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ENVIRONMENTAL 4 STUDIES - I TEXTBOOK PART-2 Name: ____________________________ Section: ________________ Roll No.: ______ School: ____________________________



Preface ClassKlap partners with schools, supporting them with learning materials and processes that are all crafted to work together as an interconnected system to drive learning. ClassKlap presents the latest version of the VISA NEP series – updated and revised after considering the perceptive feedback and comments shared by our experienced reviewers and users. Designed specifically for CBSE schools, the VISA NEP series endeavours to be faithful to the spirit of the National Curriculum Framework (NCF) 2005. Furthermore, to facilitate comprehensive coverage, improved understanding of diverse themes and ease of implementation, the EVS curriculum has been split into EVS – I and EVS – II. Our books are split into two parts to manage the bag weight. They also strive to ensure inclusiveness in terms of gender and diversity in representation, catering to the heterogeneous Indian classroom. The VISA NEP EVS – I textbooks and workbooks for CBSE schools offer the following features:  Interactive content that engages students through a range of open- ended questions that build curiosity and initiate 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 subject-specific vocabulary building  Integrated learning of values and life skills  Promotion of participatory and contextualised learning through the engagement of all relevant stakeholders in the learning process Overall, the ClassKlap VISA NEP EVS – I textbooks, workbooks and teacher companion books aim to inculcate healthy habits, skills and values that promote environmentally sensitive and culturally responsive democratic citizenship among students. – The Authors

I Will Learn About I Remember Contains the list of learning Introduces new concepts to build on the objectives to be achieved in the prerequisite knowledge/skills required to lesson understand and apply the objective of the topic I Think Pin-up Note Introduces the concept/subtopic and arouses Contains key retention points from the curiosity among students concept Train My Brain I Understand Checks for learning to gauge the Explains the aspects in detail understanding level of students that form the basis of the concept I Apply Includes elements to ensure that students are engaged Connects the concept to throughout real-life situations by enabling students to apply what has been Be Amazed learnt through the practice questions Fascinating facts and trivia related to the concept Connect the Dots I Explore (H.O.T.S.) A multidisciplinary section that Encourages students to extend connects a particular topic to the concept learnt to advanced other subjects in order to enable application scenarios students to relate better to it A Note to Parent Inside the Lab To engage a parent in Provides for hands-on experience out-of-classroom learning of their with creating, designing and child and conduct activities implementing something given in the section to reinforce innovative and useful the learnt concepts

Contents Class 4 9 Birds ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ 2 10 Animal Behaviour�������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 8 Inside the Lab – B ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������.................. 14 Activity B1: Soil’s Capacity to Hold Water Activity B2: Simple Water Filter 11 Food Storage �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 16 12 Building Materials ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 22 13 Types of Cloth ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 28 14 Fuels����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 34 15 Ways of Communication������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 39 16 Force and Work ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 45 17 Forms of Energy ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 50 Inside the Lab – C�������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������........ 55 Activity C1: Building a Shelter Activity C2: Power of Solar Energy

Lesson Birds 9 I Will Learn About R birds and their body parts. u beaks, claws and sounds of birds. a birds that travel. h birdwatching. I Think Aman’s teacher showed him the given pictures. She asked him to identify the bird. Aman quickly gave the correct answer. How did Aman spot the difference between a dog and a bird? I Remember What makes birds look different from other animals? Birds have wings and feathers. They have a pair of wings and a tail covered with feathers. In most kinds of birds, the feathers help them to fly. Feathers are soft hair present all over the body including the wings and tail. They are of different colour, and they form different patterns. 2

peacock parrot pheasant Some birds cannot fly. For example, a penguin spends most of its life in the sea. It does not use its wings to fly. It uses them to swim. Birds like the ostrich cannot fly. All birds have beaks. They do not have teeth. They have two feet with claws. Claws are long, curved nails present on the feet of birds. Birds have ear holes instead of ears. The birds are animals which have feathers, beaks and claws. The absence of teeth and external ears are some characteristic features of birds. penguin ostrich I Understand Birds’ beaks are very important. They help the birds gather food and sometimes to rip, tear, or crush the food. A beak can act as an extra hand, such as when parrots use their beak for climbing. Birds use their beaks for building nests, and even to tie knots. They are also important for preening (cleaning and combing feathers with beaks), which is making sure all of the bird’s feathers are in their proper place. Birds use their beaks to feed their young ones and also to protect them from their enemies. The shapes of beaks and claws of birds are based on their food habits and the place they live. Food of the birds includes nectar, fruits, plants, seeds, meat and various small insects and worms. Some birds also eat other birds. Birds 3

TYPES OF BEAKS Look at the picture of the duck and the pigeon. Can you spot the difference between the types of beaks? Discuss with your friends. Let us see the different types of beaks and their duck pigeon function. 1) Broad, flat beak: Ducks and swans have broad and flat beaks like a spoon. There are tiny holes on either side of the beaks. When these birds find their food in water, they spoon up the muddy water along with their food. The water flows out from the holes in the beaks leaving the insects, worms and water plants behind. The ducks and swans eat them. 2) Strong, curved beak: Parrots have strong, curved beaks. Such beaks parrot help them to crack open nuts or seeds and scoop out the pulp of fruits with the help of the curve of their beaks. 3) Short, hard, pointed beak: Birds like sparrows have short, hard and pointed beaks. They pick up seeds and worms easily and crush them with their beaks to eat. Pigeons and peacocks also have similar types of beaks. 4) Long, chisel-like beak: Woodpeckers have long, chisel-like beaks sparrow to tap the bark of a tree. They make holes in tree-trunks in search of insects. Their long, sticky tongues pull out insects and worms from the holes to eat them. 5) Long, broad, pointed beak: Kingfishers have long, broad and pointed beaks. The beak is used to pick up fish from the water. 6) Sharp, hooked, strong beak: Eagles and hawks have sharp, hooked and strong beaks to easily tear the flesh of their prey. They eat rats, lizards, snakes, frogs, rabbits and even small birds. 7) Thin, long, pointed beak: The beaks of birds like hummingbirds are thin, long and pointed. They help to suck nectar from flowers. A hummingbird does not sit on a flower when feeding. It hovers above the flower like a helicopter and dips its long beak into the flower. woodpecker kingfisher eagle hummingbird 4

