feb-18 2:41:38 PM

Forests which get rain throughout the year remain green always. We call them evergreen rainforests. But, in some other forests, during the autumn season, the colour of the leaves changes to yellow, orange and red and they fall off. Then, the trees grow new leaves. evergreen rainforest forest which changes colour Understanding Have you ever visited a forest? What are the things we can find inside a forest? Let us read what Samarth found when his father took him to a forest. “Once we entered the forest, the air felt cool and fresh. We could hear the chirping of different birds and the sound of beetles. There was no proper road to walk. The guide in front of us guided us through a narrow way between the bushes. When I looked up, I could not see the sky properly. The branches beetle of trees were spread forming a cover overhead. I could find many types of birds on the trees. There was a group of monkeys on the branches of a huge tree. They were eating some berries. On one of the branches, there was a huge beehive. branches covering the sky monkeys on a tree berries beehive Suddenly I heard a rustling sound from the ground. I could see a snake crawling fast. It disappeared in the bushes. The ground was covered with leaves and animal droppings. It was spongy to walk. Using a stick, I removed some layers of leaves which covered the ground. 40 03-Feb-18 2:41:38 PM 181010045-Alpine-G5-Textbook-Science-FY.pdf 44

Below them, I could find dark coloured soil. It was loose. I could find some earthworms, a snail and some other insects in it. There were huge termite mounds here and there. Different types of ants and some other insects were on the ground and tree trunks. One big spider was weaving a web on a bush. Some tree trunks were covered with a spongy green growth. My mother said that they were small plants which grew only in moist places. Along with them, there were some plants with palm tree like leaves. crawling snake ground covered with leaves forest soil termite mound Many twiners were growing over the trees, and some of them were hanging from the tree branches. They were thick and strong that I could easily swing on them. There were many plants with beautiful flowers and colourful fruits. The guide told us that some of them were harmful. Then we reached a stream which flowed through the forest. The water was clean and clear. I could see the stream bed below the water. Down the stream, far away from us, there was a group of elephants. twiners with thick stems poisonous fruits forest stream elephants near the stream Then, I found a group of bats on a tree. They were sleeping, hanging upside down from the tree branches. Suddenly, a kingfisher flew down, grabbed a fish from the stream and flew away. On the other side of the stream, a woodpecker was pecking on the dried up branch of a tall tree. bats on the tree kingfisher catching a fish woodpecker on a tree 181010045-Alpine-G5-Textbook-Science-FY.pdf 45 Forests as Shelter 41 03-Feb-18 2:41:38 PM

Far ahead of us, I found some shelters. I wondered, who lived in there. The guide told us that they were the shelters of the people who lived in the forest. They eat the fruits, seeds and roots of forest plants and the flesh of wild animals. They used the water from the stream. They spoke a different language. The guide told us that we should leave the forest before it became dark. Many dangerous animals came out during the night. So we started our journey back. On the way back, mother collected some forest soil in a paper bag. She said it would help the growth of the potted tomato plants she grew in our terrace garden.” Application You read about the living things that Samarth found in the forest. Forests are home to many humans, animals and plants. They live there helping each other. What will happen to them, if we cut down trees and clear the forest? If we cut down forests, they will lose their home. Many animals will die and disappear from the Earth. Are the forests helpful only to them? Are they useful to us too? We get honey, some fruits, gums, wood and so on from forests. Forests help to absorb the rainwater into the soil. The dead leaves of trees cover the soil. The roots of plants form a network and hold the soil. So, the soil does not get washed away during rains. Moreover, they make the soil sponge-like. A sponge absorbs all the water that falls on it. In the same way, forest soil absorbs and retains the water. You read that Samarth’s mother carried some forest soil to increase the growth of tomato plants. How does the forest soil increase plant growth? Forest soil is covered with layers of dead remains of plant and animal material. The tiny microbes which live in the soil help these materials to decay and mix with the soil. When these materials decay, many nutrients are released into the soil. These nutrients help the growth of plants. You know that plants absorb carbon dioxide and give out oxygen. Forests have many trees. They all absorb a lot of carbon dioxide from the air and give out oxygen. This makes the air cool and fresh. 42 03-Feb-18 2:41:38 PM 181010045-Alpine-G5-Textbook-Science-FY.pdf 46

Amazing Facts Some forests are found near the seashores. They Sundarbans are called mangrove forests. Sundarbans is a mangrove forest. It is the largest mangrove forest in the world. It is located on the coast of West Bengal. Higher Order Thinking Skills (H.O.T.S.) Look at the aerial view of the Amazon rainforest. It looks like a green carpet, doesn’t it? Forests form a green cover over the land. Almost three out of ten parts of the land on the Earth is covered with forests. This forest cover of the Earth helps to control the carbon dioxide levels in the air. When the forest cover is reduced, the carbon dioxide in the air increases. This increase in the levels of carbon the Amazon rainforest, Brazil appears like a dioxide may make the air around the Earth warm. green carpet So, it is important to protect the forest cover of the Earth. Forests as Shelter 43 181010045-Alpine-G5-Textbook-Science-FY.pdf 47 03-Feb-18 2:41:38 PM

Inside the Lab – B Make sure you do these activities only with the help of a teacher or an adult. Activity B1: Seed Germination We have learnt that seeds need moisture, air and the right amount of warmth to germinate and grow. Let us do a seed germination activity to find out whether the seeds need all these to germinate or not. You will need: bean seeds (15–20 per bowl), five clean and empty beakers (one for each condition), paper towels, water to wet the towels, masking tape to label the beakers You need to: 1) keep the seeds in the following conditions: How Where beaker 1 Place the seeds on a wet paper towel. in air and light beaker 2 Place dry seeds. in air and light beaker 3 Pour water in the beaker. Put seeds in the water. in air and light beaker 4 Place the seeds on a wet paper towel. in a dark place beaker 5 Place the seeds on a wet paper towel. in a refrigerator beaker 1 beaker 2 beaker 3 beaker 4 beaker 5 dark place refrigerator in air and light 03-Feb-18 2:41:38 PM 44 181010045-Alpine-G5-Textbook-Science-FY.pdf 48

2) make predictions about what will happen. Note them down in your observation sheet. 3) have a look at the beakers 7 to 10 days later. Note down your results in the observation table given below. The seeds of which beaker germinate? Which do not? Note: • T he seeds in the water will need to have their water changed regularly, so that mould growth does not take over. • Check once a day that the paper towel is wet. Observation table: Experiment Conditions Prediction Actual Result Actual Result number after ____ days after ____ days Activity B2: Food Web Let us create a food web using animal picture cards. You will need: • scissors • gum • chart papers • pictures of different plants or plant parts like grass, vegetables, fruits, cereals, pulses and so on Inside the Lab – B 45 181010045-Alpine-G5-Textbook-Science-FY.pdf 49 03-Feb-18 2:41:38 PM

• pictures of animals (Example: earthworm, grasshopper, rabbit, deer, elephant, wolf, lion, tiger, eagle, frog, fish, snake, hen, crow, crane, duck, squirrel, cow, cat, dog, mouse, human being) You need to: 1) use scissors to cut the chart paper into equal sized pieces. (Take your teacher’s help while cutting.) 2) paste the pictures of animals on the chart paper pieces to make picture cards. Your game cards are ready. 3) find out how many different combinations of food chains you can form using them. For example, grass, grasshopper, frog, snake and eagle will form one chain, while plant, rabbit, wolf will be another chain and so on. 4) involve your friends too. 5) try to join the food chains to make a food web. 46 03-Feb-18 2:41:38 PM 181010045-Alpine-G5-Textbook-Science-FY.pdf 50