TYPES OF FEET We have seen how birds have different types of beaks based on their food habits. In the same way, birds have different types of feet. Birds use their feet for climbing, protecting, holding food, swimming and so on. Look at the different types of feet. Can you guess the function of different feet? sparrow crane hen woodpecker eagle emu duck Let us see the different types of feet. 1) Three toes in front and one toe at the back: Some birds have feet to hold branches or wires. The sparrow clamps its toes around a branch so that it does not fall off. 2) Long and thin feet: Some birds stay in water. The heron and crane have long and thin feet that help them to walk and swim in ponds and catch small water animals. 3) Two toes in front and two toes at the back: Birds like woodpecker and parrot have feet that are helpful in climbing trees. 4) Powerful curved talons: Eagle, vulture and hawk have talons to catch and hold their prey firmly. 5) Webbed feet: Ducks and penguins use their feet to paddle through the water. 6) Three forward toes: Birds like the emu have three toes facing forward. These toes help them to run fast. Birds 5

SOUNDS OF BIRDS Have you heard birds making sounds during sunrise and sunset? A rooster makes sounds during sunrise. Birds make a variety of sounds to talk to other birds. Here are some of them: 1) Sharp, loud sounds are used to warn other birds of danger. 2) Young birds make different types of sound to call their parents. These are like crying sounds. 3) When birds travel in groups or when they want to signal one another, they use a different type of sound. 4) Some birds sing. Songs are musical sounds that have many purposes. Birds use songs to attract other birds. They use songs to prevent other birds from entering their area or nest. Train My Brain 1) What determines the shape and size of a bird’s beak? 2) Why do some birds make sharp and loud sounds? I Apply BIRDS THAT TRAVEL the Siberian crane Birds travel from one place to another to avoid extreme weather conditions. But the changing environment affects this movement of birds. For example, the Siberian cranes once used to travel in the winter from the cold Siberia to India in large numbers. But now we do not see much of these birds. This is because of the illegal hunting and pollution of water bodies. BIRDS THAT ARE LOST sparrow Some birds like the dodo and passenger pigeon vanished due to bad weather conditions, or human activities. The population of some birds like the red-headed vulture and the sparrow is also decreasing. They are about to vanish. the red-headed vulture 6

Be Amazed Ostriches have the largest eyes of all land animals. Their eyes are bigger than their brains! eye of an ostrich I Explore (H.O.T.S.) birdwatching Birdwatching is observing birds in their natural homes and environment. It can be done with naked eyes or with the help of binoculars. Birdwatching is a hobby for many people. Collect the information about what things you will need for birdwatching. Connect the Dots Social Studies Fun Deserts are home to many types of birds. For example, the great Indian bustard is a bird found in the Thar Desert of Rajasthan. the great Indian bustard Maths Fun Study on pigeons found that they can identify different numbers, and learn mathematical rules. Alex, an African grey parrot, could count and talk. It had the intelligence of a five-year- old human. A Note to Parent Take your child for a nature walk. Show him or her different types of birds around. Discuss their food habits, shapes of beaks and claws. Expose him or her to hobbies like birdwatching and photography. Birds 7

Lesson Animal Behaviour 10 I Will Learn About R behaviour and physical features of animals. u benefits of different behaviour and physical features. a similarities in animal and human behaviour. H animal behaviour based on senses. I Think Mona wonders why an elephant has a long trunk and a fish has fins. Can you guess? I Remember The animals around us differ in their behaviours and physical features. VARIATIONS IN ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR 1) Groups: Some animals live in groups. They have leaders for their groups. The deer, horses, wild dogs, bison, elephants and wolves are some such animals. Some groups, like a pride of lions, has a male as the leader. Some groups, like a clan of hyenas, have a female as their leader. Deer have a separate group for males and a separate group for females and baby deer. Some birds and fish also live and travel in groups. 8

Animals that live in groups herd of bison herd of elephants herd of deer herd of horses a shoal of fish a flock of birds 2) Alone: Animals like the tiger, leopard and bear do not have groups. They live alone most of their lives. Animals that live alone tiger leopard bear 3) Area marking: Animals protect the area they live in. They mark their area. Dogs urinate to mark their area. Leopards mark by rubbing themselves against the plants in that area. 4) Moving to another place: Some birds and animals such as the Siberian cranes, monarch butterflies, salmon do not live in the same area throughout the year. They go from one place to another. Siberian crane monarch butterfly salmon Animal Behaviour 9

5) Sleep: Some animals sleep continuously for many days or months. Bears, bats and ground squirrels are a few such animals. Bears sleep throughout the winter season. Crocodiles sleep during the summer season. VARIATIONS IN PHYSICAL FEATURES bats ground squirrel Animals also have differences in their body parts. Let us look at the same. 1) Ears: Different animals have different shape ears of a tiger ears of a deer and size of ears. The type of sounds they can hear also differs. Animals like tigers and lions have ears facing forward. Animals like the rabbit and deer have ears which can turn in different directions. 2) Hair: Different types of hair patterns are seen in animals. Some animals have long and thick hair, while some others have thin hair. For example, elephants have thin hair, while bears have a thick layer of hair covering their body. trunk of an elephant strong tail of a kangaroo 3) Nose: Different types of noses are found in animals. Elephants have a long nose developed Some animals live in groups, into a trunk. while some others live alone. 4) Tails: Different types of tails are found in animals. They may also show specific Kangaroos have long and strong tails. behaviour like area marking, moving to another place and sleeping for a long time. I Understand We have learnt that birds have different types of beaks, feet, feathers and wings. It is due to different food habits and habitats. We have discussed different animal behaviour and some physical features. Why do they have such behaviour and physical features? 10

BENEFITS OF DIFFERENT ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR 1) By living in groups, animals can protect themselves better from their enemies. Their young ones are better looked after. They can look for food and shelter together. In a group, the animal which is strong and powerful is the leader. Other animals follow it. For example, elephant, bison and deer. 2) Area marking prevents an animal from entering into another animal’s area. The food available in an area may not be enough for more than one animal to survive. In such cases, area marking helps the animals to survive better. 3) Some behaviours help animals to live in the tough weather and adjust to changes in the availability of food. For example, moving from one place to another, sleeping for a long time and so on. BENEFITS OF Different PHYSICAL FEATURES Let us see how the physical features help animals. 1) In animals like tigers and lions, the ears facing forward help to focus on the prey they hunt. The rabbit and deer have ears which can turn in different directions. This helps them to know the direction of their enemies. 2) Hair protect the animals from cold weather. The type of hair in animals depend on the climate of the place. For example, animals living in cold regions have thicker hair than those in warm regions. For animals like fish that always live in water, their body is covered with scales instead of hair. Also, the shape of their body is such that they can swim easily. Feathers of birds cover and protect their body. 3) The trunk of elephants helps them to pick up food and put it into their mouth. It also helps to take up enough water for drinking and bathing. 4) The tails of animals have different uses. For example, monkeys have long tails which help in holding on to branches and jumping from one tree to another. The tails of cats and kangaroos help them to hop and balance. Train My Brain 1) What kind of ears does a lion have? 2) Name one fish that does not live in the same area throughout the year. Animal Behaviour 11

I Apply We, humans, are social animals. Let us try to find out similarities between us and other animals. 1) Shelter: Animals find caves or build nests for their protection. Like animals, humans also build houses for protection from tough weather and harmful animals. shelters of animals house of humans 2) Living in a group: Many animals live together in groups and follow the rules of the group. We also live in small or large groups in the form of family, community or society. Like the animals, we also follow certain rules within our groups. Be Amazed Animals like the chameleon can change their colour to match with the environment! chameleon I Explore (H.O.T.S.) Like us, animals can also smell, see, hear, touch and feel. Some senses of animals are stronger than ours. 1) A dog can hear sounds that we cannot hear. Bats can make and hear sounds which we cannot hear. It helps them while flying. As animals have a sharper sense of hearing, any loud noise can be harmful to them. For example, the sound of crackers affects them a lot. 2) Animals’ sense of smell is also many times stronger than ours. The strong sense of smell helps them to protect themselves from enemies. For example, a rabbit gets the smell of its enemy even when it is far away. 12

Animals can find food easily due to a strong sense of smell. You must have seen the expertise of ants and houseflies in finding food. 3) Animals like cats have night vision which helps them to hunt in the dark. Find out more about such senses of animals. Connect the Dots English Fun Frame one sentence using the following words: 1) behave: _____________________________________________________________________. 2) senses: _______________________________________________________________________. Maths Fun Round off the number of animals in the picture to the nearest tens. A Note to Parent Visit a zoo with your child. Help him or her observe differences in the physical features of animals. Also, discuss with him or her how those physical features help animals. Animal Behaviour 13

Inside the Lab – B Make sure you do these activities only with the help of a teacher or an adult. Activity B1: Soil’s Capacity to Hold Water You will need: four empty glass jars, four filter papers, four empty plastic bottles, four different types of soil, water You need to: 1) cut the empty plastic bottles into half to use the top part as funnels. (Teacher should help the learners while cutting.) 2) place funnels on the mouth of the glass jars. 3) fold the filter papers in cone shape, and place them inside the plastic funnels as shown in the picture. 4) fill the plastic funnels with soil as shown in the picture. Fill different types of soil in each funnels. 5) slowly add 200 mℓ of water in each funnel. 6) find out how much water was retained by the soil by looking at the amount of water falling into the glass jars. 7) We will observe that different types of soils have different capacity to hold water. Activity B2: Simple Water Filter Let us now make a simple water filter. You will need: a large plastic bottle, a container, cotton cloth, gravel, sand, muddy water, knife You need to: 1) make about 8–10 holes in the bottom of the large, empty plastic bottle. 14

2) cut off the top of the bottle evenly. (Teacher should help muddy water the learners while cutting.) water bottle 3) spread the cotton cloth in the bottom covering all the sand holes. gravel cotton cloth 4) add a layer of gravel. clean water container 5) fill the bottle with sand your simple water filter is ready. simple water filter 6) pour the muddy water through the filter. 7) retrieve the water in another container placed under the filter. 8) look at the water that comes out of the filter. It should be clear. If not, you may have to pass the water through the filter more than once. Note: Now you have made a water filter but the water you get may not be safe to drink. The water may still contain harmful bacteria that your filter did not remove. To get water safe enough to drink, you also need to purify it. Inside the Lab – B 15

Lesson Food Storage 11 I Will Learn About r food spoilage. u methods to store and preserve food. a benefits of storing food. h food storage during travel. I Think Farha’s father cooked biryani for dinner. After dinner, he kept the leftover biryani in the kitchen cupboard. Next day, before giving the biryani to Farha, he smelled it. Then he said, “This is spoilt now. Do not eat this. You will fall sick.” What happened to the biryani? Why can’t Farha eat it? I Remember When Farha’s father opened the lid of the cooker, there was a bad smell. He also saw some yellow things on the biryani rice. Can you guess what happened to the biryani? The biryani is spoilt. When food becomes harmful for our health, we say it is spoilt. We should not eat spoilt food. We throw away the spoilt food. Food spoilage means the nutrition from food is lost. This food gets wasted. 16

spoilt food items REASONS FOR FOOD SPOILAGE Food spoils due to the presence of microorganisms. These microorganisms grow faster in a hot climate. Example: fungi, bacteria and so on • Fungi which grow on food are of different sizes. We can see some of them with our eyes and some we cannot. • We cannot see bacteria with our eyes. IDENTIFYING SPOILT FOOD How did Farha’s father know that the biryani was spoilt? The colour, smell, look and touch of the food changes when spoilt. Spot the difference between the two bananas. Some food items that we buy from the market have the date by which the food will be spoilt. It may be given as: • use before, or • best before, or fresh and spoilt banana • expiry date Food spoilage means the nutrition from food is lost. We must always check this date before buying any food item. Food spoils due to microorganisms like fungi, Think and write how many days the following food items will bacteria and so on. take to spoil: 1) cooked Maggi: __________________________________ 2) bread: __________________________________ 3) kurkure: __________________________________ Some food items get spoilt in a few hours. Some food items gets spoilt in months. Cooked food items (like roti, curry, dal and so on) get spoilt faster than packaged food items (like biscuits, chips and so on). Food Storage 17

I Understand In olden days, people used natural methods to store and preserve food. For example, in cold places, they froze fish and meat on ice. In hotter climates, they dried food in the Sun. Food was stored in cool rivers and caves. frozen fish on ice drying rice grains under the Sun Let us see what we use today. METHODS TO STORE FOOD We need to store all types of food items to use them later. Storing food for later use is called food storage. It is important to store food properly to avoid the wastage of food. Think and write where we store the following food items. 1) milk: ___________________________________________________ 2) dals: _ __________________________________________________ 3) apples: _ ________________________________________________ 4) onion: __________________________________________________ 5) leafy vegetables: _______________________________________ Different types of food items are stored in different places. Some in the refrigerator, some in a cool and dry place, some in dry food containers and so on. dry food in containers different food items stored in a fridge 18

METHODS TO PRESERVE FOOD Storing food ensures that the food remains fresh, healthy and maintains its nutrient value until we use it. The steps we take to keep the food fresh and nutrient rich is food preservation. Look at the pictures below. Write the names of the food items that you see in the pictures. 1) Hint: This is made from many fruits and vegetables. This dish made from mango is very famous. p _____________________________________________________________________________________ 2) Hint: We put this food item on bread. It is sweet in taste. j ______________________________________________________________________________________ We make pickles to preserve fruits like mangoes, drying in the Sun deep freezer lemons and vegetables like carrots using salt. Mangoes, apples and other fruits are preserved as jam using sugar or jaggery. Some food items like chillies and grapes are preserved by drying them under the hot sun. Some food items like peas, meat and ice creams are frozen in a deep freezer. Train My Brain 1) Name any one method of food preservation. 2) How do we store food grains? Food Storage 19

I Apply As explained earlier, people preserve food so that it can be consumed later. But there are other reasons for preserving food as well. • Due to preservation, the food items become available throughout the year. Some fruits and vegetables are seasonal. We can get them in another season due to preservation. For example, mangoes are summer fruits. If we want to enjoy them in winter, we can have canned juice, jams and jellies. Also, we can store them as pickles. • Sometimes, preservation methods add nutritional value, texture and flavour to the food items. For example, adding a large amount of sugar in the fruit pulp makes it tastier to eat. It preserves the fruit pulp at the same time. Example: aamras Be Amazed Honey is one of the food items which mostly does not spoil. It does not allow microorganisms to grow in it. So, it lasts for years without getting spoilt. honey I Explore (H.O.T.S.) When we go for a picnic or a long vacation, we take some food with us. What kind of food do we take? Some tips to prevent food spoilage while travelling are: 1) Choose dry food items which do not spoil easily. Example: nuts, chips, dry fruits, biscuits, chiwda, sev and so on. 2) Pack food items carefully to prevent water from getting in. We can use foils, papers and plastic wraps to pack sandwich, roti, paratha, dosa, idli and so on. 3) We should not pack food items when they are hot. family picnic We must cool them first. 4) We should keep the food in a cool place, away from sunlight. 20

Connect the Dots English Fun Dictionary is a book with meanings of words. All the words are arranged in the alphabetical order (A to Z). Arrange the following words in the alphabetical order: storage, protect, preserve, spoilt Maths Fun Count the following food items. Find how many of them will last longer than a week without spoiling. Write them using fractions. A Note to Parent Collect jars and packets of pickles, jams, bread, jellies, milk and so on. Help your child in reading the ‘use by’ or ‘best before’ or ‘expiry dates’ on these jars and packets. Relate the expiry date to what food items get spoilt in days, weeks or months. Complete the table below. Name of the food Expiry date or use Food spoilt in days Food spoilt in item before date months  milk best before 3 days from packing Food Storage 21

Lesson Building Materials 12 I Will Learn About R different building materials and tools. u how bricks are made. a houses – then and now. h bhunga. I Think Reena went with her father to see the construction of their new house. What all things will she see there? Can you guess? I Remember MATERIALS USED TO BUILD HOUSES Building a house requires different materials and tools. The materials used for building houses differ from place to place. They depend on the climate, availability of materials and cost. The tools used depend on the type of house being built. Let us look at some of the different materials and tools. 1) Wood: Wooden houses are found in areas where the climate is cold, wooden house and wood is available in plenty. Wood does not allow heat to pass through it. So, the wooden houses remain warm in the cold climate. 22

2) Stone: In regions with hot climates, houses are made of stone. Stone keeps the houses cool by keeping the heat out. 3) Glass: Another material that we now use is glass. Glass makes the house look more airy and spacious. It also lets in natural light so that extra lighting is not needed during the day. stone house glass used in construction Today, we mostly use sand, bricks, wood, iron, stones, cement and concrete to build our houses. Concrete is a mixture of sand, cement, water and small stones. Materials used for construction sand bricks wood metal rods concrete We also use different types of paints to paint the houses. Paints protect the walls and make them look beautiful. People such as architects, engineers, masons and carpenters are involved in constructing a house. Engineers and architects create the design and layout of a house. They also decide the type of building materials to be used. A mason cuts and lays the stones of the building. A carpenter does all the woodwork. They use different types of tools. Some of them are given below: tools used by a tools used by an tools used by a tools for mason engineer and architect carpenter construction Building Materials 23

To build a house, we may also need machines like the bulldozer, concrete mixer, crane and so on. Machines used for construction bulldozer concrete mixer crane We use wood, stones, bricks, sand, cement, steel, glass and so on as building materials. Different tools and machines are also used to build houses. I Understand mixing brick clay with water Do you know how bricks are made? Bricks are mostly made of clay or concrete. Here are some of the steps used for making bricks out of clay: 1) Preparing clay: Water is added to the clayey soil. Mixing is done to make the clayey soil smooth and uniform. 2) Moulding: Hand moulds are used to shape this wet clay to form bricks. Nowadays, machine moulds are also used to make bricks. making bricks using moulds 3) Drying: After moulding, the bricks are allowed to slowly air-dry in the open. 4) Firing: The dried bricks are hardened using fire. For this, oven like kilns (bhatta or bhatti) are built in the open fields using the dried bricks. Then this kiln is heated using fire. It takes two weeks for the kiln to cool down after firing. 24

After the bricks are fired and cooled, they are unloaded from the kiln and packaged and stored. bricks are dried in the open bricks are fired in a kiln Train My Brain 1) Name any two materials used to build houses. 2) What kind of work does a carpenter do? I Apply Houses today have tube lights, bulbs and fans. What about the days when there was no electricity? How did the kings and Maharajas build their huge buildings? Maharajas built forts. Forts are large buildings that used to house thousands of families. They used to build forts on top of hills to protect themselves from enemies. Let us look at one fort closely to see how it was built and how different it is from the houses we build today. Mehrangarh Fort in Jodhpur, Rajasthan The Mehrangarh fort is one of the biggest forts in India. It has thick, strong walls. The thick walls of the fort kept the rooms cool and protected Mehrangarh fort the people from the hot desert sun. It has several courtyards with lots of windows. The fort did not have electricity and fans. Did their rooms not get hot? No, the ceilings of the rooms were usually very high. Near the roof, there were small windows. They allowed fresh air to flow into the rooms. Building Materials 25

The presence of sunlight and flow of fresh air ensured hygienic conditions inside. This is important to prevent diseases. Many open cut-outs allowed the air to flow freely. interior of the Mehrangarh fort What are the things in your house that keep it cool or warm, well-lit or shaded? Some of them are given below: 1) curtains 2) a terrace or a veranda 3) walls 4) the arrangement of the windows and the doors in the house Discuss with your friends how each one helps us. Be Amazed The Indian Kings used to live in palaces. Palaces were luxurious homes. It is said that some of these Maharajas used gold, silver, gems like diamond and so on to build and decorate their palaces. a palace I Explore (H.O.T.S.) Let us look at a special type of house called the Bhunga. It is a type of house that is built by the people in the Kutch district of the Gujarat state in India. The Bhunga is like a cylinder in shape with a cone-like roof. It has a door and two windows. Even though it is a kaccha house, it does not collapse even during an earthquake. In fact, when the last Kutch earthquake occurred, many pucca houses fell down, but bhunga house these remained. How is this possible? The cylindrical shape of the house, the conical shape of the roof and its height give it the strength to survive ground shakes. 26

Connect the Dots English Fun Complete the sentences using the correct articles and prepositions: 1) Rani lives in __________________ beautiful house. 2) ____________ walls ____________ her house are made _________ bricks. Social Studies Fun the Taj Mahal Have you heard about or visited the Taj Mahal? It was built by the Mughal emperor Shahjahan, in memory of his wife, Mumtaz Mahal. The speciality of Taj Mahal is that it is made up of white marble and precious stones. These building materials were brought from different places in India as well as other countries. Elephants were used to carry them. A Note to Parent Discuss with your child the type of building materials used to build your house. Help him or her identify the different design aspects like the height of the ceiling, position of windows, type of flooring, roof style and so on. Building Materials 27

Lesson Types of Cloth 13 I Will Learn About r different types of cloth material. U making cloth from fibres. A colouring and printing of cloth. H taking care of clothes. I Think Elena got a beautiful silk frock as a birthday gift from her aunt. It was soft and smooth to touch. She wondered why the clothes we wear look and feel different. Why some clothes were rough while some others were smooth? I Remember Based on the season and occasion, we wear different types of clothes. The look and feel of the clothes are different. Some of them make us feel warm. Some keep us cool. Some are smooth and shiny. Clothes look and feel different because of the differences in the material used to make them. They are made up of fibres. Fibre are thin like hair. You will see these fibres at any tailor’s shop. 28

Fibres are of two main types: 1) Natural fibres: These are obtained from natural resources. They can be plant fibres or animal fibres. A few examples of natural fibres are cotton, jute, silk and wool. Cotton and jute are plant fibres while silk and wool are animal fibres. Wool is obtained from the fleece of sheep or goat. We also get wool from the hair of rabbits, yak and camels. Silk fibre is drawn from the cocoon of silkworm. cotton fibre jute fibre silk fibre wool fibre 2) Artificial (synthetic) fibres: These are human-made fibres. Example: nylon, rayon When artificial fibres are thrown after use, they do not Clothes we wear are break down in the soil like made of thin hair-like natural fibres. Hence, they are fibres. harmful to the environment. Fibres can be natural or We must avoid using them. synthetic. nylon fibre I Understand Now we know our clothes are formed from fibres. But how do we make clothes from fibres? Cotton and jute are most widely used natural fibres. COTTON CLOTH FROM COTTON PLANT Cotton plants are grown in places with long, hot and dry summers. They need plenty of sunshine to grow. The flowers develop into green fruits (pods) with seeds in them. White, soft, fluffy fibres of different lengths grow around the seeds to form bolls. cotton flowers cotton pods cotton bolls Types of Cloth 29

Let us see the steps to make cotton cloth from a cotton plant. 1) When the pods burst open, we can see the fibres inside. The bolls are then collected from the plants. 2) The cotton picked from the plants has seeds in it. 3) The seeds of cotton are separated using a machine. Then, it is fed into a machine to comb and straighten the fibres. 4) The fibre is then spun into yarn using spinning machines. The yarn is a continuous thread formed by grouping and twisting the fibres. We also do this at home while making wicks for oil lamps. machine separating seeds spinning machine hand spinning from cotton bolls 5) Weaving is done by passing the threads or yarn over and under each other to make a cloth or fabric. 6) The cotton fabric is cut and stitched into different types of clothes we wear. JUTE CLOTH FROM JUTE PLANT weaving Jute is grown during the rainy season. Jute is mainly grown in West Bengal, Bihar and Assam in India. To make the jute fibre, the stem of the jute plant is soaked in water for 2 to 3 days. Then it is pulled out and dried. The fibres are then woven into threads and ropes. These threads are used to make jute clothes and gunny bags. Train My Brain 1) Name the two types of fibres. 2) What are cotton bolls? 30

I Apply Clothes look beautiful and different due to different colours and patterns on them. The fabric is coloured through dyeing and printing. In printing, multiple colours are used to make patterns on the fabric. Dyeing can be done before weaving the yarn into fabrics using single or many colours. Natural dyes and chemical dyes are dyeing printing used to colour the clothes. Natural dyes Synthetic dyes • from animals and plants • from chemicals Examples: flowers and roots of plants Example: mauvine (It is the first synthetic chemical dye that was unexpectedly discovered in 1856.) Different methods are used for dyeing and printing clothes. Let us see some of them: Mixing colours: Attractive clothes are made by mixing the colours while dyeing. Different types of colour combinations are used to make them prettier. Block printing: A block of wood with a specific fabric dyed with mixed colours design is used for this. The block is dipped in dye and pressed on the cloth to be printed. The same process is repeated several times to get a beautiful pattern on the cloth. It is one of the oldest methods of fabric printing. We can also do block printing using potatoes or any other vegetables. block printing Types of Cloth 31

Take a potato, cut it into two pieces, carve any design you like on the piece. Your ‘block’ is ready. Dip it in water colours. Take a small piece of old cloth, handkerchief or a paper. Press the block block prints using vegetables on it. You can repeat it to get the design of your choice. You can also use vegetables like ladies' fingers or capsicum for this. Be Amazed Nearly 50,000 silkworms are killed to make one silk saree. Kusuma Rajaiah, of Hyderabad, has come up with a method to produce silk without killing silkworms. Kusuma Rajaiah displaying a silk saree I Explore (H.O.T.S.) Taking care of clothes is important to make them look better and help them last longer. Let us see how to take care of clothes. We need to follow the instructions written on the tag of clothes. Cotton and synthetic clothes should be washed well with a good soap or detergent to remove all the sweat, dirt and stains. They should be dried carefully. Drying dark coloured clothes in direct and bright sunlight for too long can make the colours dull. Ironing clothes makes them wrinkle free. Woollen and silk clothes need a lot drying and ironing clothes of care. They should be dry-cleaned or washed gently with cold water. They are easily attacked by small insects like moth and silverfish. We should store silk and woollen clothes with mothballs or dried neem leaves. These will keep the insects away. 32

Connect the Dots English Fun Verbs are action words. There are many verb forms used in the steps to make cotton clothes from a cotton plant. Find any three verbs. 1) ________________________ 2) ________________________ 3) ________________________ Social Studies Fun Mahatma Gandhi used the charkha or spinning wheel to spin cotton into yarn. He used it as a symbol of Indian independence movement. A Note to Parent Identify different fabrics at home like bedsheets, silk sarees, blankets, curtains, gunny bags and so on. Let your child touch the fabric of each to understand the difference. Help him or her make some block printed table covers using vegetables and colours. Types of Cloth 33

Lesson Fuels 14 I Will Learn About R fuels and their types. u motor fuels. a ways to save fuel. h renewable and non-renewable fuels. We get energy to work from the food we eat. I Think Look at the given pictures. Where do these vehicles get the energy to car run? Is the source of energy the same? cycle rickshaw I Remember FUELS We have learnt that we get the energy to work from food. Vehicles get energy from fuels. A fuel is a material which provides energy to move or work. We use different types of fuels in our day-to-day life. Let us learn about different types of fuels. 34

TYPES OF FUELS Fuels can be in the solid, liquid or gaseous forms. 1) Solid fuels: Firewood, cow dung cakes and coal are examples of solid fuels. 2) Liquid fuels: Petrol, diesel, kerosene and LPG are some liquid fuels. 3) Gaseous fuel: Coal gas, natural gas and LPG cylinder coal Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) are examples of gaseous fuels. We have seen fuels and their types. But where do these fuels come from? Most of the fuels we use are present in nature. Let us learn more about some natural fuels. FOSSIL FUELS Some fuels are found in the deeper layers of soil. They are a mine formed by the decay of dead organisms. When dead plants and animals get covered by heavy layers of soil, they change into fuels. These fuels are called fossil fuels. Formation of fossil fuels takes thousands of years. Example: petroleum (crude oil), coal and natural gas Fossil fuels are dug out from under the ground through mining. A mine is a hole or tunnel dug into the ground to take these raw fuels out. We make fuels like petrol, diesel, kerosene and LPG from petroleum. We use fuels for various purposes like cooking, transport and running machines in factories. 1) For domestic use, we use wood, coal, kerosene, cow dung Fuels are the materials cakes and LPG. that provide energy. We use them at home, 2) We use coal, diesel and petrol in road, sea and air in industries and in transport vehicles. transport. 3) Coal and natural gas are used in factories. I Understand The fuels used to run vehicles are called motor fuels. Motor fuels give energy to the vehicles to run. From where do we get the motor fuels for our use? Have you seen a petrol pump? We get the motor fuels from these pumps or fuel stations. petrol pump Fuels 35

Have you seen different coloured nozzles at a petrol pump? What do these colours mean? There are different types of motor fuels for which there are different coloured nozzles at the petrol pump. Find out which colour means which fuel. The following are some motor fuels: 1) Gasoline or petrol is the most common fuel used in cars and two-wheelers today. 2) Diesel is widely used in trucks, boats, buses and so on. 3) CNG is used to run cars, auto rickshaws or buses. 4) LPG can be used in certain vehicles. It is also used at our homes for cooking. What about other vehicles like trains, boats and aeroplanes? • Trains run on diesel or electricity. • Boats and ships with power engines mostly use diesel as a fuel. • Aeroplanes use petroleum fuels. Train My Brain 1) What gives energy to a vehicle to run? 2) Name any one fuel which we use at our home. I Apply The number of vehicles is increasing day by day. They all need fuel to run. Fuels are limited in supply and will one day be over. So, we need to use fuels carefully without wasting them. The different ways in which we can save fuels are: 1) switching off vehicles at signals. 2) getting our vehicles repaired regularly. 3) not using vehicles for walkable distances. 4) using public transport vehicles like buses. By taking these small measures, we can save a lot of fuel every day. 36

Do you have a vehicle at your home? Do you go with parents to the petrol pump to fill petrol in it? Do you know how much a litre of petrol or diesel costs? Try to find out if the cost is same or it differs in different areas, cities, states or countries. We have learnt that fossil fuels are used as motor fuels. What are the other uses of fossil fuels? They are used to make many products like plastics, synthetic fibres, medicines and beauty products. Find out some products made from crude oil. Be Amazed The Gevra coal mine in Chhattisgarh is the largest coal mine in India and Asia. It is the world’s second largest coal mine. It was opened in 1981. Gevra coal mines I Explore (H.O.T.S.) We have learnt that most of the fuels we use are derived from fossil fuels. But, these fuels are in limited quantity. They cannot be produced easily, as their formation takes a long time. They may get over some day. So, they are called non-renewable fuels. Example: fossil fuels (coal, petroleum, oil) and natural gas Some fuels can be produced in a short span of time. The materials required to produce them are continuously available to us. Such fuels are called renewable fuels. For example, biofuels. Biofuels are renewable fuels made from plant and animal materials. Some examples of biofuels are: 1) biogas prepared from animal waste 2) biodiesel prepared from vegetable oils Biofuels are also known as green fuels, as they burn without causing air pollution. Fuels 37

Connect the Dots English Fun A slogan is a short phrase used to tell an idea. It should be easy to remember. Example: 1) Turn off the car, it isn’t that far! 2) Keep the healthy heart, so that we won’t be apart! 3) Stay focused and never give up! You want to create awareness regarding the benefits of green fuels. Write a slogan for this purpose. ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ Maths Fun List the names of three different motor fuels. Using tally marks, represent their use in different types of vehicles. A Note to Parent Discuss with your child how the use of public transport is useful in saving fuels. Some of us use cabs for transportation. Explain the concept of carpooling in cities and its benefits. In carpooling, more than two people travelling in the same direction share a single vehicle. This saves both fuel and money. 38

Lesson Ways of Communication 15 I Will Learn About r different ways of communication. u how different ways of communication work. a the benefits and problems of ways of communication. h making my own ways to communicate. How do we know what is happening in the neighbouring I Think states and countries? If scientists have discovered a new planet or if it is going to rain today, how do people get to news channel on TV know about it? I Remember Look at the pictures below. Do you know what these are? What are they used for? ____________________ ________________ _________________ __________________ 39

Communication occurs when we pass information from one Communication occurs place to another. To do this, we use newspaper, TV, radio, when we pass information internet and so on. These are ways to share information. from one place to another Communication can be between a few people or many using a newspaper, TV, people. letter, telephone, and so on. COMMUNICATION WITH MANY PEOPLE Let us play a game. Make one chit with the name of your favourite cartoon. Pass it on to a friend sitting away from you, without getting up from your place. Did your friend sitting farthest from you get the chit? Communication can be in the written form, audio form and video form. Think of one example of a way of communication in: 1) written form: _________________________________________________________________________ 2) audio form: _________________________________________________________________________ 3) video form: _________________________________________________________________________ COMMUNICATING WITH FEWER PEOPLE Can you tell what is happening in the picture? Sometimes we don’t want to give or pass some information to everyone. We want to give it to only one person or a few people. How do we do that? To communicate to fewer people, we use some other ways. For example, letters, telephone, emails and so on. letters and postcards telephones e-mails 40

I Understand We have seen different ways to communicate. Now let us see how some of them work. WRITTEN FORM – Letters, Postcards and E-mails Let us see how letters are sent and received. 1) The person who wants to write a letter may use a postcard, an inland letter or a separate paper with an envelope. postcard inland letter envelope with letter 2) People need to write the address of the person to whom a letter with stamps on it the letter is to be sent. They must paste a stamp next to the address. 3) Then, they put the letter in a nearby post box. 4) From the postbox, it is carried to the nearby post office. postbox post office 5) At the post office, the letters are sorted as per the addresses on them. Do you know what happens next? We can also send packets or boxes. Nowadays, many courier services also do the same type of job. Ways of Communication 41

Can you name some courier services near your home? These days, we mostly send letters through the internet as e-mails. They reach within seconds. AUDIO FORM – Mobile phones Did you ever make paper boats? How do they go from one place to another? Imagine you throw a small rock in a pool. What happens? It causes waves or ripples to go out in paper boat water waves in a pond all directions. Radio waves are like water waves. Our mobile phones send out signals from a tower radio waves just like the small rock sends out water waves. The radio waves go in all directions until they hit a mobile phone tower. The tower will then send a radio wave to the person you want to talk to. Train My Brain 1) On which waves do our mobile phones work on? 2) Which form of communication is a letter? I Apply Imagine the world without telephones, televisions and computers. We use them every day. They make our lives simpler. But they may sometimes lead to problems. Let us see the benefits and problems of communication in detail. BENEFITS 1) They help us to stay in touch with our family and friends. 2) We can learn new things from the internet using Google, Yahoo!, Wikipedia and so on. We can use them in studies. Use of internet has now become the easiest and fastest way to communicate. Do you know about Facebook and WhatsApp? How do they help us? 42

PROBLEMS We should also use the communication media carefully. 1) Spending lots of time on mobile phones, computers or TVs may cause health problems. For example, the bright screens of these may harm our eyes. Earphones that we use may be harmful to ears. 2) Spending more time playing video games or using phones, laptops and so on rather than playing outdoors is bad. We do not get enough exercise. This affects our growth and health. Be Amazed at symbol Do you know the e-mail addresses have a symbol @ as a part of them? This symbol was first used in 1971. This helped the messages to travel from one phone, laptop or computer to another. Do you have an e-mail ID? Write it below. _____________________________________________________________ If not, then create an e-mail ID for yourself. Write it above. Most often, people use their names in their e-mail IDs. But you may write anything as your e-mail ID. I Explore (H.O.T.S.) Did you know, in olden times people used drums and smoke signals to communicate? Then, they learnt to write. Written messages were sent using birds like horse riders, runners or birds like pigeons. People in olden times also communicated through pictographs, cave paintings and so on. drums smoke signalling messenger pigeon People made their own ways to communicate. Look at the picture given. What are the kids doing? Discuss with your friends. If you have to make your own way of communication, what will it be? Ways of Communication 43

Connect the Dots English Fun Reading and speaking make us good in communication. Choose and read books from any of the following series to improve your reading skills and vocabulary. 1) Amar Chitra Katha 2) Tales from the Arabian Nights Social Studies Fun Rock art was one of the ancient means of communication. an ancient rock art A Note to Parent Talk to your child about how we must be careful about what we hear and see. For example, we must not believe advertisements without fully knowing about the products being sold. For example, when you go to buy soap, there are so many brands like Lux, Margo, Dettol and so on. Some products will be better than others. How will you decide which soap to buy? We all must be careful while taking decisions based on the information shared on TV, radio and so on. 44

Lesson Force and Work 16 I Will Learn About R force. u types of forces. a work done. h activities where work is not done. I Think Rahim was playing cricket. Every time after batsman hitting a six things falling downwards hitting a six, the ball comes back to the ground. He wondered, why all things fall downwards always? I Remember Non-living things around us cannot move on their own from one place to another. How do we make them move? We either push or pull them. push pull 45

Look at the given pictures. To move a trolley, we need to push or pull it. This pull or push to make an object move is force. We also need force to stop a moving object. What do pulling a trolley pushing a trolley we do to stop a bicycle while riding it? We use the brakes. Through the brakes, we are putting force to stop the wheels from rolling. Force is also needed to change the direction of a moving object. When we put more force (push or pull), objects will move faster. When we put less force (push or pull), objects will move slower. Try this: put on force to stop a bicycle 1) Squeeze a plastic bottle in your hand. Its shape will change. We can also change the shape of any Force is a push or pull acting object by applying a force. on an object. It moves an object. It can also stop or 2) Pull the two edges of a paper in the opposite change the direction of a directions. It will tear. moving object. 3) By pressing a fully blown balloon, it bursts. We can tear or break objects by applying force. What can force do? 1) Force can make an object move. 2) Force can make a moving object stop. 3) Force can change (increase or decrease) the speed of a moving object. 4) Force can change the direction of a moving object. 5) Force can change the shape of an object. I Understand You have learnt that we apply force to move, stop or change the shape of things. Some forces are acting all the time in nature. Let us learn about them. GRAVITY Sometimes, objects may move or stop without anyone applying any push or pull. 46